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to clean herself up.
    But with nothing but love and guilt in his
olive eyes, he'd eased her into the clawfoot tub and washed her
head to toe with gentle strokes.
    After she'd dried off, he'd taken her to his
bed and held her until she fell asleep in his arms.
    But now he was gone, and Jess couldn't shake
a feeling that something had changed. It hung in the air…heavy and
sour. Something was wrong.
    Jess threw off the covers and padded into the
hallway, ruffling her wild morning hair. "Davis?"
    There was no response.
    She walked down the stairwell, trying to
quiet the fear peppering in her gut. He just went into work,
right?
    His study was just the way they left it,
papers and broken glass scattered on the floor. She walked over to
the desk and traced the faint scratches in the finish, remnants of
the agony and fear that engulfed her.
    She swallowed and picked up the receiver,
dialing Davis' office.
    "Thank you for calling Kensington and
Associates, how may I direct your call?
    "Davis Kensington," she said, her voice
wavering.
    "I'm sorry, Mr. Kensington has taken a
personal leave. I can forward you to-"
    "Personal leave?" Jess repeated, her mouth
falling open. "He's gone? He just left without saying goodbye?"
    "M'aam, if you could just give your
name-"
    Jess hung up the phone. What would she have
told the secretary? I'm his stepdaughter. Yeah, it is kind of weird
that he didn't tell me he was leaving.
    She picked the phone back up and punched
Davis' cell, but it went straight to voicemail.
    Her breathing became erratic and laboured as
her mind went to the worst case scenario. Last night was the last
time she'd feel Davis' cock inside her tight pussy. It was almost a
fate worse than death.
    She called his cell again, the phone shaking
against her ear. After the message beeped, she stated her case. "I
don't know where you are, Davis, but it can't end this way. I'll do
anything. Just don't leave me."
    She let the phone clatter to the floor as she
let the tears flow. Davis was more than just her stepfather...he
was the best lover she'd ever had. She still had so much to
learn...so much she wanted to experience.
    The buzz of her cell snapping to life shook
her from her stupor and she swiped her eyes.
    The call was from Davis.
    "Where the hell are you?" she snapped, before
he could get a word out. His answer made anger replace the fear and
longing in a blink of an eye. "What the FUCK are you doing in
Emerald Isle?!?" She sunk into his leather chair, but she wished it
was his arms that held her tight. But he'd left her, without a
word. Doubt festered in her gut. Maybe she was wrong about
him...why else would he just abandon her?
    "You know what?" She said icily, cutting him
off. "Save it, Davis. There's not a damn thing you can say to
justify any of this."
    She pulled the phone from her ear and threw
it toward his bookcase. It shattered into a million little pieces,
just like her heart.

Chapter Three
    A Surprise Reunion (Sara)
     
    Sara Kensington's jaw hit the floor when she
pulled open the gate and found it wasn't her agent, bugging her
about her manuscript after all. It was her brother...and he looked
like he'd seen better days.
    "Davis!" She gasped dusting a wisp of salt
and pepper waves from his eyes. "What the hell are you doing
here?"
    His face crumbled and Sara caught him before
he sunk into the ankle length grass.
    "I've messed up, kid," he said in between
sobs. "I've messed up big time."
    Usually when he called her 'kid' she'd
retaliate by giving him a good, hard sock on the shoulder. His pet
name for her wasn't endearing at twelve, and it was even less so at
twenty six. But she hadn't seen him this despondent since he lost
Claudia. Something was very wrong.
    With a grunt, she helped him to his feet.
"Let's get inside. I just brewed a pot of coffee and you look like
you could use a cup or two."
    They maneuvered on the cobblestone driveway
and up the old oak stoop. Sara held the door for her brother,
though it wasn't like