Revere: A Legacy Novel (Cross + Catherine Book 2) by Bethany-Kris

Author:Bethany-Kris [Bethany-Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bethany-Kris
Published: 2017-11-05T18:30:00+00:00

“When are you going home?”

Catherine looked up from the book in her hands. Cara stood across the living room with her hands on her hips. Despite her posture, Cara did wear a small smile.

“Soon,” Catherine said, “but I need a break, that’s all.”

Cara nodded. “Everyone does once in a while. At first, I was fine and happy to accept that excuse from you when you didn’t want to talk. Now, not so much.”

Catherine frowned. “And why is that?”

“You’ve been here, oh …” Cara waved a hand, and finally said, “Five days, now.”

“So?”

“You haven’t talked once about why.”

“Because you’re a safe place for me,” Catherine said quietly.

Cara’s postured softened. “I know that, Catherine, and I will always be that for you. Should you need it, of course. This time, however, I don’t actually think you do need it.”

“How can you know that if you don’t know why I’m here?”

“Your father got in touch with me this morning.”

Fuck.

Catherine tossed her book aside with a sigh. She left New York the night she had confronted her parents. She didn’t bother to call them before she left, either. She assumed someone would figure it out, and clearly, they had.

“You cannot just run when things are not going your way,” Cara said. “You’re twenty-five, not ten.”

“Ouch,” Catherine muttered.

“Child-like tactics deserve appropriate responses, Catherine.”

“I didn’t … run.”

“Oh, yes you did.” Cara strolled across the large living room, and took a seat on the sectional across from Catherine. “It seems, from what I understand, something came up that you didn’t like, and didn’t know how to appropriately deal with. Your first choice was to not deal with it, and so here you are. That, Catherine, is called running.”

“When you put it that way, sure, but—”

“How long have I been telling you to be truthful with your parents about dealing drugs?”

Catherine wouldn’t meet Cara’s gaze. “A while.”

“The entire time I’ve been a part of your life, actually.”

“I said a while.”

“Why did you feel the need to confront your parents in the way you did?”

“I don’t know,” Catherine admitted.

“Or do you, but again, you don’t want to deal with it.”

“You never cut me slack, Cara.”

“That’s not my job. My job is to make you take a good, hard look in the mirror, and own the reflection staring back at you. I give you tools to handle situations in life that upset your delicate balance, so that you can set yourself upright once more. I teach you how to manage your life in a world full of triggers that could set you back. So no, I am not here to hold your hand and let you run from issues that pop up.”

Cara smiled, and crossed her legs before she said, “And that is why I think you came to me. That is why you came here for your break. Everyone else in your life is too busy holding your hand, and walking on egg shells. None of them will tell you what you need to hear, when you need to hear it.

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