He had smiled at her as she leaned into him, and he had wrapped his arms properly around her, drawing her in closer to him. Then she was kissing him, and all his fears, all his concerns for her began to melt away. She wasn’t hurt, she hadn’t been robbed, she wasn’t wearing a bandage she was just Katelynn. Beautiful, wonderful, life changing Katelynn.
Gently he caressed her un-bandaged cheek with his hand, kissing her back just as gently, just as tenderly to let her know just how much she meant to him. How much of his world she had changed in such small, simple ways.
She enjoyed the a moment longer before the guilt ate her up inside and broke it gently to smile at him, though the smile was a bit crooked. “T-Thank you Jack..I love it…It’s the best painting I’ve ever seen..”
She tried to fight back her feelings, not letting them consume her.
He mistook her uncertainty with post traumatic stress. People always felt odd after being robbed, unsure of themselves, scared. Jack smiled and rubbed her back gently. “It’ll be yours soon. Now, come on. I’ll order the pizza. You keep an eye on Stella and Roxy for me, okay?” he asked, reaching for the phone she set down.
“What kind of pizza do you like?”
Jack Maple 