“When will we see you again?” his mother asked as he gave her a hug goodbye. “Now that you’re not cooped up in that dreadful seminary and can actually set your own hours, I hope to see you visiting a lot more.”
“Not too long, I hope,” Justin replied. “But I’m still getting my feet wet. The people here have dealt with three priests in a row who haven’t done their job. The last thing I should do is skip out when I’ve barely been here for a couple of weeks.” He smiled down at her, surprised as always that he was taller than she was. The force of her personality always made her seem bigger in his mind than she was in real life. “Besides, Mom. My job isn’t really a nine-to-five thing. I always have to be there when someone needs me.”
“Right.” She smacked his arm with the flat of her hand. “We
