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“Merry Christmas Mr.Jacobs!”
“Merry Christmas!”
“How has your morning been so far?” I asked that out of politeness, not that I wasn’t genuinely interested. I just wanted to talk to Jules, badly.
“It’s been really pleasant. Did you want to speak to Jules?”
Thank God he said that.
“Sure, thanks. Tell everyone from Pennsylvania I said Merry Christmas!”
“Hello,” said a sleepy Jules.
“Not long,” I heard Jules’ dad say.
“Tired love?” I asked.
“Yeah, I slept so badly last night even with you on the floor next to me,” she barely whispered the last part.
“I’m so sorry babe.”
“It’s okay. No big deal. That’s what naps are for.”
“Alright, I’ll let you go. I know your dad wants you to join them.”
“Wait,” she said.
“Yeah babe?”
“Nothing,” she said.
“What sweetheart?” I insisted.
“Umm. Are we going to see each other later? I’d like to ask you my question.”
“Oh! Well, I don’t know Jules. I’ll see if my mom will give me a couple of hours at two o’clock before we go to my grandma’s. Can you steal away then?”
“I’ll try. Give me a ring if you’re not able to and I’ll do the same if I can’t. Otherwise, see you at the rock bridge at two?”
“See you then. I love you Jules, Happy Christmas.”
“I love you too Elliott. Merry Christmas.”
I hung up the phone. It was enough to tide me over until two and I could breathe a sigh of relief. There was something about that phone call that didn’t set easily with me. It was the way she hesitated after she asked me to wait. Maybe I was reading too much into the inflection of her voice but I was already on edge as it was and this kind of stuff drove me insane. Just wait until two, I thought, she’s with her family. Jesse wouldn’t dare step foot in or around her house with them awake.
“Hey ma’?”
“Yes Elliott?” She asked, helping my little sister put together some ridiculous Barbie house Jules’ Aunt Isabel had gotten her.
“Can I see Jules’ at two? Before we head out to grandma’s and granddad’s?”
“Sure, I don’t see why not. Just make sure you’re back by four thirty, we leave at five.”
“Yes, ma’am. Thanks mom.”
“Mm, hmm.”
I headed to my room and got dressed. We ate lunch at one and I piddled around until half an hour ‘til and just couldn’t sit around any longer. I decided to leave early and just hang out, enjoy the cool air, and wait for Jules but when I got there Jules apparently had been there since one.
