Jordan's Return by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Published: 2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Four days after Rob drove off, Jordan still hadn’t heard from him. Typical. He hadn’t made any real effort to work things out when they were eighteen; why should now be any different? He didn’t get his way, so that was that. Well, she’d survive now just as she had then. But deep down, she wanted him to call or come by and talk some sense into her.

The thought of just surviving left her feeling empty. Jordan didn’t want to survive—she wanted to scream and yell and demand that he listen to her as she cried out her love for him. She could only hope his response would be that he loved her too. But after all this time without any contact, Jordan felt pretty sure she had her answer. If Rob loved her, really and truly loved her, wouldn’t he have called by now? They had specifically talked about how they should have done that all those years ago, so it seemed this was going to be their pattern of behavior—one mistake and then never speaking again. She sighed with frustration.

Jake and Joseph had asked nonstop questions those first few days regarding Rob’s whereabouts. Not feeling up to a lengthy discussion, she told them Rob was out of town, and because she did not want to get caught in her lie, they stayed close to the bungalow and avoided going into town at all costs. It was just easier that way. There was no reason for her boys, who had lost so much in their young lives, to deal with the reality that their mother had caused them to lose again.

Though neither boy had said the words out loud, Jordan knew Rob had come to mean a lot to them. It had been so long since they’d had a father figure in their lives, and Rob had shown them what it was like to be important to someone other than their mom.

Although she prided herself on her parenting skills, she’d never be one to go fishing or to run around a football or soccer field. It just wasn’t who she was, and all boys deserved to have that opportunity at least once in their lifetimes. Her boys deserved to have every chance to have fun and follow their dreams with someone who completely understood them, someone who understood how little boys think. It was a role that only a father could fill.

To fill the void Rob left, Jordan and the boys did some of the schoolwork they had been avoiding and started to settle into a homeschool routine. Their mornings were spent on schoolwork, and she managed to incorporate marine life into their lesson plans, so it gave her the perfect excuse to keep them at home and make daily trips to the beach. The schoolwork was a necessity, but finding a way to stretch it out into a full day with only two students was a bit of a struggle. They walked the beach and studied shells

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