AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Mmm hmm.”
“After he said he was hurting?”
“Sort of.”
“So, my father who’d just met you for the first time, willingly told you all this?”
“Mmm hmm.”
“Why do I feel like you’re lying?”
Our eyes connected.
“Why would I lie?”
“You tell me.”
“I am telling you. Why is it so hard for you to believe your father loves you?”
“I don’t know, Mary Poppins, maybe because I haven’t seen him since my mom—”
“There you are,” Skyler interrupted. “Jackson, you’re going to be late for school. You gotta go.”
I was going to scream.
Why was it every time someone was going to say something about their mother, they were interrupted? What. The. Hell?
Jackson grabbed his backpack off Journey’s floor and walked out of the room, taking the truth of their mother’s whereabouts with him. I shook off the thought, leaving it in the back of my mind for later.
“Camila, do you mind staying over tonight? I know it’s Friday, but Jackson and Jagger are both staying with friends, so it will only be Journey and you.”
“Bah!” Little Miss enthusiastically exclaimed, leaning her head on my shoulder.
“Girls night, huh?”
She kicked her legs in excitement.
“Sure, I don’t mind.”
“Great. Noah wanted to take me out, it’s our anniversary.”
“Awe, happy anniversary. How many years?”
“I don’t know, forever.”
I chuckled. I never did Google Skyler’s name, it was her story to tell me. It didn’t seem right reading it on online and not hearing her experience from her own mouth. I knew one day she’d tell me.
“He claims I’ve been his since we were almost twelve.”
“And you haven’t?”
“No, I have. I just like to mess with him. My husband needs to be kept on his toes, it’s the Jameson in him.”
“Is he anything like Harley?”
“Harley is her father, who is ten times worse than my husband, even though they’re brothers. She’s also a lot like her mom, Mia, too. I swear, Camila, the day Harley starts dating, oh man… I’m already sorry for that boy because Creed and Noah are going to kill him. I’m not joking, they’re going to put him to ground.”
I instantly saw Jackson’s face, something was going to happen between them. It was only a matter of time, I was certain.
