In The Shadows

Chapter 18: Something Good

The flight back home was a long one. Jinyoung and Zoey didn't exchange a single word on the flight back home. The only verbal exchange they had was a formal one during their site meeting.

Zoey looked at him from a distance as they walked out of the airport. She sighed. She didn't know what to say to him. 

"My cab's here", she said as her cab arrived looking at Jinyoung.

"Yeah", he gave her a pursed smile.

"I'll see you tomorrow", another pursed smile and a curt nod.

She sat in the back as the driver kept her luggage. And then drove her home.

"Home sweet home", she said smiling as she stepped inside.

She ran herself a hot bath and slipped into a satin slip and went to bed. She thought about what Jinyoung said to her last night in Bali at the gala.

"I need to sleep it off"

She slept as soon as she closed her eyes.

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Morning came a little too early for Zoey. When she opened her eyes she saw Ghost jumping on her and licking her face.

"GHOST!", her expression changed to a happier one when she saw him and kissed his head.

"ZOEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYY!", Nora screamed and jumped on her making her fall on the bed again, "I'm so happy to have you back!", she kissed her on the cheek making Zoey push her off of her.

"Ew! That's disgusting", she said scrunching her nose and wiping off her cheek.

"But when Ghost does it? Then you don't mind?"

"He's my son and you're well-", she shrugged making Nora roll her eyes.

She got up and put on her robe and went to the kitchen.

"And why are you here?", she asked making a cup of black coffee for herself.

"I missed you and its Sunday. So I thought I should meet you! Can you make a cup of coffee for me as well?", she said sitting on the couch and Ghost sat on her lap.

"So how was Bali?", she asked as Zoey sat next to her passing her the coffee cup.

"Hectic", she said sipping her coffee.

"Did Jackson and you make-up?"

"We did but-"

"But?"

"But we broke-up after we made up"

"You guys broke up?", Nora almost spilled the coffee in her mouth.

"Yeah"

"But why? What happened?"

"A lot of things. His impromptu schedules back and forth from Korea to China to US. My work schedule. The distance. Mainly there was no trust", she said taking another sip of her coffee.

"For once Jackson seemed really happy and into it"

"I don't think it would've worked out. Even if I wanted-"

"Why?"

"He just wants all the attention. He doesn't listen, he never talks it out, everything just led up to sex. The sex was good but that's not the solution to everything. It was more physical."

"And you wanted more?"

"Not only that, but just someone who I can have some sort of spark. There just wasn't any spark. All there was was just great sex", she shrugged.