When Jake opened his eyes, Maddie was sitting in the chair with a cup of coffee. "Hey."
She didn't speak, she didn't turn to look at him. Maddie felt a little better after talking to Ashley practically all night. She saw things more clearly now and knew that she was not going to stand by and let Jake make the sole decision about things that directly affected her life. Maddie was determined to remain calm and lay down the rules with Jake.
"Coffee is in the kitchen. I called your boss and told him you will not be in today." Her voice remained calm and steady as she took a sip of coffee.
"What? Why in the hell did you do that?"
"Because we are actually going to sit here and talk and figure things out. We really need to talk."
"You called my boss."
"Yes, I did. We are going to hav
