Page 12 of Challenging Jayce

UNKNOWN NUMBER: I wanted to say I'm sorry.

She scrunched her nose up. It was probably a wrong number that she should ignore but curiosity got the better of her.

KENNEDY: Sorry for what?

With any luck it would be someone groveling for something stupid they did, and would be good content for her to use in a future book.

UNKNOWN NUMBER: For what I said before I kicked you out of my hotel room.

Well, well, well.

KENNEDY: Jayce?

The response was instantaneous.

UNKNOWN NUMBER: Have you been in someone else's hotel room tonight?

She leaned back into the warm water but kept her elbows on the lip of the tub so her hands would stay dry. With any luck this would be an interesting conversation. She certainly enjoyed challenging him before he freaked out. She stored his name in her phone before responding back.

KENNEDY: I mean maybe. The first didn't end well, so why not try my luck with someone else?

JAYCE: If that's the case, then this conversation is over.

Shit! For a second she forgot all about the circumstances that led to his divorce.

KENNEDY: I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. I was trying to be funny but I missed the mark big-time.

Crickets. Not even the little bubbles that showed he was typing popped up.

KENNEDY: I came straight home and argued with Shaun. He's the only other guy I've seen or spoken to since leaving your room.

Again, nothing.

KENNEDY: Jayce, I truly am sorry for what I said. I didn't mean it.

This time the little bubbles appeared but it took them disappearing a few times and plenty of anxiety on her part before his response popped up.

JAYCE: What did you and Shaun fight about?

She would take a question over him shutting her out.

KENNEDY: He figured out that I came to see you and wasn't happy about it.

JAYCE: Why?

KENNEDY: Why what?

This was probably a conversation they should've been having in person, or at least talking on the phone, rather than texting, but something told her if she tried to call him right now, he wouldn't answer.

JAYCE: Why didn't he want you to come see me?

She thought about how honest she wanted to be and, in the end, decided fuck it. She already lost her pride when she let him screw her against his hotel room door.

KENNEDY: Because I've been very vocal about my feelings toward you.

JAYCE: No offense but you don't know a damn thing about me.

He wasn’t making this easy on her.

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