#NotJason by Jennifer Cody

Author:Jennifer Cody [Cody, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-01T18:30:00+00:00

Luke: Do you want to go to the Diablos game? One of my clients sent me tickets as a thank you.

Me: Sounds fun. Do you want to meet there or should I pick you up?

Luke: You can pick me up.

Me: 5:30?

Luke: Sounds good.

Me: Can’t wait to see you.

Luke: Me too.

I grin at my phone as I lock it up and slip it back into my pocket.

Evangeline Watts, the woman I work for, giggles at me as she lays down a run from the cards in her hand. “That smile on your face says you’ve just gotten a date tonight,” she accuses me slowly, voice faltering and shaky because of her age.

I wink at the elderly woman as I draw for my turn. We’re playing rummy because Gerald, her husband, is having coffee at the country club with his friends today. They hire out a van to go round up the old geezers club and take them to socialize on Tuesdays. They call it the GeezerMobile, and I hope I grow up to be just like those crazy kids.

“My boyfriend got tickets to the Diablos game tonight and invited me.”

She smiles sweetly and sighs. “My Gerald and I used to buy season passes. We would drink too much, eat too much, and were always the rowdiest fans. You be sure to treat your boyfriend’s time like it’s running out. Those are memories that stick. Can’t remember if I’m wearing pants, but I remember hooting for our team and kissing my Gerald whenever they won.”

“I’ll make sure we draw all the attention in our section,” I chuckle.

She winks at me and sets all her cards down, discarding. “Help me to the bathroom.”

I lay my cards down and stand, rounding the table to the back of her wheelchair and helping her to the toilet.

While she takes care of her business, I pull my phone out and message my slut.

Me: My brothers are doing an adaptation of The Night of January 16th at the community theater. You want to go with me? The dress rehearsal is Wednesday.

Slut: What is it? And yes.

Me: Courtroom drama. Apparently the audience gets to decide the verdict.

Slut: Sounds fun.

Me: Can’t wait to see you.

Slut: I’m looking forward to seeing you too.

Evangeline clears her voice and I put my phone in my pocket, helping her with the clean up and getting dressed and back into her chair. Because I know it makes her feel vulnerable and embarrassed to need help with her hygiene, I always kiss her hair after I get her settled back in her chair. She would much rather have my help than Gerald’s, which is one of the many reasons I’m one of their full time companions. She doesn’t ever want Gerald to feel like she’s a burden, because from the day they met until today, they have always been equal partners in their relationship.

Gerald assures me that if he was physically capable, he would do the hard jobs and she would never be a burden, but they need a strong companion who can do the hard lifting.

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