Second Chance Romance (14 page)

Miss you like crazy!

Xoxo,

Ellie Mae

From: Jules Kline  
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To: Ellie Townsend  
[email protected]

I MISS YOU!

Friday, 2012 Nov 30                              7:17pm

Ellie Mae,

I miss you too. Noah and I are having a good time though. You have to have Jackson bring you up here sometime, it’s stunning! I told him the other day that the two of you would be perfect for each other. We’re having company tonight, the attorney that Noah works with and his wife the OB. I’m scared shitless… I’ll let you know how I make out. See you Sunday!

Kisses,

J

I wasn’t expecting the next email.

From: Chase Mitchell
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To: Julia Kline
[email protected]

Read in private.

Friday, 2012 Nov 30                              10:22am

Jules,

I know this probably isn’t the smartest thing for me to be doing seeing as I’m on the school server but I don’t have any other way of talking to you. Did you
have my number blocked? Anyway… I wanted to let you know under the advice of my attorney I put in my resignation. I agreed to take a polygraph test, which is scheduled for tomorrow morning. It should clear you of any wrongdoing and allow you to graduate on time. I have decided to stay in New York a while longer any way. I was hoping maybe we could meet for a drink sometime. I really do miss you and I don’t like how we left things. I’ll forever regret losing you.

Yours,

Chase

From: Julia Kline
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To: Chase Mitchell
[email protected]

Re: Read in private.

Friday, 2012 Nov 30                              7:23pm

Hey,

No, I didn’t have your number blocked. What happened when you tried to call? I hope you didn’t resign just because of me because we would have figured a way out of it. I’m actually away until Sunday night but I’m not sure that meeting for a drink is such a good idea…

I shouldn’t have kissed you the other day; it doesn’t change anything between us. Remember when I told you I ran into Noah a couple weeks ago? We’re trying to work things out and him and I both owe it to ourselves to see where this goes. I’m sorry.

Jules

I got a response almost immediately.

From: Chase Mitchell
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To: Julia Kline
[email protected]

Re: Re: Read in private.

Friday, 2012 Nov 30                              7:29pm

“So hard to let go and I still hear the sound of your voice singing in my head. I can’t surrender ‘cause the rope’s slowly coming apart, but hanging by a thread. It’s go on for too long and this is it. So take a look into my eyes one last time so we never forget the way we were before. When we came alive at the moment we met. This is still worth fighting for. A love that wants to live, I’ll give you all I’ve got to give. So let’s try one last time. Now that we know just who we are, now that we’ve come finally come this far, I’m ready for one more battle scar. ‘Cause we’re still worth fighting for…” ~MDD

You’re still worth fighting for Jules. I’ll be waiting in hopes that I get a second chance…

I’m still in love with you,

Chase

To: Chase Mitchell
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From: Julia Kline
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Re: Re: Re: Read in private.

Friday, 2012 Nov 30                              7:31pm

You know that’s my favorite band! Sorry Chase but I’m taking this love off life support…

There was a knock on the door. I turned to see Noah standing in the doorway staring at me curiously.

“Hey baby, everything okay?” He asked with smoldering eyes.

“I’m great, I was just about to head downstairs.” I closed my laptop and went to pull him into a hug. I looked into his eyes and stood on my tippy toes to give him a quick peck on the lips before I took off on foot down the long corridor. He playfully chased after me as we ran around in circles until he hopped the one couch and caught me by my waist pulling me on top of him to pick up where we left off.

“I love you so much, Jules.” He started tickling me.

“Love you too, Noah.” I squealed as the doorbell chimed. He climbed off the couch and promised we would pick up where we left off later. I quickly fixed myself hoping I looked presentable and went to introduce myself to our company. Joe and Melissa walked into the room. Melissa was tall and slender with reddish-blonde hair and a smattering of freckles across the bridge of her nose. I noticed her bright green eyes as she smiled brightly at me. Joe was about the same height as her with blonde hair, brown eyes and a sun-kissed tan. Noah came and put his arm around my waist.

“Joe. Melissa. I’d like to meet my girlfriend Jules.”

“Pleasure to meet you, Jules.” Joe said taking my hand and shaking lightly.

“Nice to meet you.” Melissa said. She had a warm and pleasant aura and I liked her already.

“I’m glad to finally get to meet you both as well. Thank you for taking the drive.” I said sincerely.

“It’s no problem. Thank you for inviting us, we’re always looking for quick escapes from the city.” Melissa said brightly. Noah and Joe went to take the luggage to one of the spare rooms while Melissa and I headed to the kitchen. I poured us each a glass of white wine and we took seats at the kitchen island.

“So how did you and Noah meet?”
“Actually, I’ve known him for most of my life.” I laughed. “He moved next door to me when I was six and we were instant best friends. We lost touch for a few years but I’m glad we found each other again.”

She smiled agai
n. “I’m glad to see Carrie gone. She rubbed me the wrong way. I didn’t like, her bosses daughter or not.” I snorted. “So Noah said you wanted to talk to me about some things… We could talk later if you want.”

“Now i
s fine. I’m not where to start so I guess I’ll just start at the beginning.” She nodded for me to proceed. “Noah was my first, we only slept together one time right before my mom moved us to New York. Well, she threw me in boarding school the first chance she got and that’s where I found out I was pregnant. I was scared because I didn’t think Noah wanted anything to do with me anymore. It turns out now that it was all a huge misunderstanding. Anyway when I was home for spring break I was noticeably pregnant and my mom freaked out. The trauma I suffered made me lose the baby. The doctors said the scarring is pretty bad and my chances of conceiving are pretty much non-existent.” I wanted to give her as much information as possible but spared her the gory details.

“I’m really sorry you had to
go through something like that. Especially at such a young age.” She placed her hand on top of mine and rubbed it reassuringly. “We’ll go to my friend Laura’s office tomorrow and I’ll take a look. When we’re back in the city I’d like to run some other tests at my office.”

“Thank you Melissa, i
t means a lot to me. I don’t want to get either of our hopes up but I know Noah wants kids and I just want to know what the chances are, if any.”

Joe and Noah joined us a little while later. We talked
and laughed most of the night. I really liked the both of them. I could tell Joe and Noah had a good relationship. A couple hours later everyone headed to bed and I was a bundle of nerves waiting for what tomorrow brought.

The next morning I awoke and tried to keep optimistic.
Noah seemed in a good mood. He and Joe were going to watch a football game at a local university. I showered quickly and headed down to the kitchen. I made a cup of coffee and tried to play it cool in front of the others. Noah offered to come to the office with me for moral support but I politely declined. He kissed me passionately and wished me luck before heading out the door. I followed Melissa to her white Range Rover and clambered inside.
Everything’s going to be fine.
I chanted in my head over and over. It was the mantra of the day. We drove for about forty minutes before pulling up in front of small house blue house with a black and white sign out front. It said
Dr. Laura Chamborg OB/GYN.
Melissa had met Laura a couple years ago at a conference and they became quick friends. When Melissa told her my story she had offered to let us use her office since we were so close. I climbed out of the Range Rover and took a stream of deep calming breaths and followed closely behind Melissa who was trying her best to be reassuring. She pulled open the white door and we walked in. The room was a pale pink and housed a receptionist desk along with a row of chairs and a toy section in the corner.

“May I help you?” The receptionist asked.

“Yes. I’m here to see Laura, she’s expecting me.” Melissa spoke.

“One moment
, I’ll let her know you’re here. Can I have your name?”

“Melissa McMillan.” The receptionist stood and walked down a narrow hallway to the end
where Laura’s office was. A couple moments later a willowy blonde came down the hallway. She was tall and slender. She didn’t have on any make up, she definitely didn’t need any. Her and Melissa greeted one another and she introduced me.

“Follow me back here. You can use room 4 it’s the largest and houses all of my equipment.” She smiled. I walked nervously, one foot in front of another until we reached the room. Laura opened the door. The room was painted a pale cream. I noticed the table with stirrups, an ultrasound machine along with a bunch of other equipment I couldn’t even begin to imagine what it was for. Melissa filled Laura in on why I was here before handing me a gown and stepping into the hallway.
Here goes nothing.
I changed quickly and sat at the edge of the exam table. My heart was beating frantically while I waited for Melissa to come back in. Finally, she opened the door. I noticed she changed into a pair of maroon scrubs.

“Alright Jules first things first, I am going to take a couple viles of blood to send to the lab then we will do an internal exam along with a few other tests. Is that okay?” She asked. I nodded as she came over and started taking blo
od when she was done she helped me lay down and started her exam. I thought about Noah. I thought sardonically about how my own mother possibly ruined my chance at motherhood. I thought about Chase and his emails and wondered why now when everything in my life was just about where I wanted it to be that he chose now to complicate things. Part of me knew I would always love Chase because he helped me heal in more ways than he will ever know. I thought about a lot of things as I tried not to think about what was going on right now.
Everything happens for a reason
. I lay still as she poked and prodded.

When Melissa was done she stared at me with stoic look on her face.

“I want to run some more tests when we get back to the city but from what I can see the scarring is pretty extreme. It doesn’t look good.” She paused looking sad. “I don’t want to give up just yet.” She finished. I felt my heart shatter. I knew I told myself that I wouldn’t get my hopes up but apparently they were higher than I thought.

“Thanks for doing this for me.” I said trying my best to hold my tears at bay. I
was sinking and struggling with myself. She patted my hand reassuringly and left so I could get dressed. I put my big girl panties on and put on a brave face before heading out into the hallway. We thanked Laura and headed to get something to eat. We pulled into Ella’s Eatery. I didn’t think I could eat but I knew I was hungry. I ordered a Panini and some soup Melissa ordered the same. We talked some more about what she saw and I tried to listen. She told me she also suffered from fertility issues and has miscarried twice but it didn’t make me feel better. I wasn’t too worried about what Noah would say but I really didn’t want to take fatherhood away from him. We paid for lunch and headed back to the Richardson Estate. I excused myself and headed to our bedroom and ran a bath. I sank into the tub and let the tears flow freely. I hated my mother more than anything right now. I don’t even know how long I was in there before Noah walked in. He walked over and placed his hand in mine.

“
The water is freezing. Your teeth are chattering Jules.” He walked over to the sink and pulled out a white fluffy towel. He helped me up and wrapped the towel around my shoulders. He dried me off methodically and led me back to the bedroom. He helped me get into my pajamas and pulled back the duvet. He pulled me closely running his fingertips up and down my arm.

“Did you talk to Melissa?” I asked sadly.