One More Chance by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
Publisher: Chasing Romance, Inc.
Published: 2022-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

They were riding the ferry back from Alcatraz when Sienna asked, “Have you ever had to bail one of your clients out of jail?”

That made him laugh. “Definitely, but fortunately that sort of thing didn’t happen very often. Still...it’s part of the job.”

“What was the worst offense?”

“Mostly drunk and disorderly, but Dylan was involved in a massive accident in Vegas years ago. It was a miracle he got out of it alive. He was drunk and driving recklessly. Hit a car with four guys in it.”

“Oh, my goodness! Did everyone survive?”

He nodded grimly. “Again, it was a miracle. He went into rehab after that and it saved his life.” Looking back, he still remembered how he warred with rage and relief at the time. Dylan was lucky that things went the way they did, but part of Mick still felt a wave of guilt that he hadn’t stepped in and done something sooner.

“It must be hard,” she commented, staring out at the water.

“What?”

“All the responsibility you take on. Most people have a hard time just dealing with their own lives and keeping themselves in check. You do it for a whole list of people.” Turning her head, she looked at him. “It’s got to be emotionally draining.”

They moved to lean on the railings. “You know, while it’s going on, I barely notice it. I just sort of accept that it’s my responsibility. It wasn’t until lately that I realized just how tired I was. Burned out. For so many years, I was just focused on moving forward and keeping things in motion that I didn’t have time to think about myself.”

“You’re lucky. I spent a lot of years with nothing but myself to focus on. Going to college at sixteen wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. I was too young and too hyper-focused on my studies to really relate to any of my roommates or any of the students. I spent a lot of time by myself and I was miserable.”

Damn. Just thinking about it ate him up inside.

“So many times I wanted to beg my parents to come and take me home, but then I realized there was nothing there for me either.” She shrugged. “It just made me study harder and why I ended up getting my degree early.”

Reaching over, he took one of her hands in his. “I’m sorry.”

With a sad smile, she asked, “For what?”

“I feel responsible. You even said that to me not that long ago. You said...”

“Mick, please,” she interrupted. “I know what I said, but that’s on me. Not you. Back then, you never made any promises, so anything I was feeling was completely my own doing. I never meant for you to take any responsibility for it.”

“Still, I can’t help but wonder...”

“Don’t. Please. What good will thinking like that do? We can’t go back and we can’t keep focusing on what might have been.” Pausing, she stared out at the water again. “I think we’ve both done some great things

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