(The Right Kind of Wrong, Book 3)
SPOILERS FOR THE RIGHT KIND OF WRONG
After years in jail and endless guilt, Hannah Carson has a new shot at life. What will she do when she realizes that nothing is how it was? She has to start over; from having eve...
We'll come across 'em days that go out their way to bring us down to our knees
So for once baby, for once
Be here with me
-Here With Me by Elina
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Hannah
The last time we'd all been together this way was Evie's birthday. Things were different then. I'd just gotten out of jail, I was ashamed and unsure of everything in my life.
I was different.
There was no other way to put it. We'd all come a long way. I sat next to Carter who was watching Evie and Derek talk happily, his hand on her belly. He'd been stressed over problems at the restaurant but being with the family seemed to have relaxed him a little.
Every time I asked him what was going on he'd shrug the question off, pretending everything was okay. But I knew it wasn't. Things between Lisa and him were tense. They were barely talking and each time I asked one of them about it they changed the subject. All I could do was be there for them, as a friend and as his girlfriend.
"Days like this are nice," Carter said with a small smile. His gaze was fixed on Nathan now, who was grilling something. Derek and Evie approached him, and Evie said something which caused them both to burst into laughter. The sight made me smile.
"They are," I whispered.
He placed his hand over mine, squeezing it tenderly. I glanced at him, smiling at. He'd dedicated his whole life to us, Evie was doing the right thing by taking care of him. We owed him...a lot. He'd been with our grandmother, he'd been with us, even if I never acknowledged him before as part of the family. He'd rightfully earned the title of family member.
I rested my head on his shoulder, catching him by surprise. I'd never done it before.
"I'm happy I get to fix things with you," I whispered. "I didn't get the chance with Nana, but I do get it with you."
He sighed, resting his head over mine. "She knew you were just a lost soul, Hannah. We both knew. She had hope, you know?"
"I thought you hated me," I commented, looking up at him.
He chuckled, squeezing my arm. "Ah, at times I did. But I watched you grow up. I saw you more than your own father did. I always watched out for you and your sister." Carter looked over at Evie, and then down at me. His gaze was soft, blue eyes that sparkled with so much care. "You can't hate the closest thing you have to daughters."
I didn't want to cry - it wasn't in the plans. But his words meant more than I could I explain. Maybe I'd lost my mother and Nana without ever being able to resolve things, but with him I could. I had a chance with Carter, and I was going to take it. Maybe, just maybe I would get to have two fathers instead of one.
