Erin Mccarthy by You Don't Know Jack

Author:You Don't Know Jack [Jack, You Don't Know]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-12-28T17:49:19+00:00

“Love you, too, Mama. Bye.”

“Bye now.”

Jamie cradled the phone in her hand and marveled that while her entire childhood had just shifted and altered in meaning, she felt exactly the same as she always had. In fact, she felt better. Her father hadn’t gotten tired of his wife and daughter and gone on to a second family. He hadn’t stopped loving his wife, and by default stopped loving the daughter she’d given him.

Jim Peters had been a desperate man, running from his past, and looking to protect his family.

Jamie stopped feeling for herself and shifted that emotion over to him. What a lonely, empty life he

’d had.

She’d been loved and cherished, surrounded by her mother’s family and good friends. What had he had?

The phone in her hand rang. She glanced at the caller ID, worried it was her mother.

Davidson, Jonathon.

Sighing, she answered. “Hi Davidson, Jonathon.”

He gave a soft laugh. “Hey, Peters, Jamie Lynn. How are you?” It was more than a casual platitude. He was asking if she was okay. Which she was. She was sad, terribly sad, but she was okay. And it was nice to know that he cared enough to call, even if he was a liar.

Who had thought he was protecting her. That seemed to be an echoing theme in her life lately.

She sighed again, figuring she was getting good at it now. “I’m fine. I talked to my mom, and I just need some time to think.”

“Okay. I just wanted to check on you, give you another shoulder to cry on and…everything. If you needed it.”

Those were the words she had spoken to him, and she realized how it must have sounded. As if their whole night together could be summed up as everything. It had certainly meant more to her than that one word, but she didn’t have the energy to get into it with him.

“Thanks, Jack, I appreciate it.”

“Hey, what are friends for?” he asked lightly.

Not for getting naked and having sweaty, giggly, therapeutic sex, which was what she really wanted to do with Jack.

“Yeah.” Jamie closed her eyes and fought the wave of longing that threatened to tsunami her.

“Bye, Jack.”

She needed to hang up before she could do or say something she would regret when she wasn’t feeling so vulnerable.

“Bye, Jamie Lynn. Call me if you need anything.”

When she clicked the off button on her phone, Jamie sat still in her chair.

And let the tears finally come.

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