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I sighed in frustration. Frustrated with myself that something was holding me back from telling him everything. My body and soul were not working in sync, and I couldn’t figure out why.
“My parents took me and my brother here for our yearly camping trip.” A lump formed in the back of my throat and I took a shaky breath. The grief, the sadness from the loss raging through me.
He inched closer, the warmth of his body soothing me and, with a gentle touch, he forced me to tilt my head, meeting his gaze. “Is that why you wanted to come here?” A soft smile curled on his lips.
No, I wanted to go here because of the stranger, because it felt right.
My jaw clenched, the wanted words wouldn’t leave me. So, I shook my head, grateful I could still do that.
“I didn’t know until we passed the town sign.”
His jaw mirrored mine and a blue hue drifted in his eyes. “You know I don’t believe in coincidences.”
Yes, I knew that, and I hoped it would bring him back to the stranger.
“Do you remember where you stayed in the forest with your family?” His demeanor changed, his eyes drifted around, the same action my father always did, and it made me smile.
My father was the protector of the family, and I see a lot of similarities between Isaac and him.
“I’m sure I can find it. There is something else, though. Something I need to remember. Something we need to find.”
“What?”
“I don’t know exactly, but I know it’s important.”
He leaned closer, running his nose through my hair, and I chuckled. “What are you doing?” The action reminded me of the first time he sniffed me like that.
“Just checking if I missed something.” He shrugged; a playful smile crept onto his lips.
“And?”
He laughed. “Still perfect.”
Chapter seven
Ghost
Ourfingersintertwinedwhilewe strolled through the town. Both knowing what we had to do, but both stalling.
We had to head to the doctor to see what was wrong. Well, wrong? I had nothing to worry about, right? Maybe it was normal after you got your IUD removed by someone without warning that your body needed time to adjust. Yeah, that was probably it. I shouldn’t stress about it too much. The test I did was negative.
I didn’t even want to focus on this, I needed to find out why that half memory showed itself.
What my father needed me to remember.
Taking a deep breath, I peeled my hand from Isaac’s. His emotions were all over the place and it made my anxiety rise.
“Maybe I should go alone? I don’t even know when they have time for me.” I hoped my smile would reassure him and help to hide mine.
Maybe he didn’t believe the test. It had crossed my mind. There was something like a false negative, right?
“Are you sure?” He tried to be strong for me, but with everything that happened with his first mate, I can understand why he was hesitant about this. Fearing something bad would happen.
“Of course, you can wait outside.” It was stupid of me that I said it was okay. I wanted him to stay with me, but on the other hand, I had this feeling that I needed to do this alone. The same inkling I had that told me to come here.
A town I apparently had been to before.
He nodded and drew me into a hug. His big arms almost suffocated me, and I enjoyed every second of it. The fear beneath my skin slowly faded, soothed by his touch and his whisky scent.
