Chapter Twenty-One
The more time passed, the angrier Jessica became. That first night, as her initial indignation had subsided, she’d been heartbroken. She had loved Larry all her life. She’d always regretted losing him, always blamed herself for it, and even though she hadn’t expected ever to be with him again, she’d never stopped thinking about him. Coming so close to what she’d wanted since she was a teenager and then having it snatched away so unexpectedly had been crushing.
The next morning, though, she’d woken with an entirely different perspective. She understood why Larry was upset about the books, but his reaction was all out of proportion—just like it had been all those years ago. Any man would have been upset that his girlfriend had kissed another man, but had it really been r
