who?”
“ Let’s see…” Jenna laughed, “I can only think of one. He looked pretty tall, with really dark hair and piercing blue eyes. He looked very fit, and had a smile that would make any sane woman weak in the knees. Come to think of it, I don’t really know any Brady’s except for the one you showed me the other day, in the photo. I was restless because I haven’t fantasized about anybody like that since I was a teenager, and I felt a little guilty.”
“ Brady, huh?” Sam smiled before walking away, with a roll of her eyes. She called back, “There is nothing wrong with a little fantasy, Jenna. Brady is a well sought after man, and you’ve got great taste. Now I’ll go get the coffee. You need to get comfortable and try to rest.”
Jenna must have been more tired than she suspected because that was the last thing she remembered of their visit. It had felt like minutes, instead of hours, before she woke just in time to get Jayden.
Chapter Nine
Two months had passed since Tyler had returned to work full time. Christmas was getting closer, and Jenna had decided to volunteer at Jayden’s school to fill her time. It was getting pretty lonely, and she needed the distraction. She tried to think of happier things, like the new camcorder she’d bought for Jayden’s Christmas recital.
Begging for Tyler’s attention had become a daily ritual, especially pleas not to neglect what was important to his son. Tyler’s hours only seemed to become worse, to the point where he wasn’t home by the time she fell asleep at night and was gone before she woke up. Some nights she could swear, he hadn’t bothered to show up at all. The worst of it was she couldn’t even say why. What could have possibly gotten so bad that he couldn’t get home for dinner every night?
That night when he called to tell her again that he’d be late, which was typical of their conversations lately.
“ Jayden’s recital is on the seventeenth at seven PM.”
“The seventeenth, right? Geez, Jenna, give it a rest. I’ll be there, okay?”
“Right,” she snorted, “Like when you’re home for dinner or before I go to bed. Like when you’re home for your son’s hockey tournament or to even just spend time with him. I mean it, Tyler, this recital is important to Jayden, and you’d better be there.”
She hung up on him, too angry to continue. Truthfully, the camcorder was her back up, the just in case plan so Jayden would know his father would be able to see him perform should Tyler not be able to make it. It was the only thing she could do for Jayden. There had been too many disappointments lately, and she began to doubt Tyler’s word. Still, she’d kept her fingers crossed, for Jayden’s sake.
* * * *
She was on her way downstairs from tucking Jayden in for his daily nap, and almost slipped when she noticed his car from the window in the hall.
“ Oh, my God!” she clutched her chest and waited for her heart rate to slow down. “It is you. I couldn’t believe it when I saw your car.”
Tyler only gave her a quick glance.
“ Hi,” she whispered, moving to sit beside him. “Although it’s unexpected, it’s nice to actually see you here. Have you decided to take a day off?”
“I guess you could call it that. I’ve got an extra work load ahead of me for the next few weeks. There are people going on vacation, a couple new cases and a lot of extra paper work. I thought I’d give myself a change of scenery.”
She rolled her eyes, feeling her anger surface. “Vacation, huh. Must be nice.” He had some vacation days accumulated, and she was still bitter that he hadn’t taken any.
“Jenna, don’t start.”
“Hey, Tyler,” a voice called. “I hope you don’t mind that I helped myself to a beverage. Beer?”
Tyler stood to grab the drink held out to him while Jenna eyed the blond beauty with the thick glasses.
Clearing her throat, Jenna also stood and stretched out her hand. “I didn’t realize
“ Let’s see…” Jenna laughed, “I can only think of one. He looked pretty tall, with really dark hair and piercing blue eyes. He looked very fit, and had a smile that would make any sane woman weak in the knees. Come to think of it, I don’t really know any Brady’s except for the one you showed me the other day, in the photo. I was restless because I haven’t fantasized about anybody like that since I was a teenager, and I felt a little guilty.”
“ Brady, huh?” Sam smiled before walking away, with a roll of her eyes. She called back, “There is nothing wrong with a little fantasy, Jenna. Brady is a well sought after man, and you’ve got great taste. Now I’ll go get the coffee. You need to get comfortable and try to rest.”
Jenna must have been more tired than she suspected because that was the last thing she remembered of their visit. It had felt like minutes, instead of hours, before she woke just in time to get Jayden.
Chapter Nine
Two months had passed since Tyler had returned to work full time. Christmas was getting closer, and Jenna had decided to volunteer at Jayden’s school to fill her time. It was getting pretty lonely, and she needed the distraction. She tried to think of happier things, like the new camcorder she’d bought for Jayden’s Christmas recital.
Begging for Tyler’s attention had become a daily ritual, especially pleas not to neglect what was important to his son. Tyler’s hours only seemed to become worse, to the point where he wasn’t home by the time she fell asleep at night and was gone before she woke up. Some nights she could swear, he hadn’t bothered to show up at all. The worst of it was she couldn’t even say why. What could have possibly gotten so bad that he couldn’t get home for dinner every night?
That night when he called to tell her again that he’d be late, which was typical of their conversations lately.
“ Jayden’s recital is on the seventeenth at seven PM.”
“The seventeenth, right? Geez, Jenna, give it a rest. I’ll be there, okay?”
“Right,” she snorted, “Like when you’re home for dinner or before I go to bed. Like when you’re home for your son’s hockey tournament or to even just spend time with him. I mean it, Tyler, this recital is important to Jayden, and you’d better be there.”
She hung up on him, too angry to continue. Truthfully, the camcorder was her back up, the just in case plan so Jayden would know his father would be able to see him perform should Tyler not be able to make it. It was the only thing she could do for Jayden. There had been too many disappointments lately, and she began to doubt Tyler’s word. Still, she’d kept her fingers crossed, for Jayden’s sake.
* * * *
She was on her way downstairs from tucking Jayden in for his daily nap, and almost slipped when she noticed his car from the window in the hall.
“ Oh, my God!” she clutched her chest and waited for her heart rate to slow down. “It is you. I couldn’t believe it when I saw your car.”
Tyler only gave her a quick glance.
“ Hi,” she whispered, moving to sit beside him. “Although it’s unexpected, it’s nice to actually see you here. Have you decided to take a day off?”
“I guess you could call it that. I’ve got an extra work load ahead of me for the next few weeks. There are people going on vacation, a couple new cases and a lot of extra paper work. I thought I’d give myself a change of scenery.”
She rolled her eyes, feeling her anger surface. “Vacation, huh. Must be nice.” He had some vacation days accumulated, and she was still bitter that he hadn’t taken any.
“Jenna, don’t start.”
“Hey, Tyler,” a voice called. “I hope you don’t mind that I helped myself to a beverage. Beer?”
Tyler stood to grab the drink held out to him while Jenna eyed the blond beauty with the thick glasses.
Clearing her throat, Jenna also stood and stretched out her hand. “I didn’t realize
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