Vision of Hope by S. Moose

Author:S. Moose [Moose, S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: S. Moose
Published: 2015-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Jensen

We get to a little Italian restaurant and are immediately seated in a booth. The dark corner is quiet and the atmosphere is nice. There are a few other tables around us. Since living here, I've never noticed this place.

"Do you come here often?"

"Oh yeah. I love this place. Me and Italian food are like this." She lifts her hand and crosses her index and middle fingers. "Brody got me to love Italian." She laughs, but quietly frowns and looks down. The smile on her face is gone and my heart beats wildly against my chest.

"Fallyn. You okay?"

Her eyes catch mine, gazing at me as she searches for an answer. I'm not sure what exactly she's looking for while looking at me. My smile grows, hoping to ease her tension and have her open up.

"No matter how much time passes, I'm always going to miss him. It's getting easier and I'm not sure why. It's like there's a weight lifted off my shoulders and, for the first time, I can breathe. I like knowing that I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I was a mess when Brody died. I didn't want to be around anyone." She pauses and takes a few deep breaths. "I think I have you to thank for my mood."

"Me?"

She nods. "Yeah, you. You've been a great friend and I love hanging out with you." Our hands rest within one another and we sit in silence. She's right. For the first time in a while, I feel different. I can't explain it as elegantly as she did, but it's something I understand and feel. I'm not sure what to think anymore.

"Any more luck with Lisa?"

"Same old."

"If I can be honest."

"Sure."

"You seem so unhappy. I don't like seeing you so upset. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"You are." Her smile triggers my own smile and soon I find that our conversation is flowing nicely and we're talking about random things.

And I like it.

* * * * *

I wake up the next morning to several angry messages from Lisa.

Why aren't you answering my phone calls?

Jensen! How can you already be sleeping?

What are you doing?

Seriously, I need to talk to you!

Giving her a call, it goes straight to voicemail. I call her a few more times and get the same thing. Deciding to leave her a message, I apologize to her for missing her phone calls and hope that she's okay. I tell her to call me back as soon as she can.

How can we go from doing okay to this? The roller coaster of our relationship is coming to a stop and it's going to happen now. There's only so much I can take from her.

Getting ready for the day, I leave my house and check my phone. Still nothing from Lisa. I try calling her again and get her voicemail. "Fuck," I mumble.

Pulling into my parking spot, I call her again and leave her another message, asking her why her phone is off and to call my office phone.

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