The Matchmaker's Choice: A Lesbian Romance - Page 175

silence. His face is soft with love. I can feel the tenderness

between us. I can feel that he’s proud of me. There’s nothing

bad there.

All the things I’ve feared for so long turned out not to

be true. I might lose some friends. Maybe my brother won’t

take the news so well, although he probably really won’t care

what I do with my life, because he’s just like that. I know I

won’t lose my job. Maybe I’ll have to fight to hold onto my

position, to keep people’s respect, but that’s okay. It’s easier to

fight it knowing who I am than to fight who I am.

I lived with ghosts for so long. Adley has her own

ghosts. Her own pain. Maybe she’ll never move past it. Maybe

she truly isn’t ready. Dad’s right. We didn’t plan this. It kind of

just happened. For me, it was a great thing. I just assumed it

was for her too, and that was a terrible thing to do. You can

meet the right person at the wrong time. I always heard that

and thought it was ridiculous. Now I know that it’s achingly

true. Fear is a hardwired response. Flight is instinct. Dad was

absolutely right.

It’s in us to run. But it’s also in us to fight, and he’s

right about that too. I’m not ready to give up. I’ll accept what I

have to, but I’m not going to make any more assumptions

about what that is.

I’m generally pretty bad at talking. At feelings. At the

artsy side of my brain.

Since I met Adley, I know that’s not really true. I’ve

come a long way in such a short time, and I’m not done yet.

“I have a beautiful, smart, caring daughter who puts so

much good into the world. What more could a father ask for?”

Dad suddenly says, surprising the heck out of me.

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