What happened?
Jessica
They asked me the same questions. I stood on my ground in silence. My mom asked me if this had anything to do with me coming home at 4:30 a.m. I said, what could that have to do with Ryder’s boss? My sister smirked. My father looked on with disapproval and kept saying he didn’t want to know.
Jessica
And no one appreciated my legal arguments as to why I was under no obligation to explain my actions.
Charlie
Poor baby. If only you had someone other than yourself to blame.
Jessica
Hey! You’re supposed to be on my side.
* * *
Tuesday, 6:47 p.m.
Charlie
Want me to come get you?
Jessica
Would you?
Charlie
Yes.
Jessica
Because you want to fuck me?
Charlie
Because if I’m going to spend every second thinking about you, I might as well get the benefits.
Jessica
I’m 90 minutes from Revival. Meet in the middle?
Charlie
Fuck yes. Get in the car. We’ll figure out where on the way.
Chapter 9
Jessica
Like a couple of heathens, we got into our cars and drove toward each other until intersection was imminent and pulled off at the next exit.
He’s already parked in the tree-lined, deserted back corner of a Walmart Supercenter lot right off the highway.
I swing into the spot next to him and launch out of my car.