Cheyenne and Jason (Last Chance Program Book 1) by Malone Misty

Author:Malone, Misty [Malone, Misty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2016-04-13T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Jason and Cheyenne spent the afternoon talking. Jason did exactly as he said he would do; he asked pointed questions, which forced Cheyenne to think about things she hadn’t considered before. That brought out thoughts and feelings she hadn’t faced before. At times she had tears streaming down her face, and at other times she had a big smile.

By the end of the afternoon, Jason was extremely pleased with her progress, while Cheyenne wasn’t sure she’d made much progress. “We’ve done a lot of work today. How are you holding up?” Jason asked.

“I’m okay. I’m kind of tired, but I don’t know why. All I’ve done is sit here all afternoon.”

“Taxing your brain can be more tiring than physical activity. Let’s stop for today so you have time to absorb what we talked about. If you’re comfortable with it all tomorrow, we’ll tackle it again.”

“Okay,” she agreed. “I’ll go fix us some dinner.”

“I’m not big on schedules or routines. If you want to take some time to rest first, go ahead.”

“No, that’s okay. I’ll think while I work.”

She got up to go to the kitchen, but he stopped her with a gentle hand on her arm. “Are you okay?”

She gave him a reassuring smile, small as it may have been. “I’m good, really. I have a lot to think about, but you brought up several interesting points. They’ve got me thinking a little differently, and questioning some things I thought I knew and now realize maybe I just assumed.” A mischievous grin appeared on her face. “And I guess that old saying is right about what happens when you assume things.”

He tilted his head. “What saying is that?”

“You know, spell it out. A-s-s, u, m-e. When you assume things it makes an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me’.”

Jason chuckled and answered, “I’ve never heard that saying, but I like it. I won’t even complain about your language this time since it’s part of a saying that makes sense. You’d do well to remember that.”

“I know,” she admitted. “I think I was assuming some things that maybe I shouldn’t have been assuming. If you don’t assume them, it changes a lot of things.”

“Assuming things you don’t know to be true is often just asking for trouble where there really isn’t any.”

“I’m starting to agree with you.” After a minute she said, “I’ll be in the kitchen if you need me.”

Their uneventful evening was spent watching a movie. At ten o’clock he left with a reminder to be ready at 8:20 in the morning.

***

Jason and Cheyenne spent the next few days deep in thoughtful conversation. Jason was amazed at how determined Cheyenne was to ‘complete the program’, as she’d begun to call it. He was convinced that their talks had gotten her thinking that maybe she wasn’t responsible for her mother leaving her and her father not ever being a part of her life. As she was accepting this concept more and more, Jason watched as the angry Cheyenne left and a happier, more contented Cheyenne took her place.

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