Priest (The Vikings MC: Tucson Chapter Book 2) by Cathleen Cole & Frank Jensen

Author:Cathleen Cole & Frank Jensen [Cole, Cathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C&J Novels LLC
Published: 2022-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Jenny

It’d been a week since Priest and the girls lost Wendy. I’d been there for every step and we were all exhausted. Helping him and his family was helping me work through my own loss. I still missed Grams, but I’d gained so much by coming back to Tucson. Seeing how he helped his girls through it put things into perspective for me.

Priest was doing his best to hold it all together, but anyone could see he was overwhelmed. He was dealing with his own guilt—I still hadn’t gotten him to open up about that—as well as with his daughters’ broken hearts. I knew he blamed himself for the way they felt.

I’d been trying to give him time to process, but if he didn’t talk to someone about everything he was going to implode. He insisted on having me nearby as much as possible and I fell asleep in his arms each night. Still, it felt like he was pulling away. Like he didn’t want to burden me with his grief.

It was such a contradiction. His possessive nature wouldn’t let me go. And to some small degree, he used me to anchor himself, that much was obvious. But for as much as he kept me physically near, by not opening up to me, it was like we were both alone.

I wasn’t sure how to assure him that I could handle it. That I wanted to be there for him, to be his island in the storm. I knew without a doubt he would do that for me. I saw first hand in Austin the lengths he would go to for his family. He needed to know I would do the same.

“Jenny.”

Looking up, I smiled at my supervisor as she poked her head into my office. “Hey, Rebecca.”

“Hi,” she gave me a warm smile and stepped into the room. “I just wanted to check in. See how you’re doing?”

“Oh, I’m great,” I chirped, putting a little extra pep in the words. I wasn’t about to tell her what was going on in my personal life. We weren’t that close. Not to mention the conflict of interest with dating the man who was trying to get custody of Caitlyn.

“Good! I know it’s been an adjustment coming back and getting into the flow of things here.” She came over and set a file on my desk. “By the way, here’s the Mitchell file.”

My stomach knotted up as I stared down at it. Trepidation rose as I waited to hear the outcome.

“We’ve decided, based off the Aunt’s request, to grant custody of Caitlyn to Grant Mitchell. Despite his…friends, he has three children and not one indication of being a negligent father.”

The breath whooshed out of me and I had to fight back the urge to scream in excitement. This was the good news Priest needed right now. “That’s great, Rebecca. Caitlyn has really taken to him and his daughters. This is good for all of them.”

She nodded and we chatted for a few more minutes.

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