Page 77 of Twisted Trails
Luc nods slowly. “So let him try. Let him earn her back. If he screws up again, fine. He’s out, but we all know she needs him if she’s ever gonna get through the rest of this.”
Dane exhales hard, dragging a hand down his face like he’s trying to wipe off the weight of it all. “Fine. I won’t get in the way, but this is forher, don’t think for a second that we’re good again, and if you hurt her in any way…” his eyes flash dangerously, “… the next thing I’m gonna break is your dick.”
“If I somehow manage to hurt her more, I’ll pull my pants down for you to do it.”
Luc looks away, pressing his lips together, and Dane stares at me, his jaw twitching like he’sthisclose to breaking again.
Instead, he looks down at the linoleum floor, and when he looks back up, there’s the ghost of a smile threatening the corner of his mouth before he huffs a breath and storms off.
I start to turn, too, ready to leave, unsure of my place, but a firm hand clamps on my shoulder and pulls me back.
“Where do you think you’re going,Papi?”
I blink at him. “I don’t know. I thought you’d want me to leave.”
Luc rolls his eyes like I just said the dumbest thing on the planet. “I didn’t make you come here for a little chitchat.”
“I mean…” I glance back toward where Alaina disappeared with Mason, something in my chest pulling tight. “I’m here. I’ll support her, whatever she needs, but I don’t think she needs me when you guys are here too?—”
“Shut up,” Luc cuts me off, sharp but not cruel. “Of course, she needs you too. She needs all of us. You want this to work?”
I frown. “Work? What are you talking about?”
“All of us. For her.”
“What?”
“Alaina needs us all to feel better. She needs me, you, and Mason. So, we get our shit together and be good for her, and maybe we can be friends, even if you said you weren’t mine.”
“What are you even saying, Delacroix?”
He shrugs, but there’s a glint in his eye. “You’ll figure it out soon enough. Just know, I’m willing to work together to make her happy. I’m willing to share, if that’s what she needs. You’d better get on the same page.”
“Share as in…”
Luc just smirks. “Think about it.” I barely get a second to process that when he claps his hands. “But for now, I made appointments.”
“Appointments?” I echo, my head still spinning with what he just implied.
“For STD testing.”
“What the fuck?”
“Alaina and Mason are already on it. You and I are next.”
“Why would we?”
“Because you fucked her without a condom in the gondola like a fucking asshole,” Luc says without missing a beat. “And I expect more from you, Greer. If you want me to trust you with her, I want your A-game. No more mindless shit. This is too important. Instead of kicking your ass for it, I’m making you do this, so count yourself lucky.”
Shame crawls up the back of my neck. “Right.”
“We’re going to get tested to make sure you didn’t give her anything.”
“I haven’t slept with anyone since my fiancée,” I mutter.
Luc raises a brow. “That’s depressing but good for our situation. Still, I won’t chance her health. Will you?”
I shake my head fast. “Of course not.”
