One Night Stand_A Secret Baby Romance by Ted Evans

Author:Ted Evans [Evans, Ted]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Jake

Two days flew by quickly. I’d taken Dad’s advice to heart and gone around sightseeing my first two days in New York, but the talk day arrived quickly.

Dad wanted me to be with him when he went to the school. I found myself wondering if it was for moral support or something. I’d always stayed in Cali, or when I strayed, at least stuck close, even when it came to school. I didn’t see much reason in me showing up at the school when I wasn’t an alumnus, but maybe it was hard for him going there? Especially since we’d all been there for my brother’s graduation, and Dad even gave a speech on that day.

As far as I knew, it was the last time he’d been by.

I figured I’d feel out of place, but under the impression that it would help Dad bear it easier, I decided I wouldn’t fight him on this.

Ever since I lost my brother, I’d become more understanding toward my parents. Thinking of things from their point of view instead of staying a selfish brat that wouldn’t even listen to his parents’ words.

I got a text when I woke up to let me know he wanted to meet for breakfast in the hotel’s café downstairs before we left. I wondered if he’d time exactly when I woke up to send the message. He didn’t like to be kept waiting, so I hurried through my morning routine and dressed in one of my suits.

When I arrived downstairs, I found Dad already seated. We’d both opted for navy blue suits with light blue shirts and dark ties with slanting stripes. It was a total coincidence, and I thought I saw Dad’s mouth twitch, though he didn’t smile.

A waiter showed up to take our orders, then we waited.

“Do you know what you’re going to use for your speech?” I asked.

I hadn't seen Dad make any preparations, and I wasn’t sure if he’d done it while I was off having some fun. He seems taciturn and quiet around me, but when the situation called for it, Dad knew how to talk. I still mostly remembered the speech he’d made nearly a decade ago, but mostly because I wasn’t far from graduating high school myself, and I was almost tempted to follow behind his and my brother’s goals.

Well, I didn’t back then, but that had changed now.

If only he was here to see this, I thought, nostalgic.

“For talks like these,” Dad started explaining. “You don’t need to have a formal speech written. As long as I have an outline of what I want to say in my head, depending on the time limit, I don’t think I could lack things to say.”

I took his word for it. So far, besides a few times at the company, I hadn't talked to any big crowds like he had. The one thing I knew how to do was talk to people so it wasn’t like I would freeze up, but I still hoped I wouldn’t get to do anything besides sit in the sidelines today.

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