Ian Comes Home

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IAN COMES HOME

Published by Danielle Dixion at Smashwords

Text Copyriht !"#$% Danielle Dixion

To my &est 'riend( )M

Than* you so mu+h, I ne-er +ould ha-e a++omplished any o. this without you, Than* you .or pushin me to ma*e

my writin better and .or puttin up with all o. my annoyin texts while you were proo. readin/ I appre+iate it, This one0s

.or you,

Table o. Contents(

Chapter one

Chapter two

Chapter three

Chapter .our

Chapter .i-e

Chapter Six

Chapter Se-en

Chapter Eiht

Chapter Nine


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Chapter Ten

Chapter Ele-en

Chapter Twel-e

Chapter one( Ellie/

1&eep, &eep, &eep,2 I roll o-er in my bed and turn o.. the alarm +lo+*/ Today is .inally the day, I0-e waited six

lon months .or this day to +ome, Ian .inally +omes home .rom Ira3, Ian0s plane arri-es at noon but it0s a three hour dri-e to

the +losest airport/ 4hile the arri-al time the Army i-es isn0t always riht5 I ha-e a .eelin it will be today/ I ha-e missed so

mu+h about Ian while he has been one there is no way I +ould +hoose 6ust one thin to miss/ The thin about Ian is he is

e-ery irl0s dream uy7 he0s 8085 mus+ular with short dirty blonde hair5 and i+y +old blue eyes that you +ould et lost in i. you

loo*ed too lon5 his smile +an ma*e you melt at 6ust a lan+e/ And he smells so ood, He smells li*e a mixture o. mint um

and his .a-orite +olone/ I am so lu+*y to ha-e him in my li.e/ I rush to et ready and hurry out the door5 ex+ited to .inally see

my wonder.ul boy.riend/ 4hen I arri-e at the airport5 there are about twenty9.i-e people waitin .or their lo-ed ones to

return/ I0m lost in the moment5 until I .eel a tu at my shirt/ I loo* down to see a little irl about .i-e or six years old5 holdin

a teddy bear/ She is 6ust the +utest little thin I0-e e-er seen/ I bend down to her le-el and she as*s me5 1Are you waitin .or

the soldiers:2 1;es5 I am52 I tell her smilin/ 1They0re really bra-e aren0t they:2 I as* with a smile/ She loo*s at me and as*s5

14ill you i-e this to whoe-er you are waitin .or:2 I ta*e her hand in mine5 14hy don0t you i-e it to the person you are

waitin .or: 1I would5 but my brother isn0t +omin home/2 She tells me sadly/ I loo* at her tryin to *eep the mood happy/

1Hey, I ha-e an idea how about you i-e the bear to the man I0m waitin .or: I0m sure he would lo-e it,2 Her .a+e instantly

lihts up, 1O*ay, 4ho are you waitin .or:2 She as*s with a smile/ 1My boy.riend Ian2 I tell her standin ba+* up/ 1Is he

+ute:2 She as*s ilin/ &e.ore I +an answer her mother5 Saundra5 +omes rushin o-er 3ui+* to apoloi


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wait with them until the plane tou+hes down/ The plane lands a .ew minutes a.ter I 6oined the little irl I now *now as

Emmalynn and her .amily/ I wat+h and +lap as the bra-e men and women exit the plane in their diital +amou.lae uni.orm

and hea-y bas/ Ian is one o. the last ones to exit the plane/ He spots me and ma*es a &ee9line straiht .or me/ He stops a .ew

.eet ahead o. me and says5 1I0-e missed you so mu+h Ellie/2 4ith that he pi+*s me up and spins me around and around5

huin me tihtly li*e he ne-er wants to let o/ I *iss his +hee* and he puts me down/ 1'ollow me Ian7 I ha-e someone I

want you to meet/2 I rab his hand and ta*e him o-er to Emmalynn and her .amily/ 1This is Emmalynn and her .amily72 I say

pointin to them/ 1Emmalynn has somethin .or you/2 I smile at him/ Emmalynn rabs the teddy bear and hands it to him/

1Than* you52 she tells him Ian pi+*s her up and hus her tiht/ She smiles and Ian puts her down/ 1This is a -ery +ute bear/

Than* you -ery mu+h5 Emmalynn/ I0ll ta*e it with me on all o. my deployments/2 Ian says with one o. his breathta*in

smiles/ Emmalynn runs o-er to me and whispers 1;ou were riht5 he is +ute,2 into my ear while ilin/ On+e home Ian

and I .inally et some mu+h needed alone time/ 14hat do you want to do:2 I as* tossin the +ar *eys on the +ounter/ 1I uess

we +ould wat+h a mo-ie/2 He says/ Ian is the type o. uy who +ould wat+h mo-ies all day lon and ne-er et bored/ I put in

his .a-orite mo-ie 1'ireproo./2 &e.ore we are e-en an hour in Ian was asleep/ He loo*s so +ute sittin there/ I0-e de.iantly

missed these little moments with him/ I smile and lay my head on his shoulder and .all asleep shortly a.ter/ Next thin I *now

Ian is yellin 1=et down,2 4hat is oin on: I loo* o-er at him and see that he is still asleep/ I sha*e him until he wa*es up/

&e.ore I *now what0s oin on I0m on the .loor and Ian is on top o. me5 breathin hea-ily he sma+*s me a+ross the .a+e and

slams my head on the .loor/ I s+ream out in pain5 on+e Ian reali


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you would ne-er hurt me on purpose/2 I say sittin ba+* down on the +ou+h next to him/ 4e o ba+* to wat+hin the mo-ie5

but I +an tell that him hittin me was still botherin him/ 1Ian5 +hill out it0s o*ay/2 I say tryin to hu him/ He mo-es away

.rom me/ 1No it isn0t/ I need to +lear my mind and 6ust thin* .or a little bit/ I0ll be ba+* later/2 he says wal*in into our

bedroom/ 14here are you oin:2 I as* .ollowin him/ 1Out .or a bit/2 He replies/ I pla+e my body in between him and the

door .rame5 blo+*in his exit/ 1Ian5 i. this is botherin you let0s 6ust sit down and tal* about it/ I *now what you0re oin

throuh Ian/ All you ha-e to do is let me help you,2 Ian loo*s at me irritated/ 1Ellie5 et out o. the way5 I don0t want to tal*/

All I want to do is o out and +lear my head/2 I don0t mo-e/ 1Ian5 I0m not mo-in out o. your way/ >ust stay here and tal* to

me5 please/ I want to help you/2 Ian sihs/ 1Ellie mo-e riht now/2 I +an tell that he0s ettin anry but I don0t listen to the

-oi+e in my head tellin me to 6ust let him o/ I *now I0m bein stubborn but I 6ust +an0t help it/ 1I0m not mo-in/ I. you want

out o. this room you0re oin to ha-e to mo-e me .irst/2 Ian rolls his eyes/ 1Ellie5 I don0t want to mo-e you/ >ust let me o out

and +lear my head/ I need to et my head straiht/ I promise I won0t be out lon/2 Ellie doesn0t seem to belie-e me/ 1No, ;ou

6ust ot home and you already want to lea-e/ >ust sit down and wat+h the mo-ie with me/ That0s all I want Ian/ I 6ust want to

spend time with you, ;ou0-e been one .or six months Ian/ Six Months,2 I +an0t ta*e Ellie bein in the way anymore/ I0m

about to explode and I don0t want to ta*e it out on her or do somethin that I0ll end up rerettin aain/ I rab Ellie tihtly by

the arm and sho-e her a+ross the room she .alls on her butt with a loud thud/ 1I0ll be ba+* later/2 I say rabbin my +oat and

wal*in out o. the house/ I +an0t belie-e that I 6ust hit Ellie/ I 6ust slapped her and sma+*ed her head on the .loor and sho-ed

her/ 4hat is wron with me: I need to be shot/ Hope.ully this run will help to +lear my mind5 I thin* to mysel./ A.ter runnin

as .ast as I possibly +ould .or a while I noti+e that it0s ettin later than I reali


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+hane/ 4hen I wal* ba+* into the bedroom Ellie0s sittin +ross9leed on the bed/ 1Hey Ian:2 She as*s me 3uestionably/

1;eah:2 I reply sleepily lyin next to her on the bed with my head in her lap/ 1Do you want to o ba+* to the par* where we

had our .irst date:2 She as*s twirlin her hair around her .iner ner-ously/ 1;eah5 6ust i-e me a minute to put my shoes on/2

I reply rabbin my bla+* +on-erse out o. the +loset and my hoodie o.. the dresser/ 1Are you ready to o:2 I as* slippin

them on/ Ellie .ollows me out into the dri-eway/ 14hat do you want to ta*e the Mustan or motor+y+le:2 I as*/ I *now this is

somewhat o. a hard de+ision .or her espe+ially sin+e she lo-es both -ehi+les/ 1Hmm5 let0s ta*e the Mustan/2 Ellie says

openin the passener side door/ 1;ou see Ellie I *new you would pi+* the Mustan/2 I smile and et the +ar/ 4ithin a .ew

minutes we are at our .a-orite par*/ I open my door and et out/

Chapter three( Ellie

1It?s still as beauti.ul as when we .irst +ame/2 I tell Ian smilin rabbin his hand/ 1Maybe5 but you0re more

beauti.ul than anythin I ha-e e-er seen/2 Ian whispers into my ear while wrappin his arms around me .rom behind/ I +an

only blush/ The .eelin o. our s*in bein pressed toether tihtly ma*es my stoma+h .ill with butter.lies and my blood si


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says my name until I snap out o. it/ I loo* at him and smile/ He i-es me a stern yet worried loo*/ 14hy didn0t you answer

me:2 he as*s/ 1I was thin*in about our .irst date/2 I answer/ 1O*ay5 ood/2 He says relie-ed/ 1I0m lad you areed to o out

with me that niht2 He replies/ 1I. it wasn0t .or Sean then we wouldn0t ha-e e-er met5 I wouldn0t ha-e .allen in lo-e with

you/2 I smile and hu him/ 1Than* od .or Sean/2 He says loo*in up at the s*y/ 1I. it wasn0t .or your +ousin ta*in me under

his win durin my .irst deployment5 I ne-er would0-e met the lo-e o. my li.e and the woman I want to spend the rest o. my

li.e with/2 He says with a smile/ I o to say somethin but his phone rins5 I .rown and nod lettin him *now that it0s o*ay

.or him to answer it/ He answers the phone and turns his ba+* to me/ This is weird I thin*5 he0s ne-er done that be.ore/ I shru

it o.. and sit down pullin out some o. the rass and weeds that are around me/ I +an hear some o. his +on-ersation/ 1Hello/2

He as*s tal*in so.tly/ 1I don0t *now5 I 6ust ot ba+*5 I0m with Ellie52 He tells the person on the phone/ I +an tell he is smilin

by the way his -oi+e sounds/ 1&ro5 I 6ust ot home5 I planned to i-e Ellie somethin toniht/2 he whispers/ I +ould barely

ma*e that part out/ 1Is she alriht:2 Ian as*s/ 1Alriht5 I will be riht there/ I 6ust ha-e to drop Ellie o.. at home/2 He says

.ranti+ally/ He turns towards me on+e aain/ 1I ha-e to o/ I0ll drop you o.. at home and I will be ba+* later/ O):2 he as*s/ I

tell him I understand and wal* ba+* to the +ar/ Ian starts up the +ar and dri-es the .ew minutes ba+* home/ 1&ye Ian/2 I say

exitin the +ar/ I wat+h him dri-e away5 then o inside/ On+e inside I let a tear .all down my +hee*/ I don0t .eel li*e doin

mu+h so I turn on the TB and .lip throuh the +hannels/ I stop at one o. my .a-orite shows Criminal Minds and +ry mysel. to

sleep/

Chapter .our( Ian/

I pull up in .ront o. the house5 tryin not to ma*e too mu+h noise I 3ui+*ly turn o.. the enine and lo+* the Mustan

behind me/ I noti+e some thi+* bla+* smo*e +omin .rom the house/ I 3ui+*en my pa+e to a run to the .ront door/ 'eelin the

door with the ba+* o. my hand I +an tell it0s hot/ I 3ui+*ly run around to the ba+* door and 6ile with the handle/ The door is

lo+*ed/ I ta*e a step ba+* and *i+* the door in5 rushin inside7 my adrenaline is runnin in .ull .or+e at the moment/ 1Ellie

where are you:2 I +all out .or her but there is no answer/ The .urther I o into the house the thi+*er the smo*e be+omes/ 1Ellie

+an you hear me:2 I +all on+e more/ Still there is no answer/ 4here +ould she be: I run into the li-in room +he+*in .or


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Ellie5 but she0s nowhere in siht/ 1Maybe she0s in the bedroom:2 I 3uestion ma*in my way towards our bedroom/ The

smo*e is ettin thi+*er and it0s harder to breathe/ I. I don0t .ind Ellie soon5 we0re both in a whole lot o. trouble/ It really

+ould be the end o. both o. us/ I run into the bedroom .indin Ellie +urled up in a ball on the bed5 she isn0t mo-in/ 1Ellie,2 I

yell/ She ma*es no e..ort to mo-e/ I run o-er to her and roll her on to her ba+*5 +he+*in to see i. she0s breathin/ Than* od

she is5 but her breath sounds are .aint and her +hest rises and .alls slowly/ 1Ellie5 wa*e up/2 I say sha*in her a little/ I try not

to let her mo-e around -ery mu+h/ She slowly opens her eyes/ 1Ellie, &aby tell me what hurts: 4hat0s hurtin you:2 I as*

3ui+*ly/ She +ouhs and points to her arm/ I loo* o-er and +an see that she has a third deree burn stret+hin .rom her wrist to

her elbow/ It0s ettin harder to breathe and see and I *now we ha-e to et out riht now/ 1Ellie5 I0m oin to ta*e you

outside/ Tell me i. your arm starts to hurt you more/2 I tell her pi+*in her up o.. the bed/

Chapter .i-e( Ellie/

I nod and win+e as he pi+*s me up pla+in my head aainst his +hest blo+*in the smo*e .rom my airway/ Ian

rapidly maneu-ers throuh the thi+* bla+* smo*e/ He ets throuh the li-in room with no problems but that whole no

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Chapter six( Ian/

1Ellie5 +an you hear me: I. you +an I need you to open your eyes .or me/ Can you do that .or me: Ellie open your

eyes/2 I repeat that until the paramedi+s arri-e and ta*e +ontrol o. the s+ene/ They strap Ellie to the ba+*board and start an IB

in her hand/ I hear one o. the paramedi+s as* a .ire.ihter to help them load Ellie into the ri/ 1This +an0t be happenin/ I

ne-er should ha-e le.t her alone/2 I repeatedly thin* to mysel./ I try to et in the ambulan+e but the paramedi+s tell me that

there0s no room and that I +an meet them at St/ Mer+y0s/ I nod my head and pull the ambulan+e doors +losed/ The enine o.

the ri roars to li.e as they ta*e o.. runnin with their lihts and sirens/ I +an hear someone wal*in up behind me/ I 3ui+*ly

turn around and .a+e an older man most li*ely in his sixties wearin a turn out 6a+*et and a white helmet/ 1Do you li-e here

son:2 he as*s handin me a towel/ 1;es sir I do/ My name is Ian &radshaw/ May I as* who you are:2 I as* wonderin who

in the world this man +ould be/ 1My name is Marshall/ I wor* .or the Arson In-estiator0s department/ I 6ust need to as* you

some 3uestions it0s a routine thin so there isn0t anythin to worry about/ As soon as we are done you +an o to your wi.e/

4hy don0t you .ollow me o-er here to this +ommand -ehi+le:2 He says pointin to a red SB with the name Marshall0s

Arson In-estiation painted a+ross the side/ I don0t thin* I ha-e mu+h o. a +hoi+e in this so I .ollow him to the SB/ I et in

and be.ore I e-en ha-e the door shut he starts 3uestionin me/ He as*s at least .our 3uestions but I don0t +at+h any o. them/

1Ex+use me sir5 but +an you please 6ust slow it down a bit: I ha-e no idea what you 6ust as*ed me/2 I as* him tryin to stay

+alm/ How +an I stay +alm when I ha-e no idea how Ellie is: 14ere you home when the .ire started:2 He as*s pullin out a

tape re+order/ 1No5 I was out on a run/2 I say +on.used as to why he needed that in.ormation/ Am I a suspe+t in this: 14hy

were you not at your residen+e sir: It0s pretty late to be out and about/2 He as*s tal*in in to the mi+rophone/ 1Ellie and I had

otten in a little .iht and I needed to +ool o../ I don0t see what any o. this has to do with the .ire itsel. thouh/2 I say/ 1Did

you start the .ire and then lea-e:2 He as*s raisin an eyebrow at me/ 14hat: I wasn0t e-en home/ How +ould I ha-e started

it: I should ha-e been here with Ellie/ This ne-er would0-e been this bad i. I was home/2 I say rantin/ 1O*ay last 3uestion

.or riht now5 was anythin wron with the house: Maybe some .aulty wirin5 a as lea*5 perhaps a +andle or somethin ot

*no+*ed o-er/2 14e don0t burn +andles5 there was nothin wron with the wirin and i. there was a as lea* the house


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would0-e exploded a lon time ao5 idiot/2 I spit at him5 3ui+*ly ettin out o. the +ar/ I start to wal* towards my +ar but I

noti+e that the .iremen are +leanin up/ I spot the +hie.5 an old .amily .riend5 and hustle o-er to him/ 1Hey5 Crit+h.ield +an I

tal* to you .or a minute:2 I as*/ 1Hey Ian, It0s been a lon time sin+e I0-e seen you/ 4hat do you need:2 He as*s/ 1I need to

*now how this happened/ Can you tell me:2 I as* 14e suspe+t that it0s arson/ There is e-iden+e o. the use o. an a++elerant/

Now what I don0t understand is why they would lea-e Ellie5 basi+ally untou+hed/ &esides the burn on her arm her only other

-isible in6ury is a bla+* eye/ 4hen I *now more Ian I0ll let you *now/ ;ou need to o be with Ellie riht now/ She needs

you/2 He says shooin me away/ Crit+h.ield didn0t ha-e to tell me twi+e to o be with Ellie/ I et into my mustan5 and speed

o.. towards the hospital/ On+e I arri-e I o to the nurse0s des* and as* where Ellie0s room is/ She tells me the number and I

ma*e my way to the room/ I really don0t *now what to expe+t/ Crit+h.ield said her only in6uries were her bla+* eye and burnt

arm/ Could he be riht: I stop at room $"5 Ellie0s room/ I *no+* and then open the door7 there is a do+tor and a nurse

+he+*in some monitors that Ellie is hoo*ed up too/ 1Ex+use me Do+tor5 +an I tal* to you .or a minute:2 I as* puttin my

hands behind my ba+*/ 1;es:2 He as*s handin a +lipboard to the nurse beside him/ The do+tor loo*s youn5 maybe mid to

early thirties with short dar* brown hair/ 1My name is Ian5 I0m Ellie0s boy.riend/ How is she doin:2 I as* *ind o. s+ared o.

the answer/ 14ell5 Ian5 I hear that you0re the one that res+ued her/ Is that true:2 He as*s/ I 6ust nod my head/ 14ell it0s ood

that you ot there when you did be+ause she wouldn0t ha-e made it i. she was in that house any loner/ 4hen she +ame in her

nose hair was sined and she has a bad third deree burn on her arm/ She also has a bla+* eye and a small .ra+ture on the ba+*

o. her s*ull/ ;ou and I both *now that a .ire will not do that to someone/ Someone had to ha-e hit her/ 4as it you5 Ian: I ha-e

an obliation to report domesti+ abuse and i. that is oin on here I will not hesitate reportin you/ >ust be+ause you0re in the

military doesn0t mean you et spe+ial treatment/ Do you understand:2 He as*s .oldin his hands in .ront o. him/ 1No5 it

wasn0t me/ I wasn0t home when this whole thin started/ I 6ust happened to +ome home at the riht time/2 I say swallowin

my uilt/ I did do some o. this to Ellie/ She deser-es someone way better than me/ I *now it/ The do+tor seems to belie-e my

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1Ellie is oin to be o*ay/ She will be on hih strenth pain *illers .or a while and her arm should heal .ine/ As .or

the s*ull .ra+ture5 it is pretty minor so I don0t see her ha-in any trouble there either/ I. she +ontinues to impro-e throuh the

niht she +an o home tomorrow/2 He says wal*in out o. the room/ Hope.ully she impro-es be+ause Ellie absolutely hates

hospitals, I pull up a +hair next to her bed and rab her hand in mine/ 1Ellie5 baby I0m here now e-erythin is oin to be

o*ay/ The do+tor said i. you +ontinue to et better you +an +ome home/ I *now that you would absolutely lo-e that/2 I say

*issin her hand/

Chapter Se-en( Ellie/

I slowly open my eyes re-ealin a briht white room5 whi+h I instantly *now it0s a hospital room/ I roan and loo*

down at my arm and see a spe+ial slee-e on it/ So that0s why I0m in so mu+h pain5 I thin* to mysel./ A *no+* at the door

brins me out o. my thouhts/ 1Come in/2 I try to yell but it +omes out more as a whisper/ The door opens and in wal*s Ian/ I

smile/ 1Ian5 why am I here: I want to o home/ ;ou *now how mu+h I hate hospitals/2 1Ellie5 I don0t *now how you are

oin to rea+t to this but there was a .ire/2 I loo* at him +on.used/ E-erythin was .ine when I went to sleep/ Ian loo*s at me

and says 1There was in .a+t a .ire and it destroyed the ma6ority o. our house/ It started in the .ront o. the house and wor*ed its

way ba+*/2 He .inishes tellin me what happened and I start to +ry/ 1Don0t +ry Ellie it wasn0t your .ault/2 He says rabbin

my hand/ I don0t say anythin/ 1Are you ready to +ome home:2 he as*s/ 14hat home: 4e0re homeless/ 4e ha-e no home/2

1;ou0ll see/2 He tells me with a smile5 I *now I +an0t arue when he loo*s at me li*e that/ 1Come on5 put on these +lothes and

we +an lea-e/2 He says sittin down in the +hair next to the bed/ I et dressed tell him we +an o/ Ian and I wal* out o. the

hospital/ 1I0m oin to et the +ar you 6ust sit here and rest/2 He says with a win*5 ma*in me roll my eyes at him/ Ian pulls

up in his old Shelby =T Mustan the same one .rom our .irst date/ I smile as Ian helps me inside/ 1I thouht that you sold

this a lon time ao/2 I say rubbin my hand on the leather seat/ He tells me that he had *ept it in a storae area while he was

one and wanted to *eep it as a surprise .or me on+e he ot ba+*/ I smile at him and wait .or him to dri-e/ Ian tells me that he

has a surprise and that so I +an0t pea* he0s oin to blind .old me/ On+e blind.olded5 we lea-e the hospital/ 1Ian when +an I

o.. ta*e this stupid blind .old:2 I as* aitated/ Ian *nows that I absolutely hate surprises5 mostly be+ause they ne-er end well/


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1This house is oreous/2 I tell him/ 1It0s better than our old house/ I thin* to mysel./ Ian sits down on the +ou+h in the li-in

room and says5 1Ellie5 I need to tell you somethin/2 I sit next to him worried/ 14hat is it:2 I as* a.raid o. the answer/ 1I

ha-e to o ba+* to Ira3 .or $G months as o. O+tober .irst/2 He tells me/ 1&ut you 6ust ot home/ I don0t want you to lea-e/2 I

say +on.used/ 1I *now El5 but 6ust thin* a.ter this tour I0m done/2 He says +om.ortin me/ 1;ou0re not oin to re9enlist/ Are

you:2 I as*/ 1O. +ourse not5 on+e I0m out I0m all yours/2 He says leanin in to hu me/ I ba+* away/ 1>ust thin* we +an write

and +all ea+h other while Im one/ And I0ll ta*e my laptop so we +an do that S*ype thin/2 He says smilin/ 1E-erythin will

be .ine5 I promise/2 He tries to reassure me/ His reassurin isn0t really wor*in/ 1Ha-in your letters is reat and e-erythin

but they aren0t as ood as ha-in you here/ I need you Ian/ Seein you on the +omputer isn0t enouh, That is not oin to help

anythin, 4hy +an0t they 6ust send someone else: ;ou0re needed here/2 I say/ 1El5 I *now/ I don0t want to o anymore then

you want me too/ I want to stay here with you5 but thins don0t wor* that way/ >ust thin*5 you ot throuh our .irst

deployment toether5 and the .irst one is always the hardest/ ;ou +an do anythin/ I ha-e a month with you/ et0s spend it

while we +an/2 1;ou0re riht let0s 6ust relax and wat+h mo-ies today/2 I say/ 4e spend the niht +uddlin on the +ou+h

wat+hin mo-ies and eatin pop+orn and ha-in one o. the best nihts o. my li.e/ 4e both .all asleep wat+hin 1Madea =oes

to >ail/2

Chapter eiht( Ellie/

I wa*e up lyin on the +ou+h all alone5 stret+hin I +all .or Ian5 but there0s no answer/ I shru it o.. and o to +hane

my +lothes/ In my room I .ind one o. Ian0s t9shirts layin on the .loor next to the bed/ I slip it and a pair o. shorts on and wal*

out to the *it+hen/ I turn on the radio and start to dan+e while ma*in Ian his .a-orite brea*.ast ba+on5 stea*5 es and

pan+a*es/ The .ront door silently opens/ 1Hey Ian,2 I +all out/ 1&rea*.ast smells ood/ 4hat is it:2 He as*s *issin my +hee*/

He0s all sweaty5 so he must ha-e been out runnin/ 14ell your .a-orite o. +ourse/ Only the best .or my man/2 I ile settin

his brea*.ast on the table/ There0s somethin that has been on my mind sin+e I wo*e up this mornin/ 1Ian5 I need to tal* to

you about somethin/2 I sit on the +hair next to his/ 1;es5 what is it Ellie:2 He as*s puttin his .or* down and .o+usin all o.

his attention on me/ 14ell I0-e been thin*in about this .or a while now and I want to *now what you thin* about ettin


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married be.ore you lea-e: I *now that is mo-in *ind o. .ast but I .eel li*e it0s the best thin to do/2 Ian smiles5 1I0d lo-e

nothin more than to marry you be.ore I lea-e, That0s a reat idea5 baby,2 Ian pulls my +hair towards him and puts me on his

lap5 *issin my +hee*/ I wash the dishes .rom brea*.ast and then o into our room/ I loo* in my +loset and .ind a +ute white

top with a bla+* tan* top to o underneath and a pair o. 6eans/ I o into the bathroom and ta*e a shower/ The warm water hits

my burn and it .eels li*e someone is tryin to rip my arm o..5 it hurts so bad/ I let out a s+ream whi+h sends Ian rushin in/

1Ellie, 4hat0s wron: Are you o*ay:2 He as*s/ 1;eah5 I0m o*ay/ I 6ust ot some hot water on my burn/2 I say holdin my

arm straiht out/ 1O*ay/ &e more +are.ul babe/2 He says wal*in out o. the bathroom/ I .inish washin my hair then turn the

water o../ I wrap a towel around mysel.5 +are.ully a-oidin my burn/ The area around the burn is briht red and there is a

nasty li3uid seepin .rom it/ I throw my +lothes on and put my hair up in a bun/ I rab a pair o. easy to slip on shoes and put

them on7 I wal* out into the *it+hen and tell Ian that I need the +ar/ 14here are you oin:2 he as*s 1To the do+tors5 I thin*

my arm is in.e+ted/2 I tell him while showin my arm to him/ 1El5 your arm is .ine7 the do+tors told me that it will lea* .luid

be+ause you dehydrated the s*in/2 1)eep it wrapped up in some au


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+hoose it/2 Ian ta*es a deep breath and loo*s at me intently/ 1I want to et married on September "#th/2 Ian smiles5 1O*ay5 the

date is set/ I0ll ta*e +are o. the prea+her and tellin our .riends/ 1I0ll start plannin now,2 I tell him ex+itedly/ I hurry o.. into

the li-in room and et on my laptop5 emailin all o. my best .riends and settin up appointments/ 1Ian I ha-e all o. the

appointments set up .or the "#th, I +an0t belie-e that in less than ten days we will be newlyweds, How ex+itin is that:2 Ian

6ust runts/ 14hat0s wron baby:2 I as* sittin on his lap5 *issin his +hee*/ 1Nothin is wron Ellie/ I0m .ine/2 He replies

plainly/ 1Ian you don0t a+t li*e this when e-erythin is o*ay/ >ust tell me what is wron/2 I rab his hand in mine/ 1Ellie I

don0t want to tal* about it5 6ust drop it/ O*ay/ ;ou wouldn0t understand anyways/2 I roll my eyes/ 14hy don0t you try me5

Ian: I understand a lot more than you thin* I do/ Tell me what is oin on with you/2 Ian ets up o.. the +ou+h and I .ollow

him into the bedroom/ 1Ellie I told you I don0t want to tal* about it/ >ust drop it5 o*ay:2 I sih/ 1'ine but don0t say I didn0t try

to help you5 be+ause I did/ I0m oin out/2 I start to wal* away when Ian +alls my name/ 1Ellie5 where are you oin:2 I smile

to mysel./ 1I don0t want to tal* about it/2 I rab the *eys to the motor+y+le o.. the +ounter and slam the .ront door/ I0-e ne-er

dri-en the bi*e be.ore5 but how hard +ould it be:

Chapter nine( Ellie/

1Hey, Are you o*ay:2 Someone as*s me/ I roan as I .eel the weiht o. the motor+y+le bein li.ted o.. o. me/ The

straner *neels down beside me/ I try to sit up but .ind mysel. 3uite di


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that ma*es you want to run your tonue all o-er/ He ma*es his way ba+* to me with a briht red ba/ 1Are you ha-in any

ne+* or ba+* pain riht now:2 I sha*e my head no/ 1That0s a -ery ood sin/ Can you do me a .a-or and lay down on the

round: I need to ma*e sure that you don0t ha-e any other in6uries that I ha-en0t seen/2 I lie ba+* on the round and wat+h as

Austin does his thin/ 1et me *now i. any o. this hurts you5 o*ay:2 I smile .aintly and nod/ Austin does his assessment and

.inds no in6uries/ 14ell Miss/ Ellie you ot -ery lu+*y today/2 He tells me loo*in -ery serious/ 1;ou +ould0-e otten

seriously in6ured with as .ast as you were oin/ ;ou were doin at least #mph/ Now do you want to tell me why you were

oin that .ast:2 I i-e Austin a 3ui+* loo* then my eyes o ba+* to the round/ 1I had a .iht with my .ian+J/ He was bein

di..i+ult so I le.t and I *now I shouldn0t ha-e ta*en the bi*e5 I0-e ne-er dri-en it be.ore/2 Austin 6ust nods his head/ 14ell

you0re all bandaed up now/ 4ould you li*e .or me to ta*e you home or are you o*ay to ta*e the bi*e:2 I smile as he helps

me up/ 1I don0t want to be any more o. a trouble I0ll 6ust ta*e the bi*e/ Than* you .or e-erythin thouh/2 I tryto ta*e a step

towards the bi*e but I almost .all/ Than*.ully Austin +at+hes me in his arms/ 14ow there, There is no way that I0m lettin

you ba+* on that bi*e/ I0ll ta*e you home/ et me help you into the tru+*/2 Austin pi+*s me up in his arms and puts me in the

passener seat o. his tru+*/ 1Hey, 4hat about the bi*e:2 I as* be.ore he +an +lose the door/ 1Don0t worry about the bi*e7 I0m

loadin it into the bed/2 He replies with a lauh/ 1All riht where too Ellie:2 He as*s startin the tru+*/ I tell him my address

and put my seat belt on/ 1O*ay Ellie here we are/2 He +omes around to my side o. the tru+* and helps me out/ 14here do you

want the bi*e:2 He as*s holdin onto my arm/ I +an hardly thin* straiht sin+e he isn0t wearin a shirt/ 1m5 riht o-er here

is ood/2 I say pointin to the arae/ 1I really appre+iate it/ How +an I pay you ba+*:2 I as* pullin my wallet out o. my

po+*et/ 1Oh no ma0am5 you don0t need to repay me/ ;ou +an do me a .a-or and stay o.. o. the bi*e .or a while and by ettin

some rest/ That is how you +an repay me/2 He says with a smile/ 1Now head on inside and et some rest,2 I smile at him and

wa-e oodbye/ I +lose the door behind me and let out a lon sih/ I all o. a sudden .eel -ery di


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around me/ 1I too* the bi*e out and I was oin way too .ast and I wre+*ed/ I uess when I did I passed out/ I don0t *now

how mu+h damae is done to the bi*e/ I0m really sorry about the bi*e baby/ I *now you lo-e that thin more than li.e/ I really

didn0t thin* that I was oin to wre+* it/ Are you mad:2 Ian loo*s at me +on+erned/ 1&aby5 I0m not mad at you/ ;ou +ould

ha-e been hurt worse or *illed, I +ould +are less about the bi*e as lon as you0re o*ay/ I0m 6ust happy that you0re sa.e/ Do

you need me to et you anythin:2 Ian as*s rubbin his hand o-er my hair/ 1I don0t need anythin I 6ust need a nap/ 4ill you

lay with me:2 Ian +limbs into bed and ta*es me into his arms/ &e.ore I *now it we0re both sound asleep/

Chapter ten( Ian/

1Hey Ian wait up,2 I hear someone +all .rom behind me/ I turn around to .ind Crit+h.ield runnin towards me/

1Hey, 4hy aren0t you with the rest o. the uests:2 I as* as he ets +loser to me/ 1I0ll be out there5 I 6ust ha-e to tell you

somethin .irst/ I .ound some thins out about the .ire and I thouht you should *now/ @emember how I told you that there

was an a++elerant used: 4ell that a++elerant was as/ 4e thin* that the person or persons responsible .or the .ire thouht that

you were the one inside5 not Ellie/ 4hen they reali


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4ell today is the bi day5 Ian and I are ettin married, I loo* into the mirror and smooth out the .ront o. my dress

and ta*e a deep breath/ I0m so ner-ous to start this new +hapter in my li.e/ I am marryin the lo-e o. my li.e in 6ust a .ew

minutes/ I0-e waited .or this day sin+e I was a little irl/ I hear a *no+* at the door and the planner pea*s her head inside/ 1All

riht it0s time i. you +ould .ollow me that0d be reat/2 I ta*e one last lan+e in the mirror/ I +an0t tell i. it0s the butter.lies or

the ner-es that has me all wor*ed up/ It0s probably a mixture o. both/ The roomsmen and bridesmaids pair up and start

wal*in down the aisle/ They loo* absolutely ama


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this still I would0-e stayed in Ira3/ I noti+e that Ellie is 6ust standin there/ She has a sho+*ed expression on her .a+e and her

hand is on her stoma+h/ Has she been shot: I as* mysel./ I. she hasn0t now she will be soon i. I don0t do somethin to help

her/ I pee* out .rom behind the piano and see that there are three shooters/ They ha-e their ba+*s .a+in me/ It0s now or ne-er/

I run towards Ellie and ta+*le her to the round/ Somehow we land behind a wall5 but at least she0s out o. the way o. the un

.ire/ Ellie I need .or you to loo* at me/ Ellie5 wa*e up/ I apply pressure to the wound and she stays un+ons+ious/

Chapter twel-e( Ian/

1Ian,2 An un.amiliar -oi+e +alls out/ I turn around and see that there is someone standin in .ront o. me/ 4ith a

sma+* to my head5 e-erythin oes +ompletely dar*/

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