Chapter 16
Jinx took a taxi to Shy’s apartment. She had already left for work, so Jinx had the whole place to herself. Her head felt a little better, but she still needed to take pain medication to take the edge off. She lay down and tried to take a nap, but her mind was whirring with thoughts of Drake.
Her phone went off. It was Steve’s office number. She grabbed it and answered. “What do you want?”
“Why are you not answering my calls?”
“We ended things before I left. There’s not much else to say to each other.”
“This isnot overbetween us. You said you were taking a break. Your little endeavor will end soon, and you’ll be coming back begging for another chance. I’m just trying to protect your pride by getting you to come back now.”
She sighed. What was it going to take to get him to understand? “I’m not coming back. I am almost done with my assessments and I’ve already gone on my first case.”
“What? Who the hell put you on a case? Don’t they know what a disaster that would be?”
Fury filled her and she almost threw her phone across the room. “We’re done, Steve. I don’t want to be with you. Please don’t call me again.”
“Jinx wait a minute—”
She hung up then blocked his number. Jinx needed to talk to someone. She dialed the number for the one person who understood her better than anyone.
“Hello?”
“Hi Mom.”
“Jinx? Baby how are you?”
“I’m doing good. I went on my first case and caught the guy.”
“That’s wonderful. So no...accidents then?”
“Um, only a few. No one was seriously injured. Vic is making me take extra precautions.”
“That’s good. I worry about you baby.”
“I know Mom, but the thrill of the chase, then catching the bad guy—it’s everything I ever dreamed of. Well, almost.”
“What’s missing? Friends?”
“I’m making a few friends here. I’m staying temporarily with one of the female bounty hunters. I just wish…”
Her mom always knew what was bothering her ever since she was a little girl. “How’s Steve handling all this?”
“Not good. I told him I wanted to take a break before I left.”
“What did he say to that?”
“He expected me to give up mystupid dreams, come back and marry him, and settle down to a nice boring life.”
“Ouch. He really doesn’t know you at all, does he?”
Jinx shook her head even though her mother couldn’t see her. “No. All the time we spent together, he was consumed with his own career and goals and never cared one bit about what I wanted. He’s been calling non-stop and I finally had to tell him I wasn’t coming back to him.”
“I’m sorry honey.”
“The truth is Mom, I don’t miss him. I miss what he should have been for me. The idea of him, but not Steve himself. He was selfish and greedy. Not once did he take my feelings into consideration.”
“I’m truly sorry baby. It’s better to find out now, than to marry him and have him ruin your life.”
