Hero Duty
“Brodie took his time to reach that decision. A whole two seconds, and after that, every word out of the jerk’s arrogant mouth confirmed the assessment. ‘Friends don’t need credentials,’ Brodie pointed out the obvious, although he shut his mouth on the rest of the sentence. Undoubtedly Derek did vet his friends for their usefulness.
‘Where on earth would Jessica have met a “friend” like you?’ The contemptuous look at Brodie’s T-shirt and jeans would have worked better if Brodie had cared. Sure, ...he didn’t match the polished floors, embossed wallpaper and fancy art of the house. Good for him. His lip curled. The exotic scent of a crystal bowl of pot pourri standing on a delicate hall table made him want to sneeze. He exaggerated his drawl. ‘This is Australia, mate. You can meet all sorts if you step out of your bubble.’ ‘My daughter has nothing in common with a man like you.’ ‘Like you’ appeared to be mother and son’s favourite put down.
Brodie studied the middle-aged woman whose shoulder-length blonde hair framed a bony face above a body that had been starved into submission.MoreLess
‘Where on earth would Jessica have met a “friend” like you?’ The contemptuous look at Brodie’s T-shirt and jeans would have worked better if Brodie had cared. Sure, ...he didn’t match the polished floors, embossed wallpaper and fancy art of the house. Good for him. His lip curled. The exotic scent of a crystal bowl of pot pourri standing on a delicate hall table made him want to sneeze. He exaggerated his drawl. ‘This is Australia, mate. You can meet all sorts if you step out of your bubble.’ ‘My daughter has nothing in common with a man like you.’ ‘Like you’ appeared to be mother and son’s favourite put down.
Brodie studied the middle-aged woman whose shoulder-length blonde hair framed a bony face above a body that had been starved into submission.MoreLess
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