Chapter 14

As I walked with Malachi along the rest stop walkway I thought about Jeff. I wondered if I could be with someone famous. I wondered if I could deal with him being on the road all the time and people wanting his every moment. What if we got married and had kids? I couldn't take them on the road if Jeff wanted me to go with them. What about my degree? Was I willing to sacrifice everything I've worked for in order to be with him? I sat down on a bench and picked up my cell phone and dialed a number that I haven't dialed in a long time.

"Hello?"

"Hi…Cheryl?"

"Oh hey Savannah what's goin on…are you ok?"

Cheryl was my best friend since I was 4. A few years ago we got into a huge fight. Cheryl comes from a really religious family and when I told her that I was going to get an abortion she had gotten really mad at me. By the time I had gotten my fourth abortion, Cheryl said that she didn't know if she could be a friend with someone like me. I hadn't spoken to her in almost a year. It really hurt but I felt that she was the only one I could talk to. She's the only person that could give me a third party perspective on things. I proceeded to explain everything to Cheryl, not leaving out one detail. Then I asked her what she thought I should do.

"Well Savannah. I really don't know what to tell you. Jeff sounds like a really nice guy, but do you really want to give up everything you have just to be with him."

"I'm not sure I do have a lot of feelings for him but I fell like I owe to Adam…"

"Listen Savannah forget what Adam wants, forget what your mom wants, think about you. What do you want? Do you want to be with Jeff and hope that you'll be happy or do you want to be sure and make your own destiny?"

"Well I want to be happy." I said looking over at the car and seeing Jeff lying there asleep.

"Well then Savannah I think you have your answer. Where are you?"

"Jeff is taking me to his house in North Carolina I think. He's sleeping in the car and I'm walking Malachi."

"Well Savannah I think that you should talk to Jeff and see what happens. I hope that everything works out for you. Jeff is hot stuff but I'm more into his brother. You think that you could hook me up?"

"Well Cheryl I don't think so. He's gonna be a dad soon. His girlfriend is pregnant."

"Oh man that sucks Oh well I guess I'll just throw myself back into the dating scene. Listen I'm glad you called me…but it is almost 3 in the morning and I gotta work so can you give me a call some other time?"

"Oh my god I didn't realize how late it was sure no problem Cheryl."

"Ok Savannah I love you girl be careful."

"Ok I will and Cheryl?"

"Yea?"

"Thanks again."

"Oh no problem Savannah, bye."

I hung up the phone and started walking back to the car. I put Malachi in the back of the car and walked over to the driver side door when I heard someone call my name.