Page 36 of Accidental Love

“Rewind for a minute. I was in a coma for almost a week? How? What happened? Where’s Jenna?” I fired off at them. At the mention of Jenna, they shifted on their feet. Blake and Lennon shared a look before Blake shrugged.

“You might as well tell him now.”

“Tell me what?”

“You and Jenna were in a car accident five days ago. You were coming home from your parents’ when a car hit the side of yours. You’ve been in a coma for five days, trying to heal,” Lennon said. At the mention of being in a car accident, it brought it all back to me.

I remembered singing in the car with Jenna, then coming to a stop at the red light. I remembered hearing her scream before seeing head lights crashing into us. The rest of was a blank. How did this happen? Who was in that car? Where was Jenna?

“Where’s Jenna? Is she okay? Please tell me she isn’t in a coma or…” I trailed off, not wanting to even think of anything worse.

“We, uh.” Blake rubbed the back of his neck looking anywhere but at me.

“Blake,” I ground out. “Lennon. Tell me where Jenna is. Now.” I was fully sitting up now, switching my gaze from one to the other.

“We don’t know,” Lennon said softly and in a rush. I didn’t hear a word she said.

“What?” I asked again.

“We don’t know. I’ve tried to find her.”

“Lennon,” I warned.

“Fine! We don’t know. I can’t find her, okay?” she yelled, throwing her hands up. “I haven’t heard from her in five days, and I’ve gone to your house but she isn’t there.”

“What?” I yelled. I swung my legs off the bed and stood up, not caring I had an IV in my arm or that my arm was in a sling. “Where can she be? Is she hurt?” I couldn’t stop myself from yelling. Why Jenna was missing I didn’t know, but I planned on finding out.

“What is going on?” my mother asked, interrupting us. Her and my father stood by the doorway, looking between Blake, Lennon, and I. “Liam, get back in bed!”

“Where is Jenna?” I stared at her.

“She isn’t here,” my mom said, her tone dismissive. I narrowed my eyes at my mother, wondering why she was acting this way. I would think she was just as surprised as me that Jenna was gone. I watched as she kept her gaze away from me.

“Mother, where is Jenna?” My tone was low and dangerous.

“I sent her away. She doesn’t belong here,” my mom snapped at me. Her eyes were hard, as well as her expression. Guess I knew where I got that look from.

“You sent her away?” I stood there, shocked. My mother had sent Jenna away? Why?

“Because she caused this, Liam. If it wasn’t for her you wouldn’t be in this hospital in the first place. She is just like every whore in this city, only wanting your money.” At her words toward Jenna, I felt anger flood through my body. She must have learned about the deal I had with Jenna. I didn’t care. The deal was off the moment I realized I was in love with her.

“She is not a whore, Mother. She is my fiancé!”

“A fiancé you paid her to be. You lied to us about her! She took your money and continued to lie to us. Jenna does not belong in our family.”

“I made her lie, Mother!” I snapped. “I knew Dad wasn’t going to let me take over the company if I didn’t settle down, so I found Jenna and practically forced her to be my fake fiancé. She didn’t even want to do it! She didn’t want to lie to you! We were going to tell you soon about the deal, but this happened. What did you say to her?” I was beyond angry. My own mother forced Jenna to leave me, and while I was in a coma?

“I told her what she needed to hear. Liam, she does not deserve you. I know you made the deal, but she said yes, so she is guilty. Is anything that she told us about herself true? Was she going to lie to us the entire time you guys were ‘together’?” She used air quotes when she said “together”.

“Mother,” I gritted out, clenching my jaw. “I love Jenna and she loves me. That was not fake. You just ruined the best thing that has ever happened to me just because you were angry? Did you even let her explain?”

My mom stood there in silence, and I knew the answer.

“If you would have let her explain instead of blaming her, you would know the fucking truth! Because you blamed her, she believes every single word. She already thinks she is the cause of her own mother leaving her. Now she believes she caused this stupid accident because of you!”

“Liam, she isn’t right for you—” my mother started to say.

“You have no right to say who is or who isn’t good for me, Mother. I am a grown man and can make my own decisions. Jenna makes me a better person. She makes me believe in love. I am going to find her and fix this, and when I do, you better be there to apologize, even if Jenna forgives you. I cannot believe you would do this to your own son.” I ran a hand through my hair. My body was shaking and my head was whirling with all the possibilities of where Jenna could be. I could not live without Jenna. What I said to my mother was true. She was the best thing that had ever been mine.

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