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assumed they lead to the bedroom areas. Off to the left was a small kitchen. Kevin had his very own apartment within this huge house! It was cute and cozy and surprisingly very well kept up and clean, especially considering a bachelor lived here. The living room was nicely furnished with a leather couch and love seat, and tastefully decorated. Her eyes scanned over the fireplace, with a large flat screen television hanging above the mantel.
    Kevin found himself staring at his houseguest when he realized she seemed frozen in the doorway. He watched her intently for a moment while she took everything in. In an effort to get her to move forward in order to shut the door, Kevin reached over and placed his hand on the small of her back to gently usher her forward. “Come, I’ll show you to your room.” He led her through the living room and on to one of the closed doors that uncovered a bedroom. The room held a dresser along one wall, with a double bed and nightstand along another. The room itself was sparsely furnished compared to everything else she had seen, but at that given moment Erica felt she was walking into heaven. A small smile escaped her lips. This small room was hers, at least for the moment. She spotted one window, and made a quick mental note to check it later for a lock. Kevin watched her as she looked over the room and felt a smile come over his face as he watched the look of euphoria over her face.
    “This is my spare bedroom, and it is yours as long as you need it,” he stated, as he carefully placed his hands on her shoulders and allowed them to lightly drift down her arms.
    Erica was so happy at the moment that she felt tears of joy fast approaching. She blinked them away, as she glanced up into his gorgeous face. This man had just offered her a slice of heaven, and she didn’t want to repay him by sobbing all over his shirt. “Kevin, I don’t even know where to begin to thank you. I feel guilty coming to you.”
    “You have nothing to feel guilty about,” he quickly countered.
    Placing her hand on his chest, she quickly countered back, trying to make him see that her situation was far from over with. “Yes, I do. I am nowhere near out of danger yet. Shawn will come looking for me, I know he will, and he won’t give up until he sees to it I’m dead. Unfortunately, as soon as he discovers I am with you, you’ll be placed at the top of his hit list, second to my name.” Erica had enough time to think through what she had done this afternoon, and the possible repercussions. She was beginning to second-guess herself, wondering if she had made the right decision in involving this family in the nightmare of her life.
    Kevin seemed to take what she said as calmly as ever, as if the death threat currently hanging over her head was no big deal. “Sit your bag down on the bed, and let’s talk in the living room.” Erica caught him watching her as she cautiously attempted to sit on the couch. She tried not to show the pain shooting through her rib cage, but quickly realized it was a useless move. She cast a quick glance over to see him knit his eyebrows together in concern.
    Kevin knew he needed to reassure her she was safe. The problem, of course, was how to go about doing this without giving her all the facts. He waited until she was settled on the couch to start. “Okay, let me clear up a few things for you. The only reason I am currently taking classes at the college is because I am involved in an undercover drug sting. I am part of an organization called the VCTF. It stands for Victims Crime Task Force. Our unit gets called in routinely when the local authorities need help or backup on a case. So, if you will only trust me, and allow me the opportunity of taking care of you, I feel confident that I can keep the two of us out of harm’s way. You have to be willing to trust me. Will you do this?” he asked gently.
    Erica’s mind was whirling after Kevin dropped his bombshell. Okay, admittedly,