High For This

Chapter 19

Three days have passed since Jamie last saw or spoke to Jackson. Although things are looking pretty good for him with Jackson. They've been inseparable since that night. He is getting to know a side of Cooper that no one has ever seen.

" Don't worry. my dad is not here."

He said to Jamie before opening the door.

" Woah, you guys came back."

Darell and Alice had returned.

" Hello, half-brother and Jamie nice to see you again."

He hugged both of them and after him, Alice did so too.

Annalise with her arms crossed waited for them to finish. She stood there in her green expensive suit. With a face holding back one of her rude remarks.

" What a surprise to see you two here. You sure move on fast."

Cooper rolled his eyes and smirked at Jamie. When a phone rang it was Annalise's that was ringing. She pulled it out and stared at the four to leave. Something was wrong.

When the call ended she took a seat on her husband's chair. Annalise was crying and fighting something. " Jackson's dead." The words echo to Jamie and hit him like a bullet.

Cooper turned fast to Jamie and so did Darell. Before he could fall to the ground.

" He was murdered by one of his vacants." Annalise kept talking as Jamie broke down on the floor. " Annalise, are you lying," Cooper said angrily with red eyes. She walked around the desk to them. " I wish I was. Jamie stood up fast to follow her through the door.

" Where is he, Annalise?" He begged her to answer in the parking lot. " I'm pleating you here." She turned around and smacked him right on the face. " Jackson will be buried here, I will make sure of that. You don't deserve to be at the funeral but he loved you. And that's what he would've wanted even though you kissed my husband." Annalise opened her new Toyota Sienna van door and drove away.

Cooper, Alice, and Darell all waited for Jamie at the door.

" Are you okay?"

They all asked.

Jamie went right under Cooper's arm. The four of them walked inside to only ran into Adam. " What happened?" Darell noticed how tense Cooper got right away. He decided to take Adam to his old office. Alice followed right behind them.

Cooper took Jamie by the arm back outside to the parking lot. He walked him to his car and drove back to his condo. Jamie didn't say a word on their way back. When they arrived Cooper helped him out of the car.

" I never got to apologize to him."

Jamie said as they walked inside.

" Hey, it's not your fault what happened to him."

He picked up Jamie in his arms and walked him to his bed.

" Let me bring you a glass of wine."

Cooper hurried with the glass for him to drink it.

When his phone began to ring he answered it without looking.

" Hey, how is Jamie doing?"

Adam was the one who called.

" He's fine. I'm right next to him, bye."

Cooper hung up and threw his phone on the floor.

Night came over and he was still in bed with Jamie. Who had finally fallen asleep next to him? What he didn't know and there was no way of him knowing that. Was that Jamie dreaming with Jackson?

The dream was at a beach that looked like where Asher's hotel is located. There looking over at the ocean stands the old Jackson all in white. Right in the light of the sun.

" Jackson, I can't believe you are dead. I should've gone to that town to look for you." He smiled and extended his hand to Jamie with a ring on one of his fingers. The one they gave each other in life. Their engagement ring.

" You will go through many travesties in the next couple of days. Everything will seem like a big nightmare. And trust me when I tell you will feel like it's over for you. It's not, here where we are standing right now. From a distance the man that truly deserves you will walk to you. Both of you are going to be very happy together. I must go now but it was nice to see you one last time Jamie. Oh, and don't worry about what happened. Take care and see you soon."

Jamie woke up right at that moment to the sound of water. It was morning and Cooper was taking a shower. " Hey, morning babe." He kissed Jamie on the mouth. They both walked back to the bedroom. " I've got something to do. Call me if anything, okay Jamie." He nodded and walked out of the room.

A few minutes later, Cooper walked out in a suit. " Fuck, I'm late." He shouted running to kiss Jamie one more time. " Go, I'm fine." The clock showed to be seven-thirty. Wherever Cooper was going must have been a business meeting.

Jamie took a shower and put on clean clothes. Then made himself a sandwich with wine. After that, he watched some TV and opened up the curtains. Cooper had been gone all day. The clock had hit midnight and still, he was a no-show.

The next morning, Cooper showed up.

" Sorry, had to travel out of the city."

Jamie was barely waking up.

" Where were you, Cooper?"

He could smell alcohol on him and cigars.

" Checking up on something."

What things was checking on? Well, on no other than what happened to Jackson. He investigated how he died. What type of arm they used and what arrangements Annalise had made. Cooper even paid for some flowers.