Chapter 60

Valerie Will POV

My heart skipped a beat as I saw Jamal’s name flashing across my phone’s screen. I wasn’t scared. I was just surprised to see his name.

Maybe a little bit relieved.

I thought that I had lost him forever. I thought he wouldn’t contact me anymore.

I answered the call before it would end.

“Hey.”

“Hey.”

There was a brief silence, heavy with unspoken words.

We hadn’t talked in a while.

The tension between us was palpable.

I finally cleared my throat and asked. “Why did you call?”

I didn’t want to assume anything. Maybe he didn’t want to make things right. Maybe I had actually lost him forever and he was calling to end things officially.

He hesitated for a second. “I miss you. I just wanted to check up on you and see how you were doing.” He replied, his voice soft.

I swallowed hard. “I’m good, I guess.”

Jamal let out a faint breath. “I’m sorry about everything that happened. I’m sor