There was a moment where she was relieved. Relieved that she didn’t upset him enough to make him leave. The moment passed quickly when she looked at the clock. Midnight. “Shit!”
“What? What’s wrong? What did it say?” Jake moved over to her couch and sat beside her.
She handed him the letter to read. He quickly scanned the words, then frowned.
“Are you in love with him Bennett?”
“Yes. I am.”
He smiled a sad smile then, knowing he couldn’t have her as anything more than a friend.
“I’m sorry Jake.”
“Don’t be sorry. Maybe you should give him a call, let him know what happened, that we just found the note? Bennett I’ve seen the way he looks at you, and you him. Don’t give up on that.”
She picked up her cell phone off the coffee table and dialed …show more content…
Give me a chance to explain.” Vance fought the words out roughly through the hand wrapped around his throat.
“No, I couldn’t. Not after I already found out the truth. I gave you a dozen chances to tell me what was going on. I asked you where you were all those weekends, I begged and pleaded with you to tell me the truth. You lied every time. The only thing worse than a cheater… is a liar.”
His watery eyes locked on hers. Then he looked to Jake. “Please let me talk to her, just talk.” He croaked the words out.
Jake looked to Bennett. She sighed and nodded.
Jake released his throat, but continued to stand between the two.
Vance coughed several times as he rubbed his sore neck. “I didn’t want to lose you. That’s why I lied. I didn’t even want her. She was the money behind my production company. We had a thing, before I knew it sh was pregnant and insisted we get married. It was a mistake from the start. I was trying to figure out a way to leave her but still keep my company. If she would’ve found out about you I would’ve lost it all.”
“Well she didn’t. And she won’t now if you just leave me alone. For good this time Vance. Please.”
“I don’t know if I can do that.” He said.
The knock on the front door echoed through the house.
“What? What’s wrong? What did it say?” Jake moved over to her couch and sat beside her.
She handed him the letter to read. He quickly scanned the words, then frowned.
“Are you in love with him Bennett?”
“Yes. I am.”
He smiled a sad smile then, knowing he couldn’t have her as anything more than a friend.
“I’m sorry Jake.”
“Don’t be sorry. Maybe you should give him a call, let him know what happened, that we just found the note? Bennett I’ve seen the way he looks at you, and you him. Don’t give up on that.”
She picked up her cell phone off the coffee table and dialed …show more content…
Give me a chance to explain.” Vance fought the words out roughly through the hand wrapped around his throat.
“No, I couldn’t. Not after I already found out the truth. I gave you a dozen chances to tell me what was going on. I asked you where you were all those weekends, I begged and pleaded with you to tell me the truth. You lied every time. The only thing worse than a cheater… is a liar.”
His watery eyes locked on hers. Then he looked to Jake. “Please let me talk to her, just talk.” He croaked the words out.
Jake looked to Bennett. She sighed and nodded.
Jake released his throat, but continued to stand between the two.
Vance coughed several times as he rubbed his sore neck. “I didn’t want to lose you. That’s why I lied. I didn’t even want her. She was the money behind my production company. We had a thing, before I knew it sh was pregnant and insisted we get married. It was a mistake from the start. I was trying to figure out a way to leave her but still keep my company. If she would’ve found out about you I would’ve lost it all.”
“Well she didn’t. And she won’t now if you just leave me alone. For good this time Vance. Please.”
“I don’t know if I can do that.” He said.
The knock on the front door echoed through the house.