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Chapter 2
"Hello?"
"Hey, Jay."
Jay's heart rate picked up at the sound of her voice. All drowsiness of sleep being washed away as his mind replayed her saying his name.
Was it really her?
"Erin?" His voice came out quiet and hoarse. He sat up in his bed and waited for her voice to flood his ears the way it did moments ago.
"Yeah, it's me." She spoke quietly into the phone, she sounded the same she always did. Her voice raspy yet soft.
There was nothing to be heard between them aside from their breathing. He wasn't sure he wanted to break the silence, somehow just hearing her breathe put him at ease. But he had a million questions, but one in particular was racing through his mind. He didn't know what to say or how to say it.
"Is he mine?" He kicked himself the minute he said it.
He heard her take a deep breath and then she said what he already knew was true.
"Yes." Her answer was barely audible, but he heard every syllable.
It was his turn to take a deep breath, he had a son. Not only that, he had a son with Erin Lindsay. A son he'd never met, that he never knew about. There was a strange feeling rising in his chest. He wasn't sure what it was.
"What's his name?" He asked.
"Mason." She said. "Mason Beck Halstead."
He nearly dropped the phone.
"You gave him my name?" He wasn't expecting that.
"Yeah...is that okay?" She sounded scared and a little apologetic, like that was somehow a bad thing.
"That is definitely okay, Erin." He heard her sigh in relief.
There was a long pause, another period of silence, but he didn't mind.
"He's so much like you." She whispered, he could practically hear her smile. A smile he wished he could see again.
"Do you want to meet him?" She asked.
"Yes." Jay answered immediately.
"But I want to see you too." He added.
"I guess I owe you explanation." She said, forcing a small laugh.
"And an apology." Her voice cracked when she spoke, he knew there were probably tears forming behind her emerald eyes.
"You don't owe me anything. I'm not mad, Erin, I just want to see you." There was a desperation in his voice now, she needed to understand that he wasn't upset. He just missed her.
"Meet us at the park by the lake, tomorrow. Maybe around 4:00."
"I'll be there." Jay said assuredly, he wouldn't miss this opportunity for anything.
"See you tomorrow." She whispered, and then the line went silent and he knew she had hung up.
"I love you." He said into the silence of the phone, into the darkness of his room. He knew she couldn't hear him. But he hoped someday she would hear him say those three words.