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He shrugged and sat back. “I don’t know. I guess I’m just curious if you showing up might be an issue. What if her mom doesn’t know she’s back in town?”
In any other case, he might have had a good point. But this wasn’t just any scenario. There wasn’t a question in my mind that Sawyer had gone to visit with her mom. “She knows,” I insisted.
Jagger assessed me for a few seconds before he said, “Well, then I guess I’ll just wish you good luck. I hope it works out the way you want, however that is.”
Nodding, I returned, “Thanks, man. I’ll catch you later. Say hello to Lily for me.”
“I will.”
With that, the two of us stood and walked out of the office. While I made a left to head toward the front door, Jagger went to the right.
“Heading out?” Avalon asked.
Avalon was part of our administrative staff, and her desk was situated right at the front of the Harper Security Ops building. When we walked in or when we left, she was almost always there to greet us or to say goodbye.
“Yep. I’ve got someone I need to go and see,” I told her.
Excitement washed over her. “Really? Like a special someone?”
I let out a laugh. “Yeah, I guess you could say that.”
“Oh, I want details when you get back,” she demanded.
Shaking my head as I walked away, I said, “We’ll have to see about that. Later, Avalon.”
“Later, Jesse.”
Almost fifteen minutes later, I pulled up in front of Sawyer’s childhood home. It surprised me just how much the sight of it affected me. Over the years, I hadn’t ventured over here. I always told myself it was because there was no need for me to, but it was more than that.
Coming out here would only serve to remind me of Sawyer. She was the woman I’d worked so hard to forget. Now, I couldn’t stop thinking about her.
Although I didn’t see her car anywhere, I still thought this was my best option. So, I got out of my vehicle and made my way to the front door.
A moment later, the door opened.
“Hi, Mrs. McKinney,” I started. Her brows pulled together as I continued, “I’m not sure if you remember me, but my name is—”
“Jesse, right?” she said, cutting me off.
I was surprised she remembered me. “Yes, that’s right.”
“You just missed Sawyer,” she shared.
“Oh, man. I was hoping to… surprise her. Do you expect her back soon?” I asked.
Sadness consumed her. “No. No, she’s heading back to Maryland. She just left about five minutes ago, though. She didn’t tell me where she was going, but she said she was going to make a quick stop before she got on the road to head home. Do you have her new number? She changed it quite a few years ago.”
I shook my head. “No, I don’t.”
“How about I give it to you? This way, you can give her a call and catch up with her before she heads out of town again,” she suggested.
Obviously, Sawyer hadn’t shared the fact that she and I weren’t on speaking terms for the last few years. “That would be great,” I replied as I pulled out my phone. After Mrs. McKinney gave me Sawyer’s number, I said, “Thank you so much.”
“You’re welcome. It was great to see you, Jesse,” she replied with a smile on her face.
“You, too.”
At that, I turned and walked back toward my truck. When I got inside, I pulled up Sawyer’s contact on my phone. This wasn’t how I’d wanted to reach out to her after how things went down between us a few days ago.
