Jase lured me into his domicile with the anticipation of something more than he gave. I was expecting something fun, but he'd just buttered me up to have a discussion I wasn't interested in. We spent the next two hours arguing about my living location and schools.
"Gianna, your living in The Village just doesn't work. It's not safe, and I don't want you or the kids there. I refuse to take Derrick out and leave you."
For what seemed like the hundredth time, I tried again to explain why I couldn't leave yet. "I can't pay for anything else right now. I need to get a car first and then worry about moving. It's all very expensive." We sat at the bar in the kitchen. He stared at me intently while I stared at the counter with my head in my hands, ready to pull my hair out.
"Then move in here.
