Rue
Guess your old dad can surprise you even after kicking the bucket.
As I write this, you haven’t figured it all out yet. You will. Faster than me and without time spent in jail. Almost though. Still wish we got a picture of you in cuffs.
Happy as I was, I refused to turn it in just to have it all taken by the government.
Those suit-stuffed assholes wouldn’t have given me a cent, you know it, and I do.
But I missed the bank reward. Funny how those things go.
I was blind to what was right in front of me. Sounds like someone else I know.
I thought once I found the gold, I would give you and your mom a good life, but all it did was hold me hostage. That and my damn pride. You were grown by the time I found it, and the thought of showing up after all those years was almost as scary as losing all the money.
I knew the day you showed up at the boat that I didn’t have much gas left in the tank. I wanted a second chance, and I took advantage of your situation to make me feel better about all I missed out on. I don’t know much about being a dad, but I could tell you had a thing or two to learn.
Plus, you and Nash put on a hell of a show.
I made a lot of mistakes in my life, but I’d say the way things worked out with you ain’t one of them. Your mom did good. You did. And Nash.
Life don’t last long enough.
Thanks for the fun, kiddo.
Love, Cap (Dad)