Falling For A Stranger by Barbara Freethy

Author:Barbara Freethy [Freethy, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Fog City Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-07-16T04:00:00+00:00

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"Are you sure you want to sell the boat?" Drew asked his grandfather as they sat at the kitchen table together.

"Positive." Patrick took out his reading glasses. He looked at the checks and then nodded. "You boys are going to have a great time with that boat. I know I did."

"You can still come out on it," Drew said.

"Those days are long gone."

"Grandma seems pretty good tonight. She's making sense. At least most of the time."

"Don't worry about what she says, Drew. Random thoughts pop into her head, and she gets things mixed up."

"She told me about some time where Dad got beat up. She implied that it was some form of blackmail. That someone wanted you to do something." As he finished his statement, his grandfather's jaw tightened and anger filled his eyes.

"She has Alzheimer's, Drew. I can't unravel every story she tells you. And I'm damn tired of trying. You and your brothers and sisters need to stop trying to make sense of things that don't make sense."

"Okay, sorry," he said, seeing the weariness in his grandfather's eyes. "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"No." He pulled off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. "I just want to savor the good moments now, let everything else go. Because one day there won't be any more good moments."

Drew hated to think about that day.

"I'll put these checks in the bank in the morning. But here are the ownership papers and the maintenance log," Patrick said, pushing a binder across the table. "I kept track of everything. A few of my friends have used the boat in the past few months and said everything was in good shape, but you should get it checked out from top to bottom. I probably should have dry-docked the boat, but I kept thinking that I'd get Ellie back out there. She always loved to sail."

"It's not too late. Any time you want to go out, you can."

"I couldn't take the risk that she'd get confused or scared out there and put herself in danger."

"Do you really think that would happen?"

"Anything is possible. Sometimes she gets combative. It's just fear, and I know that, but it's hard to see the woman I love jerking away from me as if I was going to hit her."

"Is there any treatment?"

"The drugs she's on now seem to be working better, but I don't know. Anyway, you don't need to worry about it." Patrick stood up. "We better get back in there. Lord only knows what Ellie has told your friend."

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