I can’t tell him what I’m thinking.
Ineed to deal with this.
If he learns what I think might’ve happened, he’ll fly to Texas and start shooting.Then ask questions later.
“Sorry, I’m driving and some jerks just cut me off.”
“Oh.”
Shit.
“Let me talk to her, Jay.It’s probably a phase, you know what Jessie is like.”
I hate talking about her this way.She’s right, we do treat her like a kid when she is a grown woman and has been for a long time.Being protective doesn’t mean we should discredit her feelings.
It’s her feelings I’m trying not to hurt and trying not to acknowledge at the same time.
A flash of her naked body comes back, with those bruises front and center.
There’s no way I can explain to Jayden how I saw them, even if I wanted to.Stupid duvet moment aside, knowing she ran down my hallway naked into my arms would spin him out.
Oh, and by the way, your sister has a blue and black bruise right by her pussy.I’ll investigate.
Not happening.
“I should come home,” Jayden says, and for some reason I don’t want him to.
“Nah, man, let me talk to her.Do your work stuff.If it’s anything serious, I’ll call you straight away.She probably just wants to see Hollywood and stick around for a few weeks.”
He lets out a sigh.
“Yeah and didn’t know I was heading away.Okay, just tell her to ring Mom.She’s upset.”
First things first, I need to find Jessie.
Then I’ll need to get her to forgive me for what I said this morning and buy back her trust.
I need to know what caused those bruises.
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IT TAKES ME an hourto reach Savannah, via Ryder, and find out she dropped Jessie at Santa Monica Pier.Hardly narrowing down the search, but at least I have a starting point.
“That was two hours ago, Liam.She might be home by now,” Savannah says.
“Thanks, Sav.See you this weekend.”
“If these babies don’t fall out before then.”
Thanks for that nice visual.
“Make sure you bring Jessie.She’s gorgeous,” Savannah sings.
I roll my eyes with a smile.Sheisgorgeous, but Savannah sort of loves everyone.Not only that, but any female that enters our lives, the girl-gang adopts them.Trina, Savannah, Briar, Cassy, Caylee, Scarlett...all of them.
“They’re growing in numbers.It’s dangerous,” Josh said one day, while winking at his wife, Cassy.
“That’s my man, a Navy SEAL, threatened by a pack of women.”She patted his chest.
