Always Been You

We don’t talk much any more. He hasn’t stopped the late coming… He says he is just busy at work. And I want to believe him… I do… But I just wish he could just understand that we miss him at home. I just see and feel this distance between us.. You know mom, I honestly don’t know what to do”

Delia nodded. “Maybe he is really busy, you know” she said. “and maybe he just wants you to be a bit more understanding. I understand how you feel too, but not talking about your problems won’t make them go away. Nobody is going to fix it for you, so just make out time, whenever he’s home and just talk to him… And no yelling “she added. “Just talk”

Katherine smiled. “Fine. I won’t yell” she said. “I’m just glad that at least one of us is happy”

“Oh relax,” Delia said. “It’s just a normal thing all families go through. And I’m sure it will be fine. I know how much you and Jensen love each other”

“Alright” Katherine said as she hugged her mother. “Thanks. But I have to go now. I will come pick Deanie in the evening.” She kissed Deanie’s forehead. “Bye Deanie. I will come pick you up later, okay. Have fun with grandma”

“Bye momma” Deanie said, biting the ear of her bunny.

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“Hey hard worker” Shay Trevor said as she walked into Jensen’s office.

Jensen looked up from his laptop and stared at her. “You know you are not supposed to just walk into my office right. The fact that we know each other doesn’t mean that you can. You are supposed to make an appointment with my….”

“Blah. Blah. Blah” Shay said as she rolled her eyes. “How boring. Jeez. You have changed so much. Is that what marriage does to people? You are not such a fun person anymore”

Jensen sighed and relaxed in his chair. “What do you want, Shay?” he asked.

“I came to give you this” Shay said as she took a seat. She dropped a folder on his desk. “Drake and I finally made a decision. We are going to invest in your company. You have to sign that”

Jensen reached out and took the folder, then went briefly through the documents. “Ermmm, you know you didn’t have to bring it to me yourself, don’t you? I mean…. You could have just given it to….”

“Oh please,” Shay said, interrupting him. “Can’t you just say thank you to me for getting Drake to agree?”

“I know. I’m sorry. I just don’t think you had to stress yourself that much” Jensen said. “Thank you Shay. I really appreciate this. I will let you know as soon as I’m done signing this” He put the file on top of a stack of papers already on his desk.

“Oh please. Don’t worry. You know that I like to find every opportunity to spend time with you”. Shay said. She stood up from her chair and walked slowly around the table to Jensen. She stood behind him and placed her hand on his shoulder. “You look so tense all the time, Jensen. I have been watching you. You work so hard. You should chill out once in a while”

Jensen sat up in his chair. “Ermmm. Thanks Shay. But there is really no need for that. I’m fine”

“Relax” Shay said, pushing him back so he could relax in the chair. “Wow. It’s just a massage. You don’t have to overthink everything. The Jensen I used to hang out with then wasn’t so uptight. Sometimes I wonder what happened to you. You know what I think, maybe you and I should hang out again sometime. Maybe I can help you relax. Get you back to the way you used to be.”

“I’m fine the way I am,” Jensen said.

Shay giggled. “Fine,” she said. “Just stay still, will you? It’s just a massage and it feels good doesn’t it?” she asked.

“Yeah I guess so” Jensen said.

Shay smiled.

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Katherine had rushed work that morning. After she talked to her mom, she had done some serious thinking. She realized that maybe her mother was right. Maybe she could be a little bit more understanding. She trusted her husband and maybe right now, what she really needed to do was to support him.

So after she was sure that her staff couldn’t handle the rest of the baking without her supervision, she hurried home to prepare lunch which she packaged for Jensen. She could pick Deanie up later.

She arrived at Jensen’s office fifteen minutes later. On her way to see him she greeted his assistant Debbie, who was always so friendly.

“Hi Mrs Packard” Debbie greeted cheerfully.

“Hello Debbie,” Katherine replied. “It’s been a while, how have you been?”

“I’m good. It’s been a while since you came here” Debbie said.

“Yeah” Katherine agreed. “Been busy with work… And the kids. So I decided to drop by today and bring Jensen lunch. Is he in his office”