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around.
    I clapped my hands together, applauding myself and then patted myself on the back. The moment I went through those motions though revealed my medication hadn't kicked in yet for the back pain. Dominic was on his feet heading over to me as if he thought he could make the pain go away.
    "You know, there is that mind over matter thing to consider here. If I can ease your mind then maybe some of the back pain will go away and before long the meds should start to take effect. Can I try?" Dominic looked like he was pleading with me to say yes. And his eyes were so darn intoxicating to look at.
    "Go for it. What do you want me to do?"
    Dominic calmly explained, "Turn around in the chair so you're facing it and can lean forward. Let your mind be open to mine. And don't talk out loud."
    He tenderly placed his hands on my back starting a light massage.
    Lower back, I mentally pushed at him. He kept his hands on the lower part of my back. I had to trust him and so far I had no reason not to trust him. Considering what I'd been through this day, common sense should have slammed me upside the head to scream at him to keep his distance. But I'd been in his mind and he had been in mine. I did trust him and it felt nice - his touch - both mental and physical.
    For the next fifteen minutes he massaged my back as I leaned forward hugging the chair. At the same time, I let my mind be completely open and blank as he filled it with soothing words. Healing words. Thoughts and feelings that the pain in my back was going away, being drawn out, gone. Then he stopped.
    "Are you better now?" Dom asked.
    I slowly turned around in the chair, careful not to move too quickly which could trigger the pain again. I did feel a lot better. The pain was almost non-existent. I really appreciated what he did for me. "Yes, you made a huge difference in how I feel." After making that statement, I realized it could be taken in two ways. I didn't have a problem with how Dominic might comprehend my meaning.
    There was a long pause as we looked at each other. I don't know how to explain it. It didn't feel wrong to me, it felt right, even though I just met him. I was told he had been monitoring my activities and feelings over the past six months and perhaps that was why I felt as if I'd known him for longer that just this one day. He had been in my mind often and in an odd way, he really wasn't a stranger to me. Being able to relate to another person on the level we just experienced was electrifying.
    "Alrighty then…" Dominic broke the silence, swallowing hard, swiping at the tiny beads of sweat that had formed on his forehead. "Kara, I don't think I'll push you anymore for now. You really have been through a lot since you got here and ought to at least lie down for a while to get your thoughts together."
    At that moment, Tessa knocked on the door and entered. "I just talked to Eli and he thinks you should go ahead and call your parents now. Otherwise, when you don't come back home tonight, they are going to worry and start making phone calls, probably involving the police. We'd like to keep this on the quiet side and try to not have a full blown police investigation and search on our hands. So, like we discussed earlier, the story to your parents will be that you made an impulsive decision to take off to…where would you like that to be?"
    I thought about two seconds and spit out, "California. Yep, I definitely like California."
    Tessa nodded in agreement, "Fabulous. But NO specific towns because they could again try to track you down. Are you going to be able to handle this, Kara?"
    "I still feel like this is all a dream. This day tops the list for being the most scary, confusing, stressful time in my life and in the same breath it's also the most thrilling day I've ever had. I feel that I'm a part of something very important," I was on the brink of tears again. "Tessa, I'll be able to do my part. Don't worry, I can handle my parents, even though I'm