Page 55 of Beneath a Tennessee Sky

“I did. You nailed it. I have a meeting.”

Liz walks out. I stare at Jack trying to see the truth in his eyes. He’s talking to Dex now. I grab my phone from my purse.

“Oh shoot,” I mutter.

“What’s wrong?” Jack asks.

“I have to go.”

“What?”

“There’s an emergency and I need to get home. You stay. Finish. I’ll get a cab to the airport.”

“Jinnie, wait! What’s going on?”

“It’s my parents,” I lie. I walk to the door.

He grabs my hand, pulling me against him. “Are you sure everything is okay?”

“Yes, fine. You’re killing it in there.”

“I’ll buy you a ticket,” he says.

“No thanks. I have to go.”

Jack pulls me into a hug. “Come back soon?”

I bury my face in his shoulder, breathing him in one last time. “We’ll see.”