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“Isn’t Cam there?”
“He is, but it would be nice to have you here too.”
“Yeah, I don’t think it’s a great idea.”
If nothing else, Jordy had figured out that Cam didn’t like him. Not even a little.
“But it would be nice to see you.”
“And I want to see you too, but the last thing I want to do is create more tension for you.”
She couldn’t blame him for that. “I hear you. What about this weekend? Since I’m now in jail, visitors would be nice. Maybe Saturday night?”
“I’m in a golf tournament Saturday afternoon and I think I’ll be bagged after it. All that sun can be exhausting. I’ll probably call it an early night.”
“You could unwind here,” she said, hating the pleading in her voice.
“Maybe another time?”
As if her day hadn’t been bad enough, he was rejecting her. A piece of her heart was breaking at the realization. When she needed him most, he was more interested in parties and golf tournaments.
“Whenever you’ve needed me, I’ve been there for you,” she said, the words tumbling out of her mouth. “I’ve never said no.”
“I’m not saying no. I’m just saying I can’t do Saturday night.”
“But you can’t do it tonight either. And I can all but forget about Friday because of your party. And now I’m taking a back seat to a golf tournament. What am I missing here?”
“You’re not missing anything. But you need to understand that I’m busy.”
“Andyouneed to understand that my life is falling apart. And that I need you. That I feel like I’m drowning and you’re not here for me.”
“The world doesn’t revolve around you, Reese,” he said with irritation.
“Jordy, I’m not even in your universe.”
He was silent for a long, painful moment. “Maybe we should talk later,” he said. “When you’ve calmed down.”
“I am calm. I’m simply speaking the truth, and I get the feeling you don’t like it.”
“You’ve had a lousy day. Let’s talk in a few days.”
“In a few days? Couples don’t do that. They spend time together. They offer support and a shoulder to lean on. You’re invisible. I’m lucky if I see your four times a month. That’s not a relationship.”
“Well, you’ve never complained before,” he said, the edge audible in his voice.
“I’ve never told you before. But now I’m laying it all out for you. I feel like an exotic animal you parade around when you need me. And when you don’t need me, well, that’s when you are invisible.”
“I think we should end this call before we say something we’ll both regret.”
Reese closed her eyes and swallowed hard. “Yes, we should end this. Permanently.”
He took a second to digest what she’d said. “Excuse me?”
“You’re not good for me. And I’m not good enough for you. So why keep doing this? I know you’re perfectly happy, but I’m miserable. I want a boyfriend who wants to be with me. Not some guy who comes in and out of my life when he feels like it.”
“Wait, we should talk about this,” he said, panic rising in his voice.
“We just did.”
