Timothy was already far down the road.

Sheila stood where she was, helpless and rooted to the spot.

He really was growing more and more concerned about Jessica.

Seven years had changed so many things.

Timothy tracked down Jessica's attending physician and finally learned the truth: Jessica had gone into shock from extreme fright.

The police had found her in her hotel room and brought her straight to the hospital.

The tight knot in Timothy's chest loosened, just a little.

He remembered, vaguely, a night years ago. A thunderstorm had raged outside, and they'd been curled up in bed. Jessica had clung to him so tightly, trembling. For once, she'd been the one to pull him in for a kiss, her hands tangled in his hair. Even afterwards, she'd stayed wrapped around him like ivy.

He'd never realized, until now, how afraid she was of storms.

Last night's thunderstorm was the worst in years-lightning webbing across the sky, thunder shaking the windows.

It was no wonder Jessica had been so terrified she'd gone into shock.

A pang of regret stabbed through Timothy.

He should have come straight here the moment his flight was canceled at the airport. Should have hired a helicopter if he had to.

Timothy

herself, then made her

hallway, expecting he would return any

she saw him striding out of

What is he thinking?!

to see Jessica looking

practically hear

he was immaculate -tailored suits, clean-shaven, not a hair out of place, shirts pressed to perfection. There was

about Jessica. All those little things he used to

anyone else, Sheila might have

But this was Timothy.

her fists, nails digging into her

mind, hurried to the stairs, and deliberately

some cruel twist of fate, her forehead struck the handrail.

her

for a taxi at the curb when Sheila's name flashed on his screen. He swiped to

check into a hotel for the night when her voice

did you go? I tried to catch up but I couldn't... I was in such a hurry, I missed a step and fell down the stairs. I hit

a thin, hard line. After a brief silence, he said,

up, a satisfied look on her

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