Loved by Rebekah Dodson

Author:Rebekah Dodson [Dodson, Rebekah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebekah Dodson
Published: 2019-09-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Matt

ELLIE’S QUESTIONING didn’t bother me; in fact, I had told Shuri’s story a hundred times at meetings. Her and her father’s legacy was something I was tried hard to protect and most of all share with anyone who asked. Shuri had been well known in the winery and vineyard community, and when she took my name it was a huge step for her. It was hard to believe we only had just over a year together before I lost her, and I’d been celibate for the last four years. But that wasn’t something I was going to tell Ellie by any means.

In the end, running Moscato Vineyard meant I had two responsibilities: make people happy and give them a chance to get away from it all. As long as I accomplished that, I’d be remembered for it.

The former was why I had decided to go for a ride with my obstinate ex-wife. Hearing the news of her dad devastated me, too. I knew from losing Shuri that the world plain sucked for taking people away from us so young, and Ellie’s dad hadn’t been much older than Shuri. Plus, I had noticed at the wine tasting something different about Ellie: it had been twenty-four hours since I’d seen her on her phone. That was very unlike her to put work completely away, especially on vacation. The few times we’d managed to get away when we were married, she had always been on the damn thing – nonstop. If it wasn’t work it was her social media, or her neighbor, or Cam. Either she quit her job – unlikely – or she had new priorities. Either way, going against Paul’s advice seemed like a good idea to test my theory. Had Ellie really changed as much as I had?

So when Cam crashed my ride with Ellie, I was a little annoyed she interrupted our conversation. Ellie seemed different, though she was just as inquisitive as ever. We had the longest conversation I’d ever had with her for probably most of our marriage. Shuri had told me once that “giving up doesn’t mean you’re weak, it just means you’re strong enough to let go.” More words of wisdom from Tay, I was sure. I never fought for Ellie because I was tired of being ignored and not being important in her life.

“If you ever see her again you need to tell her that,” Shuri had said once, just a few weeks before her death. He had become obsessed with me forgiving Ellie, though at the time I didn’t understand why. “Just tell her you forgive her for ignoring you. Promise me, Matt?”

I had half-heartedly promised. But just before Cam so rudely interrupted us, it had been on the tip of my tongue. Life was too short to be bitter, and I wanted, no, needed, Ellie to know that.

As soon as Cam mentioned Liam’s name, I was on full alert, however. I dismounted Midnight and tossed the reins to Ellie. She caught them deftly and looked at me with wide eyes.

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