Perfectly Lonely - Jessica Marin Page 0,54
haunting you. You need a fresh start and since we’ve had so many good times in my place, I think it’s the perfect place for you to start your new, healthier journey.”
Tears cloud my vision and without being able to form any sentences at this moment, I fling myself at her and squeeze. I bury my face into her neck and cry out tears of gratitude as it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
“I’m sorry!” I mumble as I pull out of our hug and wipe at my tears. I smile at her when I notice she’s wiping her eyes as well. I look over at Chase to see he is standing farther back from us to try to give us some privacy.
“When will I move in?” The wheels start to turn in my brain, needing facts in order to start packing and to take time off of work.
“We’re going to start packing up now and move all of our stuff into storage the day before we leave for Thailand,” she confirms as we start walking again.
“Wait, that’s in less than two weeks! You won’t be able to find and move into a new house by then!”
“We can rent a place or live in a hotel until we find the perfect house,” she shrugs her shoulders nonchalantly, as if none of this is a big deal.
“Wow, I truly can’t believe this,” I say in awe and feel the need to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. “Now if I can only get a new job, things really will be on a better path for me.”
“Yeah, Robert told me all about Torrin Richards and the House of Royalty. Both he and the club have a notorious reputation. Robert also indulged me on the story of how you and Mr. Richards originally met.” She looks at me with a smirk that causes me to laugh.
“You always tell me not to judge a book by its cover, Jenna. Maybe all those rumors you hear are from jealous people,” I chide, giving her a dose of her own medicine.
“Maybe so, but with Robert calling him a dangerously sexy, large dose of cocaine that you want to sexually shoot up, I would say the cover might be judged accurately.”
I shake my head at Robert’s gossiping. “It’s only a job interview. We’ll see if I get asked for a second one. Now…” I decide it is time to change subjects and get to an important task on hand that she hasn’t mentioned yet. “Why are you not wearing the gorgeous engagement ring Cal made for you?”
She starts to laugh and doesn’t seem surprised that I know. “I was wondering when you were going to ask me about it.”
“How did you know I knew?” Surprise laces my voice, as I didn’t think Cal was going to tell her he asked for my permission.
“Because when I said no, Cal grumbled ‘Bloody hell, she was right’ and it made me put two and two together.” I laugh at this as I can picture Cal saying those exact words.
“What did you tell him your reasoning for saying no was?” I ask, curiosity getting the best of me.
“I told him I needed to see how we’re going to handle the next month on location with him. He told me he didn’t understand why that had to change the dynamic of our relationship.”
“What did you say to that?” I ask, as I completely agree with Cal.
“I said that if I can’t handle being on location with him, then we might not be able to stay together.”
“And what did he say to that?” I probe, needing her to tell me everything that transpired during their conversation.
“He told me that he would give up acting if I was unhappy, because he refuses to have a life without me and Avery.” She gives me a shy smile, but the happiness of it all is radiating from her eyes.
“So, what did you say?” I softly ask, enjoying seeing my best friend so very happy.
“I told him to ask me again once he’s done shooting the movie.” She gives me a sly smile with a wink.
“EEK!” I screech in excitement as we grab each other’s hands and start bouncing up and down in a circle like two little kids. Once we stop circling, I turn to Chase to see if he heard the good news, but stop myself as I see his stoic face turn to ignore us once I