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'My mother worked for him and in comforting him after the loss of his wife, ended up pregnant with me. She left, a bit like your father did I suppose. He eventually found out from something his son said in a drunken moment and tracked us down. He helped us escape from an abusive family situation here to family in the States. I was fourteen when we arrived over there. I only found out the truth when he died.'
She realised that talking about it hadn't been as bad as she thought it might be.
'That's it in a nutshell. It's been a night for surprises hasn't it?' Carrie smiled at him.
Before Jake could reply, he spotted a familiar figure come into the restaurant and glance over at them. 'What's he doing here!'
Carrie followed his gaze and realised Alan had come in to check everything was still alright. He hadn't been happy letting Carrie go out unchaperoned when the threats were still active, but he'd checked the place over and stayed discretely out of sight.
Without waiting for a reply, Jake jumped to his feet. 'Oh, you've really played me for a fool haven't you?' He ground out.
He flung some money onto the table and told her to go back to lover boy.
'My God, I was taken in by you! Never again.'
With that he stormed out of the restaurant, leaving Carrie sitting there, too stunned to speak.
Alan watched Jake go and came over to her. 'What's going on? What's happened?'
When Carrie didn't respond, 'Carrie, are you OK?'
What had been a lovely evening had turned to dust and Carrie didn't have any idea what she'd done. Tears silently trickled down her face. Alan arranged for the bill to be settled. Two meals remained on the table, neither of them looking as if the diners had had much from them. The other diners returned to eating their own meals as they realised the show was over. Carrie was mortified at the public display Jake had put her through. She'd succeeded in avoiding negative media interest in her since she'd been in Scotland and now there was a risk that this argument with another public figure would get into the papers.
Out in the car park, Jake watched from the darkness of his car as Alan helped Carrie into her car and drove her away. Jake crashed both hands down onto his steering wheel, anger seething out of every pore.
He blindly drove off, not knowing where he was going, or caring. He just felt the need to put as much distance as possible between himself and that woman. How could he have allowed himself to be taken in by her. He felt sick when he thought about the inner secrets he'd shared.
He found himself in a little bay and just sat there staring out across the dark sea as it lapped against the shore.
What seemed like hours later, his mobile phone rang and shook him out of his thoughts. 'Calderwood' he snapped down the phone.
'Whoa! what's going on with you buddy?'
Jake took a deep breath and calmed instantly, remembering the real reason he'd set out this evening.
'Nothing. Hi Phil. You sound like you're back in the land of the living.'
'Yeah. I need a best man, a few weeks off and a godfather in that order.' Phil waited for the news to sink in. When Jake didn't answer, 'Jake? You still there?'
'Run that by me again, I thought you asked for a be…'
'I did,' Phil interrupted. 'Lynne's finally agreed to marry me and she's expecting our baby. We don't need tomorrow off to sort everything out but we're taking it off anyway, to celebrate. See you Monday, and, thank you Jake. I owe you.' Phil hung up.
Jake stared at the silent phone. It was bitter sweet news. He was happy for Phil but felt a stab of jealousy for the news he'd just heard.
Jake wasn't sure when he'd shifted from rejecting all the happy ever after stuff and not getting involved with a woman who had a child but now he was the one in the depths of despair and didn't have a damned clue what to do about it. He'd started out wanting Carrie in his bed, but somehow it had turned into more than that and now he didn't think he could face seeing her again.
He
'My mother worked for him and in comforting him after the loss of his wife, ended up pregnant with me. She left, a bit like your father did I suppose. He eventually found out from something his son said in a drunken moment and tracked us down. He helped us escape from an abusive family situation here to family in the States. I was fourteen when we arrived over there. I only found out the truth when he died.'
She realised that talking about it hadn't been as bad as she thought it might be.
'That's it in a nutshell. It's been a night for surprises hasn't it?' Carrie smiled at him.
Before Jake could reply, he spotted a familiar figure come into the restaurant and glance over at them. 'What's he doing here!'
Carrie followed his gaze and realised Alan had come in to check everything was still alright. He hadn't been happy letting Carrie go out unchaperoned when the threats were still active, but he'd checked the place over and stayed discretely out of sight.
Without waiting for a reply, Jake jumped to his feet. 'Oh, you've really played me for a fool haven't you?' He ground out.
He flung some money onto the table and told her to go back to lover boy.
'My God, I was taken in by you! Never again.'
With that he stormed out of the restaurant, leaving Carrie sitting there, too stunned to speak.
Alan watched Jake go and came over to her. 'What's going on? What's happened?'
When Carrie didn't respond, 'Carrie, are you OK?'
What had been a lovely evening had turned to dust and Carrie didn't have any idea what she'd done. Tears silently trickled down her face. Alan arranged for the bill to be settled. Two meals remained on the table, neither of them looking as if the diners had had much from them. The other diners returned to eating their own meals as they realised the show was over. Carrie was mortified at the public display Jake had put her through. She'd succeeded in avoiding negative media interest in her since she'd been in Scotland and now there was a risk that this argument with another public figure would get into the papers.
Out in the car park, Jake watched from the darkness of his car as Alan helped Carrie into her car and drove her away. Jake crashed both hands down onto his steering wheel, anger seething out of every pore.
He blindly drove off, not knowing where he was going, or caring. He just felt the need to put as much distance as possible between himself and that woman. How could he have allowed himself to be taken in by her. He felt sick when he thought about the inner secrets he'd shared.
He found himself in a little bay and just sat there staring out across the dark sea as it lapped against the shore.
What seemed like hours later, his mobile phone rang and shook him out of his thoughts. 'Calderwood' he snapped down the phone.
'Whoa! what's going on with you buddy?'
Jake took a deep breath and calmed instantly, remembering the real reason he'd set out this evening.
'Nothing. Hi Phil. You sound like you're back in the land of the living.'
'Yeah. I need a best man, a few weeks off and a godfather in that order.' Phil waited for the news to sink in. When Jake didn't answer, 'Jake? You still there?'
'Run that by me again, I thought you asked for a be…'
'I did,' Phil interrupted. 'Lynne's finally agreed to marry me and she's expecting our baby. We don't need tomorrow off to sort everything out but we're taking it off anyway, to celebrate. See you Monday, and, thank you Jake. I owe you.' Phil hung up.
Jake stared at the silent phone. It was bitter sweet news. He was happy for Phil but felt a stab of jealousy for the news he'd just heard.
Jake wasn't sure when he'd shifted from rejecting all the happy ever after stuff and not getting involved with a woman who had a child but now he was the one in the depths of despair and didn't have a damned clue what to do about it. He'd started out wanting Carrie in his bed, but somehow it had turned into more than that and now he didn't think he could face seeing her again.
He
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