li

e. My fear had subsided now, but Dave's body remained rigid with

, adjusting the pillow beneat

octor," he said quiet

ot out and gra

wasn't hurt

still clouded with worry. "

n't," I cut

these years, I've always known I was his one wea

my fault for being alone at the balcony; if

and moved a little closer. He stared a

id, his voice low a

ze briefly before

have been w

nymore. I clutched my hands on the blanket c

ne of the people who wa

ghtened at

n't kn

in his eyes, the kind that

ing to make sure they never

hill ran t

t. I had always known what kind of man Dave was

sometimes. Not because I thought he would hurt me, but becaus

in a slo

wrapped my arms around him. Dave went comp

h a strand of hair away from my forehead. I lifted my head to gaze into

did a craz

nstant. I slammed my teeth silently and pressed my lips together, my toe

happen again," Dave s

ips parted slightly, a

in. He bowed his head down, not lookin

ed out a gun I didn't know he had had all this while an

, I'm

down from the bed, shooting for

re you doing?"

face was

," he said, the roughnes

ped him

ou dare punish him," I said f

defending him so hard. I do not intervene whenever Dave punis

trouble before; watching him get

turned

o be blazing fire a sec

" he br

alized he was being spared. I turned to Dave, who was still gazing at

im, Boss,"

snapped back

ng a second, and before I could st

hat he was going to do. My phone rang, a

's voice rang loud a

hone from my ea

ight?" she as

n time," I replied wit

le chuckle at the

anicked as he carried you out. I th

nd. Yeah, he does. T

anything?" Tyra's voic

th him. With Dav

a minute, and I bit my lips

ng," I snappe

ard a

't see that co

How do I get him to l

to answer my question when I

ck," I told her an

was going on. Sabrina was standing there, fight

d her struggle for a moment, then I cleared

nso?" I called to

abrina too. The second she s

loud, snor

seeing how Dave ran out with you

urved in a

ent," I retorted with an arrogant glare a