Chapter 9
“I don’t know why your mother is pulling this now,” Rodney said. “Sometimes I think she believes she has to be invincible, but she’s not.”
Brad didn’t know what to say as he listened to his dad rant. Rodney was someone who didn’t carry on and on, but then, Becky had been the one to center the family, the force that kept them together. She was the one who always tried to smooth things over, who arranged their time together, and who also knew when to step in and when to stay out of something that was not her business. It could be that his mom’s stroke had left his dad scrambling to find his feet. They had such a strong marriage, they were friends, and he wondered at times if they each knew what the other was thinking.
“Señor, breakfast is ready. It’s set out in the dining room s
