How are you?” she said
dryly.
“Cut the bullshit, Jenna! Who is this guy
you’ve had around my son?”
“Excuse me? Where do you get off,
Wade? How many girlfriends have you had around your son since our
divorce?”
“We’re not talking about me.”
“Riley is none of your business.”
“He damn sure is if he’s gonna be in my kid’s
life!”
“I’m not doing this with you, Wade. Did you
need to discuss anything about Cam?”
“I want an answer, dammit, Jenna.”
“Riley is someone who has shown an interest in
both me and Cam. He’s the first man I’ve brought around our son since the
divorce. That’s five years, Wade.”
“I don’t like it,” he snapped.
“Well, it really doesn’t matter what you
like. I have full custody. You haven’t seen your son in over six months . You don’t get to dictate to me who I choose to see.”
“Bullshit!” Wade growled.
“Good-bye, Wade,” she said, ending the call.
She closed her eyes for a moment, calming her
temper, then got up and went to Cam’s room. He was lying on his back on
his bed, staring up at the ceiling.
“You OK?” she asked, sitting on the side of his
bed.
He sighed. “Yeah. I’m sorry I said
something to him about Riley.”
“He’s not a secret, Cam. It’s OK if you
talk about him.”
“I know, but I should have known better than to
say anything about him to Dad…I was just so mad at him for not coming to my
last race and I wanted to get back at him.”
Jenna’s heart hurt for her son. He didn’t
deserve to be treated the way that Wade treated him. One day, Wade would
regret these years he missed out on…but that didn’t help Cam now.
“I know, baby, you don’t have to apologize to
me.”
“Yeah, but it made him gripe at you.”
“He tried to gripe at me,” she amended, winking
at him. “Don’t you worry about me, Cam, OK? I can handle your dad.”
“Is Riley coming over tonight?”
“I don’t think so. He had to work late.”
“Is he on a mission?”
“Not like you’re thinking. He’s working in
the surveillance room.”
“Boring!”
“Pretty much.”
“Do you like Riley, Mom? Like, really like
him?”
She laughed and stood up. “Good night,
Cameron.”
“I take that as a yes!!” he called after her,
making her laugh.
Jenna went into her room and got dressed for
bed. Once she was settled under her covers, she took out her phone and
texted Riley.
Busy?
His reply was almost immediate. Nope.
Just got home, actually.
Can I call you?
Her phone rang in her hand and she smiled as she
answered.
“Hi,” she said, settling into the pillows.
“What’s up?”
“First, I missed you today. We’ve been
together every day for seven days. Gotten used to seeing your face.”
His warm chuckle melted over her through the
line. “I missed you, too. More than you know.”
“Yeah?”
“Yup….but that’s not why you’ve called, I have a
feeling.”
She sighed. “Well, not only why…Wade called
Cam tonight.”
“That’s good, right?”
“Not really. Every time they talk, Cam gets
real quiet for hours afterward. Tonight, he gave Wade an earful…about
you.”
“Oh, bet that didn’t go over well.”
“Mm, like a ton of bricks. Wade made him
give the phone to me and then tried to get on his high horse about who the hell
I was bringing around his son. Can you believe that? After all the
women he has paraded around Cam since the divorce! I ended up hanging up
on him. He immediately called back but I didn’t answer.”
“Did he threaten you?”
“No. That’s not Wade’s style.”
“Even still. If he calls again, answer, put
him on hold, call me and merge the calls. I’ll handle him.”
“That’s sweet of you, but not necessary. The
only way Wade bothers me is in how he handles Cam. Nothing he can say to
me or about me bothers me anymore.”
“Still, if he calls and harasses you, I want
dryly.
“Cut the bullshit, Jenna! Who is this guy
you’ve had around my son?”
“Excuse me? Where do you get off,
Wade? How many girlfriends have you had around your son since our
divorce?”
“We’re not talking about me.”
“Riley is none of your business.”
“He damn sure is if he’s gonna be in my kid’s
life!”
“I’m not doing this with you, Wade. Did you
need to discuss anything about Cam?”
“I want an answer, dammit, Jenna.”
“Riley is someone who has shown an interest in
both me and Cam. He’s the first man I’ve brought around our son since the
divorce. That’s five years, Wade.”
“I don’t like it,” he snapped.
“Well, it really doesn’t matter what you
like. I have full custody. You haven’t seen your son in over six months . You don’t get to dictate to me who I choose to see.”
“Bullshit!” Wade growled.
“Good-bye, Wade,” she said, ending the call.
She closed her eyes for a moment, calming her
temper, then got up and went to Cam’s room. He was lying on his back on
his bed, staring up at the ceiling.
“You OK?” she asked, sitting on the side of his
bed.
He sighed. “Yeah. I’m sorry I said
something to him about Riley.”
“He’s not a secret, Cam. It’s OK if you
talk about him.”
“I know, but I should have known better than to
say anything about him to Dad…I was just so mad at him for not coming to my
last race and I wanted to get back at him.”
Jenna’s heart hurt for her son. He didn’t
deserve to be treated the way that Wade treated him. One day, Wade would
regret these years he missed out on…but that didn’t help Cam now.
“I know, baby, you don’t have to apologize to
me.”
“Yeah, but it made him gripe at you.”
“He tried to gripe at me,” she amended, winking
at him. “Don’t you worry about me, Cam, OK? I can handle your dad.”
“Is Riley coming over tonight?”
“I don’t think so. He had to work late.”
“Is he on a mission?”
“Not like you’re thinking. He’s working in
the surveillance room.”
“Boring!”
“Pretty much.”
“Do you like Riley, Mom? Like, really like
him?”
She laughed and stood up. “Good night,
Cameron.”
“I take that as a yes!!” he called after her,
making her laugh.
Jenna went into her room and got dressed for
bed. Once she was settled under her covers, she took out her phone and
texted Riley.
Busy?
His reply was almost immediate. Nope.
Just got home, actually.
Can I call you?
Her phone rang in her hand and she smiled as she
answered.
“Hi,” she said, settling into the pillows.
“What’s up?”
“First, I missed you today. We’ve been
together every day for seven days. Gotten used to seeing your face.”
His warm chuckle melted over her through the
line. “I missed you, too. More than you know.”
“Yeah?”
“Yup….but that’s not why you’ve called, I have a
feeling.”
She sighed. “Well, not only why…Wade called
Cam tonight.”
“That’s good, right?”
“Not really. Every time they talk, Cam gets
real quiet for hours afterward. Tonight, he gave Wade an earful…about
you.”
“Oh, bet that didn’t go over well.”
“Mm, like a ton of bricks. Wade made him
give the phone to me and then tried to get on his high horse about who the hell
I was bringing around his son. Can you believe that? After all the
women he has paraded around Cam since the divorce! I ended up hanging up
on him. He immediately called back but I didn’t answer.”
“Did he threaten you?”
“No. That’s not Wade’s style.”
“Even still. If he calls again, answer, put
him on hold, call me and merge the calls. I’ll handle him.”
“That’s sweet of you, but not necessary. The
only way Wade bothers me is in how he handles Cam. Nothing he can say to
me or about me bothers me anymore.”
“Still, if he calls and harasses you, I want
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