The Missing Life: A twisty summer novel by the bestselling author of The Single Wife (Summer Reading Book 4) by Ella King

Author:Ella King [King, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-21T22:00:00+00:00

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Finn knocked sharply on the door of his old home, and getting no immediate reply, let himself in with his own key. Although he’d grown up in this house, he didn’t believe in just barging in whenever he felt like it–despite Pat’s repeated protests: “Sure ‘tis your house too.”

But since the discovery of Pat’s health problems and the prospect of old age had raised its head, Finn couldn’t help but worry about his dad and made sure he checked in on him at least every other day.

He hadn’t been comfortable leaving Pat for the few days in New York that time either, even though he knew that Nora and other neighbours would be checking in, and of course he had Lucy but still …

“Will you ever go away and stop treating me like an ‘oul fella?” Pat joked.

Today though, Finn wasn’t just checking in, he was heading to a DIY shop and calling to see if his father needed anything. The two of them had recently installed some decking at the rear, probably where Pat was at that moment, he thought, and why he hadn’t heard the door. His father loved having breakfast out on the decking; for an outdoors man, no great surprise and since it was a fresh spring day…

Heading in that direction, Finn heard voices. Nora must be there too, he thought. Their sixty-odd year old neighbour and long-time friend was great for fussing over Pat, especially since her own husband passed away a few years back.

The back door was ajar, so Finn bypassed the kitchen, planning to go straight out, but just as he was about to announce his presence, something Nora said made him pause.

“I really think you should tell Finn.”

He stood rooted to the spot and frowned. Tell him what?

“Ah, I don’t know, he’s bad enough as it is, fussing over me left right and centre.”

“Reason enough for to him to know.”

Icy fear crept down Finn’s spine. Evidently, Pat was a lot sicker than he was letting on.

“No, the timing isn’t right,” his father was saying now, as Finn remained in the hallway, immobile.

“When will it ever be right? Pat, he’s a grown man, well able to handle anything.”

“Ah he is and he isn’t,” his father said, which made Finn wonder ever more. “I know he’s still a bit cut up over Danielle.”

His eyes widened. Well, that might be true but he didn’t think he’d ever given his dad that impression.

“You don’t think it’s strange that a fella his age isn’t out on the town enjoying himself?”

Nora chuckled. “And surrounding himself with women instead of dogs, you mean?”

Cheers Nora…

“I’d like to see him settled all the same. There was a bit of a spring in his step when he came back from America, which made me wonder.”

Finn’s eyes widened, amazed his father could read him so well.

“Still, I think you should say something. Will we go in? It’s still only March and the wind is going through me.”

Finn heard the two make their way

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