Tangled Love on Pelican Point (Island County Series Book 3) by Karice Bolton

Author:Karice Bolton [Bolton, Karice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bulldog Press
Published: 2016-04-28T22:00:00+00:00

Dude, when are you ever going to get your act together? Even when you tell me things have changed, you prove otherwise. I’m so disgusted by your behavior. I don’t even know what to say. I’m getting tired of it, Anthony. I’m about at my breaking point. I’m starting a family with Natalie. Someday, I’ll have children to care for and I won’t have time to fix your messes. I’ve already given up on fixing you. Call me when you sober up.

I’d never heard Cole that angry. The sharpness to his words made me cringe on Anthony’s behalf.

“So you didn’t call Cole to tell him you weren’t wasted and that you were just sick and hospitalized with pneumonia? That would straighten the whole thing out.”

Anthony shook his head. “But it wouldn’t. He’s left another twenty messages with the same delivery. If he can’t trust me, what’s left?”

“An amazing relationship between two brothers. Forget the work stuff and the image thing. I didn’t know about your family’s past. I always thought you had the perfect family. I think all of Fireweed figured that. It sounds like that wasn’t the case, but through it all, you and Cole not only survived, you thrived. Don’t let a series of misunderstandings cause a divide.”

I wanted to ask what it was that made them so close—what had happened in Anthony’s past to create such pain—but it wasn’t my place. Not yet, and maybe never.

“It’s been years and years since I’ve done anything stupid. Except when I knocked myself off the ladder, I hadn’t had more than a few beers in over five years. It’s not like Cole hasn’t had his fair share of screw-ups.”

“People tend not to take their own faults into consideration when they’re busy critiquing someone else. It’s human nature.”

A few minutes of silence passed, and I placed my hand on his knee, feeling a spark I had to ignore. More than anything, Anthony needed a friend.

“I’m sorry,” I whispered.

“You don’t have a thing to apologize for.”

“Yeah, I do. I thought the photo was just you being you.”

“It’s a reputation I earned, and it has been hard to shake.”

“Especially when your brother is helping to perpetuate it.”

“It helps to sell albums.”

“Does it though?” I asked, sliding my hand along his knee.

“Who knows?” He let out a sigh. “But I don’t blame you for thinking that. If I were in your shoes and saw all those women around and someone who’d just kissed you flat on his face—”

I tilted his chin toward me.

“From this moment forward, I’m only going by what I know about you. And you’ve been nothing but the most kind, generous human I’ve ever met.”

His eyes darkened a shade and he smiled. “Unless you want another kiss, you’d better stop rubbing my leg.”

“Decisions, decisions,” I whispered. “So you still hate Fireweed since last I asked?”

“Still not my favorite place, no,” he breathed, and my eyes fell to his lips as I pulled away my hand. “But that’s not to say if

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