Adonis in Athens - Page 57

“Tired, sore…you know.”

“When are they letting you out of here?”

“Not sure yet.” Raegan shook her head. “They want to watch the lung a little longer.”

“I was thinking about that—and your leg,” he said slowly. “There’s no way you can get up and down the stairs at your apartment, so why don’t you come stay with me? I can set you up in the downstairs guest room and Paige could even stay with you so—”

“Tom.” Paige clenched her jaw as she spoke in a tight voice. “I need to talk to you. In the hallway.”

He glanced at her. “Paige, I know you’re still upset with me but this is about what Raegan needs.”

She took a breath. “Outside. Now.”

He sighed. “Fine.” He turned and walked out.

Paige gave Raegan a look before following him and Raegan gave her an apologetic shrug.

Out in the hallway, Paige walked until they got to the lobby by the elevators, wanting to make sure they had a little privacy.

“What’s this about, Paige?” he asked, leaning against the wall and raising his eyebrows.

“I don’t know what you think you’re doing, but bribing my best friend isn’t going to work.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

She rolled her eyes. “Are you planning to buy her loyalty or her love or what?” she asked quietly.

He narrowed his eyes. “What the fuck does that mean?”

“Why were you hanging out with her at the casino while I was away? You two were never best friends before. Suddenly you were spending all your time with her? To what end, Tom? Big tips to bribe her into getting info about me? To get her on your side so she could help change my mind?”

“You’re kind of full of yourself,” he said with a huff. “You think you’re the only woman in the world who might go out with me? You think I’m going to wait for you forever? What do you think we’ve been doing these two weeks since you’ve been gone?”

Paige raised her eyebrows. “What, exactly, were you doing, Tom? Sleeping together?”

“Yes. Exactly.” He gave a little smile of satisfaction. “And now she knows what you’re giving up.”

Paige felt a moment of revulsion—both at him and at Raegan—but managed to keep her disgust at bay. “All I’m giving up is a boring guy who doesn’t know how to have fun.”

He slowly moved towards her, squinting his eyes slightly as he leaned forward. “She’s smart enough to know that money is all you need to make life fun. Something you seem to forget as you max out your credit cards in some stupid search for adventure—whatever the fuck that means. She knows now that money can make everything better…I was willing to compromise for you, you know. All you had to do was tell me what you wanted. Instead, you lied and cheated—”

“I never lied or cheated on you!” she hissed, glaring at him.

“No, but you cheated on your husband with me.” He smirked. “Is he broke like you?”

The elevator doors opened and Paige clamped her lips together, waiting for the nurses to walk past them. “I didn’t know if we were actually married,” she ground out. “We did a dumb thing during spring break and I was too afraid to go find out one way or the other, but that’s not the same as cheating and you know it!”

“All I know is I was willing to give you the world, and you threw me away for what? Some hot, sweaty sex on a beach in Greece? Was your hubby as fun as you remembered or did you come home with a little Greek bun in your oven and a broken heart to boot?”

Paige took a step back and forced herself to breathe. “Believe it or not, having fun doesn’t mean being an irresponsible fool. I made one reckless decision three years ago—and honestly, I can’t call it a mistake because he’s a great guy.”

“Then why are you back here?”

She rolled her eyes. “Because my best friend was in a terrible car accident?”

“And where is he?”

“In Greece, running his family’s business.”