Hiding Away (Anchored Hearts Vol. 1.5): Anchored Hearts Vol. 1.5 by Witt J.M

Author:Witt, J.M. [Witt, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: J.M. Witt Books
Published: 2014-05-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

~ CALVIN ~

I wasn’t sure what had just happened, but I’d never experienced sex like that, ever. The feelings I had for Jane were so potent and immediate that the only thing I could do was to give into them. She was brought into my life for a reason, and I didn’t have any plans on letting her go. Her small frame was burrowed into my side and she was fast asleep. But there was something she wasn’t telling me. There was worry in her eyes earlier. It was something big, maybe something in her past, and the longer she held out on me the bigger the feeling of dread became. I wished I could get her to open up, but I didn’t know how to do it.

Later in the morning I was scanning my phone in disbelief. I felt her peer over my shoulder as I took in a sharp breath. “You didn’t see the paper this morning did you?” I looked to Jane confused. “Someone leaked the story about your mom and Mayor Calhoun. I didn’t want to bring it up. I’m so sorry, Cal.”

“So I guess it’s time for me to spill my dirty little secret. It was bound to happen. With Cassidy dating your cousin and the public’s obsession with him, I should’ve anticipated this. That explains all the peculiar looks at the precinct this morning”

I told her all the gory details; Mom and Dad’s marriage falling apart, mostly because of my mother’s drinking, the affair with the mayor, which all led to mom’s death. I’d already told her of my mother’s passing, but nothing about the affair and everything else. I didn’t tell her about how badly Cassidy dealt with it, feeling it wasn’t a detail for me to share. That was Cassidy’s secret to tell. We managed to fall back asleep for a little while. I was off work that night and grateful for it.

Worried for Cass, she had been ignoring my calls, I finally called James. I offered to pick up carry-out and bring it to Cassidy’s place for dinner. I tried to confront Cass, asking if James knew everything. She refused to discuss it with me. The four of us spent a few hours together, eating and laughing, but Cass was definitely on edge.

I woke the next morning to my cell phone ringing. When I looked at the screen I saw that it was Cassidy. Answering the phone I wasn’t prepared for the question she asked. It’d been fifteen years. Dad and I assumed she never heard the news about moms condition, at the time of her death, and we weren’t about to tell her. All these years we thought the secret was dead and buried and I now knew that we should’ve told her at some point.

“Yes, mom was pregnant.” I waited for her response, but didn’t get one. “Cassidy, are you there?”

I heard the phone clatter to the floor before James came on the line. He assured me that he would make sure she was ok.

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