In His Arms by Yasmin Sullivan

Author:Yasmin Sullivan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2013-09-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Rashad had spent Thanksgiving with his family in Baltimore, avoiding inquiries about Michelle and tolerating ribbing about her from his brothers.

Now he was on his way to her place to get some answers to inquiries of his own. He refused to let it be over without a real explanation and knew that she hadn’t told him the full story. He had to know if she had a viable reason for ending their relationship.

It didn’t make sense to him that she was willing to let him go after all that they had shared. What little he did know was leading him to her place for the truth. What little he did know didn’t prepare him for what he found when he got there.

When he arrived, her door was open.

“Michelle?” he called, stepping inside.

That’s when he heard Andre’s sniffles.

“Andre?” he called and rounded the couch.

The path toward the bedrooms was between the couch and the counter that separated the dining room and the living room. On the floor in front of the counter, he found Michelle holding Andre to her chest and rocking back and forth. There were tears running down her face, and Andre was crying, as well.

Rashad sprinted over to them and knelt down, wrapping his arms around them.

“Michelle, what’s happened? Are you all right?”

She pulled Andre closer to her and continued rocking. She nodded and then buried her face against the crown of Andre’s head.

“What happened?”

She shook her head and didn’t answer.

“Do I need to call the police?”

She shook her head again.

“An ambulance?”

“No.”

Rashad moved his arm beneath her knees, lifted them both and carried them to the couch. She seemed in no position to talk, so he kept an arm around her and started rubbing her hair and patting Andre as their tears began to subside.

When he heard the police siren outside, he knew that it was coming there, and he watched the open front door until a blue uniform darkened the frame.

“Michelle Johns?” an officer asked.

Michelle nodded, wiped at the streaks on her face and began to pull herself together to talk to the officers.

“We’re aware of your case,” said the officer. “Tell us what happened.”

“I was bringing in the groceries.” She pointed behind her to the bags on the table. “So the alarm was off. My ex-husband, Lucius Vaughn, came in after me.”

Rashad listened while Michelle described the events. He didn’t know what had happened already in her “case,” but he got a clear picture of that evening.

While one of the officers got on the phone to call in some information, the other asked her more questions. Was this the first time she’d seen Lucius since the other incidents? Did he ever own a gun during their marriage? Could she tell what type of gun it was? Did she see the car? Did she have a recent photograph? What was he wearing?

The officer turned to Rashad. “What about you? Did you see a car leaving the lot on your way in?”

Rashad had to think back.

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