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“It’s easy to explain. We are both part of the wedding party. We were discussing things ahead of time and decided that—”
“Jerry, why don’t you just say what you want to. It’ll save time and besides, I’m getting hungry,” she said.
“I would prefer my family not know that we are friends,” he said.
There was that word again. Friend. She wasn’t in the habit of having sex with her friends, and obviously she’d misread where this was going. I should’ve known. What would a guy like Jerry see in me? Definitely not anything long term.
Reanna buried the hurt and put on her policewoman face. “Don’t worry. It’s not something I want anyone to know either.” Not anymore.
“Then I guess all that’s left is to order dinner,” Jerry said.
She rubbed her stomach and said, “I know you drove all the way here, but I don’t think I could eat tonight. Right now, I think I need to go lie down and hopefully my stomach will settle before I need to go into work.” It wasn’t a lie. She really didn’t feel well at all. It just doesn’t have anything to do with mice.
Jerry nodded and got up. He placed a kiss on her forehead and said, “Are you sure you don’t need anything before I leave?”
Some superglue for my heart that you just broke.“No. I’m all set.”
She waited for Jerry to back out of the driveway and head down the road before she allowed herself to break. Reanna couldn’t believe she was even shedding one tear for someone she’d known less than a week. But the tears flowed and kept coming. She hadn’t even cried like this when she ended her marriage with Bobby.
Why does this hurt? It wasn’t anything more than… She sobbed. A chance to love.
Jerry had told her to just trust him. She did and look where it had landed her, bawling her eyes out and alone.
She wanted to be angry, but it wasn’t his fault. He’d upheld what promises he’d made. But he never promised this would be anything…real.
Reanna wiped her tear-streaked face with the bottom of her T-shirt. Getting up off the swing, she thought, I should’ve fed him the mice.
That thought was even too much for her and once again, covering her mouth, she ran to the bathroom.
This night really couldn’t get much worse. Don’t jinx yourself Reanna. It’s still early.
Reanna was right, things could get worse. Her night at work was nonstop, even for little Hope Valley. There had been a major collision with fatalities right off the highway. Her department assisted the State Police. If Jerry had left when they had originally planned, it could’ve been him in that vehicle. They might not have a future together, but she still cared very much for him and she wanted him happy. Even if it means not being with me.
