Tom and Desai are brought together by circumstance, friendship, and understanding of what each other really need from the other. A monster threatens their happiness, but they rise above to reach the pinnacle they both want and need. True love always...
Two weeks after Desai was placed in the Critical Care Unit Tom was about to enter the hospital when a man dressed as an orderly called to him wearing a broad smile on his face, "How's Desai?" he asked in an overly cocky manner.
Tom glared at the man, recognizing him immediately, then ran at the man drawing back quickly he punched him. All of his anger at everything he had ever endured was taken out on the man as he screamed, "You son of a bitch! How could you?! She didn't deserve any of it!" Tom kept beating the man about the face and body as the F.B.I. rushed in pulling Tom off Travis Seahorn. Travis looked like he was in shock. He couldn't believe that man had bested him. There was so much blood he couldn't see where he was going as he was dragged away in handcuffs.
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Tom had taken a few licks and was a little bruised but Travis clearly had a broken nose and soon-to-be-black-eyes. "Did you really think that by dressing as an orderly you could gain access to her?!" Tom screamed as he tried to pull from the agent's arms.
Once in custody Travis spilled his guts and told them everything, then promptly tried to find the homemade cyanide pill that to his dismay had been knocked out during the fight. He began to cry like a child. He knew what would happen to him once he was behind bars. I can't let that happen! I'm a man – not a whore! I – I – no! He looked around frantically searching for something to use as a weapon, even if they killed him – it would be better than what would happen to him in prison.
Travis had a trick that his father had taught him; dislocating his thumbs he could easily slip out of handcuffs. No way in Hell was he going to prison.
As he was being led out to the awaiting van, he slipped his cuffs, and made his move, he didn't stand a chance but anything was better than ...
Travis Seahorn was shot dead with more holes in him than Bonnie and Clyde put together. It was for the best really, no costly jail time, no court costs, and no more horror for Desai to have to live through.
Better all around.
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A month later Desai was off the ventilator and in a regular room, but not talking, she just stared into space. Tom felt as if she was just a shell of the woman she had been and was no longer his Desai.
"Darling, I have some good news. The man who kidnapped you was taken into custody," he said as he leaned down and gave her a kiss on her cheek, he wasn't exactly lying to her. Should she know the truth? He would ask her nurse what she thought about it. He was surprised when she turned her head toward him and said, "Don't lie to me, my love," in a raspy voice.
"Desai! Oh, my love!"
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