Let Me Go (The Let Me Go Series) by L.L. Akers

Author:L.L. Akers [Akers, L.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: coming of age, Mystery, new adult, Suspense, family saga
Publisher: SMaRT Group Consulting, LLC
Published: 2014-01-26T05:00:00+00:00

“Great day, Gabby! Why didn’t you call me?” Jake asked, startling Gabby out of her stupor.

“What are you doing here, Jake?” Gabby answered, embarrassed to be caught by Jake looking such a mess, hair matted and eyes hallowed with dark circles. She knew she looked absolutely terrible. “Umm, how’d you know where to find me?”

“Your nurse called me. She got buzzed from the reception desk sayin’ you’d been sittin’ here staring at the doors for hours and no one had come to pick you up. They got my number from the emergency contact sheet you filled out when you got in here. Couldn’t get to you by phone, so I called your mama to see if she forgot to come get you. She told me the rest,” Jake said, sympathy rolling off him in waves.

“Oh.”

“You coulda called me, Gabby. I know you got nowhere to go. You know I would have helped you figure it out,” Jake reprimanded gently.

“I know, but I can figure it out on my own—just not making much progress yet. I just didn’t have the energy to even begin to look for a free place to live before I was released, and now... Well, I don’t know, Jake. I’ve got no money, no car... and I can’t go back to work until my stitches heal. The only thing I can think to do is call a shelter to start with and maybe someone there can point me in the right direction. I was going to use their phone and make some calls, but I got distracted and lost track of time,” Gabby was embarrassed to admit all this to Jake.

“You don’t have to call no shelter, Gabby. You’re comin’ home with me, girl.”

“Seriously? What about your parents? They would freak out... wouldn’t they?” Gabby asked, not able to keep the hope and relief from her voice. I got a place to go, and I still have Jake?

“You don’t worry ‘bout my parents—they’re very understanding,” Jake said as he grabbed Gabby’s bags, throwing them over his shoulder and rolling her wheelchair out of the lobby straight to the fancy car parked in the breezeway.

“Let me help you in,” Jake said, taking her arm while Gabby crawled into the front seat of his mom’s car, where someone had been kind enough to pad the seat with layers of soft towels. “Mama insisted I drive her car so you wouldn’t have to step up in my truck, and she made you that silly pallet for your bottom. Said you’d be needin’ it and that’s all I needed to know...” He blushed and turned his face away.

“That’s really sweet of her, Jake. I can’t believe she’s taking this so well. I’m excited to finally meet her and your daddy.”

“Well, it’s not like she was goin’ to let you be homeless or somethin’ when you just had a baby—and dang, Gabby, you are my girlfriend. I wasn’t surprised at all she offered for me to bring you home when she found out about your Mama’s crazy crap.

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