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James
I had hoped to be gone by the time she got home. I intended to be. Honestly, I wasn’t even sure why I was there in the first place. I wanted to check on her. To make sure she was okay. Then I realized she wasn’t home and sat there for a minute. Just being outside her door made me feel better. Like anyone who dared to threaten her could sense I’d been there.
I was definitely losing it.
I hadn’t heard her climb the stairs. I was sure I would have, but I didn’t hear anything until her keys jangled in her hand when she turned into the hallway. By then, it was too late to disappear without her seeing me.
“I wanted to check on you,” I admitted to her. “Make sure you weren’t doing anything that would invite danger into your world again.”
I didn’t know why I said that. No, that wasn’
