. oh god..." Her hands fell into her lap as she stared sightlessly in front of her. Raul reached down and pried the cell phone from her hand.He hit th...e replay button for the current message in the queue. A detached but slightly somber voice began speaking, identifying himself as the night duty sergeant of the Columbia Police Department.He expressed his regret at having to share this kind of news in this way, but he had to inform them that her son, Robert Taylor, had been at the scene of a. ’ Jessica turned around and grinned when she saw Claire standing in the doorway. ‘Welcome back!’ Jessica exclaimed. ‘Thanks. How are the kids?’ Claire wanted to know, resting her hands on her belly. ‘Growing like weeds. We’re working on the ABCs with Will already,’ Jessica answered, mixing the rest of the ingredients into her waffle batter. ‘You’re up way too early,’ Danny grumbled, walking into the kitchen. ‘I know, but Jake called while you were checking on the kids. He’s having an emergency. " All thoughts of slowing down had slipped from my head..."Oh damn, I'm going to love this, I know it – this will definitely lead to trouble" I heard her laugh. "Let's go in the water, Cher, I need to clear my head a little." we waded in slowly. The waves had gotten a little bigger from earlier in the day – the sun was sinking a little lower. The tide was coming in and the water colder than before, but I didn't care – I wanted to be in deep enough to try to put out this fire inside of me. If. " Conflicted about what? About me?" Jasper asked.Sienna felt that pull again as he spoke. Her heart was thumping so prominently she was sure he must be able to feel its vibrations through the concrete floor."I guess so," she finally answered."What's the conflict?" Jasper prodded, pacing slowly a few feet away from the bed. He had a neutral look on his face, but something about his body language was predatory. "That thing you did. Yesterday. In the coffee shop," Sienna said with difficulty. "It.