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Barry is jumping around and excited to see Henley as he opens the door. “Hello, pain in my ass,” he says as he pats his head.
I roll my eyes. He can act tough all he wants, but I know the truth.
Chloe went home today, knowing we would be here tonight.
I owe her a kidney for doing this for us. I can’t wait to catch up with her tomorrow.
Barry jumps up all excited-like. “Hello, hello,” I sing to him. I lie on the couch and hug him hard. “I missed you, did you miss me?”
“I didn’t miss your Barry baby talk voice, that’s for sure,” Henley mutters dryly.
I giggle. It’s true. Barry does bring out the baby talk in me. He and I speak another language to each other.
Puppy talk.
“Bed.” Henley grabs my shoulders and faces them toward the stairs. “I’ll have something to eat and then be up.”
“Okay.” I put my arms around his neck and kiss him softly. His hands go to my behind. “Thank you so much. I had the best time.”
“So did I.” He smiles against my lips.
“Can we go back next year?”
“Okay.”
“I love you.”
“I love you too. I’ll be up soon.”
I walk up the stairs, and I hear his voice. “Hey, yeah, I just got back.”
I frown. Who’s he talking to?
I stop on the spot as I try to listen. Who would call him this late?
Jenny.
He talks to her as he walks around organizing things. Why is she calling him at night at all?
He lets out a low chuckle. “Yeah, I know.”
And why is he fucking talking back to her as if she’s his long-lost friend?
Ugh, after the best week of my life, I come home to the reality that my boyfriend’s PA is after him.
Is she, though . . . or am I just being insecure?
Probably a bit of both.
“You, too, hey?” I hear Henley’s hushed voice reply. You too what? “Bye, Jen.”
I quickly tiptoe up the stairs and jump into the shower. I don’t want him to know that I heard him on the phone, and the last thing I want to do is to fight with him over her . . . but I do need more information. I quickly shower, get into bed, and pretend to read my book as my mind runs a million miles per minute.
Eventually he comes to bed. “Hey.” He smiles as he walks into my bedroom. “I thought you would be fast asleep by now.” He sits on the side of the bed and kisses me and tucks a piece of my hair behind my ear.
“I woke myself back up.” I hold my book up. “Thought I’d read a little.”
“Okay.” He kisses me again and plugs his phone in to charge on the bedside table and walks into the bathroom. I hear the shower go, and I glance over at his phone. I wish I knew the code so I could see how many times she calls him a day.
