Chapter 42

She combed his bangs gently with a comb, then began to trim

the hairs on his forehead bit by bit. All of her attention was

concentrated on the task at hand.

Jason watched her. The way she studied him, so focused on her

task.

That singular focus had served her well in her life-first with her

education and graduating top of her class at University and later

at Law School. And then in surviving prison.

Guilt stabbed at him.

He saw how she’d been abused in the time that he knew her.

What must her life be like behind bars, with no one to champion or protect her, and countless criminals coming after her all in the hopes of pleasing him?

She sucked in a breath and he hung on to that little sound.

Her mouth was pretty. Full lips, a bright smile.

She didn’t smile enough, he realized.

Her skin was still red, likely from the wind and cold, and though it

pinkened her cheeks and nose, it only enhanced her beauty.

If he looked hard enough, he could see that she’d been beautiful

once.

Her features carried symmetry and character.

But it wasn’t the outward appearance that drew him, but rather

what came from within.

This woman… she’d been the one to fight for him. To sacrifice so that he could have a roof over his head, warm clothes, and something good to eat. She’d asked for nothing in return.

And knowing that she appreciated him for him… awakened something inside him.

amount of time, her voice

if time spent

back, and carefully looked at him for a while. “My skill isn’t too bad. In

and flicked off the fine strands of hair that were stuck to

a shower,” Grace

Knowing that she wanted to conserve energy and keep their bills low, he didn’t set the shower to hot as he normally would. Warm water rushed over his body as he stepped in and lowered his head to

grown

saw it, he would think of

had abandoned

was the only thing he had

begged her not to leave, and

her head and pried his

she shoved him aside so she

of rebar. Jason’s memories didn’t remember the construction

aside from what she wore,

into a snarl, and how

to breathe when the metal he fell on

had said that the metal had gotten very close to

a centimeter to the left and they would not

been able to save his life

he had told himself that that woman

his mother.

walled himself

he stopped

anyone.

as he did not have

just

his body dry with a towel, and put

clothes. When he walked out of the bathroom, his eyes fell

at the table and seemed

something.

had he started having

to seeing her smile, looking

happiness.

moments when she looked at him with gentle

smile lit up the whole room.

“Jay”.

name on her lips brought

I’ll help you blow dry your hair,” she said as she stood up to get the hairdryer.

the table and saw some

side. They were… copies of the record

her original case.

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