Nia’s phone vibrated. Jake’s cheery face appeared on the display. She stared at the phone until the picture retreated. It appeared again. She put her pen down, and picked up the phone.
“Hello?”
“Hey babe,” he said.
Don’t call me babe.
“Yes?”
“Cold. I need you right now. Please warm to me.” His voice pleaded.
“I’m a little busy right now, at work. What is it that you want?”
He sighed. “I want you. I want you to believe in me again,” he said.
I don’t know that I ever believed in you in the first place. She shifted in her seat. “I’ll try.”
“Please know this was the last thing I wanted. Nia, I love you, and I’ll do whatever is in my means to keep you happy. I don’t know why he was in my house. If it was for money, or maybe he saw us out together. I don’t know. I didn’t even know who h
