She by J.S. Cooper

Author:J.S. Cooper [Cooper, J.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2015-11-30T05:00:00+00:00

Jakob and I stood in the family bathroom, just staring at each other. I could hear the different flight announcements through the speakers, and I wondered where Penny was. I wondered what she would do when she saw us. Would she try to run? Or call security and have us arrested?

“Take a deep breath, Bianca, and talk out your worries,” Jakob said as he rubbed my shoulder. I looked up in surprise and watched as a wide smile crossed his face. “You didn’t think I would forget, did you?” He smiled at me tenderly.

“But I told you that so long ago. We’d barely met. I didn’t think you were paying attention to my ramblings about my dad.”

“I remember everything you’ve ever said.” He stroked the side of my face. “When will you understand how special you are to me?”

“But I wasn’t special to you then.”

“You’ve always been special to me.”

“When you first met me?”

“Bianca, I knew you were special the first time I saw you.” His voice lowered. “I knew you were special when you played your game with David, and I knew you were more than a pretty face when you spoke to me at that coffee shop that day. I was out of my mind for sitting at the table with you, but I just wanted to be near you. Not just across the room. I wanted to be with you. I wanted you to engage with me.”

“I made a fool of myself,” I groaned as I remembered that first meeting.

“I thought you were cute.”

“I was a bumbling fool.” I shook my head. “But you were so handsome. I remember seeing your face under your cap, and I remember my heart racing as I gazed into your gorgeous blue eyes,” I said, and blushed as I remembered wanting to make some sort of impression on Jakob that day.

“I guess no matter what happens, we’ve both still won.” Jakob’s tone became more serious.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean no matter what we may or may not find out, we still have each other.”

“You think we’re going to find out something bad?”

“I’m smart enough to know that this whole mystery goes a lot deeper than we think it does. We both got involved because we wanted to honor our mothers and find out what happened to them, but the deeper we go, the more I’m beginning to realize that this isn’t about them.” Jakob pulled me toward him, and he stared at my face for a few seconds before continuing. “I think that whatever happened to them was because they were a part of this group with our dads. Whatever those men had going was the real problem here.”

“I’m scared to hear what Penny has to say.” I took a deep breath. “What if something really horrible went down?”

“If my father is really still alive, then I’m sure he didn’t disappear for fun.” Jakob closed his eyes. “We just have to be prepared for whatever happens. We have to stick together.”

“I love you, Jakob.

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