Pearl 23 Evelyn, at the sight of Iz's tears pushed up from the chair and went to Iz pulling her into a warm hug. "I know David loves you Iz. Rafe is just surprised that is all." She said softly.
It took Iz a few minutes to calm down; slowly she whipped the tears from her eyes and let Evelyn lead her to a seat.
"Are you sure that you are ok Iz?" Evelyn asked as she glanced over at Iz who had yet to say something since had sat down.
"I am not hurt Evelyn." She responded seeing her looking for an ice bag.
"Well icing that back of your won't hurt you any either, I saw you hit the corner there it had to hurt." Evelyn said handing her the bag. She watched as Iz slowly and gingerly put it on her back. "I have never seen him that angry Iz…" Evelyn stopped and started again. "I haven't seen him that angry in a long time."
"Rafe hates to get angry like that, he is scared that he will lose control and become a monster."
"He isn't though."
"Evelyn did he ever tell you what he did to my father?"
"No he didn't tell me much about your father, only that he didn't respect the man."
Iz gave a small laugh at that statement. "That is understating his feelings. He hates my father, not that Danny or I blame him. Anyway one day my father went to get Danny away from Rafe. He grabbed Danny and was dragging him across the fields. Rafe said he could hear Danny choking from the barn. He ran and got a 2X4 from the airplane and whacked my father across the back of the head with it. He was that angry. That is why he wants to control his anger."
"He hurt you didn't he."
"Not like you think Evelyn." Iz answered softly.