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little brother to see that he could have me whenever he wanted. Greg’s face just died. He wouldn’t listen to me, no matter how much I begged him to give me another chance. Now I can’t find him, and I have to make it right between us.”
“Good luck with that,” I said.
“That’s it? You’re just going to stand there? Don’t you care?”
I stared at her for a few seconds, and then said, “I care about Greg, and you hurt him. Don’t expect any sympathy from me.”
“Wade did this,” she said petulantly. “Why can’t you see that?”
“You were the one on the couch with him, Katy.”
“I wish he were dead,” she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
“Be careful what you wish for,” I said.
“You’re useless to me—you know that, don’t you?”
Before I could reply, she slammed the kitchen door open and stalked off. I grabbed my cell phone and called Greg the second she was gone. It sounded as though he needed a friend right now.
He didn’t pick up, which was no real surprise. When the voice mail came on, I said, “Greg, Katy was just here. I know what happened. If you need to talk to somebody, I’m here for you. Call me. I don’t care what time of night you get this. It’s going to be all right,” I added, then ran out of things to say. It was in his hands now. If he needed me, Greg knew where to reach me.
Maddy came in as I hung up. “What was that about?”
“I’m surprised you didn’t come back for the fireworks,” I said as I started cleaning up my station.
“I would have, but I had a table of customers that wouldn’t let me go. What did you say to her, Eleanor? She shot out of here looking like you’d smacked her in the face with a pizza pan. You didn’t, did you?”
“No, though it was probably what she deserved. She and Greg had a fight.” Wow, that was the understatement of the year.
“There’s more to it than that, though, isn’t there?”
My sister had some kind of radar when it came to conflict. I nodded. “She went to Wade’s house to make Greg jealous, and Wade called him. When Greg got there, Wade and Katy were kissing on the couch, and Greg left before Katy could say anything.”
Maddy shook her head. “Boy, I can’t even imagine how she could have killed the chance of them ever getting back together better than that. Greg hates his brother.”
“Katy knows it, too, so it’s not like she’s innocent in all of this.”
Maddy said, “That’s true, but Wade has reached a new low, even for him. I can’t imagine what Greg must be feeling. We should call him.”
“I already did, but he didn’t answer. I left him a message to call me if he needed me, but there’s not much else I can do.”
“Young love. Who needs it?” Maddy asked.
“Hearts seem to break easier then, don’t they?”
Maddy nodded, and then started to leave. She stopped at the door, looked back at me, and said, “I nearly forgot. I need two large specials with extra anchovies, capers, hot peppers, and pineapple.”
“You’re kidding, right?” I’ve been known to throw almost anything on a pizza, but even I had my limits.
“That’s what took me so long. I tried to talk them out of it, but they insisted.”
“To each his own,” I answered as I made the pizzas. As they went through the oven on the conveyor, I couldn’t help worrying about Greg. Seeing Katy with anyone else would be bad, but finding her with his brother had to kill him. I just hoped he didn’t do anything stupid because of it.
We finally got our last customer out of the pizzeria, and I still hadn’t heard from Greg. Knowing him, I figured he was out driving around, trying to figure out how his love life had managed to fall apart so quickly. I wouldn’t trade places with him for anything in the world.
Maddy came back and was pleasantly surprised that the kitchen was clean. “You started without me,” she said.
“We had a lull, so I thought I’d take care of the dishes while I had
“Good luck with that,” I said.
“That’s it? You’re just going to stand there? Don’t you care?”
I stared at her for a few seconds, and then said, “I care about Greg, and you hurt him. Don’t expect any sympathy from me.”
“Wade did this,” she said petulantly. “Why can’t you see that?”
“You were the one on the couch with him, Katy.”
“I wish he were dead,” she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
“Be careful what you wish for,” I said.
“You’re useless to me—you know that, don’t you?”
Before I could reply, she slammed the kitchen door open and stalked off. I grabbed my cell phone and called Greg the second she was gone. It sounded as though he needed a friend right now.
He didn’t pick up, which was no real surprise. When the voice mail came on, I said, “Greg, Katy was just here. I know what happened. If you need to talk to somebody, I’m here for you. Call me. I don’t care what time of night you get this. It’s going to be all right,” I added, then ran out of things to say. It was in his hands now. If he needed me, Greg knew where to reach me.
Maddy came in as I hung up. “What was that about?”
“I’m surprised you didn’t come back for the fireworks,” I said as I started cleaning up my station.
“I would have, but I had a table of customers that wouldn’t let me go. What did you say to her, Eleanor? She shot out of here looking like you’d smacked her in the face with a pizza pan. You didn’t, did you?”
“No, though it was probably what she deserved. She and Greg had a fight.” Wow, that was the understatement of the year.
“There’s more to it than that, though, isn’t there?”
My sister had some kind of radar when it came to conflict. I nodded. “She went to Wade’s house to make Greg jealous, and Wade called him. When Greg got there, Wade and Katy were kissing on the couch, and Greg left before Katy could say anything.”
Maddy shook her head. “Boy, I can’t even imagine how she could have killed the chance of them ever getting back together better than that. Greg hates his brother.”
“Katy knows it, too, so it’s not like she’s innocent in all of this.”
Maddy said, “That’s true, but Wade has reached a new low, even for him. I can’t imagine what Greg must be feeling. We should call him.”
“I already did, but he didn’t answer. I left him a message to call me if he needed me, but there’s not much else I can do.”
“Young love. Who needs it?” Maddy asked.
“Hearts seem to break easier then, don’t they?”
Maddy nodded, and then started to leave. She stopped at the door, looked back at me, and said, “I nearly forgot. I need two large specials with extra anchovies, capers, hot peppers, and pineapple.”
“You’re kidding, right?” I’ve been known to throw almost anything on a pizza, but even I had my limits.
“That’s what took me so long. I tried to talk them out of it, but they insisted.”
“To each his own,” I answered as I made the pizzas. As they went through the oven on the conveyor, I couldn’t help worrying about Greg. Seeing Katy with anyone else would be bad, but finding her with his brother had to kill him. I just hoped he didn’t do anything stupid because of it.
We finally got our last customer out of the pizzeria, and I still hadn’t heard from Greg. Knowing him, I figured he was out driving around, trying to figure out how his love life had managed to fall apart so quickly. I wouldn’t trade places with him for anything in the world.
Maddy came back and was pleasantly surprised that the kitchen was clean. “You started without me,” she said.
“We had a lull, so I thought I’d take care of the dishes while I had
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