Chapter 83

“If I’m dismissed, I don’t have anything to fall back on. The

accident… all of my savings were cleared out with court fees

and fines. I need this job. It pays the rent and buys our food…”

“You still have me!” he shouted.

Grace gasped. Jay never yelled. He was always calm. Even in

horrible situations-violent situations-he was not so volatile.

“I’ll earn money to take care of you,” he said more quietly. As if the outburst never happened. “Don’t give it another thought.”

Grace stared dazedly at the man before her. She believed

him. Even though he didn’t have a steady job and no home of his own, she trusted his word. Indeed, his words had given her an unprecedented sense of security.

Maybe she didn’t have to go it alone. Maybe she did have someone she could rely on.

“Make the call.” He brought the phone before her.

She hesitated for a few seconds, then took the phone and called her manager on-call at the Sanitation Center.

As the phone rang and she waited to be connected to her manager, she felt her blood pressure rise. She didn’t love this job, but she really didn’t want to lose it. She trusted that Jay could provide for them, but she didn’t want that responsibility

to fall to him.

“Hello, Mrs. Jacobson,” she said politely when her boss answered. Then she gave a summary of the accident, leaving out the whole “I was pushed by Zoe Stevens and bullied by my

ex-fiancee’s new fiancee Lily Atkinson.”

Jacobson would tell her no. Or that she’d have to

there were no extra hurdles.

about her health and suggested

a week if she

and her salary would not

affected.

believe it.

happened?” Jason

“She said yes.”

wash her foot, and his hand slipped around to massage her ankle. Then her

in

cut to

uh, told me to take more time.” Grace could feel her face

particular manager has never been very

toward me…”

it. You’re injured. It’s

felt tingles of goodness

her like this? Sean never did.

most intimate times, he wasn’t one

sole of her foot, up her leg to all those other places,

And once

you. I’m, uh, all clean,!” she hurriedly said. Ankles… who knew she had such sensitive ankles!?!

his fingers were still gripping her leg. “Let me dry

At least her

move, Sister,”

awkward and frozen. Her senses were heightened with anticipation. Maybe it was the meds from the hospital. Maybe it was his touch, scent, his vow to take

Whatever the reason…

She wanted him.

him and carefully dried her. Then he swept her into his arms again, only this time, as he cradled her, she angled her head.

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