May 25, 2014
Bound by Love—Gran Bel Fisher (3:35)
Haven
Eleanor and Garland
Eleanor leaned back in the chair and fixed a shrewd gaze on Garland. "We should tell her, Garland."
Garland sighed and rested his head in his hands. "We can't Eleanor and you know it. If we tell her…bad things will happen. Or at least that's what Lucy claimed. She has to figure things out for herself. The only thing we can do is guide her in the right direction."
Eleanor huffed and stood up. "If we tell her nothing then everything is going to spiral out of control, Garland. There are some things we can tell her that won't ruin everything." She leaned on his desk and glared at him. "The more we keep quiet the more she's going to hate us when she finds out the truth."
Garland sat back and shook his head in something like defeat. "I don't care if she hates me," he claimed though she could tell it was a lie. "She…so long as she does what she is destined to do then my feelings don't matter."
Eleanor sighed and sat down again. "Garland…" She shook her head. "She was our best friend. She helped you get your son. It's killing me that we can't do the same for her. James is important to her even if she doesn't remember him. Even if she doesn't know him now she deserves to know that someone murdered her son."
Garland groaned and set his head on his desk with a thump. "I know. I know. I'll forever be grateful to her for Nathan. He's…he's my son no matter whose blood runs through his veins. But…just give me a bit more time, Eleanor. Just a month or so and then we can start telling her. Let Audrey get used to Haven and then we'll tell her that her 'mother' is actually herself and the Colorado Kid is her son. Hold it together that long?"
Eleanor sighed again and then nodded. "All right. Audrey's birthday is soon. We'll tell her after that."
"Good. Great. Okay," Garland gave her a tight smile. "Now go on," he waved towards the door. "I have a hunt to organize. Damn wolves. Damn troubles."
Eleanor quietly left Garland's office and shot a longing look towards Audrey's office. She missed Lucy. Lucy had been her best friend. Audrey…well, Audrey wasn't, not yet but maybe she could be.