No Good Deed (The Heretic Doms Club Book 4) by Marie Sexton

Author:Marie Sexton [Sexton, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marie Sexton
Published: 2020-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Charlie was taking a sheet of cookies out of the oven when his doorbell rang. He was used to people stopping by his house at odd hours. He was used to finding somebody on either his front or back doorstep, needing either medical help or a shoulder to cry on. The problem was, he wasn’t sure he had the energy to be somebody’s counselor at the moment. Still, he went to the door.

He was stunned to find Gray waiting on the stoop.

“Since when do you ring the bell?” Charlie asked, holding the door open for him. “You’ve always barged in whenever it suited you.”

Gray had the good graces to look embarrassed. “Seemed like the right thing to do.”

He followed Charlie down the hallway and into the kitchen where he took a seat at the table. Charlie opened a beer for him, knowing he’d want one. Part of him was nervous. He wanted to make a cup of tea, maybe put in another batch of cookies, just to avoid whatever happened next, but he knew it was foolish. Instead, he opened a second beer for himself and took the seat across from Gray.

And then he waited. It was normal for Gray to take a minute before speaking. To assess exactly which approach he wanted to take. And Charlie knew him well enough to wait rather than pushing.

“Jonas told me what’s happening.” He met Charlie’s eyes. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry it’s happening, and I’m sorry I was being an ass and not answering your calls.”

“You had a good reason. I don’t blame you for being pissed at me—”

“I’m not pissed. I never was,” Gray said. “Not at you, at any rate.”

Charlie wasn’t sure he believed that, but he didn’t argue. He simply waited for the rest to spill out.

“Look, I know how this has to hurt, having to shut down your clinic, then being suspended from Urgent Care,” Gray said. “I know how much your work means to you. And to have that taken away? It sucks. It’s bullshit. All you want to do is help people, and it feels like the universe is giving you the finger instead of thanking you.” He shook his head. “I’m in the same boat, really.”

“When I saw Avery at the Tap House, he said you’d had several offers.”

Gray wave his hand dismissively. “I have half a dozen of them, all from private security companies. Which means I end up working security at a hospital or the mall or at construction sites or football games.” He rubbed his forehead. “I shouldn’t complain. They’re jobs, right? But the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do is be a cop. And nobody will touch me now. Not even the little towns in Kansas or Nebraska will risk hiring me. Not after that mess before Christmas.”

“Shit, Gray. I’m sorry. I didn’t know—”

“It’s fine,” Gray said, even though it obviously wasn’t. “I’m not trying to make it about me. I’m trying to do what you always say and focus

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