The Commitment by Kate Benson

Author:Kate Benson [Benson, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, War, Romance, Contemporary, Military
Amazon: B00QO9IY0Y
Published: 2014-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

As we walk into the restaurant, I’d be lying if I said I’m not a nervous wreck. There are a ton of things I’ve prepared myself for today, but meeting Jack’s date isn’t one of them. I’ve known about this for a few days, but it’s still got me crazy. To make matters worse, he hasn’t said anything to Ana about the mystery woman he’s bringing. I thought of asking him about it when we spoke earlier, but at the last minute I chickened out.

“Hey,” Ana says with a smile as she sees us approach the table they’ve already gotten for us.

“Hi,” I smile back. “Sorry we’re a little late. Traffic was horrendous.”

“It’s okay,” she says, standing to hug me and tousle JT’s hair. “Jack just called and told us he was running late as well, so you’re actually early.”

“Is he going to be long?” I ask as I get JT settled in and take my seat.

“I’m not sure,” she admits. “Probably another twenty minutes or so if I had to guess, but you never know with Friday night traffic.”

“Yeah,” I nod. “Okay well I’m going to go to the bathroom. Babe, will you order JT something if the server comes over?”

“Sure,” he smiles.

There’s a long line at the tiny bathroom so it takes me much longer to rejoin them than I’d thought. As I approach the table, I can see that Jack has arrived and the bundle of nerves that I’ve been fighting all day comes back full force. I’m trying to calm myself, reminding myself that this really isn’t that big a deal as I make my way through the packed restaurant. It’s not until I meet Ana’s nervous eyes that it all comes crashing back. I attempt to make sense of her alarmed look, but before I can, Jack notices and turns to face me with an odd look.

“Hey Beautiful,” he smiles, walking over to pull me into a hug. “How are you?”

“I’m okay,” I say, giving him the best smile I can manage as I look him over. “You look very handsome.”

“Thank you,” he smiles. “And you’re beautiful as always.”

“Thank you, Jack,” I say, squeezing his hand. “So where’s the lucky lady?”

“Oh she had to use the bathroom,” he says.

“There’s another bathroom?” I ask, rolling my eyes and ignoring his laughter as I resume my seat next to Chase.

“I’m going to go get her,” Jack says. “I just wanted to let y’all know we were here.”

“Okay,” I nod. As I settle in, I feel three sets of eyes on me and immediately look up. “What’s up?”

I watch as they exchange nervous looks and Chase nods slightly over to Drake who faces JT.

“Hey man,” he says. “Do you want to go and see the fish up front?”

“Yeah!” JT says with a grin. “Can I Aunt Sophie?”

“Sure,” I say cautiously before facing the others and shaking my head. “Guys, I’m fine. I already promised you I wasn’t going to freak out again. You don’t need to act weird, it’s fine.

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