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“I’ve gotta go I’ve gotta…” What? Where did she go when her life was in sha He hauled her into his arhtly, patted her back aardly and released her abruptly “I know you’re upset But that was the last thing hanging between us Now that everything is out in the open, we can start fresh I don’t wanna lose you, now that there’s a chance we can fix this”

Georgia nodded nu she wanted to fix right noas a drink

Chapter Twenty-Seven

At the Golden Boot, Georgia poured her heart out to Stephanie

Stephanie made sympathetic noises, patted her hand, handed her tissues, ordered her another drink “G, you know I love you, right?”

“Yes And can I just say the day we becae roommates was one of the luckiest days of my life?”

“Such a suck-up,” Stephanie said dryly “But that sweet sentiarcoat ia wiped her eyes “Which is why I had to tell sohtfully stirred her drink “I’rieve, but the way your father handled RJ’s death? Was the wrong way Many families implode after that type of event Yours is no exception It’s always seemed to you that your dad chose Deck over you I can’t speak to the logic of that, except to point out that if your father had kicked Deck to the curb, would you have pitched in and helped hiia wrinkled her nose “No”

“Your dad, as grieving, threw himself into a new enterprise to take his et it frohter Who was the one person that did support him?”

“Deck”

“Yes, Deck His son-in-law, the uy he considered part of his faia Maybe it wasn’t natural for you to leave and Deck to stay, but that’s how it played out And wishing it was different won’t change anything”

“Never crossed my mind to ask Deck to coet away froood wife”

“You were too young to be saddled with the responsibility of e Add in the other stuff… I’m surprised you lasted two years You bailed only a few e the fact your dad still needed help Deck stood by hireed with Deck’s treatruff way, that a woe to think her dad hadn’t been talking about Deck and her He’d ht when his wife had left hi this issue on its head and ia sy up and putting those perceived slights in the proper context Seeing it froedy of RJ’s deathyou