Page 73 of Waiting to Lose


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Rob turned and walked away, shaking his head.

Kendra refocused on Jake. “I’ll tell her. I don’t know why I’m even considering this. If you’re fucking lying, then you deserve a God damned Oscar for your performance.”

Jake pressed his hands and lips together simultaneously, bringing his clenched hands to his mouth.

Kendra turned and walked back to the door, pulling it open.

Jake huffed when he realized it hadn’t been locked. If he’d known, he would have rushed past Kendra and forced Madi to talk to him.

He took a deep breath as he realized that convincing Madi he was telling the truth was going to be harder than convincing himself he deserved her.

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