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“I should have thought about getting you a vase,” Aiden said

“No, it’s fine I’ll get one tomorrow,” I said “Thank you”

He took a seat on the chair across from the couch, and I came to join him

“Is there anything I can get you? Water? Wine? Soda?” I asked

“You knoouldn’t an but was cut off by another knock on the door

“Aiden,” I said quietly “Do you know if anyone followed you here?”

“Followedyou when I saw you last ti you so around, actually”

“Oh”

He stood up slowly, looking from the door to me

“Is everything okay?”

“Desiree,” a voice canized it immediately It set s like soan to back away, tripping over the couch leg and stuazza”

I tore my eyes from the door and looked at Aiden I could feel the fear transfer to hi him know silently that the person on the other side of the door was a threat A sudden calm washed over him, and I watched as his eyes narrowed and seeed, beca down and picking me up by the elbow

“Your bedroom ,” he whispered There was no question in that coan to obey before I even knehat I was doing

He followedto abefore I could get to it and unlatching it Pushing it up silently, he reached down and popped off the screen Pulling it inside, he sat it on the floor and gestured for h I looked between the door and the , trying to will s to move

“Coht behind you”

I nodded and let hih theThere was a row of bushes around the side of the house, just below the bedroo over to the front I dropped down quietly between the house and the bushes and ducked down Aiden followed e, and then impossibly quietly dropped down behind me He took the lead, and ent to the corner of the house