Embattled Return by J.M. Madden

Author:J.M. Madden
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J.M. Madden

When John rolled out to Shannon’s desk almost two hours later, he was bursting with information. “I thought Logan was supposed to be here? I have news for him.”

Her vivid hazel eyes lit up. “Did you find his family?”

He gave her a nod and leaned in for a kiss. “I did. And even better, they’ve been looking for him.”

Tears filled her eyes. “Oh, my gosh! He needs that. I don’t know a lot of his story but life has been crapping on him, bad. He needs hope and connection, and an anchor. He needs community, because I can tell he feels so alone.”

John nodded. That’s exactly what he’d gotten from the guy, too. “We can’t force it on him, but we can offer it. Even though I’ve found the family, he may not follow through on connecting.”

Shannon’s face fell. “That would be such a waste.”

John shrugged, not liking the thought either. “He has no one else so I hope he’ll latch onto this. Has he called or messaged you?”

She nodded. “Marigold messaged me. She’s helping him move his stuff into Grandma Nancy’s house.”

“Fucking Fudge,” he breathed. “It’s hard to tell when he’ll be here, then.”

Shannon gave him a narrow eyed look at the language. “Marigold promised she’d be here by noon to help me with a few things, and I’ll make sure she’ll give Logan a ride.”

John blinked, tilting his head. “Are they...”

Shannon shrugged, but he could tell by the shine in her eyes that she hoped something would happen between the two younger people. She was such a damn romantic. Just one of the many things he loved about her. “I love you, Shannon.”

“I love you too, babe,” she breathed, leaning forward for his kiss.

“Come on, you two. Don’t you have a house to do that?”

They looked up at Duncan standing in his office doorway. “Yes,” John said, “but it’s overrun with mouthy critters and it’s hard to get my wife alone.”

Duncan laughed. “They’re your critters. And if they’re mouthy I’m sure that’s your fault as well. ”

“I know,” John growled, pulling back from Shannon. “Hey, I’ve had a break on the Vance case.”

John explained about Aiden’s theory and the path it led him down.

“So, Aiden broke the case,” Duncan murmured, giving John a probing look over the top of his glasses.

John scowled. “No, he didn’t fucking break the case. He might have given me a little insight, but he didn’t break it.”

Duncan laughed, leaning against the door jamb. “Whatever you say, John.”

He looked at Shannon and remembered what she’d asked. “Hey, Dunc, any chance we need another investigator? Or an intern or something?”

Duncan didn’t hesitate. “Sure. What’s he good at?”

“Military intelligence. Don’t know much more than that yet, but he needs something. I, we,” he said, glancing at Shannon, “think he needs community. Sounds like horse shit coming out of my mouth, but I’ve learned to appreciate it myself.”

“I think we all have,” Duncan said, eyes flicking back through the line of busy offices.

Yes, they’d all grown in the past several years.

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