Worth the Risk (St. James Book 3) by Jamie Beck

Author:Jamie Beck [Beck, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503938816
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2016-11-01T05:00:00+00:00

Jackson watched Noah’s patrol car pull away from the house. He hadn’t been able to see Gabby because she’d remained mostly hidden by the roofline of the front porch.

The nettling final words of his and Gabby’s earlier argument drifted back to him. Maybe sticking around to fight for someone isn’t in your DNA after all.

Bullshit, he thought. He fought for everyone. He’d fought for his mom when she’d been sick, he’d fought for his brother in those early months after David had run off to Hong Kong. He’d fought for his son or daughter until Alison hauled off to the clinic and disposed of their “mistake.” That still cut the deepest, as did the wondering about whether he might’ve had a son or a daughter.

Didn’t matter now, he supposed. The point was that he fought for people he loved. Right now he fought to protect himself and Gabby from pain. Too bad she didn’t understand that often in life the best offense is a good defense.

Jackson checked the time and then called David for the conference call with him and Oliver, the useless lawyer. While he waited for them to assemble, he wished to hell this suit with Doug would disappear. He had enough on his mind without having to kowtow to that son of a bitch.

“Jackson?” David’s voice came through the line.

“I’m here.” Jackson sat at the little table where he’d had a notebook and pen ready.

“Oliver will be another minute.”

“So I’m not getting billed for this part of the call,” Jackson joked, needing to lighten his mood.

“Not unless you piss me off.” David didn’t tease much, but Jackson could hear the affection in his tone. He’d wallowed in his hurt by David for so long, he’d forgotten about his brother’s good side. “Cat told me she spoke to you this morning.”

He’d suspected David and Cat were checking up on him and then checking in with each other. Gabby’s wistful remark about wishing for siblings replayed, forcing him to admit how lucky he was that they cared enough to do so.

“Yep.” Jackson stretched his legs out. “Now’s not the time for that discussion, though, if it’s okay with you.”

“Of course. Just know I’m here, whatever you need.”

“Thanks.” He twirled the pen in his fingers, unwilling to let his mind wander to thoughts of family therapy when he had so little emotional energy left in his tank.

“Ah, here’s Oliver,” David announced.

“Jackson, sorry for the delay.” Oliver’s deep staccato made Jackson edgy. He wished David specialized in litigation instead of corporate transactions, but at least he knew David would be looking over Oliver’s shoulder, too.

“No worries.” Jackson drew a breath. “I’m hoping you’ve got good news.”

“Unfortunately, not at this time. I’ve received interrogatories, and anticipate deposition notices soon.”

“In English, please.” Jackson rolled his eyes.

“Sorry. Basically, we’re now in the discovery phase of the suit. I’ve received pages of questions intended to provide them with evidence the plaintiff—er, Doug—can use to build his case. The depositions are basically interviews, most likely of the witnesses to the incident, but also potentially of some of your clients.

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