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That they would.
Even Josiah now ran to the door when he came home.
Joel
Does it help to know I’m experiencing the same agony?
Ayesha
A little.
Your pain does give me energy.
Joel
Freakin’ vampire.
I love you.
Ayesha
I love you too.
He set his phone beside him and filled his lungs with Maui air as the blue sky darkened and gray clouds closed in on him. Thunder sounded from somewhere far off.
“If you’re listening,” he began, “thank you, Curtis. Thank you for your bravery, not only for what you did, but also because you found a way to approach Eesh—yeah, she told me about it. I promise I’ll take care of them. I’ll love them a little more every day, and I know I’ve got big shoes to fill, but I love her. I love her. Like,” he gripped his chest, “she’s just in here. Fuck, I love that woman.”
The roar of thunder grew closer.
Lightning streaked across the sky.
He stood. “You probably have shit to do, and I’m here taking up all your time. But Curtis, you know where to find me if I start fucking up. And…find me. Send down your trident and…chuck it in my spine. I’ll never hurt them, but keep me accountable. To have the life I have and the life I’ve lived, only to end up where I am? There’s no other word for that but ‘blessing.’ Thank you, Curtis, for this blessing.”
He bowed his head, said a quick prayer, and headed for the car. As he reached for the door handle, he patted his pocket.
“Shit, my phone.”
While petitioning the sky to hold off on the rain for a few more seconds, he returned to the bench and found his phone perched on the wood.
The rain came down anyway, and he snatched up his phone before it was doused. According to Julien, because of the level of security each phone possessed, it was a pain in the ass whenever they lost or ruined one.
He turned to walk away.
However, something caught his eye.
As the rain fell, the droplets created muddy outlines in the dirt. The indentations from his shoes became ridged, water-filled craters.
Fourridged, water-filled craters.
There appeared to be a second set of footprints next to his—a set he knew, without a doubt, hadn’t been there before. And the way they were positioned, it was as though, the entire time he’d sat on the bench, someone had been sitting in the spot next to him.
CHAPTER36
Ayesha took several deep breaths and pressed her hands against her stomach. Val leaned back, studied her face, and searched the living room.
“Tay, she’s about to blow.”
Tayler, wearing a blush-colored bridesmaid dress, hurried over.
