Conflicting Interests
““Do you think Seth would mind if I didn’t?”
“Hmm.” Molly was feigning contemplation. “Let’s see. Do I think a thirteen-year-old boy would care if his father spent spring break with him at his grandparents’ house in San Francisco? Really? Jake and Seth likely won’t even want me around. Or Mom and Dad for that matter. Trust me, they’d prefer to take vacation without us entirely at this point. We’re grownups and that means we’re the most uncool people on the planet.”
He chuckled at her but it didn...’t ease the guilt one ounce.
She was right. Seth wouldn’t care at all, but Dillon did. Dillon also cared about a certain beautiful woman’s safety and the idea of trusting her safety to some uniformed officers for ten days wasn’t going to happen.
“Is this about her?” He nodded slowly as he let his eyes travel out the dining room window to see the boys playing basketball in the driveway.
“I feel guilty though. This is spring break. I’ve been planning on going and I’m choosing to stay here.”MoreLess
“Hmm.” Molly was feigning contemplation. “Let’s see. Do I think a thirteen-year-old boy would care if his father spent spring break with him at his grandparents’ house in San Francisco? Really? Jake and Seth likely won’t even want me around. Or Mom and Dad for that matter. Trust me, they’d prefer to take vacation without us entirely at this point. We’re grownups and that means we’re the most uncool people on the planet.”
He chuckled at her but it didn...’t ease the guilt one ounce.
She was right. Seth wouldn’t care at all, but Dillon did. Dillon also cared about a certain beautiful woman’s safety and the idea of trusting her safety to some uniformed officers for ten days wasn’t going to happen.
“Is this about her?” He nodded slowly as he let his eyes travel out the dining room window to see the boys playing basketball in the driveway.
“I feel guilty though. This is spring break. I’ve been planning on going and I’m choosing to stay here.”MoreLess
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