Boss by Deborah Armstrong

Author:Deborah Armstrong [Armstrong, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780995094536
Publisher: Terrahill Publishing
Published: 2019-12-02T16:00:00+00:00

“We should talk,” Val said to Jules as they made the preparations for coffee and cookies.

“Not now.”

“I wasn’t blind when I agreed to work for Dane. My eyes were opened wide, then more so once I got to know him.”

“He’s a gun for hire.”

“He hasn’t shot a gun since he had his accident.”

“You know what I mean, Aunt Val.”

Val stopped placing cookies on the plate and leaned against the edge of the countertop. She folded her arms across her chest. “Do you ever listen to the news?”

“Of course I do.”

“Then you’ve heard of the atrocities that happen all over the world. Despots that torture and torment innocent lives without a second thought. Armies that kidnap children and turn them into child soldiers or sex slaves.”

“I get it. There are evil people in the world. That doesn’t excuse what he does.”

“Dane travels to the places that are forgotten by the rest of the world. He saves innocent lives, Jules. He saves women and children condemned to a cruel and horrific life. He and his men, they’re heroes. What they do—they do it without expecting any glory or recognition. You’ll never see their names on a plaque or read about them in the paper.”

“Bad things still happen, Aunt Val. I don’t think what he does is working.”

“I think things would be a lot worse in the world if it weren’t for men like Dane.”

“Let’s agree to disagree, okay?”

“He deserves better from you.”

“Why?”

“If I have to point it out to you—” Val sighed heavily. “Why do I even bother? You won’t listen. You never do when you get stubborn like this. You’ll just have to figure it out for yourself.”

“Aunt Val, I don’t want how I feel about Dane to come between us. I came home to High River for Becca to be with her family. You are all we have.”

“I want us to be family, too, but I won’t leave him to help you raise Becca.”

Jules nodded her head in agreement. “I don’t expect you to. I’ve enrolled her in the hospital’s daycare.”

“I’m sure she’s made lots of friends.”

“I wish I could remember all of their names. The stories she tells me when I bring her home—” Jules smiled as she thought of their conversations. “I don’t know if they’re make believe or real.”

“She must get that from you. You were always good at making up stories. And from what I’ve gathered, that’s what brought Becca into our lives.”

“You’re not going to let this drop are you?”

“Give him a chance, Jules. That’s all I’m asking.”

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