Page 40 of Irresistible

Patting his hand, Loren snorted. “I know.”

“I’m not going to lie,” he said hotly.

“Nor would I suggest that,” Loren said. “But there’s a difference between being honest and making yourself a scapegoat for the city. As your lawyer, I’m here to elucidate the difference.”

“That sounds like a lot of double-talk,” he responded harshly.

Lilly pushed the bakery box in his direction and grinned. “Have a cinnamon roll and let Loren work her magic.” She watched a dissatisfied look cross his face, so she ran her foot up his leg and winked. “Go on.” When he opened the box and took one, she gave him a smile. “Loren, tell me what happened to the lawsuit with Drew and Tina.”

“His daddy made him drop it. Apparently, his mama was starting to feel the blowback in her social circle and told him to get their son in line. I heard from a little birdie that they don’t think much of Tina and blame her for starting this nonsense. I got a call from the family attorney yesterday, and he wanted to know what it would take to make it go away quietly.”

“That’s it?” Lilly shouted. “A year of nonsense and then poof, it goes away?” Shaking her head, she frowned. “Nope. I want them to cover your legal fees.”

“And we’re going to pursue what happened yesterday,” Loren said vehemently. “He’s not going to get away with it.”

“Agreed,” Lilly said. She shared a look with her sister and knew they wouldn’t ever let this go until they made sure he would never raise his hand to another woman. Everyone in town would understand what he was capable of. The boy she’d known in college no longer existed and the man he’d become was a monster. If he was willing to hit one woman, he was willing to hit ten. There would be no silent complicity on her part. That was for damn sure.

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