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2020-07-16 08:56:38Deanna felt Max move from in back of her to stand and slightly chuckled as he stood up as she wiggled in her half-sleep back to the spot he had been in for his warmth. He had heard Henry start to fuss in his crib though he didn’t think the boy was awake yet completely. Max would allow her to rest a bit more before he would ask her what she wanted for dinner.
He looked around the loft and the beginnings of the two rooms that had been filled with things in the past few hours. Everything was being put into place and would find it’s way into their everyday lives. He knew that he had to call his mother and check on his father as well. Though doing that on the phone might bring the toddler to completely awake. Instead, he decided they would take a trip out that way to see them both. He needed to make sure the
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A car ride was a treat for Henry. Deanna knew they probably kept him at home and locked away in the upstairs nursery with his nanny and not much else. She began to wonder where the woman was in the first place. Deanna had not thought of that. Where had the nanny been while her mother had done the things that she did to Henry’s little body? The thought was heartbreaking, and she didn’t want to really think about that. Even in two days, his little body was doing much better. Though they both were pale, it was good to see that he healed quickly.She knew there would be bruises and bumps in his life, but never again will anyone ever hit him again. She turned to look at him as he was smiling out the window as he saw things that he probably never had before. He was a fluke of nature like she was. A child that
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The car ride was quiet as they all had a lot to think about. Max had come to grips that though his parents were very flawed, they were as bad as he thought. Sometime soon, he wanted to go to the cemetery that his sister was and at least pay his respects now that he understood who was there. That would be sometime in the future, though. Right now, he had enough to deal with adjusting to the fact he was no longer alone.Deanna was trying to think of how the next day was going to go. Though she had been a part of the family, not many of the wider family seemed to like her. It may be because of the facts of her birth. They probably knew how she was there. No one wanted to say it, including her. Talking to her younger cousin was not going to be easy, but sh
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Winterhaven was a looming building that resembled a small Victorian castle in the middle of the woods though its appearance for what it really did was in the fifteen-foot fence, and razor wire that lined the top of the fence was easily seen and understood. Though the building was in good shape for housing all the people there, it had a stain on it that made it seem dark, dank, and dirty to the observer who stumbled across the place.Deanna was not looking forward to a foray into the building at all, even knowing that she had a car ready to leave with both Max and Henry in it. The discussion which became heated during breakfast was that Max didn’t want her to go alone. Deanna understood the reasons why, but instead, she thought he was treating her like a child. She wanted to do this without help, but he won in
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As the two settled into the house as Henry took a nap. She was working in the kitchen, preparing the stuff for dinner as Max was working on some papers. He looked over to her and knew she was thinking about everything as she was doing the things somewhat mindlessly. He wanted her to talk to him but also knew he couldn’t push her. The argument they had in the morning showed him that she still thought he was trying to treat her like a toy. Though he didn’t think he had, he was trying to understand how everything was for her.She had just found out everything in her life had been someone playing games with her. Even from her birth, she was wanted and expected to be something other than what she was. Max knew that in itself could be mind-breaking, and he didn’t want to push her any more than he had in
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As they prepared to make another drive, and Henry seemed happy to be going into the car. Max looked at Deanna and knew the amour she was wearing thin. Though he was extremely impressed that she could focus at all on anything after being dealt the hand, she was just given. She was not reacting as he thought she would, but at the same time, he knew that it could hit anytime soon as well. The shock was like that.“Sweetheart are you sure you want to do this?” he asked as they pulled out of the driveway.“I see no other choice.” She replied as she looked at him as he kissed the back of her hand as he started driving.“I know you’re still mad at me.” He started, but
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As they got near the house, they all heard the screaming coming from inside. It was two voices, and one of them was frantic. “That’s my sister in law, Cheryl,” Deanna said as they got to the yard. She was ready with the handle of the pistol in her hand. Somehow she wished that this whole thing would have gone away for a minute, and she could feel something, but she knew she was numb.“What the hell is going on? Who is that? Why do you have blood on your sneakers?” Cheryl was screaming at David, and Deanna could see them both pacing around something in the front room, but it was just their shadows.“Ma’am, I don’t think you should continue.” On
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Deanna was on pins and needles as they waited for the okay to go to her parent’s house as Max seemingly changed everything about himself almost in front of her eyes. It was like he was a different person now. He was mentally preparing himself for what lies ahead of them. Deanna was tired as he looked at her, and she saw that his golden eyes were different. Harder than they normally were. They looked like eagles that see right through your soul. this was the version of him she didn’t know, The detective side of him. In a way, he even looked different to her.She knew she was probably going crazy thinking he looked different, but this wasn’t the same man she had spent the last week with. This was someone she didn’t really know. Th
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“What?” he asked, surprised, and the car swerved slightly as he swallowed hard. Deanna hadn’t expected him to react that way even though she hadn’t meant to say it out loud though it had been in her head.“Nothing.” She said as she looked out the window. For the first time in the past week, she felt alone again. The numbness that she had felt earlier when going into her brother's house was now gone, and a stabbing pain rolled through her body. She could feel the tears building up behind her eyes. She wanted to finish this, and then she would go back to the house they shared and start packing hers and Henry’s things up. Though she had nowhere to really go, she would find a place.Soon money wouldn’t be a problem
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Across the Desk Author's note
The insanity series is now complete. The wonderful journey this has taken me on along with the wonderful people who have joined along for the ride know the ups and downs and the five months of my life it took to write this series.i am insane proud of the outcome and how it all worked out. The next series which is the nightmare series will begin in december. The first book in the series "The nightmare begins" is ready and will begin on December 1st. Though the first book does not have Max and Deanna i will tie in to the insanity series with the second book which i will begin writing in early 2021.Thank you for coming along on this journey and don;t forget to check out the other books in the Series.Across the DeskWeathering the StormAnd Breaking the Eye Wall....
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This is the first in the insanity Series dealing with the Watson's and the two characters of Max and Deanna. The Second book is now out on Goodnovel.The name of it is Weathering the Storm. it continues where this book left off.The third will be released on November 1st, 2020 and it is called Breaking the eye wall. A tie in series will be released in December called The nightmare begins. All books will be released on Barnes and noble .com as well by the end of the year. I truly hope you enjoyed the books and will continue to read my writing. Reviews are always welcome and I love hearing from you.Octobers release is And the rain Fell... A scary love story with a few twists and turns....Kat
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Max enjoyed the time they had when it was just the four of them doing the normal things a young family would do. When they got home every day it was a simple process for her to start dinner and then do some of the things around the house that needed to be done. She had a schedule for everything and she would start a load of laundry. Go into the bathrooms and spray them done for it to be rinsed off and wiped down at a later time. She kept the house looking pretty well despite the fact they had a toddler that liked to spread his toys nearly every where throughout the house.Max would get down on the floor and play with Henry or take the kids outside for some fresh air. After they ate dinner they would settle in for a show on the tv as he held one of the kids and she did the other. Then it was time for baths and bedti
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The rest of the day they worked side by side knowing that the storm being on the horizon for some time. They also knew the love they had found in the simple setting of the office they shared during the day and their house at night would sustain them for the rest of their days if they let it. There would be times they had to fight but there would more times to love each other and the two children they both loved.Battles were headed their way and Max knew as he looked at Deanna that there was nothing more he could do to love her but he would fight for her until the day he died. A student who had turned his head so many years ago was the reason for him to go on with his life. There was nothing that was more important than she was to him.
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A few days later, they were in the basement office. Deanna looked across the desk to see Max, who was talking to Michelle in his arms as she held Henry on her lap. She had been thinking of the past few days and how she had the chance to grieve her sister’s loss and even the ones she had thought of as her parents only because of Max’s help. That Monday, she had been able to make it to the couch and not much further. Max had kept the children close so he could keep up with their demands as well as being there to dry her tears, make her laugh again, and, most importantly, be her rock in this sea that had become her life.The day they started to bring all the children’s stuff into the building, people did a double-take. She had hoped he wouldn’t make a big deal about everything, but he didn&rsqu
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“Well, Deanna, I mean that isn’t the rudest thing you have said when picking up the phone,” Indie said as Deanna could hear the self-righteous tone take over. It was the same one her mother had used throughout her life when Deanna had stood up for herself and wanted to go her own way instead of the one her mother had planned out for her. Now she knew it had to be to cover up how she really was, mentally disturbed and controlling. “I wanted to discuss Mother and Father’s services with you, and then we will have to talk about Justine’s at a later date.”“Indie, you don’t have to discuss anything with me about the services I won’t be going to any one of them except Justine’s,” Deanna said, and it felt like a weight was lifted off her chest.
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Her phone started ringing constantly. She was trying to ignore it with everything that she was, but when Max picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID, he tossed the phone to her. “If you ignore everyone, they will keep calling.”“I don’t want to talk to them,” Deanna said as she put the phone on the table as she went back to watching television with Henry snuggled up next to her.“Then let me talk to them,” Max said as he picked up the phone.“Go right ahead.” Deanna laughed. Max looked at the phone.“Hello?” he
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The four of them sat together on the couch for what seemed to be hours just enjoying the relative quiet. It was Deanna who finally broke the silence. “I can’t go to the funerals for my parents.”“We don’t have to think about that right now,” Max said as he rubbed her back as she snuggled into his side a bit more. “Right now, nothing is planned, and you don’t have to even think about it.”“The rest of them will make a big deal about it,” Deanna said with a sigh as she looked up at him. “This is such a mess. I can’t do it though whether I say it now, or later I refuse to go.”
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Deanna helped Max bring everything into the house from the car’s truck after he brought Henry in, and She had unlatched the baby’s car seat and started to bring it in. She looked down at the baby, and she smiled softly as she knew everything in her life had been turned upside down, and nothing was what it seemed. Though they knew that she could be stunted in ways right now, she was perfect.“What’s going on in that beautiful mind of yours?” Max said as she put the baby down in the middle of the floor, still in her car seat.“Max, we went from just us to now the four of us in a matter of days. My parents and sister are both dead, and David has been arrested, and
