Since You've Been Gone (Welcome to Paradise)
“He was becoming addicted to the quirky redhead, and not just in terms of sex. The woman soothed him like nobody else ever had, and the more he got to know her, the more he liked her. They hadn’t spoken about her plans, or how long she would stick around, but he hoped she wasn’t planning on going anywhere anytime soon.
Except today wasn’t about Mari. It was about this chasm of pain and distance between him and his mother. He had no idea how to open the dialogue between them, and judging by Della’s visible nervousness, she didn’t know what to say either.
Finally, he decided to simply take a book out of his brothers’ pages and get right to the point.
“I’m angry at you for keeping the truth from me,” he said flatly.
Shame crept into her brown eyes. “I know you are, sweetie.”
Austin wrapped his fingers around the coffee mug she’d brought him, hoping the temperature of the hot coffee would seep into his hands, which were cold and shaky.
“Last year you gave me a bunch of reasons about why you did it.
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