Page 33 of Unbroken
Finally, just when she was about ready to give up on him, the familiar jangle of her ringtone pierced the air. She practically lunged for her phone and snatched it up, her heart slamming against her ribs when she saw Aiden’s name.
“Hello?”
“Hey.”
Aiden sounded weary, and her heart pinched.
“How’s everything going?”
She knew he wouldn’t be able to offer any details about the case, but that wasn’t what she was after anyway. She wanted to know how he was dealing with whatever they had found.
“It’s… bad,” he finally admitted. “Sometimes I just… I hate this.”
Maya heard him swallow hard, and she bit her lip at the pain lacing his words.
She felt terrible for doubting him, even for a second.
“I’m sorry.”
She wasn’t quite sure what else to say.
“Are you making any progress?”
“Yeah.” He blew out a breath. “We should be done here soon, but it might take a couple of days to get everything wrapped up.”
“Okay.”
She hesitated a beat when he remained quiet.
“I miss you.”
“I miss you, too, sweetheart. So much.”
Maya heard the rustle of something in the background, and she wondered if he was in bed too or if he was just getting back to his hotel room for the night.
“I can’t wait to see you again.”
His softly spoken words tempered her disappointment, and she smiled.
“I’m all yours. You just tell me when.”
“I’ll let you know when I’m home,” he promised.
“Can’t wait.”
They said their goodbyes, then hung up.
She stared at the phone in her hand for a minute before plugging it in and placing it on the nightstand. She hated being away from him, not being able to share whatever he was going through.
He sounded absolutely miserable, and her heart hurt for him.
She wished there was something she could do.
For now, all she could do was offer silent support and be there if and when he was ready to talk. She hoped he would get things wrapped up quickly because she missed him like crazy.
She tucked one hand under her cheek as she rolled to her side, wishing he was next to her as she finally drifted off to sleep.
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