“It’s hard to escape the burdens of childhood,” Gavin said. “I should know. I’ve spent my whole life trying to find the family that never wanted me. Andrea won’t talk to me about her past, but I’d wager her behavior has a lot to do with her mother. It was just the right button for Elaine to push.”
“I guess Andrea just wants to make her mother proud.” Josh was starting to understand what Gavin was driving at. It had taken Andrea weeks to open up to him about her mother and the burden she carried. “And the only way she knows how to do that is to become an Amazon.”