Second Chances by Tara Lee

Author:Tara Lee [Lee, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00

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Today Charli is out wedding dress shopping with the girls. I've driven out to see Jensen. Charli told me the last time they talked he’d found a letter addressed to him. He was too scared to open it. What the letter contains, I have no idea, but maybe it has answers. I know he worked last night. but I’m still getting his ass up.

I arrive with pastries and coffee in hand.

I knock loud enough to wake him. He needs to face this, and I'm going to help him just like he helped me.

The door swings open with an angry-looking Jensen on the other side. He glares at me.

"What the fuck dude? I got home two hours ago." I push past him and make my way to his kitchen. I place the goodies I brought to bribe him with on the counter.

"If you don't get out of my kitchen so I can go back to sleep, I may just kill you," he says, crossing his arms over his chest.

"We need to talk," I say bluntly.

He rolls his eyes. "About what?"

"The letter."

"I'm going back to bed," he says and makes his way to his room.

I follow him, not letting him avoid this.

He shuts his door in my face, and I grin.

The fucker.

I open it, and he yells at me, "Eli, I swear to God, if you don't get the fuck out and let me sleep, you’re leaving in a body bag."

I plop down on his bed, and he growls.

"Not happening dude. You need to face this."

"Fine, I will. After my sleep," he says, pulling the blankets over his shoulders.

I yank the blanket down, uncovering him.

He rolls his head and scowls at me. The murderous look on his face tells me he isn't kidding about the body bag.

"I have coffee and sweets. We are doing this. Get your ass up, or I will carry you out of here."

"I'm not as light as Charli. You'd throw your back out, then because I'm a doctor I'd be obligated to help your ass."

"Dude, you have to face this. We can do it together."

"Together." He chuckles and shakes his head. "What does that have to do with anything? Your life isn't the one that’s going to change after a life-altering event, is it?"

His face falls when he realizes what he's just said.

"Shit. Eli, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that." He sighs and places his arms on his knees. "I can be a real jerk. What you and Charli went through is way worse than what's in some stupid letter."

I nod but don't say anything.

"Listen thanks for caring… But really, I'm fine. Actually, I'm okay if I never read the letter."

"Jens," I argue.

"Eli, it's probably nothing."

"If it's nothing, then open it."

He sighs, knowing I'm not going to let up.

He gets up and shoves some pants and a t-shirt on.

We head to the kitchen, and I hand him his coffee. He takes a long sip then picks up one of the pastries I brought.

I give him time, but if he wants to go back to sleep, he needs to hurry up and stop dragging this out.

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