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A strangled laugh fell past my lips. “Does everyone know about this now?”
Nate nodded. “Jackie isn’t the best at keeping secrets.”
Those were his parting words as he left the room, closing the door with a soft click. There was so much I could do. So much I should do. I could grab all of the bags and bring them in here. I could wake Sarah up to let her get ready for bed, brush her teeth, and do her skincare—all those steps she insisted helped her wind down.
I could go and talk more with Nate to make things better between the two of us. I could go talk to his wife, a former police officer, to see if she could help find out who Gabriel truly was.
There was so much I could do.
And only one thing I needed to do.
I turned back to Sarah and pulled the blankets aside before crawling into the bed with her. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her into my body, her head now resting on my chest and her hand on my stomach. Her breath fanned across the top of my body, reminding me she was okay… she was here.
“I’ve got you, honey.” And I was never letting go. Not again.
