Country Love by Brenda Kennedy

Author:Brenda Kennedy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love, children, country, cowboy, family relationships, love romance, country and small town life
Publisher: Brenda Kennedy

Chapter Five

Abel Lee

Once Savannah Mae is in bed and resting, I close the bedroom door tightly before walking back into the living room. Her dad and I have been having a heated argument, and I don’t want her to witness any more of it. When I walk into the room, everyone is still sitting. I look outside and see Samantha Marie pushing several neighborhood kids on the swing set. Even Mia is out there with Harley. I open the door, leaving the screen door closed.

“Look, I know you’re worried about them. I am, too. I take full responsibility for all of this.”

“I’m sorry, Abel. I didn’t mean to be so rough on you. I know you love ’em. Go on and go to your meetin’ at the jail. We’ll stay here with ’em until you get back.”

I look around the room, and Momma stands and says, “Go ahead and go. We’re gonna make some chicken and dumplin’s for dinner with some homemade blackberry cobbler for dessert.” She and Savannah Mae’s mom disappears into the kitchen.

Pops stands and says, “I’m gonna sit out back just in case he…” He doesn’t finish his sentence. “I’m just gonna sit out back and watch the kids play,” he says.

I feel like I just got hit in my stomach with a sledgehammer. Even Pops is in fear for his family. “I didn’t know this was going to happen. I swear I didn’t know this would ever affect Savannah Mae, Sawyer Jackson, or my…” I clear my throat. “My unborn child.”

“We know that. She’s my daughter and if something ever happened to her…” He doesn’t finish his sentence either. He doesn’t need to. I’m glad the girls are in the kitchen cooking and they don’t hear this conversation.

“I’ll be back as soon as I can, and hopefully, I’ll have some answers.”

I called the police this morning after Savannah Mae went back to bed. They took a report and also took the water bottle and the handkerchief as evidence. On the way to the Perry County Jail, I place my phone on the cradle and use hands-free calling to call Maria, Tony, and Mack. Maria doesn’t answer, and Tony and Mack will both get back to me. I swear they should be private investigators instead of personal trainers and coaches. Next, I call Detective Jamison to see if he could tell me what chemical was added to the water, if any. I’m hoping that nothing was added. I’d hate to think of what I would do to the person who threatened or attempted to harm my family. Any of them. But if someone harmed Savannah Mae, Sawyer Jackson, or my unborn baby, the aftermath would be like I was in the ring with Greene again. Sadly, I killed once, and if my family was ever harmed because of me, I swear I could kill again. Detective Jamison said it’ll take longer than two hours to get the results back. It seems like it’s been two weeks.

I lock everything up in my car except for my driver’s license.

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