Jack

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve

Maddie

It was ten thirty and I had just got home a little while ago and was sitting on my couch with my phone in my hand waiting for it to ring. I was trying to use mind control but it still wasn't ringing. I knew it would be a little while before Jack could call me but I waiting on pins and needles.

Finally when I was getting ready to head into my bedroom, my phone rang. It wasn't Jack though, it was my dad. He probably wanted to talk about Eric, I could make this quick.

"Hey dad, didn't Eric play great tonight?" I said hurrying the call.

"Yes he did sweetheart, how are you?" He asked.

"I'm great, tired though, think I might hit the bed." I said trying to get rid of him before Jack called.

"Oh, the way you answered the call so fast I thought maybe you were waiting for a phone call?"

"Um, well, I knew you guys might call." I said. I would never lie to my father, but I could spin around it pretty good.

"Yeah we are going out to a late dinner to celebrate. We asked his line mate Jack to join us, but he was busy."

"Oh, well that's too bad, he is a real nice guy, I think you guys would like him." I said hearing car doors shut. Maybe they were at the restaurant and they would be hanging up soon.

"We did get a chance to talk to him for a bit before he left. It seems he was in a hurry to get to a woman, can you believe that?" He said and my heart dropped. Is that why he hadn't called?

"Is that what he said dad?"

"More or less," he said and I heard Eric in the background scoff.

"Dad, what exactly did he say?" I said raising my voice a bit?

"Are you raising your voice to me?" He asked and I was passed the part of caring at this point if he was mad at me or not. I was a twenty five year old woman and I didn't need to be treated like I still lived at home.

"It will get considerably louder until you answer my question. I can ask mom and she will tell me, you do know that." I said and I knew I had him. Mom would tell me anything.

"Fine, he said he had to make a call to a woman he was crazy about, and he hoped she felt the same way about him."

"I see," I said feeling the butterflies again. "Well, knowing how great he is, I am sure she does."

"Maddie, Eric already told us, and in front of Mr. Crabb, that it's you." My dad said.

"Eric, I am going to kill you." I said without thinking.

"I'm sorry; it was just too funny seeing the look on Jacks face." He said in the background.

"I told him Maddie that you are concentrating on your future."

Oh shit, he must hate my dad now. I needed to fix this in a hurry. "Dad, I love you, but if you screwed this up for me, I am not going to forgive you."

"Listen young lady,"

"No dad, you listen. I am twenty five years old, and my decisions are mine to make. You had no right telling someone that I care about anything else. I am not happy with you right now. I need to call and fix this." I said mad.