Second Chances by Younker Tracy

Author:Younker, Tracy [Younker, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Amazon: B00F0X3H34
Goodreads: 18196396
Published: 2013-09-05T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20 - Haylee

My days begin to run together after a while. I feel like I am just coasting through time, numbly doing the same things over and over. Mom is finally doing better and that's a huge relief. She's actually around and will ask me where I'm going when I head for the front door. It's comforting because I know that's what a mother should do, but at the same time, it's frustrating because I've had so much freedom for so long. I haven't really had to answer to anyone and have taken care of myself.

I even sit down one morning while she is having her coffee before work and tell her that I still wakeboard. She just nods. I don't really think she is surprised when she thinks about it for a minute. I don't want to hurt her, but wakeboarding has been what has kept me going after Dad died. Yes, it reminds me of him and it's hard sometimes, but now I'll find myself smiling when I think about him and realizing that he'd be proud of my progress.

Mom has taken a deep breath and looks up at me with a smile on her face. I don't know what to make of her reaction. “Sweetie, I'm glad you kept it up. I know I told you not to, but I was hurting and just thinking about anything out on that lake made me think of your dad and the pain was crushing. I'm so sorry for the way that I've behaved. You deserved more than that. Could I watch you sometime?”

Tears begin pouring down my face then. Not only is she not upset, but she wants to see me wakeboard. This means so much more to me than dance and I know I have to talk to her about that as well. She is sad to learn that I don't want to do it anymore, but she listens to me and agrees that I should quit. I don't bother to tell her that I have hated it for years. She doesn't need any more guilt. I am so relieved to finally be free of dance classes! Brynn understands completely because she has known for a long time that I've hated it. She is afraid that it is because of her snarky comments and turning the rest of the girls against me, but I assure her that that only led to my distaste for her. She laughs along with me about that. I feel like a kid again and after being so sad lately, I just want to get behind a boat and shred the hell out of the wake, get some good old adrenaline pumping through my veins. Even the boarding that I've done lately has been half hearted and that just isn't like me.

Griff is game of course and says he'll call the guys and we can hit the water when he gets home from work later that afternoon. I know that Brynn is working today, so unfortunately she won't be able to join us.

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