Page 42 of Hollywood Fairytale

This time Jenner couldn’t hide his laugh. “Good luck with that. At least Ashlyn’s in jail and it doesn’t look like she’ll be getting out anytime soon. If she was still on the loose, I could assure you she’d fuck it up.”

“I have no doubt in my mind that she would. I’m not sure if I’d be able to sleep at night knowing she’s on the loose. Anyway, on a lighter note, we’ll also be keeping this quiet. Only friends and family are invited and hopefully they’ll keep their mouths shut about the date.”

“You won’t have anything to worry about until you’re seen with a rock on your finger. I don’t know how you feel about it, but maybe while you’re in Hawaii don’t wear your ring until after the wedding. There’s no doubt in my mind that it’ll be leaked that you two got married.”

“Ugh! Why are people so noisy? I don’t want to hide it, but you’re probably right if we don’t want to be hounded until they finally see a wedding band, and then there will be all that hubbub.”

Jenner cracked up laughing and didn’t stop for a full minute. I had no idea what he was laughing about. “Is that what they’re calling it these days? Hubbub?”

“Hubbub is the nice way of saying it. I get it I do, but we shouldn’t have to put out a statement every time something happens with us.”

“I hate to say this,” Jenner stated quietly, causing my stomach to drop. “I know you love Luke, but if you can’t handle this life already then you need to back out now. It’s only going to get worse. Everything will get worse.” The tone in his voice made me pause. I knew that he was talking about Luke and me, but I had a feeling he was talking more about himself and Poppy.

“I love Luke and I’m not going to let anyone ruin this for us.” I stated vehemently.

“Okay, I believe you, but I needed to put it out there.”

“You did and now it’s done.” My tone may have been a little too harsh from the way Luke looked at me with his brows furrowed. I gave him a small smile and decided to get to the bottom of Jenner’s life. “Now that we’re done talking about me, let’s get back to why your life’s shit.”

Letting out a sigh, he swore underneath his breath. “Do we really have to? Let’s not ruin your wonderful news.”

“I must insist that you tell me what’s going on. We haven’t talked in forever. Hey! I have an idea, but don’t get too excited because it’s not going to get you out of talking to me now, but we’re going to stay a day or two in LA before we head to Hawaii. Maybe we can get together during that time.”

“I should be free and if I’m not I’ll make sure I am.” He was quiet for a few moments before he spoke again sounding defeated. “So, I came home a couple of days ago and when I walked into the house pretty much everything was gone.”

Shooting to my feet, I gasped in shock. “Oh my God! Were you robbed? Wait don’t you have an alarm system?”

“Yes, I do. Stupidly I told my wife when I’d be arriving home and she cleaned out the house to furnish her new house with her new boyfriend.” Even through the phone I could feel how furious he was.

“Fuck, Jenner, I’m so sorry. I knew things weren’t good, but that’s…” I didn’t even know how to finish that sentence. It had been some time since Jenner has spoken to me about Poppy. Making my way inside to the kitchen, I got a drink and took a long sip.

“What it is, is fucked up, and it gets better. After repeatedly trying to call her to no avail, yesterday I got served divorce papers.”

I wanted to tell him it was for the best, but I knew he didn’t want to hear it, so I kept my comment to myself. “I’m sorry. Is there anything I can do?”

He laughed bitterly. “Nothing anyone can do. I’ve known it was over for a while, but I didn’t want to admit it to myself or anybody else.”

“Anyone who knows you knows that this is not your fault. You have nothing to feel ashamed about. I’m not saying you do, but I know that was a big motivating factor in why I waited so long to get divorced. I wish I’d done it sooner, but there’s nothing I can do about it now, and I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my life, so I can’t complain.” I drew in a breath unsure if I should say how I felt. “I believe there’s someone out there for you, you just haven’t met her yet. Process how your feeling and be ready and open when the time comes.”

“Wow. All that because you have Luke now.” His laugh was still a little bitter, but I knew he didn’t mean it toward me, but his situation.

“It’s all because I have Luke.” Looking out the window to Luke, I couldn’t help but smile. It sounded gushy and lovey dovey, but I couldn’t help it because it was the truth and it was impossible to hide. I didn’t want to have to hide my feelings for Luke from Jenner or anyone else for that matter, and I shouldn’t have to.

“I know and I’m happy for you. It may not sound like it, but I really am. No matter all the hard feelings you may still have toward Matt, you’ve got to be thankful for all the people he brought into your life.”

“I am. He brought me you, Anna, and most importantly Luke, and for that I’ll forever be grateful. Although it was Colton that brought Matt here so maybe I should be more thankful for him.”

“Maybe,” he laughed. “Shit someone’s at my door so I should let you go. Who knows who it is. Hopefully I’m not getting served papers again.”

“I doubt it. I’ll talk to you soon, and I’ll text you what day we’ll be there. I really hope we get to see you.”

“Me too. Talk later.”

Sitting down in the lounger beside Luke, I picked up my book and went back to reading. I was hooked into the world of the Luxen that Jennifer L. Armentrout had created and was on my fourth book in the series. I was already dreading the end and anticipating a book hangover.

“How’s Jenner?” Luke asked after I got settled down in my seat.

Frowning, I turned on my side to him. “Not good. He got home a couple of days ago and Poppy cleaned him out and yesterday he was served with divorce papers.”

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