Page 46 of The Sniper
She sighs.
Rebecca had been dating an Englishman whom she was deeply in love with.It had been on and off.I knew she didn’t tell me everything because she was ashamed.I’d visited a few times, but life was so busy here that I had been almost a year since we’d hugged.
“Henry won’t commit to a date.I might have to come over alone.That will stir up a hornet’s nest.”
I zipped my lips.
Being controlled like that was a complete turnoff for me.I don’t know how she could stand it.I would understand if she were traveling every month or something crazy like that, but it had been a year.
“Well, I think you should.If not, I will try to come over during the holidays.”
Her face lit up.“Really?”
Pushing back my annoyance, I nodded.Rebecca was a trust fund baby.Her mother, a famous, not retired, actress.Unlike me, she had no problem living off the credit cards given to her.If Henry weren’t a stock trader earning millions himself, I’d say he was only with her for one reason.
Perhaps they really did love each other, but it was...broken.
But who am I to judge?
But she had a lot of freedom of time because she didn’t work.In fact, I often thought having a career might free her from Henry’s hold.
He seemed to be her everything.
Fuck that.
When we hung up, my mind flashed back to earlier in the day when I went downstairs to speak to Jayden.
A thought had occurred to me as I stared at my pile of fan mail, procrastinating on dealing with it.
I’d found him leaning against the kitchen bench, sipping a mug of coffee.He lifted his face and the phone he’d been reading on, lowered.“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing’s wrong,” I walked to the sink and poured a glass of water.
“You sure, because you have blue jeans and a white T-shirt on.Where is the splash of blinding color you usually pair it with?”
Rude.
“Excuse me?Do you wear any other color except black?”
“Air Force colors.”
I rolled my eyes.“Let me reword my question: anything brighter than mud?”
He snorted, and I liked it more than I wanted to admit.“Wait, my sister bought me a Hawaiian shirt once, but it was olive green and cream.”
I cringed.
“What’s her name?”
“The shirt?”
I rolled my eyes again.“Are you always this dry?”
Jayden took a sip of coffee, and I’m sure it was to hide his smirk.
I tossed back my water and rinsed the glass.
“Her name is Jessie.She just got engaged to my best friend Liam,” Jayden dropped his mug on the bench.“They’ve been in love since the day they met.”
