Edge of Forever & Military Daddy by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-03-14T18:51:38+00:00

Chapter 15

Nick slammed his fist against the wall. “Damn her for this! I warned her to stay out of it.”

“You knew she was considering this?” Dana said, horrified by what Jessica Leahy was threatening and equally astonished that Nick had apparently been aware of it. “You knew she was going to fight you for custody?”

“I thought she’d come to her senses.”

“Nick, you have to go after her. You have to stop it.”

Nick just stood there, obviously torn between offering support to her and going after his former mother-in-law.

“Go,” Dana urged. “You can’t let her go into court over this. You mustn’t let Tony get caught in the middle because of me. Dear God, Nick, you could lose your son.”

“It won’t come to that,” Nick said, his teeth clenched. “I won’t allow it to come to that.”

“The only way to stop it is to talk to her.”

Troubled eyes surveyed her. “Will you be all right?”

“I’ll be fine as soon as I know you’ve been able to resolve this with Jessica.”

Nick nodded and left, leaving Dana’s emotions whirling. What if he couldn’t make Jessica back down? What if she insisted on going through with the custody battle?

Then she would have to leave River Glen after all. There would be no alternative. Dana wouldn’t allow herself to come between Nick and his son.

It was one of the longest afternoons of Dana’s life. Not one person came into the library. No one called. By six o’clock her nerves were stretched to the limit and her stomach was churning. On the short drive home, she almost ran her car off the road because she wasn’t concentrating and missed a curve.

At home she was no better. She put the unused breakfast dishes away—in the refrigerator—and washed the pots and pans with laundry detergent. Then she scrubbed the kitchen floor, trying to work out her fears and anger with each swipe of the mop. She fixed a sandwich, then threw it in the trash after taking one bite.

When the phone rang, she knocked over her glass of tea in her haste to get to it, then skidded on the pool of liquid and nearly lost her balance.

“Yes. Hello,” she said breathlessly.

“Dana, it’s Betsy.”

Disappointment flooded through her. “Oh.”

“Were you expecting someone else?”

“I was hoping Nick would call.”

Her comment was greeted with a silence that went on far too long. “Betsy, what is it? Is it about Nick?”

“Nick’s at town hall. They called a special meeting to decide what to do about you and your job. It starts in a half hour.”

Dana sank down in a kitchen chair and rubbed her hand across her eyes. The dull pounding in her head picked up in speed and intensity.

“Should I come down there?”

“Nick told me not to call. He said you’d already been through too much today, but I think perhaps you should be here. After all, it’s your fate they’re deciding. You should have a chance to speak up for yourself.”

“Thanks, Betsy. I’ll be there in a few minutes.”

When Dana got to town hall, she could hardly find a place to park.

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