Chapter 21
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After the police had gone and the bar had been carefully
locked up, Gary and April settled down on the sofa in
front of the large window to watch the sun come up.
Exhausted, April sat quietly staring out into the purple morning
sky. Gary noticed her demenor and with his fingers brushed a
lock of her hair gently back behind her ear to see her face more clearly.
"You alright?" He asked softly.
"Yeah." She smiled up at him.
"H-He didn't hurt you....or anything?"
April shook her head. "No. I-I was just thinking."
"About what?"
April swallowed hard, looking down at her hands. "Well...did you
ever think that it was possible that I could have--I mean that I was
a murderer?"
Gary studied her face carefully before answering. "Not for
a minute." he whispered.
"Really?" April eyebrows went up in surprise as she glanced
over at him. "Thank you," she said softly. "I suppose that I was
so angry with everyone and everything...I blamed myself."
"You were confused." Gary assured her pulling gently on silky
lock of her hair. He studied her face again before leaning in, kissing
her tenderly and she happily obliged.
He released her lips gently and pulled back to look at her. "Where did
you go last night?" he asked, curious.
Shrugging her shoulders slightly, April looked down at cat who
lay on the floor beside her feet. "I-I was afraid--confused, and
was going to back to my place to think about some things.
When I got outside thats when this masked man--Peter, forced me
back inside. I was so scared! But I never dreamt it would be--" she
stopped abruptly and drew in a deep breath, her eyes blinking,
reflecting with sympathy.
Gary noticed her hesitation. "What?"
April bit her lip, not sure she wanted to say what she was feeling.
But she knew that she could trust Gary not to be completely uncaring.
"I feel sooo sorry for Peter." She admitted, " I mean, h-he loved me
sooo much."
Gary stared at her for a moment, letting her words sink in.
"Maybe," he sighed. "But April the man was sick. I-I mean--"
He paused, sliding a hand through his hair glanced off for a moment
thinking back over the years and the love he felt for Marcia.
He glanced back at April again. "Love has to be strong enough
to let go. A love that's healthy doesn't destroy. He needed help."
April looked at him, thinking about what he had just told her. It was
as if he was speaking from some experience. This beautiful man.
Had someone hurt him?
Gary smiled slightly sensing her question, "I-I'll tell you about
it sometime,"
"Mew!" Cat purred softly.
Smiling, April leaned over to pick him up. Gary couldn't figure out
how Cat had gotten out of the bathroom but then again, there were
a lot of things he didn't know about Cat. He was just glad that he
showed up in time.
"Good cat," April cooed, scratching the cat gently behind the ears.
After a long silence, she rested her head on Gary's shoulders,
both of them sleepily awaiting the sun.
"She likes you you know." She said unexpectantly.
Gary glanced down at the top of her head. "Who!?"
"That pretty police lady."
"No she doesn't!" He groused.
"Yes she does."
"Have you seen how she looks at me?!!"
"Um-hum." April murmured with a smile.
Outside the first light of day greeted them cheerfully as the
sun rose spreading out brilliantly over the sky. A brand new day was
dawning. A new day for the both of them.
The End
Comments? Please email me and let me know
how you liked April's Reign. It was my first full length
story and probably my last.
~~~~~ * ~~~~~~
After the police had gone and the bar had been carefully
locked up, Gary and April settled down on the sofa in
front of the large window to watch the sun come up.
Exhausted, April sat quietly staring out into the purple morning
sky. Gary noticed her demenor and with his fingers brushed a
lock of her hair gently back behind her ear to see her face more clearly.
"You alright?" He asked softly.
"Yeah." She smiled up at him.
"H-He didn't hurt you....or anything?"
April shook her head. "No. I-I was just thinking."
"About what?"
April swallowed hard, looking down at her hands. "Well...did you
ever think that it was possible that I could have--I mean that I was
a murderer?"
Gary studied her face carefully before answering. "Not for
a minute." he whispered.
"Really?" April eyebrows went up in surprise as she glanced
over at him. "Thank you," she said softly. "I suppose that I was
so angry with everyone and everything...I blamed myself."
"You were confused." Gary assured her pulling gently on silky
lock of her hair. He studied her face again before leaning in, kissing
her tenderly and she happily obliged.
He released her lips gently and pulled back to look at her. "Where did
you go last night?" he asked, curious.
Shrugging her shoulders slightly, April looked down at cat who
lay on the floor beside her feet. "I-I was afraid--confused, and
was going to back to my place to think about some things.
When I got outside thats when this masked man--Peter, forced me
back inside. I was so scared! But I never dreamt it would be--" she
stopped abruptly and drew in a deep breath, her eyes blinking,
reflecting with sympathy.
Gary noticed her hesitation. "What?"
April bit her lip, not sure she wanted to say what she was feeling.
But she knew that she could trust Gary not to be completely uncaring.
"I feel sooo sorry for Peter." She admitted, " I mean, h-he loved me
sooo much."
Gary stared at her for a moment, letting her words sink in.
"Maybe," he sighed. "But April the man was sick. I-I mean--"
He paused, sliding a hand through his hair glanced off for a moment
thinking back over the years and the love he felt for Marcia.
He glanced back at April again. "Love has to be strong enough
to let go. A love that's healthy doesn't destroy. He needed help."
April looked at him, thinking about what he had just told her. It was
as if he was speaking from some experience. This beautiful man.
Had someone hurt him?
Gary smiled slightly sensing her question, "I-I'll tell you about
it sometime,"
"Mew!" Cat purred softly.
Smiling, April leaned over to pick him up. Gary couldn't figure out
how Cat had gotten out of the bathroom but then again, there were
a lot of things he didn't know about Cat. He was just glad that he
showed up in time.
"Good cat," April cooed, scratching the cat gently behind the ears.
After a long silence, she rested her head on Gary's shoulders,
both of them sleepily awaiting the sun.
"She likes you you know." She said unexpectantly.
Gary glanced down at the top of her head. "Who!?"
"That pretty police lady."
"No she doesn't!" He groused.
"Yes she does."
"Have you seen how she looks at me?!!"
"Um-hum." April murmured with a smile.
Outside the first light of day greeted them cheerfully as the
sun rose spreading out brilliantly over the sky. A brand new day was
dawning. A new day for the both of them.
The End
Comments? Please email me and let me know
how you liked April's Reign. It was my first full length
story and probably my last.