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and get a better
job. I’m not supporting you. Or your brat, as long as she lives
here.” He jerked his arm away.
    “ No, Lou! I’m begging you.” The tears
ran down her face. She wanted to be strong, but she had nothing to
fight him with. “Please. There has to be a way we can work this
out.” She took hold of his hands.
    “ Well.” He licked his lips and stared
at her from her breasts to her toes. “I might be willing to work
out some sort of agreement.” He untied her robe and slid his hands
inside, groping her breasts.
    She hated his hands on her, especially after
spending the night with the only man she could ever love.
    Her breath caught as Gabe burst through the
door. “Amy!” He stopped cold when he saw Lou’s hands on her
body.
    She pulled away from Lou and retied her
robe. Shit. The shock on Gabe’s face took her right back to the
lake when she gave her virginity to the wrong guy. Her heart
stopped and shame replaced the fear she’d felt moments ago.
    “ Well, isn’t this cute. My big bad cop
brother rushing in to make sure the slut is okay.”
    Gabe crossed the room in two steps and
delivered a punch, knocking Lou to his knees. “Get up. It’s time to
settle this once and for all, you jackass.”
    Lou held his face where Gabe’s fist had
connected. Rage flamed in his eyes. Then he lunged at Gabe’s legs,
knocking them both to the floor.
    “ Stop it! Both of you.” She tried to
pull them apart, but Lou pushed her. Before she could catch her
balance, her head slammed against the wall. Pain stabbed her skull
and the room blurred for a few moments.
    Gabe threw a crushing blow to Lou’s nose.
When Lou dropped to his knees, Gabe came to her side and helped her
up. “You fucking asshole,” he growled at Lou. “You didn’t have to
push her.”
    “ And you didn’t have to kill Jenna,
but you did. She was my world, and you took that away. So I took
your world.”
    “ Jenna was killed by a mugger. I had
nothing to do with it.” He looked at Amy’s head where it hit the
wall, and then led her to the couch. “Damn it Lou, when are you
going to forgive me?”
    “ Never! She thought you were playing a
joke on her, sending a guy to steal her brand new purse. She
would’ve never stood up to that bastard if you hadn’t teased her,
laughed at her for being too girly.” Lou scurried up and
straightened his designer suit. “I’ll never forget her.”
    “ No one is asking you to forget her.
We’re just asking for you to end this feud. We used to be best
friends. Lou, we all played pranks on each other. We were kids. We
made stupid decisions,” Gabe said. “It could’ve happened to any of
us.”
    “ But it didn’t. It happened to Jenna
and I’m left to suffer without her. It was your turn to pull a
prank. You teased her relentlessly over that purse. Then someone
tries to steal it? I hold you accountable. Jenna is dead and some
murderer is out there living free.”
    “ Lou, you know Gabe pranked you with a
fake acceptance letter to Princeton.” She rubbed her head as a pain
shot through it. “Jenna was my best friend. Don’t you think I miss
her too? We all do, but this has gone on too long. You can’t keep
blaming Gabe for her tragic death.”
    Lou wiped blood from his lip. “Yes, I can.
And you…” He nodded his head at her. “I told you to stay away from
him.” He pointed at Gabe. Walking to the door, he stopped and
turned around. “Don’t worry about packing any of Angel’s shit. I’ll
buy everything new for her.” Then he left.
    “ Amy, what was he talking about?” Gabe
sat down beside her.
    “ Nothing.” She choked out.
    “ Bullshit. Are you moving in with
him?”
    “ What? No. I—” She grabbed for him,
but he stood up and walked around.
    “ Don’t lie to me. I walked in, and he
had his hands on you. You’re in a robe for Christ sakes. A drug
deal went sour outside your door a few hours ago and there’s yellow
tape everywhere. Instead of calling me, you