Sure, it would’ve been an irrational reaction, but I couldn’t deny that I didn’t want her anywhere around that asshole.
“Look,” I said, peering down at Tammy once more.“I gotta go.”
Tammy nodded.
“And if it’s worth anything, you might consider keepin’ your distance from Billy.He’s not gonna do right by you.No matter what he tells you.”
“And you did?”she snapped, her eyebrows darting down.
My gaze shot to hers.“Yeah.I did.Or I tried anyway.”
“If it really mattered, you would’ve tried harder.”
Feeling as though I'd just walked into some sort of twilight zone, I took a step back.I stared down at the woman I'd once been married to and shook my head.Clearly she didn’t remember things the way I did.
“On the other hand,” I said, hating that I was stooping to her level, “maybe you and Billy will work out.”
With that, I spun on my boot heel and headed inside.I knew the Walkers had this situation with Billy under control and I really needed to see Reagan.
Once inside, I glanced around at all the familiar faces, searching for Reagan.I found her sitting in a booth across from Amy.
“Everything okay?”
Reagan peered up at me, her expression cool.“Yeah.”
I noticed that Amy didn’t look up.
Rather than ask Reagan if she was ready to go, I slid into the booth beside her.I knew she was upset with me, although I didn’t know exactly why, other than she’d seen me talking to Tammy.
Knowing better than to toss my arm around her and pretend nothing had happened, I rested my elbows on the table and glanced between the two women.
“I’m really okay,” Amy finally said, obviously noticing we were both staring at her.“I just hate that this is happening.”
“We know,” Reagan said reassuringly.“But it’ll get better.Soon.”
“I agree with Reagan,” I added.“Trust Wolfe and Rhys.They won’t let anything happen to you.”
This time Amy nodded and it appeared she believed that much.
“I just want him to go away.I’m so tired of having to worry about him, thinking he’ll pop up any second and steal this life from me.”
I didn’t bother to tell her that was a real possibility if the man pulled a stunt like he’d pulled at the bar.On the flip side, the guy might be smart, but he wasn’t invincible.He would be caught.Eventually.
However, I truly believed that we needed to take care of it sooner rather than later.Before someone else got hurt or, God forbid, killed.
The bells over the doors jangled and Amy’s gaze swung over instantly.I twisted to see who was coming inside.I wasn’t surprised to see that Billy wasn’t with the group.Apparently, Curtis had talked a little sense into the man.How long that would last was anyone’s guess.
“I’m gonna go talk to them for a sec,” I told Reagan.“Then you ready to head out?”
She nodded but didn’t make eye contact.
Forcing myself to my feet, I wandered over to where the others had gathered.I shook Curtis’s hand, then said my good-byes to the others, letting them know I'd meet up with them tomorrow.
A strong hand on my shoulder had me turning, coming face-to-face with Wolfe.
“Hey, bro.You good?”
Wolfe shrugged.“Will be.When this is all over.”
