Cemetery Drive by Lucian Clark

Author:Lucian Clark [Clark, Lucian]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Lucian Clark
Published: 2020-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

VIII.

Dinners. Movies. Parks. Camping. We did everything we could fit in. The days were split between my work schedule and anything we could do to keep Jack out of his house. The weekends were entirely ours. Normally when Gideon was away Jack would just stay home and wait. Now Jack had the freedom to do anything he wanted. And he took advantage of that fact. There were days while I was at work Jack would stay at the mansion as well as some nights, as to not draw too much suspicion for why he was suddenly never home. The neighbors were full of gossip and he knew they would say something to Gideon. It also allowed him to check-in with Gideon through emails and the occasional video call at weird hours.

Days went by too quickly while we were together. The hours at work went by painfully slow. A month was not enough time, no matter what we did. In order to maximize our time together I even used the little bit of time off from work I had saved.

It was the happiest I had seen Jack. It took some time for him to ease his nerves. There was always a looming threat Gideon would return early, or call and state that he knew what Jack was planning. After a week of nothing, he eased up. He kept his hair down, he smiled more, he actually seemed alive. Those big brown eyes sparkled in the light and in the darkness of the bedroom. Somehow, he grew more gorgeous as he gained a love of life with his newfound freedom. It was honestly the best month of my life too.

My work faltered, but I didn’t care. I missed deadlines to take Jack out. Maxed out two credit cards on whatever and wherever Jack wanted. I wanted to show him everything that he was missing under Gideon. I had to. Jack deserved everything and so much more than I could give him. There would be time between when Gideon came back and we moved that I could use to make everything right again with my finances. I had no choice if we wanted to afford the move and start a life together. But until then? Whatever he wanted.

During dinner near the end of the second week, Jack explained that the days and nights at his house were becoming more and more unbearable. He was counting the days until Gideon would return and he would have to go back to pretending, hopefully not for long if we planned right. His voice was pained as he spoke and he squeezed my hand until it hurt. That drive, and need, to leave a life behind was something I understood. I had been there too.

“Oh, look at that one!” Jack jammed a finger hard enough at the computer screen to cause the colors to ripple.

“Careful!” I barked, swatting at his hand and receiving a pout in response. “But, yes. I like that one too.” It was a little community of two-story apartment complexes with a park in the middle of it.

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