Chapter 13
Shawn grunted as the heavy dumbbells in his hands tore at his muscles. The ache was a byproduct of the tension he was burning through as he worked out.
In times of stress, he’d found that bicep curls were some of the best exercises in relieving that tension.
Of course, it didn’t always work, and today was one of those days.
But then, life had been particularly tense as of late; maybe it was too much to expect of a set of dumbbells and his arms when, only that morning, he’d received a call that had turned his frown upside down.
After a night spent with El, he was used to waking up with a smile on his face. And he had, there was no denying she’d worked that particular miracle on him. But when his Auntie Joni had called two hours later, it was as though he’d spent the night li
