Finding You: A Single Dad Romance (Words We Never Said Book 3) by E.M. Lindsey

Author:E.M. Lindsey [Lindsey, E.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

His gran fell asleep shortly after Frey took him to the other room, so when the rep from Hidden Meadows showed up, she slept through the whole thing. The meeting went as well as the first one he’d had over the phone, but looking the woman in the eye and getting a feel for her settled what little nerves he had left.

“Care facilities have terrible reputations,” Alora said, offering him a soothing grin. “I fully understand your reluctance.”

“It’s not just that. It’s a family issue,” Kylen confessed. “They don’t want her in a care home, but they also don’t want to help. But I’m a single dad and a commercial pilot, so I’ve had to max out my leave and my PTO, and if I can’t get back to work, I’m going to lose my house.”

“You’re not the first person to come to me with a story like that, Mr. Harrell. People like to have very big, very loud opinions while also refusing to offer any sort of help. And caregiver burnout is a real thing. It’s a crushing thing sometimes. Especially when we’re being convinced that we’re doing the wrong thing by our loved ones by allowing someone else to care for them.”

“I just want her to be safe,” Kylen said quietly. He wrapped his arms around his middle. “She’s the only one who ever really gave a shit about me. Sorry for swearing.”

Alora laughed quietly. “Don’t apologize. And I get it. My great-aunt took me in when I was seventeen.”

Kylen looked up at her. “You got kicked out?”

“My parents caught me with a girl after volleyball practice,” she said carefully. He knew her tone intimately—the one that said she was pretty sure he was under the queer umbrella, but she wasn’t sure enough to let herself be entirely vulnerable.

“My parents never kicked me out, but they’ve spent years trying to convince me that I’m wrong. That I’m secretly straight because I got drunk and had sex with a woman once.”

Alora grimaced. “Ouch.”

“It sucks. I mean, I love my daughter’s mother. She’s one of my absolute best friends, and I wouldn’t trade my daughter for the world. But having to constantly battle their refusal to accept me for who I am hurts. And my gran is the one person who did. Now she doesn’t—” He stopped, his voice cracking. “She doesn’t remember me most of the time.”

Alora leaned forward. “There’s nothing I can say to make this grief easier for you. But I can promise you we have staff who will do everything to make sure your grandmother spends the rest of her time with us safe and comfortable.”

He was almost afraid to believe her, but Kylen had almost always had a good sense of when a person was full of shit, and Alora wasn’t one of those. He felt comforted. He felt good. For the first time in a long time, he felt like things were going to work out.

Signing papers didn’t take long. All that was left

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