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“Who would ever forget to call you?” He smiled.
Chapter Forty
Drew
I needed to come clean about Lia to Jillian. Why the fuck did I listen to Liam? As I pulled out my phone, a text message from her came through.
“Hey. Can we talk?”
“Of course. When?”
“In about an hour. I have to say goodbye to my dad first.”
“Where at?”
“My place?”
“I’ll see you in an hour.”
Seeing her text made me smile, yet I was nervous about what she wanted to discuss. Maybe it was about us, or maybe it was about Lia. Either way, I was telling her the truth and hoped she didn’t hate me.
* * *
Jillian
“There’s something I want to talk to you about,” my dad spoke as I sat on the couch in his suite.
“What is it?”
“I don’t want to make your life more complicated than it already is, but I feel you have the right to know.”
“Okay.”
“When I return to Seattle, I’m telling your mother I’m filing for divorce.”
I wasn’t shocked in the least. In fact, I felt they should have divorced years ago. Kids never want to see their parents get divorced, but in my case, I welcomed it.
“I understand, Dad.”
“I lost the woman who I believed was the love of my life twenty-four years ago, and I’m not about to live in a loveless unhappy marriage anymore. If there’s one thing you taught me, Jill, it’s that you don’t have to settle for anything in life.” He placed his hand on my cheek.
“What about everything you worked so hard for? Mom will try to take you for everything you have.”
“I know, but she won’t get everything.” He gave a small smile. “That’s not for you to worry about. I’ll be fine.”
“And what about Kristen? What happened all those years ago will get out.”
“And I’ll be the one telling it. Listen, I have to go now, sweetheart.” We both got up from the couch, and I wrapped my arms around him, hugging him tight. “I like Drew, Jill. I think he’s a good man, and I know he loves you. Don’t do what I did all those years ago. Don’t be afraid, and just let life lead you in the right direction. It led you to Drew for a reason. I love you and I want you to be happy.”
“I know, Dad. I love you too.”
“Goodbye, sweet girl.” He kissed my forehead. “Stay in touch with your old man.”
“I will.”
I hugged him before he climbed into the limo and drove off. Hailing a cab back to my apartment, I nervously paced around the room, waiting for Drew to arrive. What if he didn’t want me anymore? After all, he did bring another woman to my sister’s wedding. The minute I heard the knock on the door, my heart started racing and my nervousness was at an all-time high. I stood there momentarily with my hand on the doorknob and took a deep breath.
“Hi.”
