For Honor by Jeannette Winters

Author:Jeannette Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
Publisher: Jeannette Winters
Published: 2018-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

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Deanna had enjoyed a few days of therapy in the ocean waters with Melissa. She no longer needed crutches to get around, and there was almost no discomfort in her ankle at all.

Besides being amazing at her job, Melissa was an intriguing individual. Not only were her features and her voice like Phoebe’s, but they had also chosen the same path in life. When Deanna tried telling Melissa that, she adamantly denied it, but there was no mistaking those two for sisters.

Deanna appreciated everything Melissa had done for her. That’s why when she offered to cook a favorite local dish, one she and Phoebe used to make, she was shocked that Melissa became upset and said she needed to get some air. I was just trying to be nice.

She sat on the porch swing and waited for what seemed hours. Deanna replayed the day’s events and tried to figure out what exactly she had done. It’s been so long since I’ve tried making friends; maybe I’ve forgotten how. Deanna thought about going to look for Melissa to apologize. It seemed to be the right thing to do. But without knowing what she’d done, the odds were great she’d do it again. That wasn’t going to solve the issue.

So Deanna decided she would somehow broach the subject with Melissa, and hopefully she’d tell Deanna the truth. Funny. I want the truth from others yet I can’t give it. “When did I become a hypocrite?”

“What makes you think you are?” Melissa asked from the open window behind her.

Deanna practically leaped from her own skin. She had no idea how Melissa was able to keep sneaking up on her. Maybe if I were a bit more observant, it wouldn’t happen.

“Say what?”

“Why do you think you’re a hypocrite?”

Gee, where do I start? Telling her wasn’t an option. Well, it was if Deanna didn’t mind putting Melissa in danger.

“Oh, no reason.” Deanna knew if she started sharing even a small amount of what she felt, the floodgates would open and there’d be no stopping them. If I can hold back from Rafe, then I can hold back from anyone. It wasn’t that she wanted to open up to him, but he had a way of pulling things out of her she didn’t want to divulge. Hell, who am I fooling, I’m dying to tell someone, I just can’t. Melissa was full of surprises, and Deanna didn’t want to find out the hard way that she also was attuned to people. One of you is more than enough. She needed to take the focus off herself and put it back on Melissa. “How was your . . . walk?”

“It was okay. I’m sorry I abandoned you.”

Deanna was the one who should apologize. It was Rafe’s home, and Melissa was family. She belonged there, not her. I’m nothing but a nuisance.

“I shouldn’t have brought it up.”

Melissa didn’t say anything, and Deanna once again felt as though she was going down the wrong path. Why can’t I just leave it alone? She wanted someone who could relate to the pain she’d been feeling.

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