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My name is Cassandra Chambers, but you can just call me Cassie. I was part of the first resistance Earth had against the Yeerks, now my son Travis is fighting my battle along with his friends. I was driving Jake back to his house, we all had been at the hospital when we heard that his son Jason tried to kill himself early that afternoon. Jake and his family had gone through some rough times. First Stacey, Jason's twin sister, was enslaved by Visser One, then Jake's wife Shannon was murdered. Jake had suffered greatly, more than any of us ever have in the past. I pulled into the driveway and parked.
"Would you like to come in?" Jake asked me.
"I suppose I can for a little while."
I got out and followed him inside, I sat on the sofa and he sat next to me. I could feel that he was tense about something, but what?
"Is something on your mind?"
"Hmm? Oh. I don't know, I was just thinking about something."
"What?"
"Us and what happened."
"Oh."
"I miss you Cassie, more than I should," he said.
"What do you mean?"
He seemed nervous about what he wanted to say. "Maybe it's too soon for me to move on, but I'd give anything to have another chance with you."
"Jake, you know Shannon would want you to be happy," I said, "and so would the kids."
"Maybe you're right. She wouldn't want me to live my life drowning in her memory."
"Let's go out for a while, what do you say?"
"Okay, but it's my treat," he did that slow smile he used to do that made my heart melt.
"Deal."
We got back in the car and left for a night on the town. I had a feeling
things were going to take off from there.