Elijah asked him.
“I just came to drop something off to Mom, and I thought I’d stop by and say hi. What’s going on in here? I smell and feel some brotherly tension.”
“Our little brother had a friends with benefits arrangement with Sara. She told him she loved him, and he called it quits,” Elijah spoke. “Now they are not speaking to each other.”
“Oh.”
“Don’t you say a damn word.” I pointed at him. “Anyway, Jack is missing.”
“What do you mean he’s missing?”
“When was the last time you saw him?” I asked Nathan.
“About a week ago.”
“Me too. He hasn’t been seen or heard from since.”
“Did he leave town?” Nathan asked.
“No. His stuff is still in his hotel room.”
“That’s strange. Talk to Tommy and file a missing person’s report. He has connections.”
“So do I,” Elijah spoke as he shot Nathan a look.
“Anyway, back to Sara. Bro, you didn’t tell me you had an arrangement and were sleeping together.”
“I didn’t want anyone to know because I didn’t need shit from you.”
“Ouch. That hurt.” He placed his hand over his heart.
“Elijah.” Our mother opened the door as she stared at the three of us. “Mason, I didn’t know you were here. Anyway, I’m leaving for the day.” Her voice was shaky, and she didn’t look well.
“Mom, are you okay?” I asked.
“I’m fine. There’s something I need to do. I’ll be in touch.” She shut the door and the three of us looked at each other.
“What the hell? Did you see the look on her face?” Nathan asked.
“Yeah. Something has her shaken,” Elijah spoke.
“She said she’s fine, so we’ll just have to wait and see,” I said. “I have to go. I’ll talk to you two later.”
“Wait,” Nathan said. “I want to talk to you about Sara.”
“Drop it, bro. I don’t want to talk about her.”
Chapter 35
Sara
It had been a tough week. I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, and most of all, I couldn’t stand to be in that apartment. I picked up extra shifts just so I didn’t have to be home when he was. This morning before I left, I packed a small bag so I could stay at the hospital since I had to be back tomorrow by six a.m. All of my co-workers knew something was wrong, but I didn’t tell them what. Nobody knew about me and Mason and now wasn’t the time to fill them in. After I discharged a patient, I pulled my phone from my pocket and saw I had a text message from Aspen.
“Hi. I just saw Mason, and he told me what happened. How are you? I’m so sorry. He’s an asshole. We should talk. Let me know when you’re available and we’ll meet up somewhere.”
“Thanks, Aspen. I’m not doing okay. I won’t lie. I’m busy with work for the next few days, but I’ll be in touch as soon as I have some time.”
“Okay. You’re my friend, Sara, regardless of what happened between you and Mason. Don’t forget that.”
“Thanks, friend.”
Just as I placed my phone in my pocket and began walking down the hall, I saw Mason walking towards me. My heart raced beyond control.
“Sara.”
“What do you want?” I asked as I continued walking.
“Have you seen, Jack? Has he been in here?”
I swallowed hard as I held a patient’s chart tightly against my chest.
“No. And even if he was, I couldn’t tell you that.”
“He’s missing. I haven’t been able to get a hold of him in over a week.”
“Maybe he left town.”
“He didn’t. I checked his hotel room, and all of his things are still there.”
“I don’t know what to tell you. I have patients to see.”
His concern about not seeing Jack in a week over me was sickening and made me feel even worse.
“Sara.” He lightly grabbed my arm. “I don’t like this tension between us. We should talk.”
I stopped, looked down at his hand and then diverted my eyes up to him.
“Do not touch me and there’s nothing to talk about. You said everything you needed to that day. We’re roommates, Mason. We don’t need to say anything to each other. Just leave me alone.” I walked away.
Tears filled my eyes as I stepped into the bathroom to compose myself before seeing my next patient.
Mason
“Fuck.”
I was torn up inside. I honestly didn’t think this would go on this long. I headed over to Rudy’s and sat down at the bar. Just as Hanna set down my drink, I received a text message from my mother.
“You need to come to the townhouse now. We