Chapter 89

"He tried to take Kat away from us," I reminded her.

"I know," Jess said. "But he’s not that guy anymore."

"Forgive me if I refuse to believe it," I said.

"You know people can change, John," Jess said, using my name again probably because she knew it could get under my skin.

"Some people can," I said. "Just count me as a skeptic when it comes to Tommy. You know how protective I am of my girls. You can understand that."

"It’s not an unfair position," Jess conceded. "But let me just say Kat and Rita are on board with my assessment."

"Oh, have you all been seeing him?" I said sarcastically.

"Come on, babe," Jess said. "I’ve talked to them about it. A lot. We’ve had a lot of time."

"All right," I said, glancing over to her. She had a hopeful look on her face that confused me. "I’ll listen to all of you. And