“What will happen when this wears off?” Jack asked quietly. “What, what if she comes after you again when, when you can’t defend yourself? What will it take, Katelynn?” his voice was shaking as badly as his hands were. “Do, do… do they have to kill one of us to finally leave the other alone?” he asked.
“I can’t loose you, Katelynn, I can’t. I’d… I don’t know.” he shook his head. “But this has to stop.”
She closed her eyes and willed the guilt to leave her alone, to stop choking her as it was. She felt so guilty for causing him this pain, now that it was all over. She had rushed into something dangerous without thinking it through.
Again!
“I.. The watches.. I have the watches to hide with..” she admitted weakly, trying to think of a solution. “I’ll just wear the watches all the time.. And we’re moving, we’re finding another apartment discreetly so they can’t find us..?”
There was a bit of hesitation in her voice mostly because she wondered of they really could move without anyone noticing them.
“I’ve been hiding in my apartment all my life, I don’t… really see how different it can be while wearing a watch of a disguise.” he admitted on a weak smile, heart still broken over this. Hadn’t he told her to be careful? To not draw attention from them?
But she’d gone out after Hot Flash. A woman who could hold grudges so powerfully…
“We can start looking soon as you’re all fixed up.” he said as he reached for the taps and turned the water off, reaching for a towel which hung next to the bath and wrapped it around her snugly, rubbing her back through the material. “I’m going to have to fix your hair a bit.. cut off the dead ends…”
Jack Maple 