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THE

GOOD

SON

Carolyn Huizinga Mills

THE

GOOD

SON

a novel

Copyright © 2021 Carolyn Huizinga Mills

This edition copyright © 2021 Cormorant Books Inc.

This is a first edition.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free 1.800.893.5777.

The publisher gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council for its publishing program. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) for our publishing activities, and the Government of Ontario through Ontario Creates, an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture, and the Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit Program.

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION

Title: The good son / a novel by Carolyn Huizinga Mills.

Names: Mills, Carolyn Huizinga, author.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20200238418 | Canadiana (ebook) 20200238426 |

ISBN 9781770865921 (softcover) | ISBN 9781770865938 (html)

Classification: LCC PS8626.I4563 g66 2021 | DDC c813/.6—dc23

Cover photo and design: Angel Guerra / Archetype

Interior text design: Tannice Goddard, tannicegdesigns.ca

Printer: Friesens

Printed and bound in Canada.

CORMORANT BOOKS INC.

260 Spadina Avenue, Suite 502, Toronto, ON M5T 2E4

www.cormorantbooks.com

To Scott – for encouraging me, always,to follow my dreams.

Contents

Part One

Part One / Chapter One

Part One / Chapter Two

Part One / Chapter Three

Part One / Chapter Four

Part One / Chapter Five

Part One / Chapter Six

Part One / Chapter Seven

Part Two

Part Two / Chapter One

Part Two / Chapter Two

Part Two / Chapter Three

Part Two / Chapter Four

Part Two / Chapter Five

Part Two / Chapter Six

Part Two / Chapter Seven

Part Three

Part Three / Chapter One

Part Three/ Chapter Two

Part Three / Chapter Three

Part Three / Chapter Four

Part Three / Chapter Five

Part Three / Chapter Six

Part Three / Chapter Seven

Part Three / Chapter Eight

Part Three Chapter Nine

Part Four

Part Four / Chapter One

Part Four / Chapter Two

Part Four / Chapter Three

Part Four / Chapter Four

Part Four / Chapter Five

Part Four / Chapter Six

Part Four / Chapter Seven

Part Four / Chapter Eight

Part Four / Chapter Nine

Part Four / Chapter Ten

Part Four / Chapter Eleven

Part Five

Part Five / Chapter One

Part Five /Chapter Two

Part Five / Chapter Three

Part Five / Chapter Four

Part Five / Chapter Five

Acknowledgements

Landmarks

Cover

Copyright

Start of Content

Acknowledgements

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PART ONE

CHAPTER ONE

I DIDN’T ALWAYS HATE MY big brother. There was a period of my life, in fact, when I looked up to him with something close to admiration. But I was a little girl then and it was easy to be impressed by him. Ricky’s fooled a lot of people in his forty-six years — just ask any of the other pissed-off women in his life. We make a surprisingly long list.

NOW THAT WE’RE ADULTS, I generally avoid talking to him, which isn’t hard given the fact that he lives in Toronto, over a hundred kilometres away; but, since today is his birthday, I have done the sisterly thing and called him. Already, I regret it. He is describing some woman named Dee Dee. And as I listen to him explain how amazing she is, I have an overwhelming desire to tell him that he’s boring me to the edge of violence, to the point of wanting to punch him. Lucky for him, I have plans tonight, so he’s safe — he always is — ensconced in his swanky townhouse, far removed from Dunford and all his secrets hidden here.

I switch the phone to my other ear and glance at Jason to see if he’s annoyed with how long this call is taking, but he’s sitting on my couch, quite relaxed, flipping through last month’s edition of Maclean’s. If he’s feeling at all impatient, he’s doing a good job hiding it. We were just getting ready to head out the door when I remembered I hadn’t acknowledged Ricky’s birthday, so I decided to make what was meant to be a quick call just to get it out of the way. And now Ricky seems to think I should be just as excited as he is about Dee Dee, even while he insists things are

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