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Authors: Jodi Cooper
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I was teased relentlessly because of this man. I lost all of my friends. Couldn’t get any new ones and, worst of all, I was forced to move away from you. In my book, he’s a grade A jackass,” I say.
“And how does it feel to get all of that out?” he asks.
“It feels fine. I guess I just needed to vent, although I still really don’t approve of the situation. I think that he can find someone else to stay with,” I say.
“Maybe your Mom is all he has. After all, he did lose everything.”
“I guess that you’re right. If I had no place to go I know that my Mom will always be there.”
“See now there you have it. How about I run you a warm milk bath so that you can relax a little and then I’ll order us some pizza or something?”
“You have no idea how nice that sounds right now.”
“I think I have a pretty good idea,” he says as he kisses my forehead.
His chair is calling my name so I sit down on it and begin to flip through the channels when something catches my attention.
I hurry to turn up the TV to hear what the reporter has to say.
“We have just found out that John Jacobs will be released from federal prison in just a few days. You may remember Jacobs from the high profile case over fifteen years ago in which he was given twenty years for conspiracy to murder, fraud and embezzlement. Jacobs smuggled over 3 million dollars from his company but due to good behavior and a good parole board, he will once again be amongst us. All I can say is that I hope this particular leopard has changed his spots,” says the reporter.
I turn the TV off and bury my face in the pillow. Now the whole world knows that my father is getting out of jail.
And how would this look on Rhett?
After all I was his personal assistant.
Maybe his partners didn’t need to know that we were an item for them to use this information against him. I just really want to curl up in a ball and cry somewhere but I feel a hand on my shoulder and I turn around and see Rhett standing there.
“I heard the news report and you’re going to be okay. Trust me. I have your back on this. I won’t leave you alone. We’re not kids this time,” he says. “Now I ran your bath water. Take as much time as you need and I will order the pizza for us.”
I nod my head and head towards the bathroom.
My whole body is drained and I know that this soak is just what I need.
I slide out of my clothes and into the water and immediately, my body starts to relax.
I don’t think about my Mom or my Dad and just focus on myself with what’s going on between Rhett and I.
Once the water gets cold, I let the water out of the tub and wrap a fluffy white towel around me. I know that the pizza hasn’t arrived yet so I collapse on his bed for a much needed nap.
Today has been an extremely draining day.
****
I wake up the next morning with the sun blaring in my eyes.
One quick glance at the clock tells me that I’ve slept through the night.
I wonder why Rhett didn’t wake me?
Maybe he knew that I really needed to rest.
I see that he has an outfit laid out for me and I pull it on and go out in search of him.
As I get closer to the living room, I begin to hear voices and I realize that his mother is in there.
Damn.
She is not the person I want to see right now – especially with everything that’s happening with my father.
I start to panic because she doesn’t know that we are an item but then I remember that I’m his personal assistant, so I have a perfectly good reason to be in his place this early in the morning.
I go into his office and grab some files and head out to the little place in the kitchen where I usually do my work if I’m here.
“Hi Mrs. Williams,” I say as I enter the room.
“Hello Jessica. Lovely to see you. I hope Rhett isn’t working you too hard,” she says.
“No ma’am, he’s not,” I say as I take a seat at the table.
I glance at her one more time and realize that she hasn’t changed
“And how does it feel to get all of that out?” he asks.
“It feels fine. I guess I just needed to vent, although I still really don’t approve of the situation. I think that he can find someone else to stay with,” I say.
“Maybe your Mom is all he has. After all, he did lose everything.”
“I guess that you’re right. If I had no place to go I know that my Mom will always be there.”
“See now there you have it. How about I run you a warm milk bath so that you can relax a little and then I’ll order us some pizza or something?”
“You have no idea how nice that sounds right now.”
“I think I have a pretty good idea,” he says as he kisses my forehead.
His chair is calling my name so I sit down on it and begin to flip through the channels when something catches my attention.
I hurry to turn up the TV to hear what the reporter has to say.
“We have just found out that John Jacobs will be released from federal prison in just a few days. You may remember Jacobs from the high profile case over fifteen years ago in which he was given twenty years for conspiracy to murder, fraud and embezzlement. Jacobs smuggled over 3 million dollars from his company but due to good behavior and a good parole board, he will once again be amongst us. All I can say is that I hope this particular leopard has changed his spots,” says the reporter.
I turn the TV off and bury my face in the pillow. Now the whole world knows that my father is getting out of jail.
And how would this look on Rhett?
After all I was his personal assistant.
Maybe his partners didn’t need to know that we were an item for them to use this information against him. I just really want to curl up in a ball and cry somewhere but I feel a hand on my shoulder and I turn around and see Rhett standing there.
“I heard the news report and you’re going to be okay. Trust me. I have your back on this. I won’t leave you alone. We’re not kids this time,” he says. “Now I ran your bath water. Take as much time as you need and I will order the pizza for us.”
I nod my head and head towards the bathroom.
My whole body is drained and I know that this soak is just what I need.
I slide out of my clothes and into the water and immediately, my body starts to relax.
I don’t think about my Mom or my Dad and just focus on myself with what’s going on between Rhett and I.
Once the water gets cold, I let the water out of the tub and wrap a fluffy white towel around me. I know that the pizza hasn’t arrived yet so I collapse on his bed for a much needed nap.
Today has been an extremely draining day.
****
I wake up the next morning with the sun blaring in my eyes.
One quick glance at the clock tells me that I’ve slept through the night.
I wonder why Rhett didn’t wake me?
Maybe he knew that I really needed to rest.
I see that he has an outfit laid out for me and I pull it on and go out in search of him.
As I get closer to the living room, I begin to hear voices and I realize that his mother is in there.
Damn.
She is not the person I want to see right now – especially with everything that’s happening with my father.
I start to panic because she doesn’t know that we are an item but then I remember that I’m his personal assistant, so I have a perfectly good reason to be in his place this early in the morning.
I go into his office and grab some files and head out to the little place in the kitchen where I usually do my work if I’m here.
“Hi Mrs. Williams,” I say as I enter the room.
“Hello Jessica. Lovely to see you. I hope Rhett isn’t working you too hard,” she says.
“No ma’am, he’s not,” I say as I take a seat at the table.
I glance at her one more time and realize that she hasn’t changed
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