Page 49 of Property of Woods

“You don’t mean that.”

“Try me.”

“You can’t just gift me to your brother,” Faye shouts.

“You said it yourself that the two of you are together.Was probably plotting to kill me when he got out.”

“It was just talk.”

“Yeah.Was just talk when you had your dick in her just now.Was probably fucking her behind my back before you went in.”

The guilt is written all over both their faces.

“Jesus.You two are a fucked up match made in Hell.Either of you think of pulling some dumb shit and I swear to you I’ll put you down like the fucking rabid dogs that you are.”

Chapter Fifteen

Everyboneandnervein my body hurts.Even my fingernails ache.

“I’ll follow behind you,” Gray tells Low as I’m getting into the passenger side of the truck she drives.I try not to watch them as he escorts her to the driver’s side with a hand pressed to the small of her back.

She can deny it all she wants, but there’s something between them.More than friends.There’s a spark that crackles in the air around them when they are together.When they round the other side of the truck, they are just outside of my view for a moment.Long enough for them to share a secret kiss.

When she climbs in, she grins like a loon.

She asks me, “Ready?”

“Yup,” I pop the P.

“It’s getting late, but if you’re hungry, we can swing by Remy Lou’s drive-in for some chicken strip baskets.”

I almost tell her I’m not hungry, but then I remember that I’m eating for two.“That would be great.Thanks.”

“No problem.They have the best peach lemonade and frozen Coke.You have to get the frozen Coke.”

The drive-in reminds me of something out of a retro movie or classic tv show.The servers all roll up to your window on roller skates.The neon signs shaped like ice cream, hot dogs, and fries give it that special touch.

Working here looks like it would be fun if I wasn’t pregnant.

I still haven’t processed the news.

A baby is the last thing I need.Especially one fathered by Thad.

Will our child be mean like him?

Will Thad try to take this baby from me?

Will he kill me anyway when he catches up to me, or will he allow me to give birth first?

Low orders for us, and Gray parks off to the side.I catch her smiling at him through her side mirror a few times while we’re waiting.Watching the two of them eye fuck each other is a welcomed distraction from my own problems and the aches and pains racking my body and nervous system.

“How long have you and Gray been a couple?”

Her cheeks redden, giving her away before she opens her mouth.“I don’t know what you mean.”

“You’re not fooling anyone.Especially not me.I see the way you two look at each other.How you trade smiles and touches when you think no one is watching.”

“I’ll tell you about Gray when you are honest with me about your relationship with my brother.”

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