If Holly could ever find a man who looked at her with reverence, (years ago, she thought she had) - he wanted one thing that she couldn’t give him - a child of his own. Of course she wanted the same thing, but it wasn’t meant to be. When the doctor recommended that she have a total hysterectomy to avoid the chance of her cancer spreading, she was inconsolable and divorced within a year.
She made an offhand comment right after she blew off Damien’s invitation to dinner, and he misinterpreted it.
“What kind of comment? I can’t imagine Holly insulting anyone who didn’t deserve it. Did you react badly when she turned you down?”
“She said she couldn’t go to the dark side.”
“Dating a cop would definitely be doing that, but then again, her brother and a few of the other guys have taken up the badge, so I guess everyone’s slowly getting used to it.”
“But I thought she meant . . .”
“You thought she wouldn’t date you because you’re Black? That’s funny, considering one of her brothers, her little sister, and dad are all Black. So’s her best friend. You could have called her a lot of things, but that is something she probably can’t get over, considering she’s the first one that’s gonna call out some a*shole for acting that way.”
“I’ll take care of it,” Damien said as he shook his head and furrowed his brow. “Maybe.”
“Obviously, she’ll be at the wedding.”
“Well, I’d hope so since they’re her parents.”
“You know, for a cop, you’re not so bad, Damien,” I admitted.
“Well, Hawk, for an ex-con, you’re not so bad yourself.”
Drama unfolds from a likely source, her stalker. It all resolves itself at the end.