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chance for us to find the happiness that I saw at Dani and Pete's wedding, or that I saw when Troy and Whitney kissed. I'm not saying it'll be easy. It doesn't seem like easy is in the vocabulary of the Silver Foxes. But I think it’s worth it, don’t you?
Tell me that we at least have a chance. Tell me that I'm being a fool, but a fool with a chance. Because if I know that, I’ll move heaven and earth if I have to.
Yours truly,
Cory
* * *
F rom : Patricia Nelson
To: Cory Dunham
Subject: RE: You and I
Dear Cory,
You are a fool. A blatant, total, wonderful fool.
But you’re right. It’s worth it.
Patricia
Chapter 8
Patricia
“ M om , I have to go to Jacksonville.”
I'm wiping down the plates from dinner, and I can't say that this is unexpected. It was just a matter of time before Whitney came to her senses and joined Troy in Florida. Still, it hurts, knowing that I'm going to be alone again.
“I know you do, honey,” I say, putting the plate in the dishwasher. Laurie's in the living room, doing some coloring, and like she's done for the past three nights, it's pictures of Troy playing football. “And while it's going to hurt like hell, I'll help you pack.”
“Mom . . .” Whitney says, coming around and hugging me. “Are you sure about this?”
I nod and wipe away a tear. “You and Troy belong together. He loves you, and you love him. You need to go to him and make your family whole again. Just try to do one thing for me.”
“What's that?” Whitney asks, and I give her a smile.
“Try to come home every once in a while. Maybe during the offseason or something?”
Whitney's starting to tear up now, but still, she smiles and nods. Our team won't be broken up again, not after just coming together again. “I promise. Troy already talked about that before I screwed everything up. I'm sure if I asked, he'd be more than happy to come back to Silver Lake Falls and spend time here in the offseason.”
I nod, then give her another kiss on the cheek. “Tell him his soon to be mother-in-law loves him when the time is right. I already know he's going to ask you, and I know what the answer will be.”
Whitney chuckles, and as I hold her, I think about the joy of the past few months. Having my daughter back in the house and getting to spend all the time I have with Laurie, I've gotten a gift I wasn't sure I'd get. We were a team, a pair with both of us doing our own growing up, and in going to Europe, I almost lost that bond. It's back now, and I love Whitney all the more for it, because I know even with her going to Jacksonville, it's not going to go away. Still, part of me hurts now, and while I do love him, there's a little piece inside me at the moment that hates Troy Wood. Or I guess, more appropriately, hates Larry Kardarelli, the idiot who traded Troy to Jacksonville and took him away from Seattle and Silver Lake Falls.
“Whitney, while you make the arrangements, do you mind if I go for a little drive? I could use a few minutes to clear my head, and maybe I'll grab some special dessert while I'm out.”
She smiles and gives me a kiss on the cheek. “As long as you don't mind Laurie getting a jump on the packing.”
I grab my keys and go out to my Chevy, trying to think of where to go. There's only one name that makes sense right now, even if she is Whitney's friend and eighteen years younger than me.
I feel a bit weird knocking on the door of the cute little two-bedroom place, but when Dani Barkovich opens the door, she greets me with a smile. “Ms. Nelson! This is a surprise.”
“Patricia, please,” I reply. “Especially as I was hoping that I might bend your ear? You seem to have worked miracles for Troy and Whitney, and I'd appreciate if you could at least be a sounding board for me too.”
Dani immediately smiles again and turns around. “Pete, honey? I'm going for a walk to the corner store!”
“Okay, Harley!” Pete yells. “Who is it this time?”
“Patricia
Tell me that we at least have a chance. Tell me that I'm being a fool, but a fool with a chance. Because if I know that, I’ll move heaven and earth if I have to.
Yours truly,
Cory
* * *
F rom : Patricia Nelson
To: Cory Dunham
Subject: RE: You and I
Dear Cory,
You are a fool. A blatant, total, wonderful fool.
But you’re right. It’s worth it.
Patricia
Chapter 8
Patricia
“ M om , I have to go to Jacksonville.”
I'm wiping down the plates from dinner, and I can't say that this is unexpected. It was just a matter of time before Whitney came to her senses and joined Troy in Florida. Still, it hurts, knowing that I'm going to be alone again.
“I know you do, honey,” I say, putting the plate in the dishwasher. Laurie's in the living room, doing some coloring, and like she's done for the past three nights, it's pictures of Troy playing football. “And while it's going to hurt like hell, I'll help you pack.”
“Mom . . .” Whitney says, coming around and hugging me. “Are you sure about this?”
I nod and wipe away a tear. “You and Troy belong together. He loves you, and you love him. You need to go to him and make your family whole again. Just try to do one thing for me.”
“What's that?” Whitney asks, and I give her a smile.
“Try to come home every once in a while. Maybe during the offseason or something?”
Whitney's starting to tear up now, but still, she smiles and nods. Our team won't be broken up again, not after just coming together again. “I promise. Troy already talked about that before I screwed everything up. I'm sure if I asked, he'd be more than happy to come back to Silver Lake Falls and spend time here in the offseason.”
I nod, then give her another kiss on the cheek. “Tell him his soon to be mother-in-law loves him when the time is right. I already know he's going to ask you, and I know what the answer will be.”
Whitney chuckles, and as I hold her, I think about the joy of the past few months. Having my daughter back in the house and getting to spend all the time I have with Laurie, I've gotten a gift I wasn't sure I'd get. We were a team, a pair with both of us doing our own growing up, and in going to Europe, I almost lost that bond. It's back now, and I love Whitney all the more for it, because I know even with her going to Jacksonville, it's not going to go away. Still, part of me hurts now, and while I do love him, there's a little piece inside me at the moment that hates Troy Wood. Or I guess, more appropriately, hates Larry Kardarelli, the idiot who traded Troy to Jacksonville and took him away from Seattle and Silver Lake Falls.
“Whitney, while you make the arrangements, do you mind if I go for a little drive? I could use a few minutes to clear my head, and maybe I'll grab some special dessert while I'm out.”
She smiles and gives me a kiss on the cheek. “As long as you don't mind Laurie getting a jump on the packing.”
I grab my keys and go out to my Chevy, trying to think of where to go. There's only one name that makes sense right now, even if she is Whitney's friend and eighteen years younger than me.
I feel a bit weird knocking on the door of the cute little two-bedroom place, but when Dani Barkovich opens the door, she greets me with a smile. “Ms. Nelson! This is a surprise.”
“Patricia, please,” I reply. “Especially as I was hoping that I might bend your ear? You seem to have worked miracles for Troy and Whitney, and I'd appreciate if you could at least be a sounding board for me too.”
Dani immediately smiles again and turns around. “Pete, honey? I'm going for a walk to the corner store!”
“Okay, Harley!” Pete yells. “Who is it this time?”
“Patricia
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