Buccaneer (Dane Maddock Adventures)
““I’m sorry,” she mumbled. “I’ve been trying to figure out a way to tell you. This wasn’t how I wanted to do it.”
Dane looked from Angel, who was likewise speechless, to Bones, who frowned, and then his face split into a broad grin.
“I can totally see it!” He pounded his fist on the table, threw back his head, and laughed. “The hair, the eyes, the thing you both do when you’re thinking hard. I should have figured it out.”
“How?” Angel asked.
“Our father,” Avery said, settling bac...k into her chair and studiously avoiding Dane’s gaze, “spent a lot of time here. Sometimes he was with his wife, but other times he came alone. He and my mother had a fling; two ships meeting in the night and all that. They didn’t carry on any sort of long-term affair, but he sent money every month and made sure I had everything I needed. He even helped me with college.” Her eyes grew moist.MoreLess
Dane looked from Angel, who was likewise speechless, to Bones, who frowned, and then his face split into a broad grin.
“I can totally see it!” He pounded his fist on the table, threw back his head, and laughed. “The hair, the eyes, the thing you both do when you’re thinking hard. I should have figured it out.”
“How?” Angel asked.
“Our father,” Avery said, settling bac...k into her chair and studiously avoiding Dane’s gaze, “spent a lot of time here. Sometimes he was with his wife, but other times he came alone. He and my mother had a fling; two ships meeting in the night and all that. They didn’t carry on any sort of long-term affair, but he sent money every month and made sure I had everything I needed. He even helped me with college.” Her eyes grew moist.MoreLess
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