Chapter 16
Jared walked into Luke and Hannah’s kitchen and froze when he saw Susie sitting at the table. She held John in her lap and was making silly faces at him. John giggled. Susie’s throaty laugh made his heart clench. Her curls fell in a tumble around her shoulders. It had been three days and nights since she’d stormed out of his house. He’d tried calling her once, but when she hadn’t answered, he hadn’t tried again. He steeled himself to get through the next few minutes. He silently cursed Luke who could have told him Susie would be here.
Hannah looked up and smiled. If she had any idea what was going on with them, she hid it well. “Hey Jared! Come on in. Luke’ll be right down.”
“Hey Hannah, how’s it going?” he asked, striving to sound normal while his heart pounded so hard, he c
