CHAPTER 16:

"Come on Fiona! Answer your phone for Chri-"

"Hi, you've reached Fiona Taylor, support operative and treasurer of…" Jen hung up her phone before the voicemail was complete. It was 1:45 AM and Jen was worried, especially since James told her about his little confrontation with Marcus in the hallway.

"She's not answering."

"Maybe she's, you know, sleeping?"
"Well….I don't know, normally she's practically nocturnal. She's got to be really tired but from what?"

"I believe she was with Marcus out on a…"

"Ugh…don't make me think…ew. I'm just worried, all right?"

"I can tell." James replied keeping his eyes closed. Jen had woken up about ten minutes after James had crawled into bed. She had been raving on for a good ten minutes to James, trying over and over to call Fiona.

"What if she's hurt or something? Or what if he tried to…you know…er…"

"Jennifer, you're putting bad thoughts out there. Maybe she's just fine. Maybe she had a great night with the guy. Just…"

"It's Marcus Dane, the most physically abusive bastard on this side of the Atlantic and you think Fiona's fine?"

"If you're so worried, why don't you go to her hotel in the morning?"

"I could, if I knew which one it was. But again, if she's hurt, she won't be there to answer the door."

"She will be fine. I'm sure she would have called you already if something was wrong."

"I guess you're right." Jen sighed. "OH! I have a text message." Jen said, excitedly clicking the prompt on her IPhone to open the message.

"Look, you can stop calling me anytime. I'm fine, trust me. I don't know what's so bad about Marcus. He's great. Whatever, your loss. -Fiona-"

"Well then, she's fine if she's showing off her attitude problem."

"How?" James asked. "It's a text message."

"Just…never mind." She sighed, setting her phone down on the bedside table.

"I'm going back to sleep." James whispered with a yawn.

"Not before I kiss you goodnight." Jen whispered back, leaning over towards James. He opened his eyes and looked over at Jen, flashing a smile.

"I…I love you." James had said it: The three biggest words in a relationship. He felt a wave of relief hit him. Jen smiled greatly and leaned in close to his face. She whispered sweetly into his ear, "I love you too."