Jack felt a bit bad for admitting such a thing, of course he did. Admitting such a weakness. Would she want him continuing on without her? If Katelynn died, if she was murdered, he would be worse off than he was before. He’d have known kindness, love, affection and understanding and to have it ripped from him in such a violent way there would be no way back for him. Like Romeo and Juliet he would do himself in, if just to enter into the hereafter to be a part of it with her.
But glad to see the change of subject worked, he smiled. “Well, we’re moving in together. It’s mostly for protection since, like you said, she attracts bad guys attention. But it’s also just so we can be there and our dogs have someone to be with when we’re both working.”
He whistled a bit, impressed with how fast things were going. “Moving in together so soon? Damn man, you move fast. I guess I can understand the protection bit, if she’s with you all the time then she’ll be safe, but I barely talked to you a month ago. Isn’t it all too fast?”
Though who was he to talk? He lived with his own girlfriend AND her daughter. But that was different, wasn’t it? He had been alone all his life and now he had a family.
“Some might think that, I guess.” Jack said quietly. “Some will call us a couple of crazy kids in love but I really think she’s the one for me. Like, the other part of me who I’ve been waiting to find all this time. Ever since I was adopted I’ve avoided people. I was treated so… well. Badly by people around me, I had sworn off of people and though because of what I was I’d never find anyone willing to care for me. But she has, she does, and being with her makes me feel… well. Normal.”
Jack Maple 