Run to Me

Chapter 20

I'm back!

Thank you for patiently waiting for my return.

Happy Reading Everyone!

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Dave

The past few weeks have been great. Katerina and I have spent most of our time together. If I wasn't at work and she wasn't at her studio, we were together. She spent most nights at my place, and when she didn't I would spend my nights at hers. Her decision to wait to move in with me stung, I won't deny it, but I understand her reasons and frankly I'm just selfish. I want her with me all the time. But I also have to understand that I need to give her some time to strengthen her faith in me and our relationship ship. I haven't exactly been the perfect guy. I'm just lucky she gave me another chance. I also know that it doesn't matter whether we move in together  is or later down the road, because I know that she's it for me.  There's no one else I'd rather be with or spend the rest of my life with. It's just a matter of time.

The perfect time.

I smiled to myself as I think about our future.

"Aww... would you look at that," Nate's teasing voice interrupted me. "Looks like someone's in lala land."

I flipped him off making him laugh.

"What do you want?" I grumbled. "If you're head to give me more paperwork you can forget it. I've been sitting my ass in this stupid desk since I got back. I need to get back into action."

"Well if you just shut up for a second then you'd know that, that's what I'm trying to do," he replied sarcastically.

"Here. I've got an assignment for you," Nate said as he tossed the file on my desk. "You're gonna want this, but I also know not to get on the bad side of my sister in-law, so..."

I frowned in curiosity. "Who and what?"

"Phillips," he said. "It's a rescue mission."

Suddenly, all my senses were on high alert. "What has that son of a bitch done now?"

"He kidnaped McCullen's ten year old daughter."

"Son of a bitch."

Phillips is as sick as they come. He targets children of wealthy politicians and uses them to extort money. Lately, he's found it more economical to sell them. My last run in with him was over a year ago. He luckily escaped and until now, he hasn't been active or heard of.

I clenched my fist.

I want him. I fucking want him!

He just made a mistake. This time, he won't be escaping.

"Do we have a location?"

"Jeff's working on it as we speak. The question is are you in?"

"Fuck yeah. Get me Mendes and the Quad," I replied.

I've only been back for a couple of weeks and until now, they've treated me as if I'm still in recovery and restricted me to desk duties which drove me insane, but the bastards threatened Katerina on me, if I bitched about it, so I didn't. But I bet you, they got her to talk to me into taking it easy anyways, and how can I refuse my girl?

"Are you gonna call Katie?" Nate asked, interrupting my thoughts.

"Huh?"

"Katie? Call her?"

Yeah, I'll call her." Coward.