had a lot of problems and I did things I wasn’t proud of. Shortly after I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, I left them. And I did it because I loved them, and it was the right thing to do.”
“If you loved them so much, you would tell them who you are and what’s going on. You will never make peace with yourself until you talk to them and explain your story.”
“What happened between you and my son?” he asked.
“It doesn’t matter. He cut it off. He doesn’t want a relationship with me.” Tears formed in my eyes. “Mason has a lot of issues because of you, and I have a lot of issues because of my father. He had another family that he chose over me, and that is something I will never forgive him for. But you still have a chance with your sons. You left because you were sick. Maybe you didn’t go about it the right way, but you did what was best at that time.”
“I’m sorry about your father.”
“Don’t be. It is what it is, and it set a pattern in my life.”
Suddenly, my pager went off.
“The ER needs me. I have to go. Do what’s right for your soul, Jack. Don’t die with unfinished business.”
I walked out of the room and headed down to the ER.
Mason
I hadn’t seen Sara in over a week. On my days off, and if she was home, she’d stay locked in her room. Her side of the refrigerator was empty, and she had stopped posting her work schedule on the refrigerator.
Another person I hadn’t seen in a while was Jack. I went to the hotel where he stayed and the workers behind the desk told me he hadn’t been there all week, but he didn’t check out. I expressed my concern and the manager was kind enough to let me in the room as long as he stayed with me. All of Jack’s belongings were there, including his suitcases, which led me to believe he was still in New York. Where the hell was he? I had tried to call him several times, but his phone went straight to voicemail. I took a cab over to Elijah’s office to talk to him.
“Hey, bro. What brings you by?” He smiled as I stepped inside his office. “Hey, Mason.” Aspen grinned.
“You know my friend, Jack?”
“Yeah.”
“I think he’s missing.”
“What do you mean?” Aspen asked.
“I haven’t heard from him in over a week. I keep trying to call, but his phone goes straight to voicemail. I went by his hotel room and all of his things are there, so he didn’t leave town. I’m worried about him, Elijah.”
“Did you ask Sara if he came into the ER?”
“Sara and I aren’t speaking at the moment. But no, I didn’t.”
“Why not?” Aspen asked in a stern tone.
“We had a disagreement. I haven’t seen her all week.”
“A disagreement about what?” Aspen asked as she narrowed her eye at me.
“Sweetheart, it’s really none of our business.”
“The hell it isn’t. Everything that goes on in this family is everybody’s business.” She walked over to me and pushed her finger into my chest. “Did you hurt her, Mason?”
“Aspen, please.”
“Shut up, Elijah. I’m not talking to you. Answer me now, Mason Wolfe.”
Shit. She wasn’t playing around.
“It’s complicated, Aspen.”
“Complicated my ass. Everything with you Wolfe men is complicated. I know about your little arrangement.”
“How the hell do you know about that?” I looked at Elijah and he slowly shook his head.
“We talked about it that night she was over. She didn’t voluntarily tell us. Your mother dragged it out of her. In fact, we all suspected anyway, so we helped. You know, being lawyers and all, the poor girl didn’t stand a chance but to tell us the truth.”
“Fine.” I threw my hands up in the air. “I told her our ‘friend’ relationship wasn’t working out, and I ended it.”
“A typical fucking Wolfe move. I am so disappointed in you.” She shot me a look and left Elijah’s office.
“Great. Now you’ve pissed her off and she’ll take it out on me. Good going, bro.”
“It’s none of her business and it’s none of this family’s. I did what I had to do because she told me she loved me that night she was wasted.”
His brow arched as he stood there with a smirk on his face.
“Hey, bro,” Nathan spoke as he walked in. “Oh, hey, Mason. I didn’t know you were here.”
I sighed as I rolled my eyes.
“What are you doing here?”