not what I’m trying to do.”
“No? You want me to feel bad about coming back, you’re punishing me for—”
“I’m stating the truth—you landed in trouble. You got scared and came back to the one place where you feel safe. That’s okay, Jules, but you have to forgive yourself for coming home.”
She was speechless, didn’t know how to respond to that one. “You’re right, I guess.”
Their eyes locked and she couldn’t bring herself to break the connection. He wasn’t trying to make her feel worse than she already did. He was trying to stop her from beating herself up.
As only Morgan could do.
His desk phone rang and he grabbed it, breaking the connection between them. She took a deep breath, realizing she’d been holding it.
“Chief Wright,” he said in a deep, clipped voice. “That was fast. What?” Morgan leaned back in his chair and ran his hand slowly down his face.
She knew that expression, one of utter frustration.
“Thanks for letting me know.” He dropped the receiver onto the cradle.
“What?” she pushed.
“The boy you reported missing, Andy Trotter?”
“Yeah.”
“They think they found his body in an alley.”
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