Chapter 10

The familiar buzz of her phone alerted Jenny to a call. A smile formed because she knew who it was. She grabbed her phone, not hesitating to hit the green button next to Liam’s name.

“Am I interrupting you?” Liam’s sexy voice asked her.

“Not at all.”

“It’s Sunday night and I have a date...”

“A date? And who is the unfortunate woman?” Jenny asked with a pang of jealousy. “Someone you met last night?”

“No woman. A date with Netflix and takeout. Please tell me I’m not a horribly boring person.”

As usual, Liam had managed to make her smile.

“You’re only boring if I’m boring because I have the same plans.”

“TWINSIES!”

“You sound like a twelve years old,” she said, laughing a hard laugh.

“I have no problem with that. I am in touch with my inner child.”

“You’re very full of yourself.”

“Or confident. Take your pick.”

“That’s great,” Jenny wrote. “What does your inner child have to say about last night?”

“My head still hurts, the remnants of my raging hangover not yet gone. Speaking of which, I want to thank you for sending me that cab. It’s good to know I have a guardian angel watching over me.”

“You’re very welcome.”

“How’s the girl doing?”

“What girl?”

“The girl in the story you told me. The one who ended up in a wheelchair.”

Jenny’s stomach jumped up in her throat. She couldn’t keep on lying to Liam. He was going to find out the truth about her one way or another.

“Well ... Somehow she managed to put her life back on track, but she’ll never be the same.”

“I can imagine. Being in a wheelchair is a life-changing event.”

“It is...” Jenny’s voice was now a whisper.

“Now I’ll make my confession: I’m seriously interested in you, dear Jenny!”

“Did you just dear me, Liam?”

“How could one word hold so much?”

“Yes, I did, dear. Do you prefer honey?” Liam asked with a laugh.

“I love your sense of humor,” Jenny shook her head, laughing.

“Good, but I’m serious here, Jenny. I’d like to take you out sometime.”

“Are you suggesting we go out on a date?” her hands started to shake.

“I guess I am. Doesn’t this make you nervous?”

“A little bit,” Jenny confessed.

“We’re past the nerves stage, Jen. But, we can go out, as friends, not on a date if you prefer.”

There was a long silence. Then Liam broke it with, “Are you still there, Jenny?”

“I’m here.”

“Completely terrified.”