The Return by Nicholas Sparks
Author:Nicholas Sparks
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2020-10-13T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 11
Interesting,â Bowen said to me during our session on Monday.
We were sitting at the dining room table, which Iâd moved back into the house, two glasses of iced water between us. Heâd arrived almost an hour earlier and Iâd walked him around the property and the house. Iâd shown him the beehives from a distance (he didnât receive the full song-and-dance Iâd offered Natalie) as well as the boat. When our session had begun, Iâd started the conversation as I usually didâwith an update on various issues associated with PTSDâbefore finally proceeding to my date with Natalie. Iâd told him just about everything, though not with any of the intimate details.
âThatâs all you have to say about it?â I asked. âThat itâs interesting?â
âWhat would you like me to say?â
âI donât know. Something. Anything.â
Bowen brought his hand to his chin. âDo you really believe youâre in love with her?â
âYes,â I answered. âWithout a doubt.â
âYouâve known her for less than two weeks.â
âMy grandfather fell in love with my grandmother the first time they ever spoke,â I countered. In all fairness, though, Iâd been pondering the same question all morning. âSheâsâ¦unlike anyone Iâve ever met before,â I went on. âAnd I know itâs not logical. But yes, I love her.â
âAnd youâd give up your residency for her?â
âYes,â I said.
âInteresting,â he repeated. The evasive neuter-speak Bowen used could be frustrating, to say the least.
âYou donât believe me?â
âOf course I believe you.â
âBut youâre concerned about something, arenât you?â
âArenât you?â
I knew exactly what he was referring to, of course. âYou mean the other guy,â I said.
âIt does add potentially challenging implications.â
âI understand that. But her feelings for me are real. And she told me that she loved me.â
He adjusted his glasses. âBased on what youâve described, it sounds like she probably does.â
âYou think so?â
âIt wouldnât surprise me in the slightest. Sometimes you underestimate how others might perceive you. Youâre young, intelligent, successful, wealthy, and some would regard you as a hero for your military service.â
âWell, gee. Thanks, Doc.â
âYouâre welcome. However, my point was that while I can easily imagine a woman falling in love with you, that doesnât necessarily mean that it isnât complicated for her. Nor does it mean your relationship will progress in the way you hope it will. People are complex, life seldom turns out the way you imagine it will, and emotions can be contradictory. From what you said, it seemed she was trying to tell you she was conflicted about the relationship between the two of you. Until she resolves that conflict, it might be a problem.â
I took a sip of my water, processing what Bowen had just said. âWhat should I do?â I finally asked.
âAbout what?â
âAbout Natalie,â I said, hearing the frustration in my tone. âWhat do I do about her relationship with the other guy?â
Bowen raised an eyebrow. He said nothing, waiting for me to answer my own question. He knew me well enough to understand that Iâd be able to eventually figure it out, which I did.
âI need to accept that I canât control another person,â I intoned.
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