All Because of You by Theresa Paolo

Author:Theresa Paolo [Paolo, Theresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Theresa Paolo
Published: 2020-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Bright rays of sun filtered in through the drawn curtains, and Shane slipped into his sneakers. He opened the blinds, basking the room in light. It was nice out, with no overcast and a promise of sunshine for the entire day. It would be a perfect time to head down to the beach, but he had a more pressing issue he needed to take care of.

He’d finally gotten an answer, but once again that answer came with so many more questions, and there were only two people who could answer them. Unfortunately, Mimi didn’t want to talk about the past unless they were discussing Shane’s history, and the other person, was an insufferable ass.

Grandfather was out of the question. If Shane never had to see him again, it would still be too soon. And whether or not Mimi would answer his questions was still to be determined, but he had to at least try. Milo’s car pulled up to the curb, and he honked once just as a text came through, notifying him Milo was there. Shane tugged a baseball cap on his head and shut the door behind him.

He got in the passenger side and gave Milo a fist bump. “One of these days I’ll get a car,” he said as Milo put the car in drive.

“No worries. I’m making burger money off of you.”

Shane barked out a laugh. “I’m happy to support your eating habits.”

They drove in silence. Shane had a million thoughts running through his mind. Why did Mimi stay with his grandfather? Why didn’t they tell his dad the truth? Why keep it from him? Mimi had said she’d had no idea Shane existed until he contacted her, so did that mean the rift between her and his father was never mended?

Milo came to a stop at the gates of Bayview Estate. He threw the car in park and ran a hand through his unruly hair. “Everything okay?”

Shane should have made more of an effort to strike up a conversation, but his head was stuck on a one-way track. “Lot of shit on my mind.”

“If you need to blow steam off later, give me a call. I’ll treat you to a burger.”

“With my fare.”

“Pretty much. I think of it as paying it forward from one friend to the next.”

Shane didn’t have friends. After experiencing the pain of loss, he decided it was better to go through life without forming relationships. He couldn’t get hurt when he wasn’t attached to anyone, but the people in Morgan’s Bay were making it hard for him to keep thinking that way.

After everything he’d been through, having a friend didn’t sound half bad. “I’ll think about it. Thanks.”

Shane got out of the car and marched up the long driveway to Bayview Estate. He’d given Mimi a heads up, so she knew he was coming; she just had no idea why.

He knocked on the door and waited. After a few minutes, he knocked again.

Mimi’s face appeared first, her blonde hair perfectly brushed and fluffed into place.

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