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made to help the girl whose life had just been shattered. Preach met the boy’s eyes and realized he had become a man in the last few hours. Preach wanted to weep for the child that had never had the chance to be innocent and the one who never would again. He took the heavy leather jacket from his son, but made no comment, as he knew it would embarrass the boy. Instead he turned and helped Lacey wrap the coat around herself and zip it.
She reached out and touched Shad’s hand as he turned to leave and he jumped as if the contact hurt him.
“Thank you Shadow.” Lacey’s voice was soft and her eyes were wide and innocent.
Preach watched his son as he stood frozen staring at the little girl. The boy tilted his head slightly. He didn’t speak, only nodded and placed his hand on Lacey’s tiny one that lay on his arm. He held it for a minute before he stepped back. He looked so lost and Preach realized in that moment that the boy had missed being touched and cared for although he had allowed the contact from no one. Lacey hadn’t asked. She had simply done as she felt she needed to and somehow she had reached a boy who had been lost for eight years. Shadow walked back to his bike and climbed on without a word.
Then they were off, riding away, for some it was the scene of a crime, for others yet another casualty of the war between the Defenders and Devils, but for two young children they were riding away from an innocence that had been shattered like a pane of glass. Those two lives would be forever changed. Preach hoped he could make one happy even if he had failed to do so for the other.
2
Fifteen Years Later
Lacey couldn’t believe it! She was the new ADA of Cool Creek in Combine County West Virginia, her once home town. This was her home and had been since the day she was born until the day her life virtually ended, the town where her family had been murdered. She pushed the memory of that horrible night out of her mind as she always did when it crept in. Instead she looked around her little office. There was a large window overlooking the front of the courthouse and the fountain there, a simple wooden desk and three chairs. Nothing on the walls and nothing in the room. She turned and looked at the man who would be her boss.
“Now don’t be giving me that look Missy.” DA Westbrook was a no-nonsense man with a balding pate of white hair. He stood about 5’9” Lacey guessed and had a bit of a belly, but he was kind in his gruff way and Lacey liked him. Lacey smiled and raised her brows.
“Awww women and their fancy knick knacks. This office was just painted and I can see by the look on your face that you want to punch holes in the walls already.”
“A bit of art would brighten the room.” Lacey said lightly.
“Alright, stick what you want in here.” He eyed the old office chair. “And pick out a new chair, can’t work in something that uncomfortable. It’s your space, do what you want with it.”
With that he flung his hands in the air and left her in her new office and as the door closed she quietly did a happy dance that included a few head shakes and several ass shakes. She was thrilled and now she could finally put the past behind her and focus on the future she’d always thought she was meant to have. She would make a difference her and if she got the chance to stick it to the Devils, she would do that too.
A knock on her office door made her stop cold. She actually didn’t know what to do. Should she open it or call for the person to enter?
She was relieved when the door just opened until she got a look at her visitor.
It had been nearly two years since she’d seen Preacherman and she had missed him more than she had realized. She threw her arms around him and hugged him before she thought better of it and was rewarded with a bone crushing hug back and a relieved sigh. Preach lifted her off the floor and
She reached out and touched Shad’s hand as he turned to leave and he jumped as if the contact hurt him.
“Thank you Shadow.” Lacey’s voice was soft and her eyes were wide and innocent.
Preach watched his son as he stood frozen staring at the little girl. The boy tilted his head slightly. He didn’t speak, only nodded and placed his hand on Lacey’s tiny one that lay on his arm. He held it for a minute before he stepped back. He looked so lost and Preach realized in that moment that the boy had missed being touched and cared for although he had allowed the contact from no one. Lacey hadn’t asked. She had simply done as she felt she needed to and somehow she had reached a boy who had been lost for eight years. Shadow walked back to his bike and climbed on without a word.
Then they were off, riding away, for some it was the scene of a crime, for others yet another casualty of the war between the Defenders and Devils, but for two young children they were riding away from an innocence that had been shattered like a pane of glass. Those two lives would be forever changed. Preach hoped he could make one happy even if he had failed to do so for the other.
2
Fifteen Years Later
Lacey couldn’t believe it! She was the new ADA of Cool Creek in Combine County West Virginia, her once home town. This was her home and had been since the day she was born until the day her life virtually ended, the town where her family had been murdered. She pushed the memory of that horrible night out of her mind as she always did when it crept in. Instead she looked around her little office. There was a large window overlooking the front of the courthouse and the fountain there, a simple wooden desk and three chairs. Nothing on the walls and nothing in the room. She turned and looked at the man who would be her boss.
“Now don’t be giving me that look Missy.” DA Westbrook was a no-nonsense man with a balding pate of white hair. He stood about 5’9” Lacey guessed and had a bit of a belly, but he was kind in his gruff way and Lacey liked him. Lacey smiled and raised her brows.
“Awww women and their fancy knick knacks. This office was just painted and I can see by the look on your face that you want to punch holes in the walls already.”
“A bit of art would brighten the room.” Lacey said lightly.
“Alright, stick what you want in here.” He eyed the old office chair. “And pick out a new chair, can’t work in something that uncomfortable. It’s your space, do what you want with it.”
With that he flung his hands in the air and left her in her new office and as the door closed she quietly did a happy dance that included a few head shakes and several ass shakes. She was thrilled and now she could finally put the past behind her and focus on the future she’d always thought she was meant to have. She would make a difference her and if she got the chance to stick it to the Devils, she would do that too.
A knock on her office door made her stop cold. She actually didn’t know what to do. Should she open it or call for the person to enter?
She was relieved when the door just opened until she got a look at her visitor.
It had been nearly two years since she’d seen Preacherman and she had missed him more than she had realized. She threw her arms around him and hugged him before she thought better of it and was rewarded with a bone crushing hug back and a relieved sigh. Preach lifted her off the floor and
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