Bride and Prejudice by Bonnie R. Paulson

Author:Bonnie R. Paulson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: bride, sweet, sweet romance, small town, small town romance, second chance romance, texas romance, bride texas, bride texas series, liz isaacson, sylvia mcdaniel, twist roberts, Veronica Blade, neve cottrell, debra clopton
Publisher: Captiva Publishing
Published: 2017-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

JJ

JJ closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. He didn’t move. He stood there facing the back of the bar while he gathered his emotions under control.

How was she still capable of being so frustrating and so appealing all at once?

He hadn’t realized he was still so mad at her, but that didn't mean he was ready to leave. He didn't want to leave, so for the first time in a long time he actually felt welcome even though they were fighting.

What were they fighting about?

There was too much under the bridge between them. He had to figure out what to do with her. He went further into the area behind the counter and checked the register as well as checked the inventory sheet.

When he’d told her about the bar needed to be opened, he hadn’t necessarily meant she had to do it. Regardless, he was glad to see she was interested in continuing with the business. Would she eventually just quit and give it all away? Jillian would’ve loved to see Tessa take over her company. Unfortunately, she would never get the chance to see her.

Tessa past by him with Nathan and JJ tried to catch a glimpse of the boy. He wanted to see his son, more than Tessa knew, more than JJ was comfortable with. He didn't want her to know how much he wanted Nathan to be in his life. JJ didn't know how the game was played, but he would fight for a chance to see more of his son. He had to. It was the closest he would ever be Tessa and the family he almost had seven years ago.

Nathan and Tessa went into the back room where the new storage room was beside the bathrooms. JJ had expected Tessa to head toward the apartment.

He had to talk to her. They had to find a way to figure things out. When Jillian had been alive, she’d worked the three nights the bartender didn’t and JJ hadn’t needed to work. She’d enjoyed it too much.

But, now, with Tessa back and taking over, they’d have to figure things out. If she’d be working, then she would need help with Nathan. Bar that, they would need to figure out what she was comfortable doing and what he would need to hire out.

If nothing else, they would have to be able to get along well enough they could run the bar together, if she was serious about continuing on. He had to ask her again, if that's what she really meant to do, because it certainly wasn't expected.

He stepped gingerly back to the doorway leading to the room they’d stopped in. He didn't want to interrupt anything.

Tessa’s voice carried the short distance around the corner as she spoke to the boy. “I love you, Nathan. I’m worried and I don't want you to see what this is going to be like in here. It's not going to be fun. I won't get to talk to you and we won't get to watch TV like you want to.

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