And then he lifts an arm under her legs, lifting Katelynn completely off of the floor as he carries her through to the bathroom, mindful of her head as he supported her back with his other arm.
“Thought you could do what?” he asked as he approached the shower and turned it on. Her burns needed to be cooled down, now, before any permanent damage could be done. The water was warm, not cold, or too hot, and he climbed in with her and sat on the rim of the bath, holding her in his lap as the water rushed down over the two of them. “Katelynn, oh god… your hair, your face…” Jack whispered as he pushed the water through her hair gently with his hand.
The water soothed her muscles slightly but she hissed in pain when they touched her burns, closing her eyes against it.
“I wanted.. I wanted to get a confession from Hot Flash over burning the gallery, she explained, keeping her head on his chest. “Marcus told me if I could record her saying she did it.. Then I could present the evidence to the police and put her in jail. So I went looking for her..”
“Marcus? Who’s Marcus?” Jack asked. Another man she knew? Another friend. Another person he knew nothing of. Another one who had given her advice she’d listened to and now look at her. “Katelynn why… oh Jesus…” he pressed a kiss to her temple, shutting his eyes as he did.
“We’re trying to get away from them…”
Jack Maple 