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When his thumb moves across the screen, I ask, “What are you doing?”
“I’m calling Amanda.”
I gasp. “Why?”
“Because if my brother wants her gone, I’m going to make it happen.”
Bennett puts the call on speaker and holds the phone out in front of him as he waits for it to connect. Amanda answers on the second ring, and the theatrics begin immediately.
“Bennett, thank god,” she sobs down the line. “I’m trying to reach Nolan, and he’s not answering his phone.”
“He doesn’t want to talk to you,” he snarls. “In fact, he wants you gone.”
“I made a mistake … it meant nothing. I’ll—”
“Save it,” he cuts her off. “You have two hours to pack your shit, leave, and never come back.”
The tears instantly stop, and the woman beneath the performance finally shows herself. “Fuck you, Bennett. I’m not going anywhere. This is my home.”
“It’s Nolan’s home, not yours, and he doesn’t want you there.”
“We’re getting married this weekend.”
This woman’s arrogance astounds me.
“If you think he’s going to marry you after what he witnessed, you’re delusional.”
“I want to talk to him. We can work this out.”
“There’s nothing left to say, Amanda. There’s no going back from here. I’m just thankful he caught you before you tied the knot.”
“What happened earlier is none of your business, Bennett.”
“It’s every bit my business. You fucked my little brother over, and now I’m going to fix it. As I said, you have two hours. There’ll be a car waiting downstairs to collect you and your things.”
“I have nowhere else to go.”
“The car will take you to a hotel.”
“No!” she screams down the line. “You can’t do this to me.”
“You brought this on yourself.”
“Fuck you!”
“No, fuck you for everything you’ve put my brother through over the past few years.”
“Your brother is a spineless—”
“My brother is the best thing that ever happened to you, you miserable cunt.”
Although it’s completely deserved, the harshness of his words has me rearing back.
“Let me talk to him.”
“Not a chance in hell. You’ve done enough damage already. Now start packing. The clock is ticking.”
“I can’t afford to stay in a hotel. Nolan paid for everything.”
