The Truth About Air & Water (Truth in Lies #2) by Katherine Owen Page B
Authors: Katherine Owen
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right now if they can pull those off without Linc.”
This is the Kimberley Powers I know and admire. She is so incredibly smart. I am beholden to the idea that she will set all of us straight, so I do not see it coming.
She turns. “The thing is…” She forces a smile and looks directly at me. “Tally, the most important thing right now—as Linc’s dad has been saying—is that Linc fully concentrate on his recovery and baseball.” She’s nervous. But Kimberley Powers is never nervous or afraid or shaken, but now her hands tremble as she talks. “We don’t know what his pitching is going to look like. We don’t know what all he remembers. From what Gina has said we need to reassure him and keep him calm and protect him from unnecessary stress and—”
“From me,” I say feeling queasy all at once.
“We need to keep him from unnecessary stress. Yes. Right, Gina?” Kimberley glances over at Linc’s aunt. I don’t miss the uneasy look they share.
“Yes.” Gina Masterson levels a steady gaze my way. The chill runs through me at the sympathetic look Linc’s aunt is giving me. “Tally, I just want you to know how sorry I am about all of this. I know how terrible this feels for you. I just think, speaking as his aunt, not his psychiatrist, it would be best not to overwhelm him right now. Let’s just let him concentrate on his recovery and baseball. We need to keep him away from the press and let him get his balance back. Life balance, I mean.”
She smiles. I attempt to return it even though I can feel parts of me actually shatter inside as I begin to comprehend what she’s really saying.
You’re out. You’re out, Tally.
You’re out. They don’t want you here.
They don’t want you around Linc confusing him or stressing him out.
You’re out.
“Mom, do you really think that’s the best thing for Linc?” Charlie glances my way; his face is full of empathy. I return his gaze with a small smile of gratitude. “He and Tally are… epic in every way. What happens when he suddenly remembers who she is to him and you all have effectively shut her out of his life? What is he going to feel like then?”
“I would be ecstatic if that happened, Charlie. Truly, I would.” Gina Masterson reaches out to me from across the table. I release Marla’s hand and squeeze the older woman’s, but feel uneasy as I do so. “Tally, trust us. We all want what is best for Linc. Right now? That’s his recovery and baseball, concentrating on his career, and eventually getting his life back. We probably have, what, three months, Davis?”
“Three months. Then, spring practice begins and they’ll be looking at him hard. I want to take him to Beau Wilson’s camp in LA with private workouts and without the press. In a few months we can see where we are.” Davis looks directly at me. “I think we can safely say a wedding of any kind is off. For now,” he adds as an afterthought.
“You never liked me.” Whoa, a brave salvo that I haven’t quite thought through as I say this. Somehow, it seems like I need defending here.
“It’s not that.”
“Oh, I think it is. You think I’m just in it for Linc’s money but you should know I love him very much. Ask anyone here.” I glance around feeling confident at soliciting support from the others, but only Marla and Charlie actually meet my gaze. Feeling more uneasy, I turn back to Davis. “I love him. You can’t change that regardless of what you do.”
“I think I can,” he says quietly. “There’s the other matter of the six million dollar signing bonus Linc got from the Angels. We’ve checked all of his accounts.” He glances at Chad Masterson who slowly nods and then both men are looking at me with suspicion, even Gina Masterson begins to look as grim as her husband. “We can’t find it. Tell us about the money, Tally. The six million missing from Linc’s account. Tell us about that. ”
The room goes deathly quiet.
Everyone looks at me, while
This is the Kimberley Powers I know and admire. She is so incredibly smart. I am beholden to the idea that she will set all of us straight, so I do not see it coming.
She turns. “The thing is…” She forces a smile and looks directly at me. “Tally, the most important thing right now—as Linc’s dad has been saying—is that Linc fully concentrate on his recovery and baseball.” She’s nervous. But Kimberley Powers is never nervous or afraid or shaken, but now her hands tremble as she talks. “We don’t know what his pitching is going to look like. We don’t know what all he remembers. From what Gina has said we need to reassure him and keep him calm and protect him from unnecessary stress and—”
“From me,” I say feeling queasy all at once.
“We need to keep him from unnecessary stress. Yes. Right, Gina?” Kimberley glances over at Linc’s aunt. I don’t miss the uneasy look they share.
“Yes.” Gina Masterson levels a steady gaze my way. The chill runs through me at the sympathetic look Linc’s aunt is giving me. “Tally, I just want you to know how sorry I am about all of this. I know how terrible this feels for you. I just think, speaking as his aunt, not his psychiatrist, it would be best not to overwhelm him right now. Let’s just let him concentrate on his recovery and baseball. We need to keep him away from the press and let him get his balance back. Life balance, I mean.”
She smiles. I attempt to return it even though I can feel parts of me actually shatter inside as I begin to comprehend what she’s really saying.
You’re out. You’re out, Tally.
You’re out. They don’t want you here.
They don’t want you around Linc confusing him or stressing him out.
You’re out.
“Mom, do you really think that’s the best thing for Linc?” Charlie glances my way; his face is full of empathy. I return his gaze with a small smile of gratitude. “He and Tally are… epic in every way. What happens when he suddenly remembers who she is to him and you all have effectively shut her out of his life? What is he going to feel like then?”
“I would be ecstatic if that happened, Charlie. Truly, I would.” Gina Masterson reaches out to me from across the table. I release Marla’s hand and squeeze the older woman’s, but feel uneasy as I do so. “Tally, trust us. We all want what is best for Linc. Right now? That’s his recovery and baseball, concentrating on his career, and eventually getting his life back. We probably have, what, three months, Davis?”
“Three months. Then, spring practice begins and they’ll be looking at him hard. I want to take him to Beau Wilson’s camp in LA with private workouts and without the press. In a few months we can see where we are.” Davis looks directly at me. “I think we can safely say a wedding of any kind is off. For now,” he adds as an afterthought.
“You never liked me.” Whoa, a brave salvo that I haven’t quite thought through as I say this. Somehow, it seems like I need defending here.
“It’s not that.”
“Oh, I think it is. You think I’m just in it for Linc’s money but you should know I love him very much. Ask anyone here.” I glance around feeling confident at soliciting support from the others, but only Marla and Charlie actually meet my gaze. Feeling more uneasy, I turn back to Davis. “I love him. You can’t change that regardless of what you do.”
“I think I can,” he says quietly. “There’s the other matter of the six million dollar signing bonus Linc got from the Angels. We’ve checked all of his accounts.” He glances at Chad Masterson who slowly nods and then both men are looking at me with suspicion, even Gina Masterson begins to look as grim as her husband. “We can’t find it. Tell us about the money, Tally. The six million missing from Linc’s account. Tell us about that. ”
The room goes deathly quiet.
Everyone looks at me, while
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