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up tonight,” Big Mac declared. “Tuna for everyone at the marina.”
Shane didn’t mention he had other plans and wouldn’t be joining them.
“Do ya even know how ta cook a tuna?” Ned asked his buddy.
“Nope, but I bet Linda does. She knows everything.”
“How long are you married before you admit that?” Mac asked his father.
“If you’re a smart man like me, you figure it out before you get married.”
“Oh, puleeze .” Grant rolled his eyes at his brothers and cousins, who made barfing noises that had the older men laughing.
Big Mac dismissed their ridicule with the sweep of his hand. “Boys, listen to me when I tell you… The two most essential words required for a happy marriage are ‘yes’ and ‘dear.’”
“Would it be okay if we mentioned this advice you shared with us to Mom?” Adam asked.
“It might be better if you didn’t,” Big Mac said to much laughter. “You know that saying, ‘what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas’? Well, the same can be said for when you’re at sea.”
“You are so full of shit it’s not even funny,” Kevin said.
“Now that just hurts my feelings,” Big Mac said to his younger brother.
“Sure it does,” Frank said. He handed out cans of beer to everyone on board as they headed back to the marina after a fantastic afternoon on the water.
With the others heading up to the bridge for the ride, Shane found himself alone with his father on the back deck.
Frank raised his can in tribute to his son. “That was one hell of a battle.”
“My arms hurt like a mo-fo.”
Frank laughed. “You won’t be able to move tomorrow.”
“So much for thinking I’m in pretty good shape.”
“You’re in great shape, and unless my eyes deceive me, getting better all the time. Am I right?”
Shane knew his father meant more than physical shape. “I’m better.” He was tired of mourning for what he’d lost. Almost against his will, his broken heart had begun to heal. Life had gone on, whether he’d wanted it to or not.
“I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear that. I’ve spent a lot of time worrying about you the last couple of years and wondering if you’d ever be the same again.”
“Sorry to have worried you.”
“Not your fault. What happened to you… Well, suffice to say, it still boggles my mind.”
“Mine, too.”
“You got dealt a shitty hand, son. One you didn’t deserve. It pains me to think of you spending the rest of your life alone because you think all women are like her. They’re not.”
“I know.” Shane glanced at his dad, who’d been the most important person in his life until the day he married Courtney. Since she left him, his father and sister had propped him up in every way they could. “I’m going out with Katie tonight.”
A smile stretched across Frank’s face. “Are you now?”
“Don’t make a big thing of it—and don’t tell Uncle Mac.” Big Mac would definitely make a big thing of it. Everything was a big deal where he was concerned, which was one reason his nickname suited him so well.
Frank laughed. “Don’t worry. I won’t. I gotta say, though, hearing about what happened with you two yesterday about stopped my heart.”
“Adele didn’t tell the whole story.”
“What do you mean?”
“I saw Katie was in trouble, and I swam after her, but she panicked and dragged us both down. For a minute there…”
“Oh my God, son.” Frank rested his hand on his heart, his face slack with shock.
“I had to fight her off so I could save us both. It was pretty hairy.”
“You truly are a hero. I’m so proud of you.”
Shane shrugged off the praise. “I did what anyone would’ve done.”
“Regardless, I’m still proud—and incredibly thankful you’re all right. And just think, if something comes of this thing with Katie, you’ll have a hell of a story to tell the grandchildren.”
Shane laughed. “ Jeez , Dad! We’re going out for the first time tonight, and you’ve
Shane didn’t mention he had other plans and wouldn’t be joining them.
“Do ya even know how ta cook a tuna?” Ned asked his buddy.
“Nope, but I bet Linda does. She knows everything.”
“How long are you married before you admit that?” Mac asked his father.
“If you’re a smart man like me, you figure it out before you get married.”
“Oh, puleeze .” Grant rolled his eyes at his brothers and cousins, who made barfing noises that had the older men laughing.
Big Mac dismissed their ridicule with the sweep of his hand. “Boys, listen to me when I tell you… The two most essential words required for a happy marriage are ‘yes’ and ‘dear.’”
“Would it be okay if we mentioned this advice you shared with us to Mom?” Adam asked.
“It might be better if you didn’t,” Big Mac said to much laughter. “You know that saying, ‘what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas’? Well, the same can be said for when you’re at sea.”
“You are so full of shit it’s not even funny,” Kevin said.
“Now that just hurts my feelings,” Big Mac said to his younger brother.
“Sure it does,” Frank said. He handed out cans of beer to everyone on board as they headed back to the marina after a fantastic afternoon on the water.
With the others heading up to the bridge for the ride, Shane found himself alone with his father on the back deck.
Frank raised his can in tribute to his son. “That was one hell of a battle.”
“My arms hurt like a mo-fo.”
Frank laughed. “You won’t be able to move tomorrow.”
“So much for thinking I’m in pretty good shape.”
“You’re in great shape, and unless my eyes deceive me, getting better all the time. Am I right?”
Shane knew his father meant more than physical shape. “I’m better.” He was tired of mourning for what he’d lost. Almost against his will, his broken heart had begun to heal. Life had gone on, whether he’d wanted it to or not.
“I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear that. I’ve spent a lot of time worrying about you the last couple of years and wondering if you’d ever be the same again.”
“Sorry to have worried you.”
“Not your fault. What happened to you… Well, suffice to say, it still boggles my mind.”
“Mine, too.”
“You got dealt a shitty hand, son. One you didn’t deserve. It pains me to think of you spending the rest of your life alone because you think all women are like her. They’re not.”
“I know.” Shane glanced at his dad, who’d been the most important person in his life until the day he married Courtney. Since she left him, his father and sister had propped him up in every way they could. “I’m going out with Katie tonight.”
A smile stretched across Frank’s face. “Are you now?”
“Don’t make a big thing of it—and don’t tell Uncle Mac.” Big Mac would definitely make a big thing of it. Everything was a big deal where he was concerned, which was one reason his nickname suited him so well.
Frank laughed. “Don’t worry. I won’t. I gotta say, though, hearing about what happened with you two yesterday about stopped my heart.”
“Adele didn’t tell the whole story.”
“What do you mean?”
“I saw Katie was in trouble, and I swam after her, but she panicked and dragged us both down. For a minute there…”
“Oh my God, son.” Frank rested his hand on his heart, his face slack with shock.
“I had to fight her off so I could save us both. It was pretty hairy.”
“You truly are a hero. I’m so proud of you.”
Shane shrugged off the praise. “I did what anyone would’ve done.”
“Regardless, I’m still proud—and incredibly thankful you’re all right. And just think, if something comes of this thing with Katie, you’ll have a hell of a story to tell the grandchildren.”
Shane laughed. “ Jeez , Dad! We’re going out for the first time tonight, and you’ve
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