Jennifer and Rocket (The Princesses of Silicon Valley Book 6) by Claire Anita

Author:Claire, Anita [Claire, Anita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anita Claire
Published: 2015-06-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21 – Old History

Rocket

Kyle’s been asking about my new girl. Have I not been ready to share? Or do I like her too much to have Kyle tell me I’m making another mistake? Whichever, it’s about time I invite Kyle and Sophia over to my place for dinner. I ask Jennifer to bring down some samples of the jewelry she’s made, so Sophia can take a look.

Picking Jennifer up on Friday, we go out for dinner before heading back to my place. At dinner, Jennifer asks me a question I knew was eventually going to come up. I’m such a wuss, not wanting to talk about my past. As soon as Jennifer starts her sentence with, “Kelly,” my flight or fight response is triggered.

In a soft, but determined voice, she asks, “Kelly said you were a wild guy. As in drinking, fighting, and…women.”

I don’t want to relive that time again, but if I want this thing with Jennifer to work, I need to come clean.

“Kelly knew me during a short, difficult time in my life. I had a lot of anger that I didn’t know how to deal with. I’m not proud of my actions. Drinking, fighting, and screwing around was much easier than behaving as an adult and actually dealing with my feelings.”

“What Kelly says is true?” Jennifer asks with a surprised hushed tone.

“I have no idea what Kelly is saying. But she doesn’t have to make up any stories. I was acting out. Things came to a head and I spent a few months acting crazy before I decided to man up.”

Jennifer doesn’t respond, but I can see her mind working away. Finally, she says, “That tattoo on your back?”

Shit, my former Marissa tattoo, which is now an old school tattoo. “Yeah.”

“The style doesn’t match your other tattoos. It’s a different subject. Did you get that tattoo then?”

Rubbing my hands over my face I know it’s time to come clean.

“Actually, I was married, a short, turbulent marriage. The tattoo was initially her name; Kyle turned it into an old school tattoo. I finished school and my marriage collapsed at the same time. It sent me into a free-fall. That’s what Kelly witnessed.”

Jennifer stares at me and blinks her eyes. Damn, I wish I knew what she’s thinking.

Finally she says, “OK.” Then she purses her lips and furrows her brow as she continues, “I know you’re older. I figured you had history. I guess we never talked about our backgrounds. I didn’t realize that you were married.” Her eyes get big as she says, “You’re divorced, right? You’re not still married?”

This conversation is going much better than I thought it would. “Yeah, we’re divorced.”

“What happened?”

My body seizes up at that question. “What happened with my marriage?”

“Yes, why did it fail?”

Shaking my head, I think about what didn’t happen. “Marissa wanted to be married. She said and did things to make me marry her. Our marriage was a complete disaster. It wasn’t just her; I was a complete disaster in it.

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