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“What’s up?”
“Someone at the front wants to talk to you.” With that announcement, Janessa turned on her heel, then disappeared.
A knot formed in Jay’s stomach as he glanced at the calendar on his desk. How had he not remembered what was coming?
He pushed back from his desk and left his office, determined to face this head on.
“Jay!” Casey swept toward him, her long, blonde hair flowing behind her, and wrapped her arms around him before he had a chance to object. The familiar scent of the perfume she always wore teased his senses, sending a barrage of memories flooding through his mind. Memories he didn’t want.
“What are you doing here?” he asked as he stepped back from her.
“Well, you can’t have forgotten that I always come home for my and Mom’s birthdays.”
“No,” he said. “I mean, what are you doing here at the clinic?”
“I came to see you, silly.” She giggled. “Why else would I be here?”
Not wanting to have the necessary discussion in front of the clinic staff and patients, Jay said, “Come with me.”
He thought about going to his office, but then decided to take her away from the clinic. “Let’s go for a ride.”
“Sure,” she said, latching onto his arm as they walked down the hallway to the back door of the building.
Jay opened the passenger door of his SUV for her. He waited as she buckled up, then closed the door.
“Are we going to go to our spot?” she asked as he guided his car out of the parking lot.
He hated that one of the places he enjoyed most around Serenity was tainted by memories of him and Casey. Because of that, he hadn’t been back there in ages. Perhaps it was time to have a new memory with her there. A memory of ending things, once and for all.
The spot was secluded and surrounded by lots of trees. At night, the view of the lights of Serenity was amazing.
“You need to leave me alone,” Jay said as soon as he’d parked.
“What?” Casey’s voice was sharp, all giggling gone. “Take me back to the clinic.”
“Nope. I’m not taking you back until you understand that we are done.”
“You can’t keep me here against my will,” she said indignantly. “That’s kidnapping.”
“I’m not keeping you here against your will.” Jay unlocked the door locks. “You can leave whenever you want.”
“I’m notwalkingback to Serenity, Jaylen. You’re insane.”
“Yeah, I was because I kept going back to you over and over,” Jay agreed. “But I’ve wised up. We’re officially done. Permanently over.”
“Is it her?” Casey asked, a sneer in her voice.
“Her?”
“The new doctor.”
He couldn’t deny that Misha did play a role in his ability to stand firm this time around. However, it wasn’t entirely because of her.
“I had already told you that we were officially done before she ever came to town,” Jay said. “I’d blocked your number before I even met her. So no, it’s not her.”
“I don’t believe you.”
Jay gave a huff of laughter. “I don’t really care if you believe me or not. I’m not changing my mind this time. I’ve wised up to you, and I’m not going through this anymore.”
