0215543001348293036 vaughn piper oshea m.j. by one small thing

Author:one small thing
Language: eng
Format: epub

Piper Vaughn & M.J. O’Shea

Dusty nodded and closed his eyes briefly, sending another few tears rolling down his cheeks. “Thanks.”

“Let’s go.”

HALF an hour later, Alice was fast asleep in her nursery, and Dusty and I were sitting on the couch in Rue’s living room. Dusty’s phone had been vibrating almost continuously since we sat down. I finally shut the stupid thing off and tucked it between the couch cushions because just the sight of it seemed to be upsetting him.

“Why won’t he leave me alone?” Dusty moaned and buried his fingers in his pale blond hair. “He’s driving me crazy!”

“I don’t know.” I really didn’t understand. Gary had abused Dusty while they were together. Why was he so desperate to get him back?

Was it that Gary actually loved him, or did he just want to hurt Dusty some more? I had a feeling it was that last one, and it made absolutely no sense to me. When I was around Rue, Dusty, and Alice, my protective instincts kicked in. I could never physically harm any of them, especially not on purpose.

“I don’t know how I ever thought I was happy with him. I—” The pounding at the door was so loud and so unexpected that Dusty outright shrieked, and I nearly fell off the couch in surprise.

Dusty’s hands started shaking. “Oh God. Oh God, he’s here.”

“I know you’re in there, Dustin! Open the fucking door!” The door rattled in its frame. Dusty turned to look at me in horror.

“What if he breaks it down? He’s strong enough. What if he gets in here? What if—?”

I reached out to grab Dusty’s shoulders. “Go into the nursery with Alice and lock the door, okay?”

Dusty’s entire body trembled. “B-but what about you?”

“I’ll be fine.” I dug out his cell phone from between the couch cushions and thrust it into his hands. “Alice is probably awake already.

Go take care of her. If you hear anything bad, call the cops, all right?” Dusty just stared at me, his eyes filling with tears again. “Erik….”

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