Chapter 17
Jenna sat on the porch swing by herself, lost in her own thoughts for almost half an hour before Cody came outside to check on her. He was afraid he would go outside and find that she had taken off on him. But there she was. Swinging back and forth on the swing; lost in her own thoughts. He sat down next to her and reached for her hand. They sat silent in the dark, holding hands and swinging back forth. Just like they used to do at her mom and dad's house when they were teenagers. He could tell that she had been crying and he was pretty sure that she still had some tears falling down her face. More than anything he wished Ted and Randy hadn't shown up tonight. Things had been going really well for them up until then.
"Are you going to talk to me?" he asked quietly.
"Cody..." she trailed off, not sure what to say to him. It was late and she was tired; she just wanted to go bed with him and feel his strong arms wrapped around her. But she knew she owed him an explanation. She knew she had to convince him to sign those papers and get on with his life. The last four days had been wonderful, but it was time to move on. She couldn't see herself making it through the next ten days with this hanging over her head. No one but Michelle knew why she had really left him. Everyone thought it was because she realized she had made a mistake. Cody thought it was because she had been so distraught over the miscarriage and was tired of fighting with him. Jenna did what she thought was best for Cody at the time. If she hadn't made the decision for him, and left when she did, he would still be working in that warehouse, never realizing his dream of being a pro. She knew that was all he had ever wanted to do with his life. Who was she to stand in his way? Just a girl who fell in love with him.
"Can we just go to bed?" she whispered. She didn't want to talk anymore; she wanted sleep. He nodded and they walked into the house together. Randy had gone to sleep in one of the guest rooms and Ted was still sitting on the couch watching a movie. He gave her a little smile as he saw her and Cody come back in the house, hand in hand. Ted was pulling for his friend; hoping that he and Jenna pulled through this. "Hey, we're headed to bed. You know where everything is?" Cody asked as Jenna started heading up the stairs.
"Yeah. Hey, sorry about earlier. You know how Randy is..." Ted trailed off not really wanting to talk about it anymore. Cody nodded and followed Jenna up the stairs. He wondered if she was planning on sleeping in his room tonight; he hoped so. He followed her down the hall and into his room. Things were looking good for him. She grabbed some pajamas out of her suitcase and went into the bathroom to change. Cody changed into a pair of pajama pants, took his shirt off and climbed into bed, waiting for Jenna to come out of the bathroom before he turned out the light. He glanced over at the alarm clock, and groaned when he saw that it was nearly midnight. It had been a really long day.
Jenna came out of the bathroom fifteen minutes later. No matter how many times Cody saw her, she still took his breath away. She had scrubbed the make up off of her face and brushed out her light brown hair. Her pretty brown eyes were a little red from crying and she had a nervous smile on her face. She was wearing a light blue nightgown that barely covered her thighs. More than anything Cody wanted her to climb into bed with him so he could run his hands over her long smooth legs. He wanted her so badly, but he had to be patient. It really felt like she was starting to come around to him; but he knew he couldn't push his luck.
She climbed into bed and sat up facing him. He turned himself so he was facing her as well. "Weird day, huh?" she whispered. He nodded in agreement. He reached out and pushed some hair away from her face. "What do you want to do tomorrow?" he asked.
:"I should go see my mom and dad tomorrow," she whispered. She never made it over there today. She had woken up hungover, spent most of the day at his father's house, and then came back here with him and agreed to play that stupid game with Randy. She also had spoken to her boyfriend back home. She groaned inside, thinking of Andrew. She thought she had really liked him; he was stable with no intent of ever running off on her and becoming a wrestler. His heart was in business, he was safe.
