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“Is she gonna die?” I questioned, ignorin’ her.
“Oh, baby…”
“Momma, I don’t want her to die. She can’t die, I love her. Jackson needs his momma, so does Jagger. She’s everythin’ to them. She’s Uncle Aiden’s lobster.”
“I know, honey, I know,” she expressed in an upset tone, bendin’ over to kiss my forehead. “I love you so much, Harley. I wish I could explain this to you, but I don’t have all the information yet. I promise once I know, I’ll tell you. Okay?”
I nodded, feelin’ an ache in my heart that wouldn’t go away for nothin’. Not even her reassurin’ words helped ease the pain in my chest.
For Aunt Bailey.
Uncle Aiden.
Jagger.
Jackson.
“Try to get some sleep, baby girl, yeah?” Daddy said from the door, leanin’ against the frame with his arms crossed over his chest.
“I’ll try.”
“I love you, Harley. You’re all I ever wanted. A baby girl just like you. Ya feel me?”
He always told me this, but tonight there was a different gleam in his eyes.
“I feel ya, Daddy. I’m pretty awesome.”
He simply smiled, though he was laughin’ through his stare.
Momma’s eyes were waterin’ from listenin’ and watchin’ our conversation. She always got emotional when she watched Daddy and me together. I knew it was because he was her hero too.
Leanin’ in, she kissed my head one last time before turnin’ the lamp off on my nightstand. Once they shut my door, I don’t know how long I just laid there wide awake. My mind spinnin’ over everythin’ that had happened.
For the first time in my life, my parents didn’t make me feel better, didn’t even try. They didn’t want to lie to me, and that was a hard truth to swallow.
Which only meant Aunt Bailey, Jackson’s family… might not come out of this alive.
I took a deep breath at the thought and closed my eyes, tryin’ to keep my tears locked inside of me. I stayed there exactly like that, hopin’ this icky feelin’ would go away. But for some reason I couldn’t explain, I felt him.
Deep in my bones.
He was right there.
My eyes snapped open and my feet began to move on their own, walkin’ over to the balcony off my bedroom.
My parents’ room was on the other side of the house, but still, I quietly slid the doors open. Careful not to make a peep.
For the second time in a matter of seconds…
I. Felt. Him.
My heart sped up, my pulse quickened, and my feet continued to move forward.
I could see him in the moonlight, walkin’ down to his dock. Except he didn’t stay there. He jumped off it and went to the shoreline instead.
Holy crap! I did feel him.
Our houses weren’t close to each other if you were drivin’ on the roads, but on the back of our properties, we shared a huge lake.
