“He doesn’t have the money. Neither does his old man, and the last thing John Callahan needs is to find out that his son is responsible for all the shit going on around town.”
“It would do him some good, if you ask me.”
“The town would turn on him. No one would buy from his shop, and then he’d go out of business. No matter what I think of his son, John does not deserve that.”
“Maybe,” Mav agreed, “but at some point, that fucker is gonna pay for what he did, and his old man won’t be able to escape getting wrapped up in the fallout.”
“Not today, though.”
“Well, since that’s all done, I guess it’s about time you went to see Bailey.”
“And why would I do that?”
Mav looked at me like I was an idiot, and maybe I was. “To explain why you were such an asshole and pushed her away.”
“Explaining what happened wouldn’t do a damn thing to fix what happened between us. Bailey’s not the type of woman to forgive and forget.”
“Maybe,” he said, his brows furrowing. “But if you don’t try, you definitely won’t make any headway.”
“Give it up,” I sighed. “If I can accept that things are over, so can you.”
Mav walked closer, his eyes focused on his hat in his hands. “Liam, I don’t often stick my nose where it doesn’t belong, but I’m going to this time.”
“I knew it was my lucky day.”
The seriousness in his eyes wiped the smile from my face. “Bailey Bennett is one of a kind, and if you don’t at least try to explain whathappened, you’ll lose any chance of ever getting that woman back. You’ll have to watch her fall in love with someone who wouldn’t have done even half the shit you just went through for her. Are you really willing to let that happen?”
Shrugging, he slid his hat on and headed for the door.
“Think about that before you decide to throw away the best thing that’s ever happened to you.”
36
BAILEY
DidI really want to go to work today?
Not at all, but there was no point in even considering wallowing around my apartment for a second longer.
“Liam was released from the hospital the other day,” Cheyenne said, slipping her earrings in as she pretended to mind her own business in that not-very-casual way of hers.
“Good. I’m sure he’ll get better in no time.”
“Aren’t you at all curious why he came by that night?”
“We already know why. Austin was threatening everyone, including me, because of that stupid accident.”
“Yeah, but if he broke things off with you, why was he so desperate to get to you when he’d already ended things in such a callous way?” Sitting on the bed, she leaned in closer. “Don’t you think that’s just a little odd?”
Yes, I did, but I wasn’t about to wrack my brain for answers when, in the end, it didn’t really matter.
“He wanted to make sure I was okay.”
“Girl, he raced over here when he was on the verge of death to make sure you were okay. He passed out in the hallway!”
“I’ll write him a note or something.”
Flinging the covers off, I got out of bed, ignoring the way she gaped at me.
