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Jamie hesitated, looking at me with a worried expression?Doc's okay,? he promised in a
whisper
?C'mon, boy, it's late!?
Jamie hurried off after Jeb
I watched the doctor when they were gone, waiting for some changeDoc's relaxed expression
didn't waver, though, and he didn't touch the gunHe stretched his long frame out on the mat,
his calves and feet hanging off the endLying down, he looked much smaller, he was so rail
thin
?Good night,? he murmured drowsily
Of course I didn't answerI watched him in the dull moonlight, timing the rise and fall of his
chest by the sound of the pulse thudding in my earsHis breathing gucci faux slowed and got deeper, and
then he began to quietly snore
It could have been an act, but even if it was, there wasn't much I could do about itSilently, I
crept deeper into the room, till I felt the edge of the mattress against my backI'd promised
myself that I would not disturb this place, but it probably wouldn't hurt anything if I just curled
up on the foot of the bedThe floor was rough and so hard
The sound of the doctor's soft snoring was comforting; even if it was put on to calm me, at
least I knew exactly where he was in the darkness
Live or die, I figured I might as well go ahead and sleepI was dog tired, as women's rolex watch Melanie would sayThe mattress was softer than anything I'd touched since coming hereI
relaxed, sinking in?
There was a low shuffling sound?it was inside the room with meMy eyes popped open, and I
could see a shadow between the moonlit ceiling and meOutside, the doctor's snores continued
uninterrupted
CHAPTER 23
Confessed
The shadow was huge and misshapenIt loomed over me, top-heavy, swinging closer to my
face
I think I meant to scream, but the sound got trapped in my throat, and all that came out was a
breathless squeak
?Shh, it's just me,? Jamie whisperedSomething bulky and roundish rolled from his shoulders
and plopped louis vuitton purses softly to the floorWhen it was gone I could see his true, lithe shadow against the
moonlight
I caught a few gasps of air, my hand clutching at my throat
?Sorry,? he whispered, sitting down on the edge of the mattress?I guess that was pretty
stupidI was trying not to wake Doc?I didn't even think how I would scare youYou okay?? He
patted my ankle, which was the part of me closest to him
?Sure,? I huffed, still breathless
?Sorry,? he muttered again
?What are you doing here, Jamie? Shouldn't you be asleep??
?That's why I'm hereUncle Jeb was snoring like you wouldn't believeI couldn't stand it
anymore
His answer didn't tiffany replica make sense to me?Don't you usually sleep with Jeb??
Jamie yawned and bent to untie the bulky bedroll he'd dropped to the floor?No, I usually sleep
with Jared
?Why don't you sleep in Jared's room, then? Are you afraid to sleep alone?? I wouldn't have
blamed him for thatIt seemed like I was constantly terrified here
?Afraid,? he grumbled, offended?Jeb put me in Jared's room??
I couldn't believe itNo, he would kill Jeb first, andthen he would kill meAnd I told Jeb you could have it
?Jared will be furious,? I whispered
?I can do what I want with my room,? Jamie muttered rebelliously, but then he bit his lipHe doesn't have to chanel cambon purse |
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