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"I need to talk to Jessie Please, Monica"

"Next you’ll be telling me you’re not a ize for having money held a bit of irony "I had my reasons Reasons I need to tell Jessie, not you Where is she, Monica?"

The cool afternoon wind blew in his face Jack turned to-ward it

"I don’t know"

"I can’t ht" Please, daive me an address

"The wo soht here, she’ll tell you"

"If you’re lying topause, Monica said, "She’s at my mo me, Jack Morrison, I’ll kick your cowboy ass all the way back to Texas"

"Address, Monica Please"

"Oh, OK, fine I’ you this because Jessie’s so damn miserable and your sister was sincere e talked" She rattled off the address while Jack flew into the suite to write it down

"Thank you" Jack studied the address and co my sister happy," she scolded

"That’sup the phone and noticed his dad and sister staring at hie clock hanging on the wall "I found her" With any luck, he would be able to bring Jessie and Danny back before dinner

He hoped

Chapter Seventeen

Jessie’s mom had taken Danny for so At first, Jessie liked the idea of a little solitude so she could think about what she was going to say to Jack when the man showed back up in her life He would, she kneould According to her boss, he’d called her work asking about her schedule Not to es he’d left on her cell phone, all of which Jessie had deleted without listening to Now that the house was e to occupy herwith her son and mother

Gravel kicked up by the wheels of a car sounded outside before Jessie recognized the squeal of brakes She tossed the azine in her hands aside and opened the curtains

Her heart gave a hard kick in her chest when she recognized Jack’s truck in the drive

He sat in the driver’s seat with both hands on the steering wheel, staring at her car parked in front of his Jackthe drapes fall into place