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“Yes.”
“And you connected with her immediately and even had coffee and a bagel with her?”
“Yep. I sure did.”
“Not knowing that was his mother?”
“Nope. I had no clue.” I shook my head.
She let out a long sigh. “The universe is smacking you right upside the head, Jill.”
“Yeah. Well, I said something last night that hurt Drew, and I’m not sure he’ll be coming around anymore.”
“Oh, for fuck’s sake. What did you do?”
“He just can’t understand that I can’t be with anyone right now.”
“Oh, Jill. Drew is the best thing that has ever happened to you.”
“I really don’t want to talk about it right now. Please understand.”
“Okay. But we’re going to talk about it soon. Oh, by the way, Noah and I are going on a honeymoon after the wedding.” She beamed with excitement.
“Where to?” I asked.
“Italy. I know it’s last minute, but he wasn’t sure if he could get the time off work. But his boss gave him two weeks.”
“Wow. That’s great. I’m so happy for you. But are you well enough to travel?”
“I’ll never be well enough again, sis. But I’ll be okay. Italy is a place I’ve always wanted to see, and my future husband will make sure I get to.” She smiled.
I looked at my watch. It was time to leave to go meet my father.
“Just promise me you’ll take it easy while you’re there.” I got up from the couch and gave her a hug.
“You worry too much.” She laughed.
Chapter Thirty-Five
Jillian
My stomach was a bundle of nerves as I saw my father sitting underneath a large tree, out of the sun and away from the crowd of people enjoying the warm sunny day. As I slowly walked towards him, I could see the sadness that resided on his face. It was a look that I’d only seen once in my life, and that was when my grandmother passed away.
“Hello, Jillian.” His lips gave way to a small, subtle smile.
“Daddy,” I spoke as I sat down next to him.
“How are you?” he asked.
“I’m here. So, what did you want to talk about?” I asked as I stared straight ahead, unable to look him in the eyes.
“I want to apologize to you for the other night. After seriously considering our discussion, I now understand why you did it. Why you left Grant and us.”
“You do?”
“Yeah, sweetheart, I do. I need you to understand that your mother and I only wanted what was best for you. We wanted you to be a successful, well-educated adult. Unfortunately, we went about it incorrectly, and I’m sorry.”
“You wanted me to be the perfect child. The daughter you and Mom could show off and boast about to all your high society friends. You never gave me the chance to be the person I wanted to be.”
