Jenson by Melissa Belle

Author:Melissa Belle [Belle, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Autumn Ink Press
Published: 2018-10-28T18:30:00+00:00

An hour later, Jenson slides into the booth next to me, takes my hand into his lap, and squeezes it. His green eyes lock onto my blue ones and hold me still. I’m mesmerized by his need for me, his unflinching, unwavering interest in me.

Whenever I would walk into a room, Jenson Beau would focus on me like I was the only person who existed. Nothing’s changed except that maybe I have. Maybe it was my divorce. Or maybe it was the humiliation of the way that my marriage ended. But my guard is down, and that wall I used to have to raise between Jenson and me—it’s quickly disappearing.

He hands me a t-shirt of his. “What happened that you need to change? I love your outfit.”

I show him the vomit stains. “It’s a long story. Be right back.”

When I return from the bathroom a few minutes later, Hayley’s deep into her interrogation.

“And your sons are so freaking cute,” she says as I slide in next to him in the booth. “Oh! You never ordered a drink.”

“I’ll have a little of Olive’s,” he says as he takes a sip of my beer. “I think two drunk people at this table is enough.”

“Where in Pittsburgh did you live?” she asks. “Are you planning to buy a house in Liberty Falls eventually or just rent?”

After ten more minutes of Hayley grilling Jenson with question after question, all of which he responds to with clear amusement, I jump in.

“Max and Hayley are getting married soon,” I say to him. “But Hayley doesn’t like much about marriage.”

“I like Max,” Hayley says. “But I’m against a lot of marriage’s traditions, and how it’s legally binding.”

“And that scares you,” Jenson says calmly.

I look at Hayley in surprise. For some reason, I hadn’t thought of that before. She turns red and picks up her beer instead of answering him.

“It does scare you,” I say to her. “Doesn’t it?”

Jenson runs his hand along my thigh underneath the table, and every part of me lights up.

“So what’s your story?” Hayley says as she tries to turn the tables on Jenson. “What are you scared of with Olivia? Or is it just guilt?”

Jenson raises an eyebrow. “You’re fairly blunt, aren’t you?”

“And you’re not?” she counters him.

I feel like I should intervene, but I want to hear Jenson’s answer too much. So I sit quietly, drink my beer, and listen to them go at it, wondering who’s going to break first.

“I’m not scared,” he says firmly with a glance at me.

“But you feel guilty?” I say. “Because of our families?”

“Don’t you?” His eyes dare me to be honest. “Your dad’s a public figure. My mom works for him, and the whole thing will create a firestorm of gossip.”

I swallow. “I’m aware of the repercussions. Obviously.”

“What you two need to realize is that your feelings of guilt aren’t helping anyone,” Hayley says. “Not your family or yourselves. So you have to find a way to let all that go. It’s just negativity you don’t need.

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