Fifty-Two Pickup: Aces (Jessica Rogers Book 1) by Jayden Hunter

Author:Jayden Hunter [Hunter, Jayden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-25T18:30:00+00:00

AFTER DINNER, I helped Evelyn clean up. We put dishes into the dishwasher. We put away leftovers. Ray was upstairs; I think helping the kids get ready for bed, it was a school night, after all. He wasn't a bad husband, all things considered.

"I'm sorry," I said.

"I just think you could put your family ahead of your own needs for a few hours."

"It's not my needs, Eve. It has nothing to do with what I need. It has everything to do with my principles."

"You have strange principles."

"You want to go to a lesbian bar in West Hollywood with me on Saturday?"

"Of course not."

"But it's important to me."

"You're twisting things."

"It's the same idea. You have a principle. You don't go into lesbian bars. I don't go into churches. It's the same thing: we both don't want to be part of something we don't agree with."

"You're saying that lesbian bars are something you support?"

"Of course."

"You're not...?"

"No. But if I were, I'd still be the same sister. And I wouldn't guilt you into coming to my lesbian wedding either; you'd either come or not. It's the same idea. I'm not trying to force you to accept things you don't like or approve of, and I don't want you to do that to me."

"I don't get you,” Eve said. She was exasperated, I could tell, but she also needed to learn to see things from my perspective--at least if she wanted me to have respect for her.

"That's because your Christian worldview gives you myopic vision,” I said.

"What does that even mean?"

"Myopic. It means you have -- like tunnel vision -- you see the world as if your way is right and everyone else is wrong. It's arrogant."

"You're saying I'm arrogant?"

"I'm saying you see life through a narrow lens. Which is fine, if you're happy, fine, but I don't see it that way. Just, let me be, okay?"

"I'll try. I only want what mom would have wanted."

I finished loading the dishwasher in silence. I turned it on, hugged my sister without speaking, and left. I didn't want to fight anymore, and bringing up mom in an argument was a below-the-belt tactic.

The air was fresh, and a slight salty breeze brought a little cleansing to my soul. Assuming I had one... My sister and brother-in-law lived in Newport Beach, down the coast from me, in conservative Orange County. I didn't automatically reject men if they were from the OC, but I didn't have as many hits there with my online dating profile set as it was than I did in Los Angeles. I'm sure my sister is internally happy, even though I haven't seen much joy on her face in over a decade. Well, not sure, but I think so. She has beautiful children and a decent enough husband, but I wouldn't trade places with her even if I were homeless.

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