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“Wait, what?” Mason blinked at me.
His mouth opened again, and I shot his next question down with a stare.
Brad smirked. “What happened between you guys? You can share it with me. After that little accident, I saw you carry her, wet swimsuit and all, up to your room.”
“Nothing happened.” Then, I shook my head.
I’d asked Brad what he’d told the girls on why we’d disappeared. He’d told them that I took Becky to the hospital to check if she was okay. I’d let that lie slide since he had put the girls to bed that night.
“What accident?” Mason’s voice heightened.
Brad pursed his lips. “We forgot to tell you about all the drama on Tuesday. Becky thought Mary had drowned when Mary was only floating like Superman underwater.”
Mason’s mouth slipped agape.
“Becky jumped in the pool. Too bad the girl doesn’t know how to swim.” Brad threw Mason an all-knowing smirk, most likely amused that Mason didn’t know this. Mason did always want to be in the know.
His mouth slipped open even wider.
“Worst day to be sleeping over at your girlfriend’s house, little bro.” Brad sported a cocky smirk. “Someone got action. Satisfaction.”
I rolled my neck from side to side, breathing out my annoyance. “Nothing happened. I haven’t even taken her out on a date.”
“Yes, but you’ve been living together for a bit now, so this dating action doesn’t matter,” Brad said.
I groaned. “It does.” It did to me.
Mason rubbed at his brow, as if the whole thing was exhausting him. “We still know nothing about her.”
“That’s not true,” I said, my voice hard.
Maybe they didn’t know her, but I did. I knew her heart, I knew how well she fit in my arms, and I knew I was in love with her.
Brad cocked an eyebrow. “Are you saying that she talked to you?” He placed both elbows on the table. “Really talked to you?” He leaned in, leveling me with a stare.
My jaw tightened.Nosy bastards.“Yes, she did. And, yes, she has a past. And, no, you guys are not privy to it unless she wants to tell you herself.”
Mason ground his molars. “Who is she running from?”
“Mason …” I warned coolly.
But he wasn’t backing down. “Who? If that person is crazy, we have a right to know.”
My fist pounded against the table, my patience thin. “One, I won’t let anything happen to my family, and two, what you get is what Becky herself decides to share with you. Period. The end.” I grabbed my copy of the projections, flipping to the first page balance sheet, challenging them to say one more word.
Brad nodded slowly. “Got it.” He flipped to the first page of his copy. “And I’ve decided. Frozen Monopoly is happening at my place in the city. I’ll bring the girls back on Sunday.”
I sighed. “Brad, you don’t have to do that.”
He shrugged. “I know. But I’m the better brother, so …” He winked.
If he wasn’t helping me out, I’d slap him.
There was no comeback from Mason. Silently brooding, he flipped to the first page of the financials.
Basking in Mason’s silence, Brad grinned. “Let’s get this over with. Someone has a big date to get ready for.”
Chapter 26
