The fugitive - Episode 4

 

Dane :

" And did you see any prove" she asked putting a bite of steak in her mouth 

the fact that they had allow me in to relate the rest of my story got my mind at ease,  I took shower, and put one of the outfit her dad got for me  ...
At first i thought of shaving my overgrown beard but decided to leave it....being at thirty it gave me the look of a fifty year old man ..it had definitely hide the real face of Dane Garret,, I do not need a disguise ,, my beard are enough ,,, 
Well a roof over the head and something to put in my groaning stomach shouldn't hurt right ,thanks to the spirit of my dad and mum ...they were able to hear me out ..
Her dad was the one interrogating me all the while but when she did ask her question

i didn't give my reply as i stare up at her face ,,,she wasn't looking at me which gave me the opportunity to let my gaze drift down her lips 
,, her boyfriend is just one lucky guy, I stare out the window only to see the guy's eyes on me ,i remember her calling him Tate, was he her boyfriend, 
He wasn't pleased with the way I was staring at her but heaven knows I couldn't help it... my gaze drifted to her dad ,, Mr west ,, he was definitely waiting for an answer as his gaze was now intent on mine ...

"Yes" I cleared my tone ,and pick up my spoon

"Yes i did,"

She met my gaze this time 

" and it's your finger prints in all of the prove"

" yea" I nodded

"Yes , I couldn't understand how my finger prints reflected on all of the prove  but i knew the person behind all the deaths really wanted me down , so he or she did a perfect job"

She nodded 

"It must be someone close,,, So any relatives or friends"

"Well just an aunt of my mum I only got to see when I was eight ,, she lives in Afghanistan, two of my close friends got admitted to the military school a year before I do...I was preparing to go when this whole mess surfaced"

"I see,, so ...any girlfriends?" 

I choked on the steak in my mouth when she said those words , I stare up at her and frown
Any girl friends, was she interrogating about my case ,or wanted to know about my private life ..
I dropped my folk making it loud enough to brought her attention to my face.

"Mr garret no offenses here ,,we accommodate you at least we should know a little about you" this time she stood up and moved towards the kitchen cabinet just besides the dinning room

Damn I let my gaze watch down over her , the jean she wore was tight and faded ,, a small waist accented by a tooled leather belt ...
Her gently flared hips met a beautiful long legs  ..the jean were tucked into a pear of black cowboy boots that rose nearly to her knees.
She was no doubt perfect ,, 
I frown and nodded

"Yes , a girlfriend , her name is Theresa Peterson, we really..." 

" how long have you two been together" she cut whatever I was about to say and brought back some more Steaks which she had neatly poured into her plate..

" yes how long have you two been together" this time she took her seat

" aunt sarah I want more too" I stare sideway at the little girl and gasped ,, 
How come the family has such high appetite ..really , my God
I clenched my fist and answer hoping to know what she wanted to make out of it all

"Twelve years" surprised she stare up at me 
" till now "

I nodded ...

"Are you sure she hasn't got married probably nursing her second kid while you were in prison, bet with me five years is just too long for any young woman to wait for a man ,a man without hope of getting out of prison at that end"

, i lowered my fork then leant back in my seat.
I stared at her keenly as i chewed on my meal , 
Of course it might be true,, how could i not realise ....sheriff scot ban her from coming to check up on me ,, she could have find a way or another to come but she didnt ...no Theresa can't do that to me, we loved each other, no doubt she was gonna be glad if she sees me, the news of me breaking out of prison must have gotten to her now

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. Unable to eat any more, i relaxed and clasped my hands in my lap. 

"Please excuse me , can I ....can I use the phone sir" I raised a questioning brows towards Mr west who only nodded

" I don't want the cops tracing a call you made down here, be carefully of who you call"

"I will "  ignoring her stare I stood and moved towards the corner I saw the phone earlier,,I could have bet her eyes was on me ,, but the comment she made about Theresa got me head crack ,, I love Theresa,, a lot ,she was everything to me ,we were like two peas in a pond ,two half's of a whole , we had something special ,, we shared dreams upon dreams, we plan to build a life for ourselves that would be pure and simple ,, and we were planning to do it well,, just because I went to prison doesn't mean she should give up on the dreams we spend half of our lives planning  ...
She was part of the reason I broke out of prison , no , she won't betray me like this , she was surely waiting for me, 
Am 100% sure

******

"I didn't hear you coming in"

"Yeah I didn't wanna wake you up ,"

Theresa weaved her way across her sitting room and collapse into one of the two chairs parked in front of her large screen TV

Still in her night gown, she yawned and stare back at deputy John who was bringing forth two glass of juice

He sat beside her and reached out the drink to her 

" oh thanks my love" she smile and sip on a little 

" whats wrong your face doesn't look fine" she said

John lifted his head and held her gaze , his love shown on her , poured over her like sunshine , half of his life.  Through high school , through college it was filled with long lonely night in which he'd hungered for her,, now that he have her what was he gonna do , if a fly try touching her then he swear he could crush it to nothing ,, 
He succeeded in convincing her that truly Dane murdered his father, thanks to his luck , she believed in all the prove he show her,
Now his life was going on perfectly ,a long time relationship with the woman he had always craved for , a promotion at work, just a week to his wedding and everything had definitely go wrong

Like he didn't have enough to deal with the issue of Dane Garret breaking out of prison , now his so called mother was back showing off at his door step with her luggage's , after how many years , eighteen long years ,, she left him in front of the orphanage and fleeing off to only God knows where, probably with a lover on a tour to gamble , now she's back to the son she abandoned with nothing, not a single penny , 
He couldn't deal with her , not now that he had a lot going on in his head ,he had definitely ramped away leaving her at his door step to glance back at him .

" john wait please my son , we've got a lot to talk about " 

Hell what is it they wanna talk about.,,she lost the privilege of him wanting to hear anything from her eighteen years back ,  he was kid ,, only eleven years when she left him, for crying out loud what kind of mother does that   ....jeezzz

" Dane garret broke out of prison" he slide his hand neatly on his hair and said abruptly needing to break the silence and the train of thought rooting down his head  

Shocked like he had expected her to react, Theresa suddenly jerked her head in his direction and gasped 

" Dane broke out of Prison"

John nodded gulping back his juice ,, he stood and moved towards a direction,

"Of course, we've been all up last night searching the entire earth ,, he seems to have disappeared into space"

Theresa's heart leapt a pound along with an huge eye ,, she wasn't sure if she was happy , glad or disappointed ,  Dane garret breaking out of prison shouldn't come as a shock to her , he was the smartest guy she have ever seen, brave, loving , strong , although he gets emotional easily but he is tough , and rugged , those qualities made her falls over head in love with him , even up till now she was sure part of her still crave for him ,,

" the news came as a shock I guess" john said reading the expression on her face,
" it is" she whispered 

" how , I mean how did he find a way out "

" some underground tunnel  in the prison,, he made a very brave move , and I swear if we find him am gonna drag him to cell myself"

Theresa stood up and moved turning her back to john,

" you know what john, despite all those finger prints , I still think Dane is innocent ,, all his lawyers are turning up dead ,, don't you think some one might be behind it, see I dated Dane for twelve years , I know him he is not the type that would commit murder ,, some one framed him"

John shot her a glare, eyes narrowing , mouth tightening , he was starting to boil in rage ,,

" what the hell is meaning of this Theresa ,,, why don't you just go running into his arms ,play a welcome girlfriend and help him prove his innocence , he is your ex theresa., don't you forget that "

Theresa stare up at him and shook her head ...

" not to him john, I never told him am finished with him and he never did either, "

" of course you are done with him, tray we are getting married in a week time " he said softly trying to control his anger , he moved towards her , turn her and wrap his arms around her waist ,kissing her neck at the same time

" I gave you enough time tray, isn't four years enough for you to forget about that murderer "

She wasn't replying when he turn her and planted a kiss on her lips ...

" somehow there should be a hearing for him at least to decide what year he should spent in prison"

"No ," he shook his head and smile 

" he is a murderer and a murderer always die in prison mmm." He raised his brows

His phone suddenly let out a ring  ,, he brought it out and checked it...

"Duty calls" he moved towards the door and smile ...

"I love you baby do not forget that" he said and gently and closed the door behind him 

Theresa wasn't sure whether she should scream ,, crawl up in a ball and cry or laughed out loud , she betrayed Dane , 
Tears brimmed in her eyes and in her throat. .
she crossed the length of her room feeling the tension coil tighter in her shoulder,, she jumped when the phone let out a ring..she hope it was Casey,, she needed calming though , she needed comfort ,, share her problems with someone who would understand and care ,, she was sure her bestie was one 

" hi Casey " she crooned but the voice she heard made all airs flew from her lung ...
His voice was still as the same as ever ...
Lovely, cool and s*xy

"Dane"

She gasped then coughed and once again pressed a hand to her heart,, in so doing she realised she still held the phone ..

"Dane" she said again 

"Yea my love ,,its me"

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