AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“I’m a mess.”
“You’re not, I promise. So, what if you were, though? That fucker screwed with your life for too long. I’m the one that’s sorry for not being there.”
“What would you do?” I don’t get to answer because she adds, “Jax I don’t like being a mess…” Her voice breaks again and it ties my throat into a knot.
“No one does, but you handled it better than I did my breakup. It wasn’t until I met you that I stopped wishing Josie would fall and knock out all her front teeth.”
There’s a slight pause and then she starts laughing. “You’re so crazy.”
I release the pent-up breath lodged in my chest. “You’re doing good, bad girl. Give yourself some credit.”
A door opens on her side of the line and then water starts running and she yelps.
“Oh my God. I need to put my face back together.”
“I’m sure you look fuckable as always.”
She laughs a little. “I assure you I do not.”
She sounds more like herself now and I’m shocked by the ease that brings me. “I should be the judge of that.”
“No. But I would still love to hear what you would do if you were here.”
It shouldn’t be so easy for me to tell her. “I would hold you and kiss you until you were smiling and that beautiful dot in the middle of your mouth couldn’t stretch any wider. Then I would take you to a greasy diner to celebrate.”
She’s silent for a few seconds.
“You’re sweet.” Her smile is infused in her voice.
“I’m not that sweet.” I lower my voice so no one else can hear me. “I guess I should come clean and mention how I would also fuck you all night and make you come until you can’t take it anymore.”
She sighs. “I wish you were here.”
“Oh, I see. You just want me for the orgasms.”
She chuckles. “Not just for those. When can you come visit?”
I wish I could drop everything and go right now. “I work this weekend but what about next? For the Fourth of July?”
“Yes, I can’t wait.” Her voice is light and happy. “We have to plan it.”
I’m smiling too. I’ve been looking forward to visiting her. I haven’t made it there, despite the many times I wanted to be there for her because we agreed to be discreet in New York until her divorce was final. She didn’t want to give her ex-husband more ammunition.
But that fucker was out of her life now.
* * *
Saona
My makeup is fresh but my eyes are still red and swollen from all the crying. Even if I don’t look it, I leave the bathroom in a much better state. All because of Jax.
I’m still smiling as I head down the steps to meet my sister who’s texted me three times. Sierra meets me halfway up. She’s not smiling. I probably worried her when I didn’t come down right away. She hugs me tight. “It’s over,Manita. I’m so proud of you. You did it.”
“I know. I was so afraid the judge was going to postpone this again but he didn’t.” I pull back. “You have to come with me to go pick out what we want from the house. Can you call Pedro and ask him to come with us?”
Sierra nods. “Of course. He’ll be glad to. He thinks David is a dog. Listen, I want you to keep that smile on your face, no matter what.”
My shoulder muscles tense. “What’s wrong?”
