No sooner had Dorothy settled into the passenger seat, Kevin, stationed behind the wheel, made no move to start the car. "Kevin?"

"Ms. Sanchez... maybe you should consider telling Mr. Lopez about it, discuss it with him before taking any steps?"

He was in on the secret, aware of who Dorothy was off to meet.

Truth be told, Dorothy had hoped to keep this venture from Kevin as well, but that was a tall order! Everett, out of concern for her safety, had Kevin stick close at all times.

If she were to part ways with Kevin, it was a given Everett would get wind of it.

"Everett's been losing sleep over this for days! I don't want to add to his worries."

"But if something were to happen to you, wouldn't that be like ripping Mr. Lopez's heart out?" Kevin clearly understood what Dorothy was driving at.

Both of them, intent on shielding the other!

Yet, the crux of the matter remained...

dark were too grave for Kevin to

from Lane confirming his arrival, "Lane's after me, so as long as I play it cool,

he might

something as simple as holding hands would drive Mr. Lopez

take care

Dorothy added more firmly, "You know when I make a decision, I see it through! If you won't

how guilty, how terrible he'd feel? You've been by

mess began, Everett had

knew Everett's guilt

protect Dorothy, leading

If this dragged on...

run himself into

done more than enough for me. In a relationship, et can't always

air hung heavy and silent for nearly a minute before Kevin finally sighed in

me, if there's any danger, you'll

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