Page 45 of Gunner

Taking the bull by the horns, I clearly said, “I think I fucked up.”

Okay, that was the understatement of the year.

I didn’t just fuck up. I dug myself a colossal grave that was sure to be my future home once Mike got me in his sight as soon as he dusted off that damn sniper rifle of his.

“Gonna need more than that, Gunner,” my brother said, bracing himself for what I was about to say. King learned early on that when it came to me, expect the unexpected. Anything was possible. If it was impossible, I always found a way. Good or bad, the outcome was always the same. My ass was grass.

“You know, I’ve been seeing Holly on and off since she’s been at college. Well, she’s graduated now.”

“Okay? What’s the problem?”

“She wants more.”

Why the fuck did I start there? He already knew I didn’t give two shits about Holly. Fuck, I was biding my time. I just needed to spit it out and stop stalling.

“And you don’t want more.”

“No. Don’t get me wrong. I like Holly. She’s fun in the sack and sucks a dick like a pro, but she’s talking crazy,man. She wants to move in and eventually get married. I can’t marry her. I’m still a child!”

“Then break it off. I don’t see what the problem is.”

“The problem is, I may have inadvertently, not intending to, started seeing someone else who just happens to be neighbors with Holly. I’m so screwed. If she finds out about this other woman before I break it off with her, all hell’s gonna break loose, brother.”

That was technically the truth. Holly was possessive. She hated when other women looked at me, or talked to me when we were out in public. And as for Sarah, she already knew about Holly. Wasn’t happy, but she was dealing with another complication at the moment, like my wayward dick planting a fucking kid in her belly.

Yeah. There was no way I was mentioning that fuck-up.

“Hold up. Please tell me you didn’t fuck Beth!”

“What!” I shouted, jumping to my feet. Where in the hell did that come from? I mean, Beth was smoking hot, a total MILF, but I wasn’t suicidal! “Hell no! Are you crazy? I don’t have a death wish, brother! Mike is a Marine sniper!”

“They are the only ones who live next to Holly.”

I grimaced, saying nothing as I waited for King to put two and two together. Yeah, this was the part that would either determine I died right here and now, or I lived to see another day.

“Gunner, tell me you didn’t.”

Damn. Big brother caught on fast.

“Tell me you didn’t touch Mike’s baby girl. Beth’s pride and joy. Tell me you didn’t fuck Sarah!”

“I didn’t mean to!” I shouted, as King slowly stood. He wasn’t there. I was only one man. I’d like to see how he reacted if Bailey walked out of the lake stark naked, looking all yummy and delicious. No real man could walk away from that!

However, when King narrowed his eyes and growled, that was my cue to get the fuck out of dodge!

Jumping to my feet, I quickly headed for the door.

“She’s a baby!”

“She’s eighteen, turning nineteen this summer!”

“You are old enough to be her father!”

“I love her!”

Yeah. That unexpected outburst even shocked me.

But now that the words were out there, I went with it, hoping that it would buy me some time.