Blow (47 page)

He indicated I should walk toward him. “I’m going to take you to my father’s house.”

My steps were slow. “What about you?”

With an extended hand, he urged me to move faster. “I’m going to find Tommy.”

Hearing him say it again didn’t make the blow any easier. I stopped. “Logan, please don’t do this. The police are looking for him. Let them find him.”

His head shake was determined. “They’ll never find him. He might not be very bright, but he’s not stupid.”

My fingertips reached for him. “I don’t want you to get hurt.”

There, I said it.

He took my hand and tugged me toward him. He didn’t answer me. Didn’t give me false hope. Instead, he kissed me like I was his world. I could feel him, I could taste him, I
was
him. His hands clutched my face tightly as his lips moved against mine. My hands rested on his chest but then moved up to wrap around his neck. I needed to be closer. His moved back and started grabbing fistfuls of my hair. He wanted to be closer too. He held me tight, as if it were the last time we’d be like this. I wanted to fight for control with him, tell him not to kiss me like this, but our lips and our bodies were moving in such perfect sync, I couldn’t. It was as if our minds were branding this feeling into our souls, and I didn’t want the moment to end until the full image was captured.

When he pulled back, I looked at him. I wanted to beg him to stay with me. Not to go out into the night alone. Yet, I knew there was no arguing with him. He was determined to protect me no matter the cost. Besides, he had already made up his mind, and the way he was staring at me told me what I already feared—if he didn’t succeed in finding and stopping Tommy, he was going to leave me in order to save me.

And crush my heart.