Shit, she needed a hug.
Taylor sat quietly by as Victor comforted his…wife.
“Rosemary, your father is a powerful man. Surely, he can take care of himself. You should let him help you,” Victor told her.
“You’re wrong, Victor. This assassin had no problem killing a United States attorney and would have no problem getting to my dad. I had to run. If I hadn’t, everyone that mattered to me would’ve been in danger.”
Tears ran down Rosemary’s cheeks. She sank into Victor’s arms as she cried. Taylor was sympathetic to her pain. And before she could stop herself, she had crossed the room and kneeled next to Victor. She gently placed her hand on Rosemary’s back. Rosemary, still sobbing, leaned over to place her head on Taylor’s shoulder.
“I’m sorry for everything that you’ve been through. It must have been horrible,” Taylor softly consoled.
“Oh, Taylor, you have no idea. I had to not only survive a deadly hurricane, But I had to learn a new way of life. I had no money, no name, and no family. I did a lot to survive.”
Victor looked up at Taylor and whispered, “I’ll get wine.”
“And tissue,” Taylor said as he stood.
Once Victor was out of the room, Taylor asked, “How did you find out that it was the senator that put a hit out on you?”
“Collier,” she admitted. “Collier had always been my eyes and ears. He kept me informed.”
“Collier!” Taylor hissed, not at all surprised.
“There was a time when Collier loved me. I guess you could say that I had him wrapped around my little finger.” Rosemary smiled sadly as she continued, “Well, he was until he started sleeping with Kara Edwards. Then, I guess he fell under her spell.”
Taylor’s jaw dropped when Rosemary mentioned Victor’s former press secretary and jilted lover. “Kara Edwards? What the hell does she have to do with this?” Taylor inquired, just as Victor reentered the room.
“Yes, Rosemary, whatdoesKara have to do with any of this?” he asked as he placed a bottle of Merlot and three wine glasses on the cocktail table.
Rosemary scrubbed her eyes with her fists and look up at Taylor with swollen, red eyes.
“It was Kara. She was the one who convinced Collier to shoot you.”
