. As he breathed he laid his cheek on my head. "I love you." Another simple kiss. "And that's all that matters."I bobbed my head back and studied his ...ace long and hard. It was tender and caring, as if it was meant for a baby. His eyes shimmered and I could see love in them, begging me to be happy. Our bodies were still swaying as the song faded into silence. I couldn't help but let my mind creep to all the terrible things that could happen while he was over there. I wanted more than anything. ‘I suppose now I will be known as the leopard lady.’ Raven announced. Jordan smiled at her, ‘And, I guess now that you’re seen with me isn’t helping your anonymity.’ The two women had reached the end of the carnival grounds and Raven turned to face Jordan, ‘Listen, if you’re done for the evening, why don’t you stop by for that cup of coffee?’ Jordan gave her consent and she called the sheriff on her cell phone to tell him that she was leaving the carnival. He answered back, ‘Jordan, Dale. M. I staggered out to the galley to find both my sister and my husband sitting and drinking coffee in the nude. Come to think of it, so was I.“Well, well, the early bird catches the worm. Is that worm ready to be eaten by two hungry birds?”I didn't get an answer, but I did get two big smiles. I wondered what took place before I got up. Not that I cared, but I didn’t want to miss anything. I got my coffee and sat down.“So, what's on the agenda for today, captain?”“Well, I thought we might go. Sands. The only thing that went wrong is that Kelly miscarried and lost the baby. Maybe they thought it could have been mine and did away with it in some way. I have no doubt Sandman’s next move was to get rid of Peterson Sr. but his heart attack probably caused a minor celebration as Peterson Sr. could die of natural causes. Leaving both these twisted freaks free and in the clear. I reflected on all this and went to bed. I lay there thinking. I could just walk away and be done with it. I then.