Forever Yours: Clean Slate Series by Annee Jones
Author:Annee Jones [Jones, Annee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-12T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Nine
JACKSON
Jackson finished freshening up after completing his site visits. Heâd stopped to pick up a burger and fries from a fast-food drive-thru and ate on his way back to the inn. He was pleased with how far the construction projects were coming along but knew that the smile on his face as he looked at himself in the mirror didnât have anything to do with work but rather the cute strawberry-blonde downstairs.
He pulled a comb through his hair and stepped out into the hallway, nearly bumping into Ben Green, who was dressed in a three-piece suit and tie.
âYou clean up well, man.â Jackson grinned. âWhatâs the occasion?â
Benâs face turned crimson as he smiled back. âIâm having dinner at Palomaâs tonight.â
Jackson was dumbfounded. âWait a minute. You meanâ¦?â Just then, the door to Amberleyâs room opened, revealing the weather reporter in a slinky cocktail dress. Ben turned to her as she walked up to him and looped her arm through his.
âThatâs right,â she said, âI asked this brilliant professor here to be my date tonight.â Ben beamed as though heâd won the lottery and escorted Amberley down the staircase to the cab waiting for the couple outside.
âWell, Iâll be,â Jackson muttered, âThis summer is getting more interesting by the minute.â He found Callie snapping a brand-new navy leash onto a matching collar that Peanut Butter now wore around his neck. He chuckled. âI think this little guy has found a new home,â he said as he bent down to scratch behind the puppyâs ears.
âAunt Fran said that she took him to the local vet earlier today to see if he was microchipped, but heâs not,â she said. âI donât know how anyone could let such a cutie go, but I have to admit Iâm glad to see a dog here at the inn again. My aunt and uncle were huge animal lovers, and their lab passed on shortly after my uncle died.â
âSounds like Peanut Butter may be a gift from God,â Jackson said.
Callie led the way out the back door and down the winding path to the beach, stopping every so often for Peanut Butter to scamper a bit in the Saltgrass and smell the seaside scents.
âHave you always had a strong faith?â she inquired.
Jackson paused, wondering how much he should tell her about his past. He took a deep breath and began.
âNot up until a few years ago. I was in a pretty serious relationship for a while. Her name was Michelle, and she was a nurse. Things were great in the beginning, at least I thought they were. However, after a few months, she began acting strangely, like she would go for several days with almost no sleep or else Iâd find her still in bed when I got home from work at night. Her emotions were all over the place, too. One minute sheâd be happy as a clam, and the next, sheâd be furious over something or other. I kept asking her if she was okay, but she always said she was fine, just stressed or tired from work.
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