Chapter 22
After a few more minutes of packing, they were ready to head to Tampa. Cody sat in the backseat with Jenna while Ted drove. Jenna swore that Cody was acting funny today; he seemed nervous to her. She brushed it off as just being excited about one more show and then being on off of work for almost two weeks. After the fight they had last night and the amazing making up session, Jenna felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. She felt like her and Cody were on their way to getting back together permanently; she was looking forward to him coming with her to Minneapolis tomorrow night.
They arrived in Tampa a little bit before 10:00 that night. Cody and Jenna said good night to Ted and Randy and headed to their room. "What do you want to do tonight, Cody?" Jenna asked as she sat on the bed and played with her phone. She had been texting Andrew back and forth for most of the day; letting him know that they had to have a talk when she got back home later this week. She knew it was going to be hard telling him the truth; that she had been married since she was 18 and had decided to get back together with her husband. She was sure he would be upset, but eventually would understand that she had to do what was right.
"I don't know...do you want to go out tonight?" he asked as he crawled on the bed and leaned in for a quick kiss on the lips. She smiled and pulled him closer, "Hmmm. I don't know, I might feel like staying in tonight," she whispered as she place a gentle kiss on his lips.
"Whatever you want to do, Jen...:" he trailed off, running his hands over her legs. She shivered at the feel of his hands on her, making him smile at the response he got. "We should probably talk about what's going to happen next. You still want to stay married, right?" he asked as he sat beside her, taking her hand in his.
"Sounds good to me."
"Wow. We just decided to stay married and you just say 'sounds good to me'? We're decided our life together, not ordering Chinese food, babe," Cody pretended to pout.
"You're so cute when you pout. But, yeah, I think I'd like to stay married to you. I mean, if you want to stay married to me that is?" she asked, suddenly nervous that he might change his mind.
"That's all I've ever wanted to do, darling..." he said softly, squeezing her hand. "Do you think you want to move back to Atlanta?"
"I don't know, I really like it in Minnesota. I can't just up and move either; I have a job I need to think about."
"But, I just bought my house in Atlanta, I don't want to sell it already. Besides, you rent in Minneapolis, so you would just have to break the lease."
"The townhouse isn't what I'm worried about, Cody; it's my job that I need to think about."
"You're a writer, what's the difference if you write in Minnesota or if you write in Georgia? It's all the same, right?"
Jenna sighed, she was starting to get frustrated with Cody already and they had just started this conversation. "The difference is that I spend a lot of time in the office now. I used to spend a lot of time on the road, but now I'm office based. I don't want to quit my job just so I can move to Atlanta."
"Just so you can move to Atlanta? Have you forgotten that your husband lives in Atlanta?" Cody replied, raising his voice slightly. He knew he needed to watch what he said before this simple decision turned into a full blown brawl again. "Jenna, I know you made a life for yourself up there, but if you want to be with me, Atlanta is our home. It always has been. Think about it, we already have a house, you know the area like the back of your hand, you know a lot of people that we went to school with in Marietta, and you'd get to see your parents whenever you wanted. Plus...I'm in Atlanta," he said as he lifted her hand to his mouth and kissed her fingers.
