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Trevor laughed again. “Who knows, some woman might show up at the office and hand him a child.”
I frowned, and Greg turned back around to face forward. “That’s how Trevor learned of his son. Davina showed up at work and dropped the baby off.”
“Whoops,” I said as I winced. “You really had no idea?”
“None. Carol and I had a nice weekend together, and then I left for another overseas job. When I came home, I found out I was a father.”
“Well, okay then,” I said from the back seat. “I’m glad it worked out for you.”
Trevor glanced in the mirror. “Thanks.” He tossed a look toward Greg and grinned. “Maybe it will work out for you two.”
Was that a two, as in Greg and me, or a too as in just me?
Greg gave him a funny look, and I chortled from the back. “If you mean Greg and me, there is not a chance in hell of that happening.”
Greg’s forehead lined as he turned my way. “Why do you say that? Wouldn’t you like to get to know me again?”
“Sorry, Charlie, but you already broke my heart once. It might have been nineteen years ago, but I can remember it as if it were yesterday.”
“Wait! I want to hear this story,” Trevor urged from the front seat.
“No, you don’t,” Greg stated firmly.
“You want to hear how he broke my tender teenage heart, Trevor?”
“Yes!” Trevor said with a grin as Greg gave an emphatic no.
“I’ll tell you since you are nice enough to give me a ride to the police station. Greg and I started dating when I was a freshman in high school. He was a total jock, one of the most popular guys in school, because he was not only good at sports but a nice guy and took his classes seriously. Then he graduated and became this hotshot young Marine, and when he heard he was going overseas, Greg decided that he didn’t want me to wait for him. Said he wasn’t sure he would ever come back and didn’t think it was fair of me to wait. Wasn’t that sweet of him?” I said sarcastically. “And just after that, he told me that I should find someone else and move on with my life. He kissed my forehead, handed me back a box of my stuff, and walked away.”
“You bastard!” Trevor tossed toward Greg, who shook his head and stared out the windshield.
“He had the nerve to tell me that he would always love me, but he just couldn’t be the man I wanted or needed him to be.”
Trevor cackled behind the steering wheel and then smirked at Greg. “So, do you still love her?”
“What?” Greg’s head snapped toward Trevor, and then he peered back at me momentarily. I cocked a brow, suddenly wondering that myself.
Trevor responded, “You told her you would always love her, do you? Or did you lie to her?”
“You’re a dick,” He muttered to him.
“No, wait.” I put my hand on Greg’s shoulder. “That’s a good question, Gregory Blaire. Did you lie to me all those years ago?”
He shifted so he could turn his head all the way around to see me. “I cared a lot about you, Maggie, but that was nineteen years ago. I don’t know you, and you don’t know me, so I can’t tell you that I love you.”
I pursed my lips. “So, basically, you lied.”
He sputtered, “Those were stupid words from a stupid kid.”
“Who ran away and joined the stupid military.”
“Whoa, don’t go bashing the military,” he stated huskily.
“Sorry, that wasn’t what I meant. I have a lot of respect for our men and women who serve. I just meant that you ran away.”
“I was not running, Maggie. I was following my heart.”
“I thought I was your heart.”
