Semua Bab Tell Her Good Luck: Bab 11 - Bab 13

I shut him down. "Pick Willy up tomorrow. I already promised him we'd do crafts today."Since it was Willy's idea, Jack didn't argue.He was about to head out when Jenny strutted over, fake smile locked in, smoothing her coat like she was on a runway."Ruth, seriously, you make decent money. Why don't you buy clothes that don't scream yard sale? Willy's too embarrassed to tell his friends you're his mom."She shifted her purse just enough to flash the massive designer logo.I gave her a slow smile. "Clothes make the man, right? Gotta admit, you almost pull it off."She flared. "You—whatever. That attitude? Won't last. Bet you didn't know this—Jack's giving me the apartment. It's our love nest now. So don't even think about showing up to ruin our life."Ah. So that's why they're suddenly all lovey-dovey.He gave her the apartment.I kept it cool. "Take it. Like I said, you're welcome to all the secondhand leftovers. And FYI, it's not about me staying away—how about YOU stop sho

He started telling stories from school, spilled all kinds of work gossip.I laughed so hard I nearly doubled over. Didn't even get sleepy the whole ride.We still rolled in half a day late.But Jack took the fall, said he gave me the wrong directions, told them he'd cover any losses.Luckily, the company liked him. Delay wasn't major, so they let it slide.After that, we ended up on a few more runs together.One time, a coworker saw him tagging along again and joked, "Jack, I don't think the boss put you on this route. Volunteered for the girl, huh?"The guy shot us a knowing grin.Jack laughed, punched him twice on the arm, then turned to me with that teasing smile."Oof, that hurts."My face went red.I was still caught in the memory when hot water splashed on my hand, snapping me back.I dropped the cup and ran to the sink, ice-cold water hitting skin.And just like that, I remembered—The divorce cooling-off period was over.Time to shut the book on Jack and me.***