She stood up. “It’s not stupid.”
Steve got to his feet. “I want you to stay here, marry me and start a family. I can’t have my wife working as a bail bondsman.”
“Marry you?”
“I was waiting for the right moment.”
“Well this is not that moment!”
Steve grabbed the suitcase he had carried in from his trip and started to go out the door. Pausing, he looked back. “You decide, Jane. Either stay here with me so we can start our family, or risk everything, including our future together, by following this foolish idea.”
She sighed. “Steve, let’s talk about this.”
“I’ll call you in two days for your decision.” He stormed out of their apartment.
Two days later, he called, and she told him that their relationship wasn’t working and that this would be the best time for them to take a break. She was going to Fin-Dieskau to train and work with Vic and Jagger. He swore up and down and threatened to not be there when this dream of hers blew up in her face. Jinx told him that was a risk she would have to take. There was nothing else he could do; she had made up her mind.
“Jinx.” Drake called out to her.
She walked into the lobby and ignored the stares she got from people as she stormed by them. Once outside, it took a moment for her to remember where he parked his truck. Drake grabbed her arm gently jerking her to a stop.
“Jinx, I’m sorry.”
She yanked her arm free. “I make my own decisions, and right now, I just want to get to work.” They both turned at the loud screeching sound of metal being crushed. “Oh...my...God.” Drake’s poor hover truck had been taken out by a large crane from the construction company next door. It was a nearly unrecognizable piece of blue metal, squashed into the concrete.
“My truck!” Drake groaned in pain.
Jinx bit her lip and winced, feeling sorry for him. Things like this happened to her all the time.Yeah, welcome to my world big guy.“I’ll call us a taxi.”
