A Matter of Trust by Radclyffe

Author:Radclyffe [Radclyffe]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: ! Yes
ISBN: 9781933110332
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2006-11-15T06:00:00+00:00

A Matter Of Trust

Chapter Eight

Victoria paced the interrogation room while biting her nails. James had taken Gramps away again. Betrayal and hurt tore through her. Exhaustion racked her body. She daydreamed a moment, of lying in bed and pulling the covers up high over her head and blocking out the world. She knew she couldn’t hide from the truth, but entertained the comforting thought anyway.

Victoria rubbed at her red, swollen eyes. So many tears had flowed from them that they felt crispy and raw. Her dry throat screamed for moisture. She pushed aside her thirst, not wanting to ask for a glass of water. She just wanted to be left alone. The two men in this world she loved the most had each betrayed her in very different ways. Maybe she could sort this out with time. Maybe the hurt she was feeling now would dissipate. It didn’t seem so at the moment.

She stopped pacing to curl up in the window sill, facing away from the wall with the two-way mirror on it. She wanted privacy, some time to sort things out. She wondered who had watched the exchange between her and Gramps. Did James see her break down? Had Sean been there? If he had, he had done nothing to help her, or perhaps he could do nothing. She wondered, with a little surge of panic, if Gramps had dug himself into a deeper hole by answering the questions she had asked him.

Bars ran down the length of the dirty window. Victoria grabbed one of the cold pieces of steel. The rain drizzled against the window as darkness began to fall. She absentmindedly traced a raindrop down the dusty window with her index finger. The door opened and shut behind her, but she didn’t turn to see who came in.

“We need to talk.” His voice, deep and resounding in the small room left no room for question. James came up to stand in front of the window, blocking Victoria from moving. She willed herself not to look at him. With a sigh, he smoothed back his hair with one hand as he propped a hip on the window sill next to her feet. The familiar way in which he sat so close to her was unnerving. She scooted her feet over, not wanting to have any kind of contact with him and stayed silent.

“I believe you,” James said, taking her face in his hand, turning and lifting it so her eyes could not avoid his. “I saw your face when Gramps told you the truth. You didn’t know about it Vic. I know that now.”

Victoria pulled away from his grasp. “I already told you I didn’t know about any of it.”

“I know baby. I just…I have a job to do,” he said softly.

James’ use of the term `baby’ shocked her. “You didn’t believe me.”

“You’re right, I didn’t. But now I do. What I saw happen in this room couldn’t have been acting. You were hurt by Gramps. I could plainly see that.

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