Too Many Cooks (1994)
“When the doctor finished his examination, he told Paavo she had a few bad bumps and bruises but she’d be okay. He saw she was pretty shaken and gave her a sedative to help her sleep.
“I’m taking you to my house,” Paavo said when they were back in her car.
“I’ll be all right,” she whispered.
“I don’t like the idea of you being alone after the doctor gave you that sedative.”
“Maybe so,” she said. “Paavo, Klaw knows my address. He saw it on my check. You don’t think he’d…” She bit her bottom lip.
...Paavo placed his hand over hers. “He won’t bother you. He thinks you were someone who was too curious and too foolish for her own good, that’s all.”
“Thank God.”
The fear in her voice hurt Paavo more than any physical blow could. He understood what was happening to her. Even though she’d gotten safely away from Klaw, her mind was assailing her with thoughts and images of what might have happened had she been trapped there. Men like Klaw and his henchmen were common in the ugly world Paavo knew, but Angie had never before had to deal with people who made a mockery of the values and regard for others that shaped her life.MoreLess
“I’m taking you to my house,” Paavo said when they were back in her car.
“I’ll be all right,” she whispered.
“I don’t like the idea of you being alone after the doctor gave you that sedative.”
“Maybe so,” she said. “Paavo, Klaw knows my address. He saw it on my check. You don’t think he’d…” She bit her bottom lip.
...Paavo placed his hand over hers. “He won’t bother you. He thinks you were someone who was too curious and too foolish for her own good, that’s all.”
“Thank God.”
The fear in her voice hurt Paavo more than any physical blow could. He understood what was happening to her. Even though she’d gotten safely away from Klaw, her mind was assailing her with thoughts and images of what might have happened had she been trapped there. Men like Klaw and his henchmen were common in the ugly world Paavo knew, but Angie had never before had to deal with people who made a mockery of the values and regard for others that shaped her life.MoreLess
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