He ignores her. “I can’t believe the two of you have been seeing each other behind my back.”
“Probably because we knew you’d react like this,” Joey mutters.
“Imagine my surprise when I come to check on my friend and I see him with my daughter.” Greg shoves a hand through his hair, starting to pace. “Unbelievable.”
“Don’t blame Joey.”
“Damn right I don’t. I blame you. She’s not even old enough?—”
“Don’t finish that sentence.” Joey’s voice is deadly calm. “I’m a mother. I have achild. I can make my own decisions, and you don’t get a say in this one.”
I don’t think I’ve ever seen him look so angry.
“I’d have expected better judgment from you, Sam.”
“Greg, your daughter?—”
“I don’t want to hear what you think of my daughter.” He steps closer to me so we’re chest to chest.
“Then you’re the only one here that gets to have opinions?”
He shoves me backward. “I can do whatever the fuck I want when you’re screwing around with my daughter.”
“You need to leave.” I right myself and it takes everything I have not to punch him.
But that wouldn’t help the situation. Wouldn’t help Joey. I don’t want to make anything worse. Well, worse than it is right now.
“Come on, Josephine. Let’s go.”
“I’m not going anywhere.”
“Joey.” I turn to face her and damn it, if the anguish on her face doesn’t break my damn heart. “You should go. Don’t make things worse.”
“But—”
“Go.”
Greg’s jaw grinds down before he spins on his heel and walks out without looking back.
“Please don’t make me leave.” She goes to grab me, but I stop her. “We can figure this out.”
Her lip quivers and it damn near breaks me. I’m fucking pissed as hell because he stormed in here without hearing our side of the story. There’s no blame to be placed. We’re two adults who made the decision to be together.
Hell, it wasn’t even a choice. I was drawn to Joey long before I could admit it to myself. I knew it was a bad idea, but I did it anyway. Because I fucking love this woman. I only wishI’d had the balls to tell her before now. Because I don’t think I’ll ever be able to after I let her go.
“Please, Joey. Go with your dad.”
“Sam. Don’t do this.”
I shake my head, swallowing around the emotion clogging my voice. “It’s already done.”
“You’re taking the decision away from me too?” She shakes her head. “Unbelievable.”
She rushes off into the house and I drop down into the chair, shoving my hands through my hair.
Fuck me.
One minute, Joey and I are wrapped up in each other, and the next, everything is unraveling. Whatever we have is over. Joey and I are done. There’s no way we’ll ever be able to have a relationship now that we’ve been found out. If her dad has anything to say about it, we’ll never be together.
