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“Jess,” Cameron said with a sigh.
“What?”
“You and I need to have a talk, I think.”
“Nope. I’m good.”
“Tonight. I’ll pick you up around seven.”
“I’m having dinner with my in-laws,” she countered.
“Eight, then. I’ll come to their place, and you can follow me home.”
“Why? There’s no point.”
“What’s that? You’re break-ing... hel-lo...”
The call disconnected and Jesska dropped her head back onto the steering wheel. She could text him and tell him not to bother, but it would be a futile effort. He’d be there at eight whether she wanted him to be or not.
After fixing her makeup, she left the parking lot and headed back to work. Might as well be at the only place the demons didn’t taunt her.
Jesska arrived at the Kings’ home just before dinner. She’d been eating dinner with them three or four nights a week since that thing had happened, and she loved how close she felt to Seth when she was there. Before they had boxed up all of his personal items, she’d go into his room and lie down on his bed just to smell him.
She didn’t knock—she didn’t need to—but she did call out as she walked through the door. “I’m here.”
“Hi, Jess,” Sailor said. Seth’s sister was the spitting image of him. A beautiful woman, with dark-blonde hair and a height that rivaled most men. She’d recently gotten engaged after a failed first marriage, and the family was preparing for the wedding.
“Hi, Sailor. Where’s Jude?”
“He’s working late. He’ll be here in about an hour.”
“Did you hear?” Jesska asked.
“About that bastard getting out? Yes. Mom and Dad are in the kitchen. Come on in.”
Jesska followed Sailor back to the kitchen and welcomed the hug that Seth’s mom, Leslie, offered.
“Have you heard about Jason, honey?” she asked.
Jesska nodded. “Yeah. Do you have any details?”
“Not yet,” Seth’s dad said. “Your brother said he’d let us know what he found out.”
“What can I do to help?”
“If you and Sailor could set the table, that would be great,” Leslie said.
Jesska spent the next two hours laughing without feeling happy, answering questions about her life that really didn’t mean a whole hell of a lot at the moment, and using diversionary tactics in an effort to take the focus off of her. She didn’t know why Seth’s parents had started in with the twenty questions about her love life all of a sudden, but chalked it up to Jason’s impending release and the trigger that it probably pulled.
Cameron arrived at 7:59, much to Jesska’s irritation. He was never late. Ever. After saying goodnight to the Kings and Jude, who’d arrived an hour before, Jesska agreed to follow Cameron to his loft in the Pearl.
She spent her drive time plotting revenge for her brother’s nosiness. Laxative brownies were currently at the top of the list.
She followed him into the underground parking garage and parked in his extra space. Maybe if she just sat in the car, he’d forget about her, and she could sneak out.
Her car door opened, and she groaned. “Cam.”
“Come on. Time for a ‘come to Jesus’ meetin’,” Cameron said, and held out his hand.
