Left Behind

What Happened?

The next day-

Jessica sat on the couch while Jane and Lillian were asleep.

She stared at her phone gazing at Danny's phone contact. She felt like she was being punched in the stomach. She was so scared to just call him. She waited for him to call, but knew he was just waiting for her.

Just call him Jessica. It can't hurt. He was your best friend.

Jessica grew the courage to press call

"Hello, this is Daniel." He exclaims

Jessica took a deep breath. "Daniel, hi. It's me, Jessica. Jessica Lange."

...

"Oh Jessica, I honestly didn't think you would call. How are you?"

"I'm good, I hope I didn't catch you at a bad time."

"Of course not. I'm always available, well sometimes. Life of an ophthalmologist, huh?"

"I guess so... Danny, if you're still interested, I'd like to get together."

"Really? Okay! Great, I'd love too. I miss you."

"I leave Sunday. What day is good?"

"Today! How about I meet you at Gail's, four thirty?"

"Oh, okay. I'll see you then."

Jessica's heart felt like it was beating out of her chest. She didn't have have to prepare for seeing Danny. It was happening all so soon. Jessica quickly sat up and ran into Jane's room when she herd her up.

"Jessica?" Jane giggles as Jessica walks in

"Jane, I don't know what I'm doing!"

"Me neither!" Jane sets Lillian in her bassinet a gives Jessica a silly look.

"Jane... I'm seeing Danny today."

"Daniel Huston! The love of your life! The man I wished was my boyfriend?"

"He's not the love of my life... But we are going to Gail's for dinner. I'm so nervous! I haven't seen him in forever. What if he's still mad!"

"He won't be mad! I thought it was a mutual agreement for you two to break up?"

"That's the thing... It wasn't. We just ended things. I guess in a not-so-pretty way."

Jessica never told anyone but Sarah about how she left things with Danny. She didn't plan to tell anyone else. It was something too personal. Jessica couldn't tell. She felt ashamed and selfish. She never got over the breakup with Danny, when it happened she was so depressed. She struggled with depression for a while after her fathers passing. She knew after Albert died that she could never  be the same and worried she wasn't enough for Danny. She just left and never looked back.

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That day Jessica tried to calm her nerves and not think about it much. She couldn't, but she didn't know why she did. It was only a get together. They were just going to catch up, that's all that was going to happen. Jessica kept telling herself that. Jessica hoped that he wouldn't bring up the past and how she left things. Only because she promised herself she would leave if he did bring it up. It was hard enough for her to leave him, she never wanted to relive it.