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Eric had come out of his seat when she told him the plan.
“This is stupid. I say we just come in there and confront them. What if they’re dangerous and find out you’re spying with a cell phone?”
“You think it’ll be any more dangerous than them sneaking around the house at night? Lydia said there was someone out there last night. I say we do this and get it over with. We can’t live like this, Eric. You don’t deserve to lose anything else over this.”
He continued to pace, but he didn’t argue.
Bethany kicked her legs up onto the coffee table. “Seriously though, no matter how messed up all of this is, it brought our family together.”
Eric simply narrowed his glare at her.
She put her feet down and sat forward. “You met your grandfather. You met your cousin and the truth about your mother and Tyson came out. And I don’t care what you think. I’ve seen you together. You like him.”
Susan watched his jaw tighten.
“Russell, Gerald, Ben, and Dane have been here for you whenever you needed them. You’ve even opened up and accepted Glenda after all these years.”
Susan smiled thinking about how he’d decided she should be called Mom now.
“And, Eric, you made the phone call that put me in touch with Jake, who put me in touch with Pearl. She kissed me goodbye today.” She beamed. “None of this would have happened if my father hadn’t royally screwed everyone over,” she finished on a laugh.
“We could have just had a barbecue.”
Bethany shrugged. “This has more adventure to it.”