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  • Story Listed as: Fiction For Adults
  • Theme: Love stories / Romance
  • Subject: Crime
  • Published: 07/22/2013

Going out of your way

By Leo Laclair
Born 1970, M, from Punta gorda/FL, United States
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Don made his way to his car to get to a case out in the woods. It was something that he had been working on for some time now. There had been someone or something that had been killing those that lived out there. It just did not look like it was done by an animal. The thought of these people out in the woods killing each other, that was just something that Don could get his mind around. There were families out there that just hated each other. It was just the way that they were killed. It seemed like it was one person who hated these people in the woods.

He made his way up to the old Brown farm to look at the body. He saw someone come out of the house that he had not seen in a long time. That was Tammy, she had been gone for a long time out in the world. She came back for the one that was killed was her father. She looked great with that long red hair, she seemed to have lost some weight also. "Tammy how are things going, it has been a while, sorry about your pa." She stood there for a moment with tears rolling down her face. "I just can not believe that someone would do this to my father. He was a good man and did not do any evil to anyone." It was true her father was a good man. It was just hard to think about the case when he had his thoughts about Tammy. All of the sudden she hugged Don he did not know what to do. "You know that I am so glad you are the one that is on this case. I have to say that I have had feelings for you. I do not know if you feel the same way. I know that this is not the right time to tell you this I just wanted to tell you this."

Don wanted to tell her he had the same feelings too, but all he could do was nod his head. Then something came over the radio about the killer being trapped in a cabin not far from where they were. That it was Tammy`s brother that had been behind all the killings. He wanted to run all of the people off so that he could have the place to build a mall that would make him rich.

Don looked at the door, as it came open the cops saw the gun and opened fire on him. He hit the ground. Don knew that it was over and he could go back to Tammy.

Don told Tammy of what had happened. she jumped into his arms. "Thank you, I had a feeling that he was up to no good." Don could not let go of Tammy and then their eyes met and they kissed. It was a feeling that had been buried for so long for both of them, that they knew that it was fate that had brought them together.

Going out of your way(Leo Laclair) Don made his way to his car to get to a case out in the woods. It was something that he had been working on for some time now. There had been someone or something that had been killing those that lived out there. It just did not look like it was done by an animal. The thought of these people out in the woods killing each other, that was just something that Don could get his mind around. There were families out there that just hated each other. It was just the way that they were killed. It seemed like it was one person who hated these people in the woods.

He made his way up to the old Brown farm to look at the body. He saw someone come out of the house that he had not seen in a long time. That was Tammy, she had been gone for a long time out in the world. She came back for the one that was killed was her father. She looked great with that long red hair, she seemed to have lost some weight also. "Tammy how are things going, it has been a while, sorry about your pa." She stood there for a moment with tears rolling down her face. "I just can not believe that someone would do this to my father. He was a good man and did not do any evil to anyone." It was true her father was a good man. It was just hard to think about the case when he had his thoughts about Tammy. All of the sudden she hugged Don he did not know what to do. "You know that I am so glad you are the one that is on this case. I have to say that I have had feelings for you. I do not know if you feel the same way. I know that this is not the right time to tell you this I just wanted to tell you this."

Don wanted to tell her he had the same feelings too, but all he could do was nod his head. Then something came over the radio about the killer being trapped in a cabin not far from where they were. That it was Tammy`s brother that had been behind all the killings. He wanted to run all of the people off so that he could have the place to build a mall that would make him rich.

Don looked at the door, as it came open the cops saw the gun and opened fire on him. He hit the ground. Don knew that it was over and he could go back to Tammy.

Don told Tammy of what had happened. she jumped into his arms. "Thank you, I had a feeling that he was up to no good." Don could not let go of Tammy and then their eyes met and they kissed. It was a feeling that had been buried for so long for both of them, that they knew that it was fate that had brought them together.

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