Chapter Twenty-Six
Jake
I walked to the black Mercedes coupe that was my under-the-radar car and deactivated the alarm with my key fob. Once inside, I left a message with my manager about offering Beth the PA position and started the engine.
What a night…
When I saw her, I was curious, but then when she looked at me…
Those gray-blue eyes were naturally solemn, but they’d never been empty before. Hollow, like every day was sucking the life out of her.
Compassion and nostalgia moved me and I offered the job.
The Beth I’d known never would’ve been caught dead shopping in sweats, so she had to be struggling and I could help. Be the bigger person.
And maybe it would burn her a bit to see she threw away something good.
I still wanted answers.
