by Beth Shriver
He followed her, running to his patrol car for safety just as Jake and another backup officer passed by them and ran up to the house. They came back out minutes later with Pirelli in cuffs. Pirelli kept his head down, he almost looked remorseful.
“What happened in there?” Alex asked looking from Pirelli to Liz and back again.
Liz was watching Pirelli too. But the calm in her voice told Alex something good had happened. “He made a choice. The right ones.”
“I see one, what’s the other choice?”
“He just may have listened, at least a little, about Christ.” She turned to look at Alex. “At least I hope he did.”
The Bowies and Harris boys were directed into police cars. The concern of having just been through an unbelievably harrowing experience showed in their gaunt faces. But they were safe. Everyone was safe and the criminal was captured. Alex’s eyes darted from Pirelli to the Bowies and the boys to Liz. His eyes stopped there.
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Alex grabbed her hands pulling her to him. All the outside noises turned to gray except his voice. “Are you all right?”
“Yeah, are you?” she answered in a breathy voice.
He stepped away to look at her, studying her as he always did. It felt like an eternity since she’d seen his face. She knew every line, every dimple and expression.
He let out a breath. “Now I am.”
She tilted her head and asked playfully, “What are you going to do when you don’t have a reason to rescue me anymore?”
He smiled tenderly. “I’ll find another way to save you, and that will be sooner than you think.”
She stared at him puzzled, trying to read his thoughts as her hands slipped into his.
“You got the supervisor position.” His eyes danced as he shared the good news.
Liz held her hand to her mouth and gasped. “How do you know?”
“Margie called to make sure I knew you were here. She wanted me to tell you.”
Liz nestled into his chest, giving him a warm hug. She pulled away and looked him in the eyes, wanting to see if the sparkle was there. “I’ve been miserable and lonely without you. I want to know what you are going to do with me.”
She saw the change in his keen eyes as his fingers tightened around hers. “Love you, just like I always have, Liz Adams.”
She sucked in air as her heart soared with the realization of how much she wanted this and had hungered to open her heart to him. “That sounds like a commitment.”
“Not exactly the most romantic spot for it, but appropriate for us I suppose.” His caressing gaze brought her arms around him again. He responded by pressing in closer to her.
“I love you too, Alex Demas,” she whispered, lifting her eyes to his.
He held a hand up behind his ear and turned his head away from the sound of police radios and conversation. “I didn’t quite get that, what did you say?” He raised his voice as he grinned.
She leaned in closer, smiling at him, knowing he was teasing her. She ran her finger along his strong jaw. “Just like I always have.”
He smiled against the side of her lips as he gathered her into his arms and gently kissed her. Liz shuddered and closed her eyes, savoring the tender moment. She opened them and looked into a blaze of deep blue, knowing she’d be happy looking into those eyes for the rest of her life.
About the author...
Beth Shriver is a writer whose works are published in non-fiction periodicals and books. Her stories include young adult, historical, romance, edgy and women’s fiction.
Beth received a degree in social work from the University of Nebraska. She worked as a case worker for Boulder County Department of Social Services before starting a family. She freelanced for the local papers in her area and wrote columns for Educational Ministries Magazine and devotionals for Heartbeat the Magazine.
Beth has been married for over twenty years and has two children. She currently lives in Texas after a career move from Colorado.
Since Beth started writing, she has sold books and articles with a Christian theme. She enjoys challenging readers to dig deeper into their Christian walk through the experiences her characters go through.
Visit Beth at www.bethshriverwriter.com
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