Range 01 - A Shared Range by Grey Andrew

Author:Grey, Andrew [Grey, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“HOW could he do this to me?” Dakota muttered as the door banged behind him. “I thought….” Dakota swallowed as he paced the living room, stomping on the wooden floor. “How could he do this?” He looked out the window and saw Wally walking to the barn, followed by the dogs, with Phillip close behind. He should have known. For a second, he saw Wally looking toward the house with a miserable look on his face, and he shouted again, knowing Wally couldn't hear him, “Serves you right! You should be upset.”

“Kota.” The sound of his dads voice drifting down the hall broke his attention away from the window and cut through his anger. Shaking it away, he walked down the hall, pushing open the door. His dad was awake, eyes brighter than he'd seen in a while. “Whats wrong?” The words were slurred, but understandable, which was a large improvement.

“Nothing,” he said, covering, not wanting his dad to worry.

“You pace when youre angry.” His dad coughed to clear his throat. Dakota held his water for him to drink, and he sipped a little through the straw. “Whats wrong?” All his life, his dad had been the one person he could always talk to, and Dakota wanted to confide in him now—he just wasn't sure. “Talk to me, son.”

Dakota stared at his dad and then lowered himself into the chair. “I have something I should have told you a long time ago.” Dakota stared at the floor, unsure of how to proceed. A light touch on his shoulder pulled his attention back to his dad.

“Is this the talk where you tell me you don't like girls? Cause Ive known for a while.” His dad turned toward him, and Dakota swallowed around the lump in his throat.

“How did you know?” Dakota raised his eyes to look at his dad. “I know my son. And I may be stuck in this bed, but Im not blind.” His voice was becoming slurred again, but Dakota understood him perfectly. “You know Ill always love you.” Dakota took his dads hand and wanted nothing more than to feel his arms around him one more time, holding him tight, reassuring him like he had when he was a kid, but that wasn't possible. He could hug his dad, but his dad could barely move his arms, let alone lift them.

“I know, Dad.” Dakota felt like a fool for not telling him a long time ago. He should have known his dad would understand. Hell, the man had understood when he'd told him he was going to go to medical school instead of taking up the ranch. They'd even made plans to sell it when the time came, and his dad had understood. Maybe things worked out for the best after all. “So whats the problem?” There had been many times over the last few years when he'd wondered if his dad, the father he remembered, was still inside the deteriorated body—and then he'd do something

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