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{22} Mine [Series 1]

TWENTY-TWO:

© All Rights Reserved - 2012 S. M. Palmer

♜♖♜ COLBY ♖♜♖

{Wednesday, April 3, 2009}

I'M WOKEN UP TO THE feeling of someone's back pressed against my side. I peer beside me and realize it's Keira. Gazing at her, all the memories of yesterday buzz through my head: 'My girlfriend was almost raped, but I got in the room and saved her just in time. I'm so thankfully Jeremy's locked away now.'

Throwing the blanket off myself, I try to silently climb out of bed, but Keira abruptly flips over and secures her arms around me. "Mm, don't leave me," she whispers.

Crawling back under the sheets, I wrap my arms around her and gently kiss her forehead. "I love you so much, baby."

"I love you so much too, babe," she whispers.

- - -

When we arrive at Mokkas Furniture, Keira laces her fingers through mine and Sabrina turns to us. "Alright, so what furniture do you need?"

"We need towels, pots and pans, skillets, silverware, hangers, a microwave, toiletries, a bed set, rugs, a box fan."

"Okay."

We spend the next three hours there, purchasing the stuff we need. When we're done there, we go to grab some lunch. Getting a small booth, we sit down and Keira scoots in closer to me. "Mm, baby, you're warm."

I run my fingers through her hair and then kiss the top of her head. "Awe, you two are so cute," her mom answers, smiling at us.

"Thanks, Mom," she responds.

- - -

When we get back home, Augustine comes into the foyer. "So, how did it go?" he asks, embracing Sabrina in a hug.

"Great!" Keira answers with a smile.

He smiles at us and then kisses the side of Sabrina's head. Keira turns to me. "Baby, I'm going to go upstairs and watch some TV. You can spend some time with Augustine, if you want."

I nod, before kissing the side of her head.

She climbs the stairs and I hear her disappear in her room. I follow Augustine out to the garage and he flips the 32 inch on that's mounted on the wall. Flipping onto the news channel, the newscaster says, "I repeat, Milo Blair has escaped from Broward County Jail and nobody can find him. If anybody has seen him, don't approach him; please dial 911. Thank you."

After that is said on TV, I hear Keira barrel down the stairs and bolt into the living room. Listening to the muffled voices, I slowly stand up and enter into the living room. There, I find Keira; it only takes me a split second to comprehend that she's shaking slightly with fear and crying wildly. "Yes! I'm starting to freak the fuck out!" Keira responds softly to her mom.

Advancing over to her, I wrap my arms around her from behind. "Keira, baby, you are never leaving my sight," I murmur in her ear.

She spins around in my arms and wraps hers around my neck. "Shh, baby, it's okay," he whisper in a low tone in her ear. "I've got you now."