Don't Ask

Don't Ask

by

B.K. Dell

 “I never asked you to be a hero, Caleb.” Stacy reached for 

Caleb‟s hand, but Caleb pulled away. “To me, you are already a 

hero. You‟re a hero just because of the way you smile. You‟re a 

hero to me just the way you are.” Stacy spoke these heartrending 

words with more sincerity than Caleb had ever heard. 

  But  Caleb  knew  it  was  an  act.  The  words  were  meant  to 

serve as an apology for Stacy‟s mere presence in California. 

  “What are you doing here?” Caleb asked with a coldness that 

indicated the apology was not accepted. 

  Stacy‟s eyes were pleading and desperate, “I don‟t want you 

to go.” 

  “You‟re too late. I took the oath in Texas.” 

  “No one trusts an oath taken in Texas!” Stacy was trying to 

be charming. 

  “I do.” Caleb was not buying it. 

  “They‟re  going  to  be  so  awful  to  you,”  Stacy  moaned, 

frustrated  by  the  fact  that  no  scheme  could  penetrate  Caleb‟s 

stoic demeanor. 

  “That‟s just what men do,” Caleb said dismissively. 

  “Not all men. Not real men.” 

  “We  are  talking  about  real  men,”  snapped  Caleb.  “We‟re 

talking about the best men in the world.” 

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