Stone Sober (A Hawke Family Novel) by Gwyn McNamee

Author:Gwyn McNamee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gwyn McNamee

NORA

Stone stills behind me and his hands stop moving in my hair.

Crap. Way to ruin the mood with that question.

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have…”

His lips find the back of my neck and his hands resume the wonderful scalp massage. “No, it’s fine. Losing her was probably the single hardest thing in my life. Star was the most singularly good, real, and most caring person I've ever known.”

It’s a little hard for me to picture. I don’t doubt Skye is a wonderful person, Gabe wouldn’t have fallen head over heels in love with her if she weren’t, but she’s a little abrasive. Considering her and Star were identical twins, I would think they shared some of those qualities.

“I know what you’re thinking. You've only ever known Skye after we lost Star. I'm not gonna lie and say she wasn't always a little bit difficult, but losing her twin sister definitely changed her dramatically. They always balanced each other out. It was like a yin and yang thing with those two. Once Star was gone, Skye kind of became an angry, bitter person, and she's only just starting to come out of it. I think finally getting together with Gabe and having someone else to worry about and take care of was what helped her work through some of her shit.”

Of course.

That totally makes sense. I shouldn’t judge Skye. I have no idea what she’s been through, what any of the Hawkes have, for that matter. I lost Dad when I was young, just like they lost their father, but they also lost a sibling. They’ve had to endure more than any one family should. The fact that Stone turned out so well is a true testament to how his mother raised him, and apparently, the intervention of Dom.

“I wish I could've met Star.”

His hands move from my head and wrap around my waist. He tugs me against him tightly. “Me too, babe. You would've liked her a lot. I have no doubt that you’d been friends with Star. She had a way of getting people to open up about whatever was eating at them. Everyone just felt comfortable around her and trusted her implicitly with their deepest darkest secrets.”

The thought of opening up to someone, anyone about what happened creates a war inside me. I don’t want anyone to know my shame, but sometimes talking makes things better. Although, in this case, I’m not sure that’s true. Who knows, maybe Star would have been the one I felt comfortable enough with to tell all to. I guess I’ll never know.

“What about you? What was it like growing up with Dani as an older sister?”

I laugh at his question because he’s no-doubt imagining a tiny blonde dictator cracking her whip. He nudges me forward. “Rinse.”

So demanding…

“Yes, sir.” I glance over my shoulder to see his reaction, and a smug smile spreads across his lips as I tilt my head back into the water.

When I come back up, he’s still grinning. “I know what you're thinking but she really wasn't that bad.

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