The Complete Bleaker Trilogy Box-set by Jeremy Peterson

Author:Jeremy Peterson [Peterson, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

The two crawled into her VW and Jenn pulled away from the curb.

“That dude was crazy,” Jenn said.

“This whole town is crazy.”

“Don’t think I didn’t catch that sick Dawson’s Creek reference back there,” she said. “What was that all about?”

Will smiled. “The Creek? My Mom used to watch it. I may have caught a few episodes.”

“I bet you did.”

They continued down Maine Street. Four blocks east, they found Sixth Street. She turned north, and two minutes later, the end of town was in sight.

“Here it is,” Jenn said.

“What are we gonna say?”

She shrugged. “Good question.”

Will sighed and twisted in his seat, suddenly unable to get comfortable. “Maybe my old man did just run off. Maybe he found some piece of ass out here.”

“Don’t say that. You can’t think that way. We are so close. Listen, we’re about to find out what we came all this way to find out and you’re nervous. That’s okay, Will. It’s okay.”

“He better not have. He better not have run out on us.”

Jenn didn’t respond, but she did think of her own adulterous father.

Will pointed at the field of trees fast approaching on their right. “There’s the orchard.”

“So that must be Peter’s house.”

Wanda was right; it was the last house on the left. The ranch-style home was small and made of bricks the color of dry ashes. A late model Ford sedan sat at the top of a long, steep cement driveway next to the house.

“Shit. It looks like he may even be home.”

“Yup. No turning back now.” She flipped a U-turn at the end of the block and parked in front of the house. The curtains in the large picture window fluttered. Or maybe that was just Will’s imagination.

Jenn killed the engine and Will reached for his door handle. He paused when he noticed Jenn wasn’t moving. “You okay?”

“Shit,” she murmured, “Now I’m nervous.”

“No, you were right, let’s get this over with.”

“Wait. Maybe this is … maybe you were right. Maybe we should turn back.”

“Listen, why don’t you stay in the car and wait for me, okay? I’ll be right back.”

Jenn exhaled loudly and a nervous chuckle escaped her throat. “No. I’m coming. I’m just being a little girl. I’m sorry.”

“You have nothing to be sorry about.”

Jenn shot him a thankful smile and looked away, deciding instead to stare at the car stereo.

“This means a lot to me, Jenn. I can’t even begin …” He struggled to formulate the words and now neither of them could manage to maintain eye contact. “Why did you do this? I mean, why did you drive all this way for me? I love that you did and I’ll never be able to repay you, but why?”

Finally, Jenn did look at him and this time she didn’t flinch. “I like you. From the first time I saw you, I liked you. I don’t know why … I still don’t know why, but I do. I could see the pain you were in. I could see it in your eyes and I could hear it in your voice.

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