All Chapters of Meet Me Halfway: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter Thirty

Meet me Halfway(chapter 30)“What do you mean leave?” Rhoda asked Callum in disbelief and he turned toward her in frustration,“You want to go to jail?” He asked bordering close to hysterics. He was so close to jail once, and there he was, teetering close to that point once again and it was not sitting well with him.“No one’s going to Jail, Callum. I’ll go see the sheriff as he requested, and that will be the end of it. You worry for too much, Callum puff.” She walked to where he sat on the bed, and sat beside him, linking their fingers.“You’ve never been close to losing your freedom, have you?”“And you have?”He turned to look at her at that moment, looked into her eyes. There was nothing in there, no feeling, no emotion, but a cynical glint that bordered on scary.What had he gotten himself into? And where was his way out?For if there was one thing that he was sure of, it was the fact that Rhoda would not leave well alone. She was going to push and push until she got what she wa

Last Updated : 2022-09-02

Chapter Thirty one

“You’re not going to tell me then,” Aine said to Bryan, sometime in the evening when they both had gotten home. He had brought her back from work and although he didn’t think she knew, she was well aware that he had gone to see Winslow if Winslow’s card she had seen on his dashboard that morning was any indication. She had reached for it and when she asked why he had it, he just shrugged and said Winslow had given it to him in case.But she knew him well enough to know that there was more. And as the overthinker that she was, it was all she could think about during work that day. And making up her mind that it was only hurting her unnecessarily to constantly think about it that way. She decided it would be best to ask him. Only in a much more sly way.“ Tell you what Aine?” He replied, his back toward her as he searched the fridge for cheese. He had the mind to make her a hamburger. He knew she had a tenderness for it.“Tell me what you discussed with Winslow?” She noticed his pause,

Last Updated : 2022-09-09

Chapter Thirty-Two

She cursed them as she watched them walk into Aine’s shop. No disguise, she was too angry to care about a disguise. But she kept her distance and did so in a newly rented car.She had thought to wait for it all out a bit. Watch, plan and make sure that the injury she inflicted was lasting. One that they both would feel for a very long time.And then there was Callum. Some days, some days she felt like sparing him. Felt as though she could simply inflict her revenge on Aine and Bryan and move on, starting afresh. Maybe even start afresh with Callum himself. But then she would bring up the idea of all the hurtful things she would like to do to Aine and he would bulk, he would try to play her down and it made her so angry, and so hungry to hurt her even more and hurt him too, because he was choosing Aine over her.“Aine, always Aine.” She said and nearly spat. Nearly.Then there was the officer. The Officer had threatened her with the idea of jail so that she no longer thought about prec

Last Updated : 2022-09-16

Chapter Thirty-Three

Bryan drove back to Aine’s shop with a lot of questions. He might have asked Winslow about them, but the thing was, he wasn’t sure even Winslow had the answers he was looking for, not when the questions sounded like,‘Why? Why did it all have to be happening? In what way could he have stopped it?’Those questions played over and over in his mind, and sadly, they remained rhetorical .Endlessly Rhetorical, even to the point of unease.He did not step out of the car the moment he got to Aine’s shop, instead he looked around him to spot the discreet way Winslow’s team was parked far behind him. If he wasn’t aware of the plan , there was no way he might have known about them. And of course, that was the point. At least, where Aine was involved.He spotted her through the glass doors, speaking to a customer and just watched her. The lady she spoke to was pointing at a vase and he seemed to him that Aine was answering some questions, soon after , Aine walked to vase , picked up and carried

Last Updated : 2022-10-12

Chapter Thirty-Four

“I get really worried when you get quiet this way,” Callum said as he stood watching Rhoda while she brooded at the dining table in the home they shared.“What do you care?” She said, without looking up at him. “I’m sure you can’t wait for the day this is all over so you can be rid of me.”True, he thought. But said nothing. Sometimes he asked himself why he even said yes to her in the first place.“Here we go.” He said, and sat on ie of the chairs, “alright, tell me. What’s got your buns in a twist?”“That’s highly unlikely. C’mon, tell me about it.”“As you’re aware, the officer is on to me.”“So you see, that I was right and that we need to leave .”She turned to face him and shot him daggers through her eyes,“Leave? Leaveeee? I’m not going anywhere! Well, of course, I need to hasten up now. But I’m not going anywhere until I’m done.”He shook his head.“Your desire for revenge is going to send you to jail.”“My desire? This was our desire, Callum. Remember? Me and you? It was what

Last Updated : 2022-10-12

Chapter Thirty-Five

Bryan registered the look on Aine’s face and promised himself that if he ever came across the Callum bloke he was going to give him a good pounding.“Do you... do you want to open it?” She asked Bryan, looking at the letter as though it was a key to unlock all sorts of vile evil things.“I should be asking you, Aine.” He said and place a hand on her cheek. She was pale and clammy and although he touched her gently, he was brimming with absolute anger.“I don’t, not really. But if it’s connected to Rhoda in any way. Connected to everything that is happening, then I suppose I need to. I don’t want to, but I might need to.”“Inside. We will take this inside.” He opened il the door and took her hand in his, leading her into the house,“Lord, why won’t these people leave us alone.” She groaned out as she sat on the couch, burying her face into her hands.“Hey, hey.” He sat beside her, and place a hand over her shoulders, gently dropping her hands and lifting her head by her chin. “It’s oka

Last Updated : 2023-01-13

Chapter 36

She told Bryan about her plan when he'd woken up and for the longest time he said nothing, while she just waited,“You say Winslow is on this?” He finally said and she nodded,“He said he’ll come, but will keep his distance, so as not to set Callum on edge and make him bulk.” A ghost of a smile appeared on Bryan’s face and he nodded,“I see. That’s not a bad plan.”“So how do we get back to him? Tell him we’re interested in what he has to say, did he leave a phone number?”“Hold on a sec.” He got up and went in search of the letter, read through it, “yes, just one.”Aine sent up a prayer for guidance and blew out a breath, “Alright. Let’s give him a call.”She had chosen not to say a word, but Bryan had left the call on loudspeaker so she could hear all that was being said.His voice hadn’t really changed and it took her to a time and place that she had truly forgotten once ever truly existed.Before it had gotten bad with Callum, it was simply good and she couldn’t help but remember

Last Updated : 2026-07-17

Chapter 37

"Everything in order?" Aine asked when she met Bryan at the door, with Winslow behind her."yeah. Sold a horse, grieved a little, the usual." replied and made her smile, then turned to look at the officer that watched them."Everything okay, Winslow?" he nodded and placed his hands in his pocket.There was a time, Simon remembered when he was ready to chase by the butt of his gun any man that so much as breathed the same air as his friend. Just to make sure she was never again traumatized in the name of love.Now, he was going to do just about anything to see the love between the both of them bloom."aine's asked that I follow behind the both of you. Keep watch from a distance."Something passed between the two men, that was lost on Aine.Of course, she had no knowledge of the fact that Winslow had gotten people who did just that. And both n were of the mind to keep things as they were. Unknown to Aine"I just needed to make sure that someone that is a part of the law is close by. In

Last Updated : 2026-07-17

Chapter 38

" we need to head home." Aine said on a sigh, after some time. Bryan smiled smiled and looked around." I Don't know, I have a feeling they serve really good for here."She smiled and looked around too, " they actually do, I come here sometimes. But Simon is waiting for us."" we can invite him." she gave a moment's thought. " We could. We actually could, but what if Callum is still around. Winslow shows up, and he could get suspicious, ruining any chance of him wanting to help us again, should the need arise."Bryan nodded, "We'll order to go then." he leaned forward and kissed her forehead, " Be right back."She chuckled as she watched walk off to get them food and shook her head. And chose the time to reflect over what had just happened.Callum, and his new news. Callum and how different he looked, and yet still the same. Callum and the ocean of yesterdays he had completely and senselessly destroyed.It was safe to say the she had reached the part of her healing journey where she

Last Updated : 2026-07-17

Chapter 39

The sooner the better.That was Winslow's mantra as he drove over to Callum's place. It might become obvious to callum that he had followed right behind Aine for their meeting. But there was an urgency in him that didn’t allow him to wait for a day or two. His gut was speaking. And the most important rule of being a police officer?You never ignored your gut.He stopped his car in front of Callum's place and brought the cup of coffee he had stopped for on the way there to his lips.This had to end. All of it simply had to end. And it was going to end on his terms, or his name wasn't Winslow Simon. And on that vow he got out and made his way to Callum's apartment.He saw the surprise register in Callum's eyes when he opened door and then the comprehension,"I suppose Aine spoke to you.""I suppose you could say that. Is Rhoda in?" callum regarded him for a moment, before finally shrugging, then moving away from the door," Left while I was away today. You can come in to see if you lik

Last Updated : 2026-07-19

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