Chapter Twenty-One
Jake
Letting her go that night wasn’t easy.
I had nothing to do Christmas Day since Mum was back in London and Beth would be with family. Far as I knew, they didn’t know I was in town, which, after nearly six months together, kinda hurt.
Couldn’t be because of her mum—she’d always been sweet—so was she that afraid of her dad’s reaction?
Honestly, I was tempted to talk man-to-man, get it out in the open, and be done with all this sneakin’ around. Well, I’d think on it.
Called my mother on the twenty-fifth, then went to the movies. There was always something new and fun to see in December. After treating myself to a very nice dinner, I came back to a message from Beth on the hotel voicemail.
She missed me and would see me tomorrow. We had one week left together.
“A
