@fatescattered sent: â i thought youâd like some company. â â From Rebecca for Billy!
How did one go from being a respectable lieutenant to a wanted felon on the run? Very easily, as Billy had come to learn. Life spent hiding out in the mountains since parting ways with Rebecca had been lonely. Sometimes Billy felt like he was going insane when talking to himselfâ who else did he have to converse with? But it sure beat being confined to a cell awaiting his end. Heâd narrowly escaped the death penalty once before. There wouldnât be a second time if he were to be apprehended again.
Still.. Billy wished there was some way of training himself to resist the urge of looking over his shoulder with every unexpected noise. For all he knew? The next one could be somebody ready to jump him with a pair of handcuffs. But his days in cuffs were over. With the name âBilly Coenâ filed away under âdeceasedâ thanks to Rebecca.. nobody should actively be searching for him, right? As long as he stayed under the radar.. he should be fine.
Or so he thought up until now. The sudden snap of a twig had Billyâs hand going for his gun, fingers itching to unholster it, until..
â..Rebecca?â Her face came into view, and for a moment.. Billy thought he was imagining it. If not for her speaking up to confirm she was real, he may have summed it up to some sort of dream. How sheâd found him all the way out here? He didnât know. And although he was relieved to see her.. he couldnât allow himself to let his guard down fully, legs remaining glued in place where heâd wanted to step towards her.
âDepends. You here alone, Officer Chambers?â His eyes scanned left to right. It wasnât that he didnât trust her. Sheâd let him go once before. Given him a chance. But.. heâd been double crossed in the past. Sort of how heâd ended up in this situation to begin with. What if sheâd had a change of heart, or somebody had convinced her that he was guilty of the crimes heâd been accused of? Or what if sheâd simply been followed?












