Rescue Me: A Broken Boy Angsty Romance. (Hawthorn Hills Duet Book 4) by Claire Raye

Author:Claire Raye [Raye, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-10T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Ruby

I have no idea if people celebrate charges being dropped, but it feels like something that should be recognized. It’s a small step in the right direction even if it was met with the resistance of the civil suit. Ed made it clear though that the suit is baseless and he has a few ideas of how to make it go away. He seemed confident in Caleb not having to find a way to come up with two million dollars and that alone is a huge relief.

“Do you feel better about things?” I ask. Caleb and I are alone at Reid’s old house, utilizing the hot tub for just a couple more days before Reid’s lease is up.

“It’s hard to feel better about any of this, but at least I don’t feel like I’m going to have a panic attack every ten seconds now,” Caleb responds, somewhat bitterly.

“You’ve handled this incredibly well,” I tell him with a proudness that I hope he catches. “Some people self-medicate with alcohol and drugs.”

“Trust me, I fucking want to, but the last thing I ever want to be is my father and by getting shitface drunk regularly, I’d be no different than him.”

Sienna rarely mentioned her father besides talking about how useless he was, but it was obvious the relationship he had with his kids was non-existent. Since Caleb’s arrival, he hasn’t said much either. Even though their relationship was strained, the loss of a parent is hard. Caleb has more than just his PTSD he’s dealing with.

“What do you remember about your parents?” I ask, wondering if he’ll even share.

He doesn’t respond right away, picking at some loose skin around his fingernails as he looks around. The answer to my question isn’t as simple as it would be for me and I give him the space to think, hoping he’s able to find the words.

“Honestly, Ruby, this isn’t really something I want to talk about. It’s the reason I will probably never have kids of my own because how can I possibly know how to be a parent when I didn’t even have parents?”

Obviously he doesn’t want to talk about it. I’m not sure that even needed to be said out loud. He’d rather let everything live inside him and turn sour than share it. He’s kept this shield in place for so long he finds comfort in not talking about his childhood or what he feels his future looks like because of it.

“I know you don’t want to talk about it. No one wants to talk about the bad shit that’s happened to them, but how else are you going to move past this?”

He lets out a long sigh, blowing out a hard breath as he shakes his head at my comment. I can tell he’s growing annoyed with me, but I’m over caring at this point.

“If you don’t want to talk about your parents then tell me what your future looked like before all this happened. Before your dad died, before you lost the bar, before the beating.

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