he was at his friend Nash’s place.”
“They found Luke? That’s so great…” Jane stopped talking when she looked over at Lucy. Not wanting to set off any more emotional triggers on Lucy, Jane pulled back a bit. “Lucy, you know I love you, but Connor helping Molly has nothing to do with betraying you or hurting you; it has everything to do with helping his brother. You know Luke and Connor were close and the distance that has been put between them has been hard.”
Patty cut in, “You have to put yourself in Connor’s shoes for a second. He thought he lost his brother; he thought his brother was dead and then he comes back and is not only a completely different man than Connor once knew, but he wants nothing to do with his family. It’s like a nightmare, having someone you love back in your life, but not being able to fully grasp them. You have to cut him a little slack if he’s helping out Molly. He isn’t necessarily doing it for her; he’s doing it for Luke.”
Lucy nodded as their front door chimed, announcing someone had come in. Quickly, Lucy turned her back, so whoever came in wouldn’t see her mascara-swiped face.
“Hey, love.” Jane turned to see Connor standing in the entryway of the office, holding a brown bag with a sullen look on his face. “I know you told me to stay away, but I just wanted to make sure you had lunch. I know that sometimes when you get upset, you forget things. I’ll just set it right here. Sorry for interrupting, Jane.”
Jane’s heart melted as she watched Connor gently place the lunch he’d packed for Lucy on the counter next to the door and start to turn around. Jane kicked Lucy under the table, indicating that she needed to say something to stop him.
Thankfully, Lucy pulled her head out of her ass and turned toward Connor. “Wait.”
Connor stilled and quickly turned around. The second he saw Lucy’s tear-stained face, he was at her side immediately. He knelt in front of her and grabbed her hands in his. Jane knew she should give them a little space, but it was as if she was watching a drama on HBO, she couldn’t tear her gaze away and neither could Patty because she was watching just as intently as Jane was.
“Love, are you okay?” Connor ran his hands up and down Lucy’s body as he examined her.
Nodding her head, Lucy grabbed Connor’s face and made him look at her. “I’m sorry, Connor. I never should have said those things to you last night and I never should have used the baby as a pawn. I’m so ashamed.”
Baby as a pawn? Jane was going to have to get the full story from Patty later.
She continued, “I just hate Molly and whenever I hear her name, especially from your mouth, I freak. I’m sorry.”
“I should have been honest with you,” Connor answered back, as he pressed a kiss to Lucy’s palm. “I should have told you where I was going to be and what I was doing. I just didn’t want to add any stress to your life. I guess that’s a moot point now.” He slightly chuckled.
Jane was amazed as they both worked out their problem so easily. It was rather sickening, actually. When she and Brady got into it, they were at least at each other’s throats for a while, but the way Connor and Lucy made up so quickly had Jane questioning her relationship’s strength. Was her marriage with Brady not as strong as she thought it was? After watching Lucy and Connor, she didn’t think it was.
Dismissing the rest of their make-up session from her questioning mind, she saw Connor grab Lucy’s face and gently press his lips to hers.
“I love you, Lucy. I’m so sorry.”
“I love you too, Connor.”
Connor rubbed at her makeup and noticed it wasn’t coming off. He held out his hand to her as he got up and said, “Let’s get you cleaned up, love.”
Lucy nodded and followed him, putting their meeting on hold for a second. While they were waiting on Lucy’s return, Jane pulled out her phone and sent a text to Brady.
“They found Luke? That’s so great…” Jane stopped talking when she looked over at Lucy. Not wanting to set off any more emotional triggers on Lucy, Jane pulled back a bit. “Lucy, you know I love you, but Connor helping Molly has nothing to do with betraying you or hurting you; it has everything to do with helping his brother. You know Luke and Connor were close and the distance that has been put between them has been hard.”
Patty cut in, “You have to put yourself in Connor’s shoes for a second. He thought he lost his brother; he thought his brother was dead and then he comes back and is not only a completely different man than Connor once knew, but he wants nothing to do with his family. It’s like a nightmare, having someone you love back in your life, but not being able to fully grasp them. You have to cut him a little slack if he’s helping out Molly. He isn’t necessarily doing it for her; he’s doing it for Luke.”
Lucy nodded as their front door chimed, announcing someone had come in. Quickly, Lucy turned her back, so whoever came in wouldn’t see her mascara-swiped face.
“Hey, love.” Jane turned to see Connor standing in the entryway of the office, holding a brown bag with a sullen look on his face. “I know you told me to stay away, but I just wanted to make sure you had lunch. I know that sometimes when you get upset, you forget things. I’ll just set it right here. Sorry for interrupting, Jane.”
Jane’s heart melted as she watched Connor gently place the lunch he’d packed for Lucy on the counter next to the door and start to turn around. Jane kicked Lucy under the table, indicating that she needed to say something to stop him.
Thankfully, Lucy pulled her head out of her ass and turned toward Connor. “Wait.”
Connor stilled and quickly turned around. The second he saw Lucy’s tear-stained face, he was at her side immediately. He knelt in front of her and grabbed her hands in his. Jane knew she should give them a little space, but it was as if she was watching a drama on HBO, she couldn’t tear her gaze away and neither could Patty because she was watching just as intently as Jane was.
“Love, are you okay?” Connor ran his hands up and down Lucy’s body as he examined her.
Nodding her head, Lucy grabbed Connor’s face and made him look at her. “I’m sorry, Connor. I never should have said those things to you last night and I never should have used the baby as a pawn. I’m so ashamed.”
Baby as a pawn? Jane was going to have to get the full story from Patty later.
She continued, “I just hate Molly and whenever I hear her name, especially from your mouth, I freak. I’m sorry.”
“I should have been honest with you,” Connor answered back, as he pressed a kiss to Lucy’s palm. “I should have told you where I was going to be and what I was doing. I just didn’t want to add any stress to your life. I guess that’s a moot point now.” He slightly chuckled.
Jane was amazed as they both worked out their problem so easily. It was rather sickening, actually. When she and Brady got into it, they were at least at each other’s throats for a while, but the way Connor and Lucy made up so quickly had Jane questioning her relationship’s strength. Was her marriage with Brady not as strong as she thought it was? After watching Lucy and Connor, she didn’t think it was.
Dismissing the rest of their make-up session from her questioning mind, she saw Connor grab Lucy’s face and gently press his lips to hers.
“I love you, Lucy. I’m so sorry.”
“I love you too, Connor.”
Connor rubbed at her makeup and noticed it wasn’t coming off. He held out his hand to her as he got up and said, “Let’s get you cleaned up, love.”
Lucy nodded and followed him, putting their meeting on hold for a second. While they were waiting on Lucy’s return, Jane pulled out her phone and sent a text to Brady.
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