Chapter one hundred and seventy-eight:
Jenna checked her cell phone, hoping for a text message from
Christy or Becky.
She was beginning to feel both bored and lonely being cooped up in
the hotel room.
She checked her text messages and found two.
She opened the one from
Jen decided not to reply right away. She wanted more time to think
about what was going on between the two of them before she spoke to him again.
She sighed heavily and immediately went to the second message.
Jen nearly dropped the phone when she realized that the text was
from Luke. She immediately put down her cell phone, snapping it closed. She
definitely wasn’t ready to hear from Luke yet.
She rummaged through her purse and removed a bottle of Aspirin.
With two in hand, she got up from the sofa and removed a cold bottle of water
from the mini-fridge. She downed the two aspirin quickly and tightened the cap
back on the water bottle.
She glanced back at her cell phone, which was resting on the
coffee table.
She sighed and climbed over the back of the sofa and scooped up
her cell phone, unable to stand the suspense.
She flipped open her phone and sat with her fingers over the
button for a couple of minutes: one last opportunity to change her mind.
She nearly lost her nerve and deleted the message before even
looking at it.
She closed her eyes tightly and drew in a deep breath and opened
the message. It was short and simple, but honestly more than she expected. It
said simply: “Jen, I still care about you a lot. When you’re ready to talk, let
me know.”
Jen sighed heavily.
As if this new message from Luke made what was going on any
easier.
Now that she knew for certain that Luke still had feelings for her, it made it
much more difficult to decide what to do.
And to make matters worse, she now officially had a headache.
Jen sat staring at the message from Luke, when her cell phone rang
in her hand.
She cried out startled, and dropped the phone onto the carpet.
She quickly scooped it back up again and glanced at the number.
Jen could not be more thankful that it was Becky calling.