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Katie’s eyes light up and she nods before turning to look out the window for the remainder of the trip, singing the chorus to our duet over and over until we get home.
As suspected, Lucy is livid when I explain to her what happened, and while she mumbles to herself that it’s her fault, I know a part of her still blames me. She probably wouldn’t have given him alone time so soon if I hadn’t messed up. But it’s done now. We just have to figure out how to move forward.
Despite Katie wanting me to stay, after only a few minutes, I make an excuse and head home. Lucy may say we’re fine, but it’s not hard to miss the change in our relationship, so I want to give her time to forgive me.
A little time anyway. She can have another week. I don’t think I’ll last much longer than that.
I’ve barely been home for five minutes when there’s a knock at the door. My pulse spikes as my first thought is Lucy, but I know that’s unlikely. And when I open the door, my guest is the last person I want to see.
“How did you get my address?” I say with my arms folded across my chest, standing at my full height. I know I can be intimidating, and I usually hate it, but right now, that’s the look I’m going for.
Greg rolls his eyes, seemingly unaffected. “Your dad was more than willing to hand it over when I told him I wanted to sort things out with my darling brother.”
I roll my eyes in return, as I call bullshit. “Dad doesn’t have my address.”
“Okay, so I followed you one night; sue me.” He shrugs.
What the fuck?
Up until now, I’d never thought of Greg as a threat, except for his ability to take Katie from Lucy. But in this moment, my spine’s tingling and I’m a little on edge.Has he been stalking me?
“Why are you here, Greg?” I say without changing my stance, trying to appear unaffected.
A hint of a smirk lights up the asshole’s face as he looks me square in the eye. “I thought it was time we had a little chat.”
Fuck!
Chapter Forty
Wes
Greg’sarmscrossashe tries to mirror my stance, his eyebrow’s raising as he waits for me to respond.
“Okay, I’ll bite. Say what you’ve got to say. And fast. I’m kind of busy.”
“With what?” He laughs. “Lucy doesn’t want to see you and there’s no football today. What else could you have going on?”
He’s right, but I don’t need to tell him that. Instead, I stare at him with a blank expression. “Just talk.”
A hint of nerves flits across his face before he recovers. “I need more money and you’re going to give it to me.”
I roll my eyes and move to slam the door in his face.What a joke.Greg runs forward, stopping the door with his foot, seconds before it closes, ripping it open again. “You’re going to want to hear me out.”
“Five minutes,” I grunt in frustration.
After taking a deep breath, he leans against the doorframe and speaks. “I need money so that I can give Katie the life that she deserves. You know I’ve got nothing. I want to make sure I’ve got a decent place to live, nice things for Katie—when she comes around—and enough left over so that I don’t have to live paycheck to paycheck.”
My jaw drops. He’s delusional if he thinks Katie will be spendinganytime at his house after the shit he just pulled.
“Get a better job. Work for it. I’ve given you enough payouts.”
Greg’s features morph into something almost sadistic, and his eyes narrow. “No, I don’t think you understand. This isn’t a question. If you don’t give me the money, I’ll press charges against you. Maybe even get a restraining order. Anything I can do to make it impossible for you to see Lucy and Katie.”
Fucker. I should have known this would happen. “How much do you want?” If it’s another ten grand, I’ll do it to shut him up. He can’t do much damage with that.
“Five hundred.”
What?“Fuck off.” I try to slam the door again but he pushes through.
