Just when Gabe thought he’d never see Deuce again, he got the surprise of his life when one night he opened his door and saw Deuce standing there. He turned away quickly, a flood of anger filling him. “Where’s your collar, Father?”
“You have a right to be angry, Gabe, but I…hell, I knew if I told you I’d never see you again.” He hesitated. “By the way, I wanted to thank you for coming to my rescue the day of the shooting.”
“I didn’t do anything. The doc is the one you need to thank.”
“I didn’t even know you were there until I heard all the talk about what happened.”
“I kind of stayed out of sight,” Gabe said. “I guess I wanted to see you in action.”
“See me in action?”
Gabe whirled around, his gaze piercing as he looked at Deuce. “I couldn’t believe you were actually a priest. When I
