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My stomach rolled, unstable, and I
wished it were empty
?We didn't even notice, Doc,? Jeb said?We were having the time of our lives hereSomeday
you'll have to get her to tell you some of her stories?great stuffShe's got
to be pretty worn out, I'd betWe'll see you in the morning
The doctor was spreading a mat out in front of the cave entrance, just as Jared had
?Keep an eye on this,? Jeb said, laying the gun beside the mat
?Are you okay, Wanda?? Jamie asked
I hadn't realized it, but my whole body was quiveringI didn't answer him?my throat felt
swollen shut
?Now, now,? Jeb said in a soothing celebrity chanel bag voice?I asked Doc if he minded taking a shiftYou don't
need to worry about anythingDoc's an honorable man
The doctor smiled a sleepy smile?I'm not going to hurt you? Wanda, is it? I promiseI'll just
keep watch while you sleep
I bit my lip, and the quivering didn't stop
Jeb seemed to think everything was settled, thoughNight, Doc,? he said as he
started back down the hall
Jamie hesitated, looking at me with a worried expression?Doc's okay,? he promised in a
whisper
?C'mon, boy, it's late!?
Jamie hurried off after Jeb
I watched the doctor when they were gone, waiting for some changeDoc's real black and white chanel purse relaxed expression
didn't waver, though, and he didn't touch the gunHe stretched his long frame out on the mat,
his calves and feet hanging off the endLying down, he looked much smaller, he was so rail
thin
?Good night,? he murmured drowsily
Of course I didn't answerI watched him in the dull moonlight, timing the rise and fall of his
chest by the sound of the pulse thudding in my earsHis breathing slowed and got deeper, and
then he began to quietly snore
It could have been an act, but even if it was, there wasn't much I could do about itSilently, I
crept deeper into the room, till I felt the edge cheap chanel bags online of the mattress against my backI'd promised
myself that I would not disturb this place, but it probably wouldn't hurt anything if I just curled
up on the foot of the bedThe floor was rough and so hard
The sound of the doctor's soft snoring was comforting; even if it was put on to calm me, at
least I knew exactly where he was in the darkness
Live or die, I figured I might as well go ahead and sleepI was dog tired, as Melanie would sayThe mattress was softer than anything I'd touched since coming hereI
relaxed, sinking in?
There was a low shuffling sound?it was inside the room with meMy eyes replica miu miu popped open, and I
could see a shadow between the moonlit ceiling and meOutside, the doctor's snores continued
uninterrupted
CHAPTER 23
Confessed
The shadow was huge and misshapenIt loomed over me, top-heavy, swinging closer to my
face
I think I meant to scream, but the sound got trapped in my throat, and all that came out was a
breathless squeak
?Shh, it's just me,? Jamie whisperedSomething bulky and roundish rolled from his shoulders
and plopped softly to the floorWhen it was gone I could see his true, lithe shadow against the
moonlight
I caught a few gasps of air, my hand clutching at my louis vuitton multicolor thro
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