“Still not going there, Joe.”
“Come on, man, you’ve been through all kinds of hell with me. I just want to help you. You know that don’t you? This is not about them, it’s about you.”
“My dad’s an asshole.”
“This much I’ve heard before, and that your mom passed away when you were a teenager.”
“Why the sudden interest now?” Fin hunched his shoulders liked he always did when his family was mentioned. It was an itch between his shoulder blades he couldn’t quite reach.
“Not sudden at all, but now that my life is filled with love and harmony, I find I want the same for you.”
“That’s nauseating, and besides, I thought you said Ella did her business all over you and Bailey in the early hours of morning?”
“Well sure, but that’s just part of the deal.”
“Deal?”
“The parenting gig. You take the sweet with the sour.”
“Or shit, as the case may be.”
“The point here is, Fin—”
“So pleased there is a point,” Fin muttered.
“That you’re holding on to a crapload of angst from your past which is stopping you from moving forward. If you don’t want your family in your life that’s your deal, but if it’s messing with you maybe you need to talk to someone about it.”
Joe had hit the nail on the head, it was and always had, messed with him, but he wasn’t admitting anything. “Bailey came up with that.”
“I’m intuitive!”
Fin snorted.
“Oh look, we’re here,” Fin said parking the truck. “Sorry, bud, no time to continue on with this conversation.” Fin leaped out as soon as he parked the truck.
“This is not done.”
“So is,” he muttered, walking into the stables.
Chapter18
She’d thought about just not going. Avoiding the entire thing and staying home. But then someone would just come looking for her. So Maggs showered, dried her hair, and straightened it. Then rifled through her wardrobe for something that made her feel good. She’d just finished her makeup when a knock sounded on her door.
“Hurry it up, Tigger, it’s colder than a—”
“What the hell are you doing on my doorstep?” Maggie looked at Nash.
“Driving you to the lodge. I dropped into Phil’s after seeing Ted today, and Dylan and Piper were there and told me about tonight. Piper invited me, seeing as you didn’t.”
“Why would I invite you? You always say no and usually have to work or use that as an excuse. In fact, you’ve never socialized here in Ryker, and my friends hardly know you.”
“Maybe I’m making an effort, seeing as I’m moving into town.” He stepped inside. “You look nice.”
Maggs reached up and touched his forehead. It was cool. “You okay?”
“Of course, why wouldn’t I be?” He scowled at her.
“You just said I look nice. That’s not something you would normally say, so I wondered if you were coming down with something.”
