A Hidden Element
“She turned over and looked at the clock. After midnight. What had he been doing? She tried to sit up but pain raged through her head. The migraines had returned. Her unborn child kicked angrily as if he too felt the pain. She fell back and sighed. Tomorrow she would question Charlie. Tonight she prayed for blessed relief from the pain. It had to be pregnancy related. She made a note to ask the doctor about it at her next checkup. The moonlight shed a soft glow through the sheer curtains. It hur...t her eyes.
Ben moaned next to her. She wondered what his dreams held. Fear and terror like hers? She placed her hand on his arm. He moaned again. She pushed her belly into his side, needing to feel safe. She traced her fingers on the scars across his back, the physical evidence of his long ago night of suffering as a sailor in Hawaii. He had almost met his death then by a vengeful pimp who held him hostage and whipped him. And he had been saved by the man who'd watched over both of them in secret—Felix.MoreLess
Ben moaned next to her. She wondered what his dreams held. Fear and terror like hers? She placed her hand on his arm. He moaned again. She pushed her belly into his side, needing to feel safe. She traced her fingers on the scars across his back, the physical evidence of his long ago night of suffering as a sailor in Hawaii. He had almost met his death then by a vengeful pimp who held him hostage and whipped him. And he had been saved by the man who'd watched over both of them in secret—Felix.MoreLess
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