It was as one man suffered for his actions of evil, another hurt because of his actions of little thought. Jean-Luc didn’t dare tell Emerald not to take the job back at Starlight. Knowing she’d missed working and happy for her, it hurt seeing her still pulling from him.
Jessie having given her the video helping, but not fixing things, Jean-Luc tried. “Do you want to go and see that new play tonight? My mom said she’d watch the kids.” Only Emerald denied him the opportunity as she said with a casual brush off, “Oh I wish, but I have to do this onboarding packet and besides, I don’t really like plays much anymore.”
Jean-Luc nodded and as she saw him walk away disappointed, Emerald felt like a b***h but didn’t tell him to come back. The air around them was awkward and hurting, something s
