Gossip (Desire Never Dies) by Clara Grace Walker

Author:Clara Grace Walker
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 38

Jamie jogged through wet sand on a dark beach. Along the length of coastline, waves crashed onto the shore, driven by howling winds that tangled hair in front of her face and cooled the sweat from her body. Water occasionally splashed her bare feet and threw a mist of salty sea air at her. The sensations calmed her; reminded her how big the world was, how small she and her problems were and how the world would go on, no matter what happened. She made peace with her decision. She would tell Nick the truth, give him the movie of Janelle and Rod, and hope he didn’t hate her for the rest of her life.

Telling Nick the truth, looking into his eyes while she admitted she had lied, shamed her. Made her feel like she wanted to run, dry heaving, for the bathroom. Nothing, however, could feel worse than living with the guilt she now felt. She had to wipe away any secrets between them. If he chose not to forgive her, if he chose never to speak to her again, she would have to accept that reality. Given the way her feelings for him were spiraling out of control, it would probably be for the best anyway.

As she reached a stretch of beach a mile from where she’d parked, she turned and began jogging back. With the tide now in, water splashed up to her ankles. Instead of adjusting her jog up to dryer sand, however, she continued running in a straight line, through the cresting waves spilling over her feet. The feel of the water and the taste of the sea foam on the night air sent with it the reassurance there was still normalcy in life, no matter how much it seemed beyond her grasp.

In her mind she played out how her confession would go. She’d invite Nick over to her apartment. Tell him it was urgent. She needed him there so she could hand over the movie. The alternative was to take the movie over to his house. Telling him at her apartment suited her best though. Gave her home court advantage. Her younger brother Jake had played basketball in high school. She knew all about home court advantage.

When Nick showed up at her place she’d offer him a drink. The Glenlivet she’d picked up at a party store on her way to the beach. He’d be happy for the drink. Thank her for it. And she’d sit down and have one with him. If she sat his drink down on the coffee table instead of handing it to him, that would oblige him to sit on the sofa. While he got comfortable she could go back and make her drink, and then come and sit beside him.

Was it a good idea to be sitting so close to him when she made her confession?

It didn’t matter, she decided. She wanted to be close to him. Needed for him to see the sincerity in her face when she apologized.

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