My Invisible Lover by Jamie Athelstan

Author:Jamie Athelstan [Athelstan, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: After Hours Publications, Inc
Published: 2018-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

He had not needed to work hard to convince her that there was a need for him to stay. When they woke up together in the morning, limbs tangled together under the bed sheets, it was obvious to both of them that something had begun between them. Something that needed time to be worked out. It deserved that.

“Maybe I should stay a few days,” he had said, over coffee and eggs in the kitchen. “You know, just in case my brother shows up. Can’t be too careful.”

“No, you can’t,” Jada smiled. Even though there had been no attacks in the news since the night that they appeared in her apartment. Even though neither of them had heard or seen anything of Garrett since Luke fought him off. Even though, to all appearances, she was completely safe. “I think it’s a good idea.”

It was lucky that she had to go to work because otherwise, she might not have been able to keep her hands to herself all day. The nights were another matter, though. Jada didn’t care how much sleep she lost, or how tired she was at work the next day. Even Maya had expressed concern that she needed a bit of a rest, but Jada only laughed. They didn’t know what she knew: that staying up all night with Luke was worth a hundred tired days.

At last, the weekend dawned, and they managed to sleep in together, catching up on some much-needed beauty sleep. When they woke and padded through to the kitchen to enjoy a late breakfast, Luke answered a relentlessly buzzing phone to talk with someone who seemed desperate to get hold of him.

At first, the conversation was casual; he was obviously talking to a friend, and Jada was barely even listening as she picked at a piece of toast and poured over the daily news app she read every morning.

Then, his tone changed. “Today?” he said, casting a glance in Jada’s direction. “Well, I don’t know if -”

Whoever it was obviously cut him off, and he looked down at the floor as he listened to whatever they had to say. Jada was listening now, trying to strain to hear, but she couldn’t make out anything from the other side of the conversation.

“Well, I could ask her,” Luke began, and then shook his head rapidly. “Wait, Jesse, don’t pull that on me. We’re supposed to be friends.”

Jada caught a faint hint of laughter from the other side, and then Luke broke out into a smile. She hadn’t realized how tense her shoulders were until she saw him smile.

“Fine, fine. I get it. I’m a poor excuse for a friend, and I need to pay penance,” he laughed. “Look, I’ll see what I can do. No promises. I’ll text you when I’ve had a chance to talk to her.”

After a reply on the other side, Luke murmured a goodbye and put the phone down, shaking his head.

“That was my friend, Jesse,” he said, smiling. “He’s angry at me because we haven’t hung out in a while.

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