Fighting Pride by Jennifer Miller

Author:Jennifer Miller [Miller, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Jennifer Miller
Published: 2017-03-19T18:30:00+00:00

I’m nervous about tonight’s fight and I’m not sure why. I haven’t been able to shake the feeling that something is about to hit the fan. Jerry showing up in a drunken rage like he did last night certainly doesn’t help – it’s only managed to emphasize the feeling. My initial reaction was to freeze, I could feel the panic welling in my throat, closing it, making me want to run and hide. I hate that I allow him to make me feel weak and worthless, but he owns me. At one time I fought against it, still tried to push him and remember I had rights, but little by little he’s worked at and succeeded in stripping the old me away. If I’m honest, I just quit trying and let him. Giving in was easier than fighting a losing battle.

Surprisingly, things went easier and even better with Jerry than I initially expected last night. All it took was a threat from Jax to call the police and have him arrested for drunken disorderly conduct to get him to calm down and listen. I know Jax had no idea why Jerry showed up there and caused a scene – no idea what Jerry would get out of doing something like that. But I do. It was all a charade for my benefit – him trying to prove a point. He wanted me to remember that he’s always there, always watching, always making sure that I’m holding up my end of the deal. The thing is, and what scared me last night, is that I’m not. I’m not holding up my end of the deal at all – not since I’ve been with Tatum. Fortunately, we got him out of there, but I know that I’ll end up being the one to pay for Jax’s words with Jerry over his antics as if it’s all my fault.

I’ve been both looking forward to and dreading seeing Tatum all day. She’s only here for a matter of hours and then she’s leaving. Gone from my life again. This time though, maybe I can get her to share her phone number with me, keep in touch. Just thinking that makes me shake my head and laugh at myself. I keep having this delusional thought that Tatum and I can be friends with each other when I know that isn’t possible. We can never be just friends.

Grabbing my keys from the table by the door, I turn to leave so I can pick Tatum up from her hotel for our lunch date when there’s a knock on the door. Frowning that someone is going to delay my plans, I swing the door open and quickly feel my expression change to confusion when I see Tatum standing there. “Hey. I was just leaving to pick you up. What are you doing here? Did I confuse our plans?”

“I just…can I come in?” she asks and the look on her face makes me step back to let her in immediately.

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