Page 35 of Galen's Redemption
A slow smile spread over Robert’s face. “You don’t believe in softening your words, do you?”
“As much as you want to make this a matter of heart, it’s a business. As such, you need to make decisions with your head. What’s best for your charity might not be what’s best for you personally. Put aside your own ego, and don’t dismiss ideas from anyone.” Galen squeezed Robert’s hand gently.“Can you do that? Because if you can’t, it’s not a question of will it fail, it’s more when it’s going to happen.”
“My parents want you to come to dinner.”
The words were spoken so quietly, Galen wasn’t sure he’d heard them right. “What?”
“I have to go to their house at the end of the month, and my mom said I could invite you along if, you know, you’re interested.”
“Why would I want to?”
Robert looked up, obviously flustered. “I don’t know. I just thought… I don’t know what I thought. My brother and his husband will be there, and it would be nice to have someone with me. Noel’s already offered to watch the shelter for the night, so that’s covered.”
Galen couldn’t believe Robert was asking him to go to dinner with his family. Where in the hell did that make any sense whatsoever?
“Okay, I’ll go.”
And where in the hell did that come from?
