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with Bly in your home.”
Elizabeth took his hand in hers and gently offered reassurance. It was obvious to her what was bothering her father-in-law. “Dad, we don’t have a problem with you having a relationship with Bly. You’re a grown man and deserve to enjoy life too.”
Blackhawk got it finally. “Dad, are you not with a woman because of us?” meaning his brother and himself.
Wyler wasn’t going to lie. “Yes.”
“ Mom’s been gone a long time, Dad. You’re allowed to stop paying for that sin. I know Callen feels the same way. We don’t hold you responsible for what happened in our past. We forgave you and moved on already.”
Wyler thought about it. “I know I hurt you both.”
Blackhawk hugged his father. “You gave me a brother that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. If you didn’t sleep with Callen’s mom, he wouldn’t have been born. I wouldn’t have left the Rez and met Elizabeth.”
She picked up for her husband. “I wouldn’t have married into this amazing family and met Callen. I wouldn’t have had CJ and soon EJ. If fate didn’t lead you the way it did, none of this would have happened.”
Blackhawk grinned. “She likes you and you like her. Have at it, Dad.”
Wyler grinned. “Go pack. CJ is asleep in his crib.”
Elizabeth reached into her purse and pulled out her tablet. “Keep this here and later I’ll call to see him and you, Dad.” She patted his cheek and walked up the stairs to their room.
“I meant what I said, Dad. I forgive you and love you. This isn’t just our home. This is your place too.”
Wyler watched his son follow his wife up the stairs. His heart was so full at that moment.
“Are you okay, Wyler?” Bly asked, coming to his side.
Out came the infamous Blackhawk family grin. “Yeah, I’m doing really well.”
She smiled up at him. “Want some tea?”
Wyler followed her into the kitchen. “Yeah, and I think I’m in the mood for some pie too.”
* * *
Julian and Callen sat side by side against a tree , watching the cave and bramble. It had to be the longest three hours of their lives. The sun was starting to get lower in the sky and there was nothing exciting about the prospect of being there in the dark with the dead corpses not far away.
Unfortunately, the team was going to have to do the retrieval after dark, and that generally took longer. Callen had already called the police chief of the Rez, informing him of the issues that had popped up. He immediately offered his staff of three to help out if Callen needed them. Whitefox accepted the offer, since he would be working out of the police station. It would give them a central location to have the ME and anthropologists do their jobs.
Julian tapped him on the shoulder. “So what were you working on here at the Rez before this?”
“I was mediating between Chief Soaring Eagle and Sheriff Duffy,” Callen stated.
“That had to be awkward since the last time you saw him you were punching the shit out of him for insulting Elizabeth.” Little moon couldn’t help but grin. He remembered it fondly. No one deserved it more than James Duffy.
“Yeah, well the man holds a grudge, as does that shrew of a secretary. I ran into her today too.” Whitefox was glad he was done babysitting, and now focused on ironically a less volatile assignment.
“What were you mediating?”
Whitefox pulled out a stick of gum and offered Julian a piece. “ Someone outside the Rez swears that they saw a native sneaking onto a ranch, grabbing a sheep, and then slaughtering it.”
Julian considered it. “Chances are it happened. You know the life on the Rez is tough. Stealing to feed the family isn’t exactly an oddity.”
Didn’t Callen know that for certain? He remembered growing up poor and hungry. Many nights he went to bed starving, contemplating theft to survive, and that was at a young age
Elizabeth took his hand in hers and gently offered reassurance. It was obvious to her what was bothering her father-in-law. “Dad, we don’t have a problem with you having a relationship with Bly. You’re a grown man and deserve to enjoy life too.”
Blackhawk got it finally. “Dad, are you not with a woman because of us?” meaning his brother and himself.
Wyler wasn’t going to lie. “Yes.”
“ Mom’s been gone a long time, Dad. You’re allowed to stop paying for that sin. I know Callen feels the same way. We don’t hold you responsible for what happened in our past. We forgave you and moved on already.”
Wyler thought about it. “I know I hurt you both.”
Blackhawk hugged his father. “You gave me a brother that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. If you didn’t sleep with Callen’s mom, he wouldn’t have been born. I wouldn’t have left the Rez and met Elizabeth.”
She picked up for her husband. “I wouldn’t have married into this amazing family and met Callen. I wouldn’t have had CJ and soon EJ. If fate didn’t lead you the way it did, none of this would have happened.”
Blackhawk grinned. “She likes you and you like her. Have at it, Dad.”
Wyler grinned. “Go pack. CJ is asleep in his crib.”
Elizabeth reached into her purse and pulled out her tablet. “Keep this here and later I’ll call to see him and you, Dad.” She patted his cheek and walked up the stairs to their room.
“I meant what I said, Dad. I forgive you and love you. This isn’t just our home. This is your place too.”
Wyler watched his son follow his wife up the stairs. His heart was so full at that moment.
“Are you okay, Wyler?” Bly asked, coming to his side.
Out came the infamous Blackhawk family grin. “Yeah, I’m doing really well.”
She smiled up at him. “Want some tea?”
Wyler followed her into the kitchen. “Yeah, and I think I’m in the mood for some pie too.”
* * *
Julian and Callen sat side by side against a tree , watching the cave and bramble. It had to be the longest three hours of their lives. The sun was starting to get lower in the sky and there was nothing exciting about the prospect of being there in the dark with the dead corpses not far away.
Unfortunately, the team was going to have to do the retrieval after dark, and that generally took longer. Callen had already called the police chief of the Rez, informing him of the issues that had popped up. He immediately offered his staff of three to help out if Callen needed them. Whitefox accepted the offer, since he would be working out of the police station. It would give them a central location to have the ME and anthropologists do their jobs.
Julian tapped him on the shoulder. “So what were you working on here at the Rez before this?”
“I was mediating between Chief Soaring Eagle and Sheriff Duffy,” Callen stated.
“That had to be awkward since the last time you saw him you were punching the shit out of him for insulting Elizabeth.” Little moon couldn’t help but grin. He remembered it fondly. No one deserved it more than James Duffy.
“Yeah, well the man holds a grudge, as does that shrew of a secretary. I ran into her today too.” Whitefox was glad he was done babysitting, and now focused on ironically a less volatile assignment.
“What were you mediating?”
Whitefox pulled out a stick of gum and offered Julian a piece. “ Someone outside the Rez swears that they saw a native sneaking onto a ranch, grabbing a sheep, and then slaughtering it.”
Julian considered it. “Chances are it happened. You know the life on the Rez is tough. Stealing to feed the family isn’t exactly an oddity.”
Didn’t Callen know that for certain? He remembered growing up poor and hungry. Many nights he went to bed starving, contemplating theft to survive, and that was at a young age
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