A Little Piece Of Heaven
Serious Conversations Part 1
Chapter Twenty Part I:
The afternoon went by without incident. Gwen spent most of it interrogating Matt. It turns out that Denise and Gwen went to high school back in the day. Gwen was a couple of years ahead of Ms. Sanders, but she knew of her.
I put on as much cover-up as possible without looking like something out of a circus before everybody else got there. Matt and I hadn’t really talked much since the confession, but it was a comfortable silence. I think I underestimated. I’ve always had a problem with psyching myself out before something big happened.
Brian called and asked what time would be good for them to head over. We told them seven would be good.
-.-
Gwen’s POV
“Hello, is a Jared Morgan available, please?” I asked. I sat down on my bed and waited.
“Yes, he is. May I ask who is calling?”
“Gwen Atwood, a friend of his daughter’s.” I replied.
“Please hold, he’ll be on in a moment.”
“Thank you.”
“My pleasure.” She told me. Music played as I waited.
“This is Jared Morgan.” He greeted.
“Hello, this is Gwen Atwood, Jace’s mother.” I told him. He should remember him – he was just up there the other day.
“Oh, how’s he doing? He’s seems like a great guy. Is he why you’re calling?”
“Actually, it’s about Angela.” I told him.
“I see – is she in trouble?” He asked, sounding worried.
“This would really be better suited in person, but I couldn’t wait. I know that you don’t have parental rights as far as she is concerned, but I think you’ve got the best chance of winning custody if things didn’t work with Eric.”
“What is this about Gwen?” He asked me.
“Has Angela ever mentioned how things were like with her home life?” I asked him.
“She’s brought it up while her mother was alive, but back then I was too wrapped up in myself to care. She had a drinking problem… But since then, I hadn’t heard anything.” He answered.
“Well, things were better for her while that was her only problem.”
“Is this about Eric?” He asked.
“Yes.”
“What… What does he do to her?”
“Mr. Morgan, this is something I don’t feel comfortable talking about through a phone call.” She told him.
“Are you available to meet tomorrow?” He asked.
“Yes, should I come to you?” I asked him.
“No, I’ll come to you. How is lunch around 11:30?” He asked.
“Perfect. I’m sorry to have involved you, but I love that little girl, and I can’t stand not being able to help her.” I told him.
“No, thank you for this. I’ll see you tomorrow. My secretary will get your cell number. I’ll text you with the restaurant details.” He told me before hanging up.
I hope this works out for the best.
The afternoon went by without incident. Gwen spent most of it interrogating Matt. It turns out that Denise and Gwen went to high school back in the day. Gwen was a couple of years ahead of Ms. Sanders, but she knew of her.
I put on as much cover-up as possible without looking like something out of a circus before everybody else got there. Matt and I hadn’t really talked much since the confession, but it was a comfortable silence. I think I underestimated. I’ve always had a problem with psyching myself out before something big happened.
Brian called and asked what time would be good for them to head over. We told them seven would be good.
-.-
Gwen’s POV
“Hello, is a Jared Morgan available, please?” I asked. I sat down on my bed and waited.
“Yes, he is. May I ask who is calling?”
“Gwen Atwood, a friend of his daughter’s.” I replied.
“Please hold, he’ll be on in a moment.”
“Thank you.”
“My pleasure.” She told me. Music played as I waited.
“This is Jared Morgan.” He greeted.
“Hello, this is Gwen Atwood, Jace’s mother.” I told him. He should remember him – he was just up there the other day.
“Oh, how’s he doing? He’s seems like a great guy. Is he why you’re calling?”
“Actually, it’s about Angela.” I told him.
“I see – is she in trouble?” He asked, sounding worried.
“This would really be better suited in person, but I couldn’t wait. I know that you don’t have parental rights as far as she is concerned, but I think you’ve got the best chance of winning custody if things didn’t work with Eric.”
“What is this about Gwen?” He asked me.
“Has Angela ever mentioned how things were like with her home life?” I asked him.
“She’s brought it up while her mother was alive, but back then I was too wrapped up in myself to care. She had a drinking problem… But since then, I hadn’t heard anything.” He answered.
“Well, things were better for her while that was her only problem.”
“Is this about Eric?” He asked.
“Yes.”
“What… What does he do to her?”
“Mr. Morgan, this is something I don’t feel comfortable talking about through a phone call.” She told him.
“Are you available to meet tomorrow?” He asked.
“Yes, should I come to you?” I asked him.
“No, I’ll come to you. How is lunch around 11:30?” He asked.
“Perfect. I’m sorry to have involved you, but I love that little girl, and I can’t stand not being able to help her.” I told him.
“No, thank you for this. I’ll see you tomorrow. My secretary will get your cell number. I’ll text you with the restaurant details.” He told me before hanging up.
I hope this works out for the best.
Notes
Alright, this is only part I of the chapter, BUT I had a bit of free time, so I figured why not make the most of it. If I have time tonight, I'll get the rest written and uploaded.PS- San Diego is friggin' beautiful right now!
This is an amazing story. Some chapters were hard to read but I was hooked. Thank you for sharing it.
2/16/18