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“Lucy…”
“What do you want me to say, Wes?”
She’s trying hard to come across strong and unaffected, but the quiver in her voice gives her away.
“I want you to tell me the truth.”
Her breath hitches and then she huffs. “What truth? That I messed up. That I made a stupid mistake that could have hurt Katie. Or worse?”
“It’s not your fault. I—”
“I know it’s not all mine, but I’m still partly to blame.”Ouch!
My chest tightens thinking about my part in all this. She wouldn’t have granted Greg any unsupervised access if I hadn’t fucked up. And I hate that I’m the cause of her hurt.
“Can I come over? I need to see you. I hate this distance between us.”
“I’m—”
“I get it, Lucy. I do. And I’ve been giving you space. But fuck, I miss you and I really want to hold you right now.”
Lucy sniffs, providing me with even more proof that she’s not okay. “I miss you too, and I do want to see you, but this week’s pretty crazy. The weekend?”
I hold back a sigh; it’s better than nothing. “The weekend sounds great. In the meantime, I’m here if you need me.”
“Thanks, Wes.”
“Bye, Lucy.”
I only see Lucy once over the next couple of days and it kills me. Work goes by slowly, even though the season’s started. And I just feel like shit in general.
I’m ready for a night on the couch when there’s a knock on my door.Too many people know where I live these days.
“Hey! We were in the neighborhood, and my buddy here is a huge fan of yours,” Greg blurts out as soon as I’ve opened up. “I had to show off my big bro…”
He keeps talking, but I only take in half of what he says because no matter what the rest was, I know the neighborhood part is a lie.
I try to hide my suspicious thoughts, but my brows furrow without permission. “Okay. Sure. Hi.”
“I’m Tye.”
“Hi Tye, it’s always a pleasure to meet a fan. Are you excited for the coming season?”
“Absolutely! I think we’ve got a good shot this year.”
“I agree.”
“Especially since we secured Mathers. I can’t believeyou’reGreg’s brother,” he says to me before turning to Greg. “And thatyourfuture brother-in-law is Mathers.”
Huh? Fucker! He’s lying again. I take a deep breath and smile, hoping it doesn’t come across as fake as it is. After that comment, I’m done.
“I’m really sorry to cut this short, but I was actually just heading out,” I say, quickly changing my couch plans to include leaving the house. I know Greg’s got a reason for being here. I’m just not sure what it is.
“Sorry, yeah man. We won’t keep you,” Tye rushes out with a frown and moves to walk away.
Greg nods but doesn’t move. “Of course. It was good seeing you, brother. Oh Tye, I was almost certain you’d ask him to help convince me to press charges.” Greg laughs. “But too late now.”
My chest tightens.What?
