Chapter Fifty-Four

It was now the next morning, Austin and I spoke for hours all yesterday and last night. I confessed even though I was putting on a brave face, I was scared out of my mind, but Austin kept reassuring me that I would be absolutely fine. I had just gotten ready and was about to leave, when my phone begins to ring on my dresser. I walk over to the phone to see it was Jacob, I turn around to the door to make sure Austin wasn't about to walk in before holding the phone to my ear. 'I need you to be downstairs in 5 minutes, I've got to take you somewhere" was all Jacob says before he hangs up the phone, I look down at my phone so confused on what the heck just happened. But my brain soon kicks in telling me that Jacob would only call me like that if it was an emergency, I look around my room picking up everything that I'm going to need. Before I knew it, I was walking out of my bedroom and into the main section of the house where I thought I would find Austin. But I instead see a note on the fridge, I walk over picking up the note it read. 'Just been called in for a meeting with Markus, I don't know when I'll be back but I'll make sure it's before dinner. Stay safe, Austin" This does make me smile that he had left me a note so I wouldn't worry, it also made relief wash over me that I didn't need to come up with another excuse for why I had to leave so abruptly. I place the note on the counter before walking over to the front door, I was hoping I would be back before Austin does. I leave where as I begin to walk towards the stairs, Jacobs car was waiting at the bottom. I quicken my pace before reaching the car, when I climbed in I thought it would be a worried sort of atmosphere due to him sounding worried on the phone, but he sends me a smile. 'What's the emergency?" I ask a little out of breath from rushing, but he doesn't seem worried at all as he pulls us into the main road. 'Oh nothing, but you tend to move faster when I ring you up like that" he smiles as though it was nothing, so he put me through all of that mental stress for nothing?! 'You shouldn't scare someone like that!" I say holding onto my chest for a second, I could have had a heart attack! But now if he does it again I probably won't believe him! 'Have you never heard of the boy who cried wolf?!" I ask still trying to calm myself down, that was a mad rush that just happened. 'If you moved faster I wouldn't have to" he shrugs smirking at me, I just shake my head knowing he was only joking but hoping and praying that he would never do that to me again. 'So what's all this about then, if it's not some life or death emergency?" I ask with a little laugh slipping my seatbelt on, now I had calmed down I could see the funny side of what happened. 'I told you I was going to try my hardest to make it work" is all he says which made me look over at him, make what work? 'I don't know if you think I'm some sort of mind reader, but I don't have a clue what you're trying to tell me" I say which only makes him laugh too, I don't know what he thinks I did before I met him but guessing what others are thinking, is something I have never been able to do very well. 'I'm taking you to see Roman, I told you I would try my hardest" he says having to really break it down for me, while my eyes go wide on hearing where we were going. I know I told Jacob that I wanted to see Roman, but that was the other day before Austin and I had that conversation. Before I would be so happy to see Roman, don't get me wrong I have missed him and can't wait until I can see him in the flesh again. But now what Austin told me, I can't deny that my feelings have changed slightly. But saying all this, I knew as soon as I see Roman again, all of my feelings would just turn to how they used to be, he has that effect on me. When I thought more about it, I couldn't wait to tell him our exciting news. Roman always talks about starting a family and how he can't wait until it happens, I didn't know it would happen this soon but I'm so happy that it is. I wonder what Roman is going to say when I tell him? But I knew one thing, this would put a smile on his face during the hard time we're all having to face thanks to Markus. 'Thank you Jacob, I know you're risking a lot to let me see Roman" I smile looking over at Jacob, he just shrugs his shoulders sending me a smile back. 'You don't have to thank me Payton, you're doing much more for us than we could do for you" he says saying what he always does, but I really meant what I was saying. 'There isn't a lot of people that would put their whole career on the line for other people, let alone someone they only met a few months ago" I say just to make him see that not everyone in his position would do what he is, he's really one in a million. 'I'm one of a few people that know how it feels to miss someone, so if I can help even one people not feel that way I will" he says with a serious face, I wanted to ask him what he meant but I knew it wasn't really my place. 'Well I really appreciate it" I smile taking his hand to let him know how much it meant, he looks over smiling at me before we both sit in silence.