His Firecracker (Sassy Girls Book 2) by Rory Reynolds

Author:Rory Reynolds [Reynolds, Rory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

13

Joselynn

I cover my face with my pillow when my phone starts vibrating again. Drake hasn’t given up since I sent him away yesterday. He’s called me several times and texted me. I’ve tried to convince myself that I want him to just give up and leave me alone, but even with years of practice, I’m just not a good enough liar. I’m secretly thrilled that he hasn’t given up on me, yet.

We haven’t known each other very long and have only been on a handful of dates, but my heart doesn’t seem to care. I’ve kept the broken pieces of my heart safe by not letting myself get close to anyone. Drake blew into my life like a hurricane. Instead of bringing destruction… he’s brought solace.

I feel safe with him in a way I’ve not felt since before Frankie.

I find myself wondering what Drake would say if he knew the whole truth about what happened with Frankie. Would he look at me with pity in his eyes when he realizes that I’m just as scarred up and ugly as how he sees himself? I have to blink back tears when I think about the baby. It doesn’t take a shrink to psychoanalyze why I decided to specialize in pediatrics or why when a job opened up in the nursery, I jumped on it.

I was initially planning on working as a pediatric nurse in a private practice office. That was the dream. One internship at the hospital in the maternity ward changed that. I get to spend my days taking care of babies. Showering them with all the love and affection my heart desires. It’s safe. I can love them without having to worry that my past will somehow hurt them.

Does Drake want to have babies? After watching him with his nieces and nephew, I know he would be a fantastic dad. I shake myself out of the daydream. What’s the point in imagining Drake as a dad? I pushed him away. There is no future between us. Not when my past won’t stay in the past.

My phone stops vibrating across the coffee table just as there is a knock at my door. I drop the pillow to the floor and find myself standing halfway between the couch where I’ve become one with the cushions the last two days and the door. I know Drake’s on the other side of that door. Don’t ask how I know, I just do.

“Joselynn, you can either open the door yourself, or I’ll open it for you!” he shouts through the thick wood. I look at the five locks dubiously. Even my landlord can’t let himself into my apartment. One chat with Kieffer and my landlord was more than happy to let me change the locks and add as many locks as I wanted. I think he would’ve let me put bars on the windows despite fire code. Yeah, I actually looked to see about putting bars on my windows when I first moved in. Paranoia keeps you alive and all that jazz.

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