(Complete) Michael Bassett will do anything to protect his daughter even if it means sending her away. Soon he finds his trips east mean more than just seeing his daughter, because with each one he gets closer to the mysterious woman he wants to sav...
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Mike was on shift at a mutual brush fire when the pecker went before the judge. There was a delay in original hearing and he didn't want to miss work for it. The judge had their two letters and a request for anonymity. Jake promised to call him with the judge's decision. When the call came through Mike could tell that Jake was beaming through the phone.
"He gave him the full five years. I don't think the town did him any favors. The backlash that you and Anna suffered was all taken into consideration. The judge seemed to think the guilty party led the witch hunt against you. He showed some remorse but only when asked."
Mike was so relieved he wanted it all to be over. He realized the next day that the town was not ready to move on.
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When her dad called to tell her that Dustin would go to jail for five years she felt a little sad. She didn't know how to hate him all the time because she had loved him. Maybe she was a little like Cole. Five years was a long time. She would be in college and the baby would be almost ready for kindergarten. How could she be in college with a kindergartener? That just didn't seem right.
She told Cole first because Sam wasn't home. Alison and Keira were at the beach and Bryan was working.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, it just feels like this should be the end of it but it isn't." She looked down at her belly.
"I know." He put his hands on her belly. He did that a lot. It made Anna want to say don't touch it, touch me but she never did. This time he surprised her when he pulled her into a hug. She buried her face into his shoulder. He rubbed circles on her back. She pulled herself into him because she needed to feel comfort. Her dad wasn't here, but Cole was although his hugs were different.
Cole pulled back. "We shouldn't."
"Why?"
"Because I like it too much."
No wonder she fell for Dustin. She was so naïve. She didn't know that Cole liked her like that. She knew what she felt but never imagined he did too.
