Chapter 20
Serenity
I couldn’t believe he just left. What the fuck was wrong with him? You knew what was wrong with him, I told myself as I held myself in the bed. There was no way that he didn’t feel all of that the way that I did. That was some amazing sex, that’s for sure. I was definitely not done with him.
I got up and started to collect myself because it was the only thing I can do. I couldn’t run after him. That would show I was desperate. Was I? Nope, definitely not. Shaking my head, I walked toward my clothes and put something on. I didn’t even really know what to do. Should I call his brother and tell him I saw him? Nope, not going there. I needed to try to get to him myself and keep his brother out of it. Also, I hadn’t even gotten a chance to ask him about the weird messages I got. Time to treat this like a case and get as much information about him and what he’d been doing.
I grabbed my phone. Then walked over to the desk and grabbed a pad of paper and my laptop. I headed back to the bed. I took a deep breath and typed his name in. The second I hit search, my eyes jumped out of my head. I clicked on the first link that popped up with a picture of a totaled vehicle and it brought me to a news article.
January 18th 2020
Fatal Accident, Young Couple. One DOA.
Theo Masters (Critical) and Camie Jenson (DOA)
Couple was driving east on Roberts Rd at approximately 12 midnight when their vehicle crashed. They seemed to hit black ice, and the driver lost control of the vehicle. Upon arriving on the scene, medical personnel determined Ms. Jenson was DOA and Mr. Masters was unconscious but breathing. Medical personnel had flight for life to take Mr. Masters to the hospital. Check back for more updates.
Holy shit. He blamed himself for her death. But it was nothing more than a freak accident. There was no way that he would’ve known that there was black ice on the road. I didn’t get it. He was not being logical. I started to scroll more and found an article about Camie’s funeral.
Funeral of Fatal Accident
Camie Jenson was 24 years old and a nursing student. When Camie would enter the room, everyone would know she was there. She was the type of person who would help anyone in need. Camie was an avid reader and loved the outdoors. She is survived by her parents, Michael Jenson and Shirley Jenson. Thank you to all who have been sharing their love and support for the family during this difficult time. Visitation will be on January 31st at Freedom Funeral Home.
I started to scroll and saw some pictures of Camie with her friends and family but nothing with Theo. What the hell? That was his fiancé according to Simon and if her parents were blaming him for this that was such bullshit. I was so mad that I couldn’t even read anymore. Just as I was about to close it, I saw a picture that caught my attention. It was a photo of a bunch of people at the service. I saw a face I recognized. It was the lady that Theo was with that first night. Why was she there? Who was she to him? Too many questions. Maybe I did need to call his brother because he could be helpful.
I really wanted to text him but I knew he didn’t have his phone because someone was texting me from it. Was it her? Something didn’t feel right about this. I tried to remember what she said her name was. If only I didn’t have this no fucks filter. I looked to the bottom of the picture, hoping for a name. Then I saw it.
Claire Morono. I quickly searched for her name. When I saw who her husband is—or was—I covered my mouth. Tyler Morono. Holy shit. Why didn’t I recognize the last name? He was one of the reasons that I pushed myself in law school, aside from getting vengeance for my brother’s death. He was an attorney that I studied during college, he was a legend. I was heartbroken when I heard he died. I kept reading and found another article about his passing.
As I read through it, there seemed to be a lot of conspiracy theories about his death not being natural causes. I grabbed my phone and looked at the time and realized that I needed to get some sleep. I would keep going with this in the morning.
After I settled myself in bed, I closed my eyes but all I saw was Theo above me. Before I knew it, I was fast asleep, dreaming about how I was going to get him back. I couldn’t lose someone else that I love. I instantly woke up and looked at the ceiling. I loved him. Holy shit. Sleep was going to be in short supply tonight. Shit.