This Guy Kills Me by Anlyn Hansell

Author:Anlyn Hansell [Hansell, Anlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anlyn Hansell
Published: 2015-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Good morning.”

Karen was seated at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of her. The young nurse wandered in from a room beyond the kitchen with a load of laundry in her arms. She smiled and uttered her own ‘good morning’ as she wandered past Jane toward the hallway.

“Can I get you a cup of coffee?” Karen stated as she attempted to push back from the table. They were alone. No Joe. She had noticed the blanket was neatly folded on the couch cushion, the pillow on top.

“No. I mean, I’ll get it,” Jane added quickly. “Where’s Joe?” she asked as she stepped into the room.

“Out for a run. He didn’t want to wake you. He’s very sweet like that. Top right cupboard, right above the coffee pot,” she instructed as Jane opened the door and grabbed a mug.

“So…how did it go last night? Did he kick Tony’s ass?” Karen asked as Jane attempted to pour coffee into the mug without splashing it everywhere. That statement was somewhat alarming coming from Karen for some reason.

“He didn’t tell you?” Jane asked as she poured a bit of sugar and cream and stirred lightly before grabbing the cup to join her.

“Nah, he pretty much blew off the question before he took off. So what happened?” she probed.

Jane debated for a moment, wondering how much she should reveal.

“We didn’t actually go to the reunion,” she stated honestly. “We did run into him at a bar though,” she added.

“You did?”

“Yeah,” she replied before taking a sip.

“Well? What happened?” Karen asked obviously intrigued.

“Let’s just say…I think he got his closure,” Jane stated with a smile, her eyes meeting Karen’s.

“What does that mean?” Karen folded her arms on the table and leaned in.

“I guess it means he got the last word in? He didn’t kick his ass, but…he didn’t really need to.”

“That’s good. I’m not usually an ‘eye for an eye’ kind of person, but when I think of all the pain they caused that kid. He tried to hide it from us. He was so embarrassed. When…his brother went to High School, he saw it. We tried to intervene with the school but that made Joe so angry, he just sort of retreated into himself even more.” She was staring into her coffee cup. “I think maybe he didn’t want to disappoint his…he just…it was hard for him, let’s just leave it at that,” she stated softly before taking a sip of her coffee and setting it down again. “He’s really changed. I’m really glad he brought you to meet us. It gives me hope that he can have a good relationship. You’ll take care of him, huh?”

“Oh, ahhh…it’s not really that type of relationship. We really are…coworkers, maybe friends but nothing more,” Jane replied hastily.

“Look at this. I printed it off last night.” She fished something out of her housecoat pocket and set it on the table. It was a picture and she was sliding it over the surface toward Jane.

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