“Oh my god, it’s midnight, Paul. I’m sleeping,” I whispered, trying to gain consciousness.
“Well, I called him.” He sounded like he was driving in the car. I got chills over the fact—I didn’t like that he of all people talked on the phone while driving.
“So….” My hands began to shake so I put the phone on speaker. “So, you called Mike?”
“Well, I have good and bad news,” he said while chewing. Great, he was driving, talking on the phone, and eating—he was an accident waiting to happen.
“What is it?”
“Okay, well the good news is he can help you. The bad news is he will have the results in two weeks.”
“Two weeks?”
“Yup, but if you think it’s bad you should delay the wedding…well that’s what Mike thinks. I’m still baffled on why you are looking Jason up.”
“I can’t do that. Frank is leaving right after the wedding, Leslie will be here soon, and…that’s just out the picture…I mean, what’s the worst that will come up?”
“I know,” he snorted. “I’m pretty sure he never beat his girlfriends...ha,” he laughed harder as I got silent. “Right, Lily?”
“Yeah?”
“Right?”
“Um, right,” I did a fake laugh. “Well, I need to sleep. I have a big day tomorrow. Remember I have that whole big family dinner crap.”
“Oh yeah. Oh do you mind if my aunt Cherrie-Anne comes?”
“No, I don’t mind.”
“Oh, yeah cool. She was going to come anyway,” Paul laughed. “So, how is your first night at home with Jason?”
I paused…
My stopped breathing...
I began to breath again...
“Shit!”
I turned to my left side and realized Jason was sleeping there next to me across the California King mattress. It was our first night at the home and I forgot he was in bed with me.
“Oh my god!” I bit my lip and turned the phone off speaker. My gut feeling knew he heard our conversation—how couldn’t he! I was also afraid because I knew that he knew who Mike was. Kathy would always talk about him.
“I got to go, Paul,” I hung the phone up and turned on my side, trying not to shake the bed. He didn’t move much. Maybe he didn’t hear me. I poked his arm and he did not move.