If only the interior of the car was just silent, Tess was sure she would not be feeling like a huge bolder had settled in her throat. Breathing would not be a chore as it was for her at the moment. And she wished she'd had a choice of not getting into Jeff's vehicle. However, she had gotten into the vehicle and the dear Bridget had refused to leave her arms, even for her dad.
The silence added to the elephant in the car made the ride absolutely uncomfortable. Throw in the child and her insistence to remain in Tess's arms and it was awkward at best. Tess did not like it. Oh, she was ecstatic that Bridget liked her despite abandoning her as a baby. Of course, the child did not know this tidbit, she had no idea Tess had done it for her welfare and had been the single most difficult thing she had ever done.
