When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I could not explain that either. “It started after I saw the pregnant woman just now. I guess it must be a repercussion of what happened the last time.”

After a brief pause, I regarded him. “What are you doing here?”

Rebecca came over to us. It had only been a few days since, but she looked visibly sallow and seemed to have lost considerable weight.

Ashton was calm. “I was sending her to the hospital when I lost focus and ran into someone.”

There may be more to this than what he described, as he had always been a cautious driver. It was unlikely that the cause had been a loss of concentration on his part.

I glanced over to Rebecca’s pale facade and puffy eyes.

They were filled with hatred and resentment. Did I somehow offend her again lately?

A siren filled the air as the ambulance approached. Ashton ran his fingers through his own hair and swept it behind his ears before he whispered, “Don’t worry about it. Wait for me at home. I’ll be back when this is settled, alright?”

I nodded in acknowledgement.

It was a matter of life and death that he should see to it without delay.

As I watched him depart, Rebecca glared at me. “You should have died!”

Those words were as chilling as they were perplexing.

I was seriously baffled as I was certain that I had done nothing recently that might have roused her ire.

when it took the pregnant woman away. The disruption was cleared

lost half the day and might not have enough time to safely make the return trip from the cemetery before dark. This

down to

At the hospital.

got out of it unscathed. She had a fright, which made her water

by the time I got there. Her family

her family. Rebecca sustained light injuries and was

finally found time to sit down. I regarded him silently for some time. “You’ve always been careful at the

mixed emotions in his gaze which instilled a sense

was arguing

scent of iron and copper which filled my nostrils brought

you hurt?” I asked as I

with his. “I’m fine!” There

to the surface. “Do you think neglecting to

unexpected outburst, and

when I noticed a lengthy cut over his arm. The blood had caked over

not close enough to smell the blood, I might not have noticed

in a comforting voice,

with Rebecca, or because

knew was that

brought in to help clean up his wound. He was frosty when his exquisite, limited edition

with his ways, the fingers of the youthful nurse trembled