Blink of an Eye: Beginnings Series Book 8 by Jacqueline Druga Read Free Book Online

now, I don’t want to be around you.”
    “ Tough, Frank, I’m here.” Henry moved closer beside him. “Robbie told me you got upset.”
    “ Yeah I did.”
    “ Why? Why all of a sudden are you getting upset?”
    “ Sudden, Henry? You really think this is sudden?” Frank asked with an edge. “Let me tell you where I am and what I see. I see a wedding planner. Now real or not, it is a wedding plan for you and Ellen. I love her with everything I am and if there was gonna be a wedding why not be ours. I’ll tell you, because we broke up and you two snuck off to get married. Whether it was legit or not the intention was there.”
    “ We discussed this already.”
    “ Yeah, and I keep going back to it. I’m the bad guy most of the time and Ellen views you as the fucking saint. Are you a saint, Henry?”
    Henry lowered his head . “No, Frank, I’m not.”
    “ Then why do you have it all?”
    “ I don’t have it all.”
    “ Bullshit. What you did, was wrong. I gave you an understanding. You said you didn’t sleep with Ellen. Yet, there’s a baby. I gave you the understanding and when I wasn’t primary, you just raced off and married her. And you know what …” Frank brought his face closer to Henry. “You still want to marry her. Even though all you did was underhanded and wrong. You have the chance or had the chance to make it up to me and you still choose not to?”
    “ How can you say that?” Henry asked. “I am going through this wedding plan so Ellen can get close to Jenny. I let you take control of Nick. I support you and Ellen being together one hundred percent. We got married, Frank, because you and Dean were always at each other’s throats. It was a way to end it.”
    “ Are you being honest?”
    “ Yes.”
    “ You didn’t marry her for any other reason, not because you were in love with her, wanted or, any reason but to stop our stupid triangle.”
    “ That’s it.”
    “ As primary, Henry, who were you going to give the understanding to?” Frank asked. “You know since you and Ellen took it upon yourselves to end me and Dean’s fighting over her.”
    “ Robbie.”
    “ My own brother.” Frank took another drink. “What about now.”
    “ I told you, Frank. I want you and Ellen back together. I told you this the other night.”
    “ Make it official.”
    “ I’m sorry, what?” Henry asked.
    “ Make me the understanding.”
    “ Frank, you are. In my mind and my heart you are. You’re the only one.”
    “ Make it official.”
    “ I can’t do that, I’m …”
    “ Ellen’s primary relationship. To everyone in this community, you are the primary. Make it official. Make me the understanding. The official understanding.”
    “ Will that stop this?” Henry questioned. “Stop this up and down behavior?”
    “ Yes.
    “ Then consider it done.”
    “ What about Ellen?” Frank asked.
    “ Ellen is fine with it. She loves you. She’s fine with it. She knows.” Henry paused. “She knows already.”
    “ Good.” Frank poured, yet, another drink.
    “ Frank.” Henry reached for the glass. “Why don’t you slow down.”
    “ I will. After tonight. After I know, Ellen is back in my life. Then I will. Until then …” Frank downed it. “I’m in a mood to drink until I forget. Ever have one of those nights?”
    Henry swallowed and didn ’t answer.
    “ One of those nights, where you just don’t remember.” Frank sat down his glass. “But maybe darts first. Wanna play?”
    “ No, Frank … I think I’ll just head home.”
    “ Suit yourself.” Frank looked around the bar.
    Henry stepped back . As he did, he saw Forrest approach Frank. “Ah, Frunk,” Forrest said. “You uh a loon? Wooed mund de comb-pa-nee?”
    “ Huh?”
    “ De comb-pa-nee? Ma Uh john you?”
    “ Um sure. Hey, Forrest. You feel like playing darts?” Frank smiled.
    “ I woo love to plea dots.”
    “ Great.” Frank clapped his hands together. “Let’s go. I have to warn you, Forrest, I’m