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While my feetcarried me downstairs, all I could think about was getting in touch with Savannah. She didn’t know where I was, and I hoped to God that she had somewhere safe to be.
Once Jack secured the cellar door, I pulled out my phone praying for service. With one bar left, I pressed speed dial, connecting with my sister.
“Sav, where are you?”
I heard a lot of noise on the other end of the line, the siren blaring in the background.
“Oh, thank god you are okay. I had no idea where you’d be. I worried you’d be stuck on the road somewhere. Are you still at work?” I wanted to make sure I knew exactly where she was.
It sounded like Savannah closed a door on the other side of the line.
“Nope, they sent the kids home an hour ago. I’m at Jack’s. Just made it down to the basement.”
I put her on speaker phone so Jack could listen in. He’d been getting closer and closer trying to eavesdrop anyway.
“She’s at your house,” I relayed to him.
He gave one quick nod. “Good.” Then he lifted the phone out of my hand. “Hello, Savannah.”
Jack relayed information to my sister. “I have a supply of bottled water and food down there, help yourself to any of it. There’s also a television and a backup generator, so if the power goes off, the generator will come on. Whatever happens you won’t be left in the dark.” I stared at him, once again thankful for having him step in during a crisis.
If it weren’t for the flood, Savannah might have gone home instead of Jack’s house, which wouldn’t have been nearly as safe or comfortable. I sat down on the spot, my legs too shaky to keep me upright, the sense of relief knocking me off my feet.
Jack’s brow furrowed, and he dropped down beside me.
“We’ve got to go, Savannah,” Jack said as he pressed the end button.
We sat there together as Jack called the station to let them know his location. Apparently, it was standard protocol.
It suddenly dawned on me that I was in a dark cellar, in the middle of nowhere with the person I hated the most.
Except that wasn’t true anymore. That hate dissipated over the past couple of days.
Hate was a much easier emotion to manage than whatever the hell I was currently feeling for him.
Being with him had messed me up. Another brick crumbled to the ground. Each of his actions dismantling that wall even more.
Jack always seemed to know exactly what to do and exactly what I needed.
He had when we were younger and despite the years we’d gone without each other, and without our friendship, that strength and protection he offered remained firmer than ever.
Then why did he have to ruin everything all those years ago by going to bed with Katie Kooney?
A wave of nausea coursed through me. Thinking of them together soured my stomach.
A nervous energy emanated from me as Jack hung up his phone.
Suddenly, it was just the two of us, trapped in this cellar together.
He stared at me for a second, probably thinking the same thing.
“Let me get the lights.” I stood there under the dim light that marked the entrance to the staircase we had just descended. With a flip of several switches, lights came on, illuminating the space.
“Holy shit.” I covered my mouth and laughed. This place looked like a restaurant I’d been to in Prague during the time I studied abroad. It felt like we were in a proper cave. Wine bottles lined the wall on the left-hand side of the space, while the center formed an aisle, complete with banquet style seating. Long benches lined the two walls forming a tunnel. It must seat a hundred people easily. I stepped forward to get a closer look. Fake candles projected light over the stone walls.
This must have cost Jack a fortune.
And while I would have preferred real candles to light the place, the effect was the same.
