Hard Tackle (A Stepbrother Warriors Novel)
“Miles drove off just before Ray got home, and I've just been watching TV since he left, feeling oddly drained.
"Amazing how little you can see someone that you live with when you're in a house this big," I observe, turning back to the screen as he walks in and sits next to me on the couch. "It's just this BBC detective show," I explain, nodding at the TV.
"Don't worry, I wasn't going to ask you to switch it to Sportscenter or anything," he says with a grin.
"Do they still talk about my dad?" I ...ask abruptly.
I keep watching the screen, trying to seem casual, but he's been on my mind since Miles asked me about him.
Jack pauses for a moment. "Sometimes," he finally admits.
"As a joke?" "Sometimes," he repeats. "More often as a warning. Or maybe a tragedy." "Mmm," I murmur, feeling a pang in my chest. Jack doesn't pursue the issue, even though I'm the one who brought it up, for which I'm grateful. "I wish he had been all bad, so then I could hate him." "That would make it easier," Jack agrees quietly.MoreLess
"Amazing how little you can see someone that you live with when you're in a house this big," I observe, turning back to the screen as he walks in and sits next to me on the couch. "It's just this BBC detective show," I explain, nodding at the TV.
"Don't worry, I wasn't going to ask you to switch it to Sportscenter or anything," he says with a grin.
"Do they still talk about my dad?" I ...ask abruptly.
I keep watching the screen, trying to seem casual, but he's been on my mind since Miles asked me about him.
Jack pauses for a moment. "Sometimes," he finally admits.
"As a joke?" "Sometimes," he repeats. "More often as a warning. Or maybe a tragedy." "Mmm," I murmur, feeling a pang in my chest. Jack doesn't pursue the issue, even though I'm the one who brought it up, for which I'm grateful. "I wish he had been all bad, so then I could hate him." "That would make it easier," Jack agrees quietly.MoreLess
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