When he looked over, as the sleek jet was touching down, he was curious.
“You won’t leave me here, will you?” he asked.
She blinked.
“Like leave you behind?” she asked.
He nodded.
That was exactly what he was worried about happening here. It was his second biggest fear besides throttling the shit out of Tommy.
He was to the point.
“Because I don’t want to stay here, Elizabeth. This is the city that caused me to lose Ethan. This is the city that cost me Preston. I need to be able to get out of here if it becomes too overwhelming.”
As for Gene hurting Ethan, they all knew he was helpless to that. They’d all been bamboozled by the Shaman, and his sneaky ways.
In one way or another.
So, she was to the point.
“I’d never leave you, unless you told me that you’ve changed your mind and wanted to stay. Even then, leaving youwould be difficult, but I’d do that for you, Gene. I’d give you that freedom because I do love you.”
That touched his heart that she loved him that much.
He squeezed her hand.
“I don’t even want to be here to deal with this. I’d never stay here. Preston died here. I lost Ethan when I came here. I just want to go home and see my man and my child. I miss them both.”
Spoken like someone in the Blackhawk tribe.
Because he needed it, she reassured him.
“We’ll get you out of here as soon as we can. I won’t make you suffer here. I promise, Gene.”
God.
Getting the fuck out of here wouldn’t be soon enough for him.
That was for sure.
As the jet touched down, and rolled to a stop, they began grabbing their messenger bags and getting off the jet.
As he was following Elizabeth, Gene heard his phone chime, but they were on the move, so he ignored it. He knew who it would be.
The chime told him.
He’d set a specific one for the man he loved, in case he needed him.
As they got into the big, black helicopter, flown by another soldier, they were up in the air fast.
That’s when Gene pulled out his phone.
And saw that he’d been right.
It was from Ethan.
As he read it, he was worried about Ethan, and what he was feeling.
