My True Love (The Steeles at Silver Island) by Melissa Foster

Author:Melissa Foster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Melissa Foster
Published: 2021-05-12T00:00:00+00:00

HE WAS BLOWN away. She was an astute businesswoman and had been as focused on what she wanted as he had been from a young age. “I’m sure your parents are very proud of you.”

“I think they are, just like yours are of you.”

He ate a forkful of potatoes. “I have a pretty great family, but it’s also messed up.”

“Why do you say that? Your parents seem happy together even though they live apart, and your brothers and sisters all get along. Is it because they got upset when you mentioned wanting to go back to Darkbird?”

“That’s only part of it. I get why they don’t want to hear about it. The way they see it, this time it was my leg, and if I were ever given a next time, I may not be lucky enough to make it out alive. But it’s the way they handle it, the way my father handles everything. He makes selfish decisions and declarations and expects everyone else to fall into line. My brothers and sisters have always fallen into line. I have trouble with that.”

“Is that why your relationship with your dad is strained?”

“There’s a lot of water under that bridge. Things have been strained for years.”

“So flood the banks. Get it out in the open and deal with it,” she said, as if it were the easiest thing in the world to do.

“It’s probably better to let it drown.”

“Bad stuff never drowns. It just floats along right beneath the surface, dragging everyone through its muck. Look what happened to our family when Jock and Archer weren’t getting along. It affected all of us. Jock left the island so nobody would have to pick a side, but that made it even more stressful. We worried about him all the time, and when he came home to visit, we worried about what it would be like when they were in the same room and how we could spend time with each of them without making either one feel less supported than the other. The stress was endless, and now that they’ve gotten everything out in the open, everyone’s life is better.”

“I’m not so sure that would work with my father. He’s an arrogant, proud man.”

“So are you,” she said with a smile. “Bellamy doesn’t tell me everything about your family issues, but I know enough to realize that whatever this is between you and your dad, it’s affecting your entire family. They’re stressed out and wishing you two bullheaded men would come to your senses and deal with it.”

He narrowed his eyes. “Did you just call me bullheaded?”

“Darn right I did.”

He laughed. “I guess I am. I hate that they’re caught in the middle. I thought when I left and joined the military, it would get better. But you’re right. It’s always there, boiling like a kettle waiting to blow.”

She took a drink and arched a brow. “I’ll tell you what I told Jock and Archer a million times over the years. You hold the power to make things better.

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