Justice for Erin (Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Book 9) by Susan Stoker

Author:Susan Stoker [Stoker, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stoker Aces Production, LLC
Published: 2017-11-13T23:00:00+00:00

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An hour later, Conor held Erin’s chair for her as she sat. They were at a small restaurant near Fire Station 7. He’d chosen it partly because the owners were incredibly grateful for the firefighters and police officers who frequented their establishment, but they were also more than willing to go out of their way to make whatever dishes he and his friends wanted…whether they were on the menu or not.

He’d talked with them earlier and had arranged for Erin’s meal. He’d done a lot of research over the last couple of weeks about gastric bypass surgery and had learned a lot about what kinds of foods were best for patients who had gone through the procedure, even a decade later.

He’d tried to keep the lunch to the minimum number of people needed to tell Erin what they’d found out about her dad, but when word had gotten out amongst their friends what was going on, everyone wanted to be involved. So instead of an intimate lunch with four or five people, there were eleven.

Dax and Cruz were there, as they’d done a lot of the initial investigation, but Mackenzie and Mickie also insisted on coming with their boyfriends. Beth had also agreed to come, which was somewhat unusual. She had done an amazing job in dealing with her agoraphobia, though she still struggled some days. But she was there, as was her man, Cade. Not only that, but when Sophie had heard about what was going on, she’d insisted on being there to support her friend. TJ also showed up, along with Calder.

Conor was touched and pleased with the support both he and Erin had, and was glad the rest of the gang hadn’t also joined them, but he was worried about how Erin would handle the large group.

On the outside, she looked completely relaxed, but Conor knew her well enough to know she wasn’t as stoic as she appeared. One hand was clenched in her lap while the other fiddled with a fork on the table.

Conor placed his hand over hers on her thigh and squeezed. “Thank you everyone for coming. It means a lot to me, and I know to Erin as well.”

“It’d mean more to me if I knew why I was here,” Erin said a bit snarkily.

“You want to discuss business first, or eat?” Dax asked.

“Dax,” Conor warned, but Mackenzie beat her boyfriend to the punch in responding.

“Conor, you can’t expect the poor woman to sit there and make nice with everyone while she’s worried about what we’re going to talk about. Not to mention trying to eat. I mean, if it was me, I’d probably choke on anything I tried to shove down my throat. We get that you want to protect her, believe me, all your threats to us about spilling the beans before you can explain to Erin made that more than clear, but seriously, I vote we talk about it, get it out of the way, then we can relax and have lunch.

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