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“I know, but none of that matters. I was here last week, so I could’ve set it up just like I did with Dad’s. They seem to think that I only travel whenever I need an alibi.” He pauses and I can picture him shaking his head. “According to the cop tonight, their latest theory has Vanessa and I conspiring to inherit Dad’s entire fortune. I don’t even dare go online. I’m sure TMZ and the Enquirer are all over it already.”
“I’m so sorry. You sound exhausted,” I reply, totally feeling his pain. “I wish there was something I could do to help you.”
“Well, please ask your Mom if there are any letters or cards that you can send to Jürgen and I will do the same on this end.”
“I’ll ask her in the morning. I thought about doing it tonight, but I couldn’t think of a good reason for making the request,” I tell him honestly. “I didn’t want to tell her the whole insider trading story.”
“Good point. Just ask her if she ever found any letters from Mom. At least then you will know if there is anything worth searching for,” he says, making it all sound easy. “You can always search for them when she is in the bathroom or something.”
“Alright, I’ll try that and see where it gets me,” I agree, even though it will be a little awkward if she catches me. “I’ll let you know what I find.”
“I’ll do the same. Sleep well, Mandy. You have to be exhausted too.” He sighs into the phone.
“I know. I’m almost too tired to sleep, my eyes just burn.” I roll onto my back and close them, content to simply listen to him breath.
“When this is all over, you and I are going on the vacation of your dreams,” he says reverting back to that low, sultry voice.
“I’m going to hold you to that,” I reply with a giggle. “For now you stay away from Vanessa!”
“I am completely over Vanessa. I want you to believe that,” he replies with an intensity I haven’t heard before in his voice.
“I’m starting to believe it. Maybe.” I pause waiting to see what kind of a response I get from him.
“I hate to have to admit this over the phone, but I’m falling pretty hard for you,” he says in an almost apologetic tone. “I miss you already.”
“Don’t feel too bad cause I miss you, too,” I admit. “I missed you about ten minutes into my flight home.”
“Good, that does make me feel better,” he says thoughtfully. “How is your mom doing?”
“She’s weak, but we really did have a good night. It seemed like she was really glad to see me for once.” I begin to choke up just thinking about it. “You know what’s really weird? She knows everything about the affair. She apparently knew the whole time.” I begin sharing all the sordid details of our conversation and how she had asked me to be open minded in regards to Dad.
“I’m glad you two had that talk. It will definitely help your relationship with your dad. Now get some sleep,” he replies, obviously noticing my increasingly emotional state.
“I will. I’m glad you called.”
“Me too. Good night, Mandy.”
I simply stare at the phone as it shows the call ending. He’s falling for me. That’s awesome. I continue to stare at the phone until the screen goes black. I have a warm tingling inside of me that only he can bring to the surface. It’s something that I never even knew existed until the night we first made love. I thought it was something in his touch, but it appears to transcend a thousand miles of distance between us. It’s amazing. I close my eyes and fall asleep with my phone still firmly locked in my grip.
Chapter 9
Trey
Jolting awake at 3:59 am, I quickly accept the fact that I most likely won’t be getting any more sleep. I dig through my bag for a Xanax and pop it into my mouth, hoping it will take effect quickly enough to allow for a little more rest. My attorney won’t be in for another four hours, so there really isn’t much for me to do. I decide to send Mom a text, so hopefully she left her phone on.
Me: Any changes over night?
She replies immediately, so it’s obvious that she isn’t getting any rest either.
Mom: No. I’m really getting worried about him. His blood pressure has stopped rising.
Me: As long as it’s stable, he’s probably ok.
I have no reason to believe what I just sent her, but I wanted to say something comforting. I’m sure Tyler is going through detox as a result of all the painkillers he has taken the past several years. It’s not going to make his recovery any easier. I sure hope he will make an effort to get off them completely this time, for Vanessa’s sake if not his own.
