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Teaser for I Run to You Chapter 29: The Long Way Home
Once I finally got it zipped up, I heaved the suitcase off the bed and wheeled it down the hallway, wondering why after so many years of moving my life from one place to another I’d never thought to buy a suitcase with wheels. I marveled at the ease of which it followed dutifully along behind me - the thing was frigging ingenious.
“Hey, Jazz,” I said, poking my head in the door of his bedroom and immediately laughing at the scene before me. His room was a disaster - it seemed his entire dresser had been dumped on the floor, his suitcase sat on the bed and was already overflowing with clothes. He was squatted down in the middle of the mess, lifting up one end of his mattress as he peered under it, obviously searching for something. I cleared my throat and fought a grin, but I could feel my lips twitching in betrayal, “Do you, uh, need some help?”
He glanced up, looking slightly dazed. “I can’t find my wallet.”
“And you think it’s hiding under your mattress?”
“I don’t know where else it could be…” he dropped the mattress, running his hands through his curls in distress. “I had it this morning…” He turned in a slow circle, like he hoped it would magically appear before his eyes.
“Hey, how about you focus on packing and I’ll see if I can find it,” I offered.
His shoulders dropped and he looked at me like he was about to kiss my feet in gratitude. “Thanks, Bells.”
I waved him off, “No problem. And hurry your ass up, we’ve got to get going soon. Emmett will pound your head in if you’re late.”
“Yeah, yeah. This is a lot harder when you have so much shit,” he whined.
I laughed. “Remember, you’re only packing for two nights.”
He simply pointed at my giant suitcase.
“Jasper…” I said warningly, pulling the heavy suitcase back down the hallway with me.
“Just admit it, Bells - it take a lot more work for you to be as pretty at me,” he called down the hall. I rolled my eyes and flipped him the bird, and even if he couldn’t see it I was sure he knew the sentiment was there.