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She shakes her head. “I’m team Amelia. Whatever you think is best, I’m here for it.”
That night there’s still no sign of him, and I fall asleep worried.
Jack stays at his mansion too, so he’s not there either. I’m grateful for the night of sleep alone with myself and my thoughts.
Tomorrow, though, I’m going to be straight with him and tell him exactly what he needs to hear, what I’ve been putting off telling him.
Not just for Jack, but for me.
It’s over between us.
* * *
We keepit relatively quiet to the rest of the yoga retreat what we’re doing, but on Saturday at around noon, Ricardo and another driver will be picking us up soon.
Jack pops in my room as I’m getting ready a few minutes before noon.
“Hey. You tell him yet?”
I shake my head. “Weirdly, I haven’t seen him.”
I’m waiting with Vylana, Kate, and Brad.
Jack has even invited Chester and Josefina.
Jack checks his watch.
I admit it: I’ve been mostly avoiding Jansen since he arrived here. The fact that he arrived all the way here is way more than coincidence and, honestly, it creeps me out a little.
A car pulls in front of the retreat as we’re waiting. We all look, unsure if this could be one of the drivers sent to pick us up.
Low and behold, Jansen pops out of the car.
He looks tired and disheveled, with rings under his eyes.
“Jesus,” Vylana says under her breath to me. “He looks like he’s been doing coke all night.”
Jansen staggers toward us.
“Amelia,” he says. “We need to talk.”
“We definitely do. How about Monday?”You know. After I have the experience of a lifetime.
“Yeah,” Kate exclaims. “We’re heading with Jack to his private island today!”
“Jack’s…private island? No, no, no. Come with me.”
Jansen waves me over to a secluded area, out of earshot of the rest of the crew.
“I just disappeared for days and you’re not curious where I am?”
“I am definitely curious where you’ve been. But I’m also living my life. You just keep making everything about you, you, you! So, what, Jansen? Why are you here?”
Jansen takes a deep breath. "I know I messed up. I know I hurt you. And I'm sorry. I came here to tell you that I still love you, Amelia. And I want you back. I bought a ring and everything, but I chickened out at the last second and called your sister to find out where you were. I want to marry you, Amelia. I want the whole nine yards. I just… I love you and I miss you."
I stare at him in shock, not sure what to say. Part of me wants to scream and tell him how much he hurt me, how much I've struggled to move on. But another part of me remembers the good times we had together, the love we shared.
"I don't know what to say, Jansen," I finally manage to say. "I've been trying to move on, and I've been developing feelings for Jack."
