Commander in Chief by J.A. Armstrong

Author:J.A. Armstrong [Armstrong, J.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-09T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

January 1st

“To what do I owe this dinner?” Pearl asked.

“Since when does Candace need an excuse to make lasagna?” Jameson asked.

“Candy makes lasagna when someone’s upset, she feels guilty, or when she wants you to pay some attention to her.”

Jameson rolled her eyes. “You spent too much time with 007 last week.”

Pearl grinned. She’d taken to affectionately calling her son, Jeffrey, 007 because of his travels abroad. “Am I wrong?”

“That there’s a conspiracy afoot with Candace’s lasagna?” Jameson laughed.

“I’m not wrong. You’re buttering me up for something.”

“There’s no butter in her lasagna. I watched her make it.”

“Very funny,” Pearl said. “Now, give it up; who’s pregnant besides Mel?”

“No one that I know,” Jameson said.

“Okay? Who is getting divorced?”

“What?” Jameson rolled her eyes. “You need to stop watching Lifetime so much.”

“I like Lifetime.”

“I know.”

“Jameson, you are worse at hiding something than Cooper.”

“What makes you think I have anything to hide?”

Pearl crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair.

Jameson sighed. She had intended to wait for Candace to return from her conference call to talk to Pearl. Pearl could sniff out a plan from a million miles away. “Fine. You have to promise not to say anything until you hear me out.”

“I’m waiting.”

“And, you have to know that this was my idea.”

“Still waiting.”

Jameson took a deep breath. “How would you feel about coming to DC with us?”

Pearl’s gaze narrowed. “Last I knew, I was going to stay with you the first week you spend in that behemoth of a house you’re moving into.”

“Yeah, what if you didn’t leave?”

Pearl held Jameson’s gaze silently.

“What if you moved with us?”

“Why?”

“What do you mean; why? Why not?”

“Where did this idea come from?” Pearl asked.

Jameson decided to lay all her cards on the table. She glanced toward the doorway to ensure Candace was still in her office. “Pearl,” she said. “We both want you to come. That’s the truth. We also need you.”

“You don’t need me, Jameson.”

“Yes, we do. We all do,” Jameson said. “I’ve been over it a million times.”

“It?”

Jameson sighed. “I could tell you that it would help with Cooper, and that wouldn’t be a lie. It would help. I would feel better knowing you were there when we have to be away.”

“But?”

“No but. Let’s be honest; we all miss each other. Candace misses the kids. I miss the kids.”

“They miss you.”

“Yeah, but they all have families to take care of—marriages that demand their attention. That’s life. That’s the way it should be. We have that too. We also have…”

“The world to think about?” Pearl guessed.

“Something like that. I could tell you that having you in DC would help keep Candace steady. That’s true too. It would mean the world to Candace to have you close. Those aren’t the only reasons I’m asking.”

“Go on.”

“I miss my parents, Pearl. The last few months, I’ve felt out of balance.”

“I know. It’s that baby thing.”

Jameson nodded. “Partly; yes, it is. I don’t see that in my future. Cooper needs us more now than ever. He’s had so much change in his life already.

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