CHAPTER 3
Thunder rumbled off in the distance and rain started to sprinkle down on them. She smiled softly. "Just hold me, don't let me go till I-
"I won't," he said cutting her off. "I won't let you go ever cause ya are going to be fine." He pleaded with her.
"I don't hurt." her breaths were even shallower now. "I don't feel any pain, I just want to fall asleep looking in your eyes, like I always do."
He shook his head. "No Gip, you can't. I need you. " He begged, holding her close. Gip coughed a trickle of blood slipped from her mouth. "Oh Gawd Gip, no!"
"I love you." Gip said softly. "You mean so much to me."
"No Gip! Don't start sayin yer good byes," he pleaded, shaking his head.
"I'm not. I'm not, I'm saying goodnight," she said soflty, her chin quivering at the thought of leaving him. "Because good byes are forever."
"I can't Gip, I can't be here with out you!" he sobbed. "It's too soon Gip, it's too soon!" Specs leaned over Gip, trying to keep the rain off of her. She smiled up at him "Don't worry about that. a little rain can't hurt me now."
He leaned down and kissed her. "I love you Jo," he said softly in her ear. He hugged her tightly. "I love you so much," he repeated. He pulled away and looked down at her. Her eyes were closed and she laid still letting out her breath one last time. "NO!" he burst into tears. "Come back. please Jo come back!" he sobbed.
He looked over at Griff, who was being held face down on the ground by the officer. Griff looked at Gip wide eyed. Specs looked at him his eyes full of hate. He wanted to kill Griff, just like he killed Gip. Specs looked back down at Gip and ran a shaky hand down her cheek. Her eyes were lightly closed. He tried to pretend that she fell asleep in his arms like she had done so many times before, but he couldn't feel her gentle breath on his face.
"You are so beautiful." he said softly. Specs leaned down and kissed her lips softly. "Goodnight."
Thunder rumbled off in the distance and rain started to sprinkle down on them. She smiled softly. "Just hold me, don't let me go till I-
"I won't," he said cutting her off. "I won't let you go ever cause ya are going to be fine." He pleaded with her.
"I don't hurt." her breaths were even shallower now. "I don't feel any pain, I just want to fall asleep looking in your eyes, like I always do."
He shook his head. "No Gip, you can't. I need you. " He begged, holding her close. Gip coughed a trickle of blood slipped from her mouth. "Oh Gawd Gip, no!"
"I love you." Gip said softly. "You mean so much to me."
"No Gip! Don't start sayin yer good byes," he pleaded, shaking his head.
"I'm not. I'm not, I'm saying goodnight," she said soflty, her chin quivering at the thought of leaving him. "Because good byes are forever."
"I can't Gip, I can't be here with out you!" he sobbed. "It's too soon Gip, it's too soon!" Specs leaned over Gip, trying to keep the rain off of her. She smiled up at him "Don't worry about that. a little rain can't hurt me now."
He leaned down and kissed her. "I love you Jo," he said softly in her ear. He hugged her tightly. "I love you so much," he repeated. He pulled away and looked down at her. Her eyes were closed and she laid still letting out her breath one last time. "NO!" he burst into tears. "Come back. please Jo come back!" he sobbed.
He looked over at Griff, who was being held face down on the ground by the officer. Griff looked at Gip wide eyed. Specs looked at him his eyes full of hate. He wanted to kill Griff, just like he killed Gip. Specs looked back down at Gip and ran a shaky hand down her cheek. Her eyes were lightly closed. He tried to pretend that she fell asleep in his arms like she had done so many times before, but he couldn't feel her gentle breath on his face.
"You are so beautiful." he said softly. Specs leaned down and kissed her lips softly. "Goodnight."