Beyond the Storm (9780758276995) (2013)
“Adam had rarely spoken of the incident, surprising himself that he had just dropped such a bomb on an unsuspecting Vanessa, given the look of surprise evident on her open face. The flames of the fire flickered, casting shadows on the walls, and on her face too. Like she didn’t want to know the truth, the shadows delving deeper into his story. But he knew he had to continue, he wanted to share with her.
“It’s okay, ask away. I know you want to.”
She hesitated before saying, “What does that mean,... jail? What did you do?”
“Oh, there were never any official charges filed, nothing ever turned serious. Just a lot of threats and supposition and suspicion. And, well, a couple of depositions. It could have been worse for me, and it was worse for others.”
Lying beside him, her fingers had been dancing lazily in the tufts on his chest as he’d told his tale of the proper young woman with the edgy personality and of their grand romance, feeling almost a part of the heat he and Sarah Jane had experienced, pulling away only when he’d spoken about legal trouble.MoreLess
“It’s okay, ask away. I know you want to.”
She hesitated before saying, “What does that mean,... jail? What did you do?”
“Oh, there were never any official charges filed, nothing ever turned serious. Just a lot of threats and supposition and suspicion. And, well, a couple of depositions. It could have been worse for me, and it was worse for others.”
Lying beside him, her fingers had been dancing lazily in the tufts on his chest as he’d told his tale of the proper young woman with the edgy personality and of their grand romance, feeling almost a part of the heat he and Sarah Jane had experienced, pulling away only when he’d spoken about legal trouble.MoreLess
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