Page 17 of The Chase
She wanted to go home. To be with her family. This…this was the scariest time of her life right now. She wanted to go home.
Now, she just had to find a way to make it happen. Her lease was up in two months—she’d probably have to pay to break it. The manager of the complex could be a total jerk, too.
She’d called him to see if someone from the complex had been in her apartment—sometimes, they would spray for pests. They didn’t always adhere to the contract aboutwheneither. Usually, they put a notice on the door. But…there hadn’t been any notices on anyone else’s doors.
And the manager had just blown her off. Until she’d told him she’d called the Value sheriff’s office. Then he’d gotten all abrasive and rude.
She’d just pay to get out of her lease, rent a truck…and take herself home.
It was the right decision. Greer just knew it.
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Okay.Time to do this.
Greer had packed all of her belongings, with help from Cody, Hala, Ayla, and Aubrey. Fortunately, the furniture in her apartment belonged to the apartment complex. Nothing too heavy went into the moving truck. The moving truck trailed after them, driven by Cody, who was definitely enjoying being surrounded by four women.
He was such a flirt. He even had Aubrey’s cheeks bright red a time or two. She suspected he greatly liked the Aubrey.
Of course, most men did. It was rather a given. Not only was Aubrey beyond beautiful, she was one of the nicest women Greer had ever met. She had decided Aubrey belonged with one of her brothers—she just had to get Guthrie to realize it, too. It made perfect sense—Guthrie and Aubrey were both doctors who worked together every day, they were so compassionate, and they just obviously belonged together. Greer was going to figure out a way to make it happen. If Guthrie hadn’t already. He did seem to be plotting something lately.
“Oh, great.” Her stomach dropped when she counted cars.
Aubrey turned to her. “What?”
“They areallhere. Even George and Ronnie.”
“You don’t have to tell them tonight,” Hala said, quietly from the back seat. Ayla echoed that. “Just tell them your lease was up and you need a place to stay for a while until you regroup.”
“But…I think your family will be super-supportive, Greer. Tell them from the beginning. I think they’ll understand,” Aubrey said, quietly. “You’ll be safe with them, and you’ll have help getting through this next part.”
“What about Kurt, though? They are going to want to kill him. I have no doubt about that.” They would demand to know who the father was, and she wasn’t very good at lying to her family.
Lying wasn’t the Hiller way.
“I say, rip off the band-aid,” Hala patted her on the shoulder. Greer pulled in a deep breath. “Just get it all out there. That way you don’t have to keep dwelling on it. You can almost get a fresh start.”
“And we’ll be right there with you,” Ayla promised. “No matter what.”
“Remember, no matter what,” Aubrey said. “You are not doing this alone. I promise. You’ve got us, and you’ve got your family, every single step of the way.”
Greer knew the older woman was right.
Greer really was lucky, and she would stop doubting that right now.
She was going to be amom.It was time she got her act together, and started doing the hard stuff to make that a reality.
Her baby was counting on her.
Aubrey shocked the life out of her when she squealed. “I thought he was still on in the emergency department tonight! Ischeduledhim on!”
Greer looked at the porch, and the men who had filed out, probably to check out the box truck behind her little SUV. “Who? Guth?”
“Yes. That man! He’snotsupposed to be here!”
“You’re mad at Guthrie?” Ayla asked. “Why?”
“He’s threatened, promised—oh, heaven help me—he’s planning to seduce me as soon as he possibly can. He has an entire strategy devised. He said so himself.”
