“No, but…”
“No buts. We trust Jace to take care of our children. End of story. Now, do I need to arrange to get home right away?”
“I, um, I’ll give it a day and then check back on the status.”
“What does that mean?”
“You need to get someone else to take care of your children, Mr. O’Grady. Someone who isn’t on parole.”
“I’ll take care of it.”
“Please notify me when you’ve made other arrangements.”
“I will.” He ended the call, feeling infuriated and unnerved. It had never occurred to him that asking Jace to watch the kids could lead to something like this. And how in the world would he tell Jace that he couldn’t stay with them anymore? “What the hell do I do now?” He thought about that for a few minutes before he found Joe’s number in his contacts and put through the call. “Hey, is that offer to come home still good?”