The Value Of Valor by Lynn Ames

Author:Lynn Ames [Ames, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Thriller, Lesbian
ISBN: 9780984052165
Publisher: Phoenix Rising Press
Published: 2010-02-28T13:00:00+00:00

The Value of Valor

“Oh, God.” She turned to the side and vomited bile, as there was nothing in her stomach to lose. How am I supposed to go on without you, Kate? Please, please tell me this is all a bad nightmare and I’m going to wake up in the morning beside you, feeling the strength and calm I always get from being near you. She closed her eyes against the emptiness that was creeping like a cold fog into her very being.

Eventually, she noticed that she was freezing and wet. It occurred to her that Terri must be worried sick about her. She took a deep breath, trying to muster the energy to face a woman who had saved her life and offered her shelter. She deserved better than what Jay had done. She felt ashamed of herself.

When Jay got back to the house, Terri was sitting at the kitchen table with her hands folded in her lap.

“Hi.”

“Hello. You’re wet.” It took every ounce of self-restraint Terri had not to run the few steps to Jay and mother her. When Jay had run out, Terri had called Andrea for advice.

“Let her go. She’ll come back. She’s got a tremendous amount of information and emotion to process. She needs the space in which to do that.”

“How long should I give her?”

“At least an hour or two.”

“Should I tell her I mistook the dead woman for her?”

“I think you need to be truthful with her, yes. But pick your opportunity carefully. You need to be prepared for the reality that she may get very angry with you.”

“I know; I wouldn’t blame her.”

“Don’t beat yourself up, Terri. I jumped to the same conclusion myself. It was a terrible, tragic mistake—but that’s all it was. You would never have intentionally kept Jamison from her life or her lover.

Somewhere inside, she’ll know that.”

“ I hope you’re right. Thanks again, friend.”

“You’re always welcome, Terri. I wish you’d come visit.”

“Soon.”

“I-I’m sorry I ran out like that.”

“Don’t be, my child. Rediscovering your life—that would be a lot to think about under normal conditions. Add to that everything else you have to deal with, and it becomes overwhelming. I understand.”

“You deserve better than that.”

“All that matters to me is you, Jamison. I can’t imagine your pain, yet I wish I could take it from you. The heart is strong and yet fragile. A broken heart takes much time to mend.”

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