"No, no! Don't go! Please don't leave me! Please don't leave me!" Mae shook her head at him, desperately pleading.
Reed quickly took her face in his hands and gave her a quick kiss. Her hands reached for him but he had pulled away before she could grasp him.
He nodded to Ronnie and Prudence, a serious look in his manner. "Get her out of here. Now."
"No, no!" Ronnie and Prudence grabbed Mae by the biceps and effortlessly dragged her out of the building. "Reed! I'll never forgive you if you don't come back! Reed! Reed, please!"
WARNING: this story does contain sensitive topics such as PTSD, mentioning of past s*xual a*sult, kidnapping, murder, trauma, crime drama, gore of crime scenes, language, and other mature themes. If you are uncomfortable with these topics, DO NOT READ!!!
He's the bad boy jock. She's the loner with a few skeletons in her closet. He's the singer. She's the songwriter. They already work at an instrument store together, so how bad could it be when they team up to work on music together?