Her. | A Joe Jonas FanFiction | Book 2

10

As Addison sits with Jacklyn in the kitchen, turning down water and anything else she was offered, she takes a deep breath.

"I'm not here for small talk," Addison says suddenly.

Jacklyn licks her lips, finally sitting on the other side of the counter. "Very well. What can I help you with, Addison? "

"I need information," Addison starts.

"Information?" Jacklyn asks, not understanding.

Addison sighs. "I've decided that although I have no intention of holding anything against you, mostly for the fact that I love Stella and Liam, I do want to find and meet my birth parents. So, without getting any information from you, that is quite impossible."

Jacklyn nods. "So you want some information on the people who birthed you."

"My parents," Addison corrects her. "They're my parents."

She nods. "Of course. You want information on your parents. Completely understandable."

Addison nods.

"Well," she sighs. "Your parents' names are Jenna and Louis Reed. Last time we knew, they lived around the Florida area. We moved here to Texas after... what happened."

Addison nods. "And?"

"We had never heard from them after we had taken you and they didn't know where we moved to. It's how we were able to get away with it. However, I have checked with them over the years here and there. Without them knowing, of course. Last I knew, they still lived in Florida but I had heard word that they planned to move at that time. Whether or not they did I'm unsure."

Addison nods. "Okay. Um, is there anything else you can give me?"

"I have a photo of them. It's from way back before you were born but I can give it to you nonetheless. Whatever is going to help you."

Addison sighs. "Is that all?"

"I have nothing else, Addison," she says softly.

Addison nods. "Alright. I guess that'll do. Um, thank you for helping me either way."

Jacklyn nods. "Let me go get that photo for you."

After Jacklyn runs to get the photo, she hands it to Addison and Addison leaves the home, making her way back to the hotel in a bit of a rut.

She had expected a bit more information considering how thorough her family normally was with people they should watch. Then again, it could be guessed that after a while they figured they were no longer a threat.

After arriving back to the hotel, Addison makes her way up to the room and enters, noticing there are three other people that hadn't been there when she left.

"Hey," Stella says, standing.

"How the hell did you get here? She just told you to go to your room forty five minutes ago," Addison says.

Stella shrugs. "I snuck out once you two started talking. She's barely been worried about Liam and I since you learned the truth and everything."

"How'd it go?" Joe asks, standing.

Addison scoffs. "Well enough I guess."

He nods, everything becoming wearily quiet.

"Y'know what?" Joe says, clapping his hands together. "It's about lunch time. How about I run out and grab us something?"

Addison nods. "Yeah, babe, sure."

"You should go to Shorts Diner a bit down the road. They're super good," Hope grins.