Ordinary is Perfect by D. Jackson Leigh

Author:D. Jackson Leigh [Leigh, D. Jackson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635552812
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00

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“You haven’t told her?”

Catherine rubbed her forehead, holding the phone to her ear with her other hand. “No. Apparently, her business made a breakthrough almost right at the time Becki passed away, so she was dealing with a lot and didn’t ask to go over the financials very thoroughly.”

“You dodged a big bullet, Cat.”

“I know, Pete. One you should have taken care of a long time ago.”

“Hell, she hasn’t spoken to me or her mother in years. Becki and I planned to sit her down after Mom’s funeral and explain everything, but my asshole brother and his trashy wife showed up and started yelling that Daddy meant the farm to be his, but his own daughter and her black brat were stealing it out from under him.”

“I’m afraid she had a skewed memory of that, too,” Catherine said. “She’s really smart. At some point, she’s going to have time to track down where Becki got all that money and the investment that’s still pouring money into Gabe’s trust each month.”

“I need to visit. It’ll go better if we bring it up rather than wait for her to find it. I just don’t know how to justify hiding it from her all these years.”

“She might be an adult now, but she’s still your child. You need to remember who’s the parent. You did keep a secret, but you had good reasons to when she was a kid. You left plenty of clues once she got older, but she didn’t want to let go of her childhood resentment and see the truth.”

“You are an extraordinary person, Catherine Daye.”

“No. I’m just an ordinary person who was in the right place at the right time.”

“So when do you think is the right time for me to come talk to my daughter? I want to clear this up. I’ve missed too much of her life, and now I’m missing out on Gabe’s life. She’s effectively my granddaughter now, you know.”

Catherine chuckled. “I hadn’t thought about it that way, but Gabe will be surprised to have a grandfather other than the one Becki’s warned her to stay away from. I wouldn’t advise that you come yet. Gabe needs some time to bond with Autumn, I think. And I don’t want to mess that up.”

“You like her? Has she turned out okay despite mine and Mari’s shortcomings as parents?”

“She’s pretty awesome, Pete. You won’t be anything but proud when you see the woman she’s become.”

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