Jackson's Love (Lake Hope Book 3) by Mel Walker

Author:Mel Walker [Walker, Mel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Dana

Jackson’s body tenses up next me as I squeeze him tight and whisper in his ear, “I got this.”

His eyes shoot lasers in Tyrone’s direction as he growls in my ear. “Fine. But I’m not going anywhere.” He lifts my bandaged hand and places a soft kiss on it in full view of Tyrone, his message obvious, and I love the way that simple gesture makes me feel. I may have to face the demon from my past, but Jackson has my back. It’s a feeling I’ve never had before. Even my family is still mesmerized by Tyrone.

Tyrone’s spell on me, however, burned off long ago. I push up from the small couch and cross the room to a still-fuming Tyrone.

“Not exactly the reunion you pictured, huh?” I can’t resist but to twist the knife. “Why are you still here?”

He turns his back to Jackson, forcing me to walk around him. He runs his hands through his hair as his tongue taps his upper lip. It’s a nervous tell that he’s never gotten over. “Can we go out to the porch and chat?” His voice is low, and he glances over his shoulder quickly, his intention clear: he wants to get far away from Jackson.

I already know if we step out the door, Jackson will follow. “Whatever you have to say, you can say right here, Tyrone. Exactly how long does it take to say adios?”

“You just won’t cut a brother a break, will you?” It’s a rhetorical question, but it’s laced with history. “Fine.” He reaches into his pockets and he pulls his hands out dramatically. “I can’t locate my car keys.”

I cross my arms and tilt my head to the side. “Really, Ty? That’s how you’re going to play it?”

He takes a long sigh and pats his jacket pockets. “I’m serious, D. They must’ve fallen out…”

I hold up my hand. “Did you check back by the lake?” If I wasn’t so concerned with him being stuck here, I’d take a moment to take a bow for hitting him so hard that his keys disappeared. “Get back down there before the sun sets.”

“What do you think I’ve been doing since…” He doesn’t complete the sentence as the thought of what I did to him causes him to pause. “I checked the trail we followed as well.”

“I don’t believe this,” I say and throw up my hands. The movement causes Jackson to push up from the couch across the room. I raise a hand to stop my protector. “Well, I hate to be that person, but I think you’ve had a big part in doing it to me, and I don’t trust you. Care to empty your pockets? All of them.”

“Babe, don’t be like that.”

“Don’t you dare call me that. I’m not your babe.” I point to a small table.

“So, this is where we are now?” he argues and begins emptying his pockets. Wallet, change, a peppermint, and his phone. He twirls and lifts the back of his jacket to show me his back pockets are empty.

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