Mad Max: Unintended Consequences by Ashton Betsy

Author:Ashton, Betsy [Ashton, Betsy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Koehler Books
Published: 2013-01-31T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

Whip filed for divorce. His attorney said it was lucky they lived in a state where he could charge Merry with adultery. It should be simple. Prove Merry was having an affair, identify the doctor, and it would be over.

Whip wanted custody. Merry and Hunter weren't going to raise his children, no matter what. Like all good attorneys, Mama Cass said it could be difficult because they had to prove Merry was an unfit or unwilling mother. Whip wouldn't have to pay alimony, though, if she lived with Hunter.

“Mom called,” Emilie said at dinner. “She says you won't let her come home.”

“She's right. Not after she chose Dracula over us.”

“That's so wrong,” Emilie said. “Dracula's evil. He'll hurt her. I just know he will. He's done bad things before, Dad.”

“Do you have proof?” Whip wanted to believe Emilie but had told me he was uncomfortable with her premonitions.

“Not yet, but me and Alex, oops, Alex and I are working on it.”

I wasn't sure they'd find anything useful, but I didn't discourage their efforts.

“She said she's getting her own apartment in the city.” Emilie carried her dirty plate into the kitchen. “It's supposed to be very nice.”

“I thought she was moving in with Dracula.” Alex wiped his mouth on his napkin without any prompting from me.

“Guess not.”

Emilie went into the family room to study, while Alex disappeared upstairs.

“That could really fuck up my divorce plans.”

“How so?”

“If she moves in with Hunter, I won't have to pay alimony. I don't want to give her another dime.”

I'd been scarce since Whip beat the snot out of Hunter. I kept busy, following up leads. Whip didn't know what I was doing. We'd laughed at the idea of me playing sleuth. He'd said at the beginning of the mess it was so out of character. Little did he know.

Johnny and I had just pulled up in front of the house when Merry swung the Infiniti into the drive and parked sideways across it.

“Not good.”

“Yeah.”

Merry tripped and nearly fell.

“She's drunk as usual.”

Merry tried to unlock the door. When her key wouldn't work, she began pounding and shouting.

“She'll wake up the whole neighborhood if I don't stop her.”

Before I could jump out of the truck, Whip opened the door and blocked Merry's way. She tried to push past him but was no match for his strength. Johnny's hand wrapped itself around my wrist.

“This is a guy thing, Max. Let them be.”

“Let me in, you prick,” Merry shouted.

“With that attitude, hell will freeze over before I let you in. I told you, you no longer live here.” Whip stepped outside and shut the door behind him.

“It's my house, too, you asshole.”

Front porch lights came on up and down the street. Whip grabbed her by the wrists and shook her until she stopped shrieking. I shrank down in the front seat, unwilling to watch my daughter's self-destruction.

“You made your choice when you chose Hunter over your family and me. Let me make this crystal clear. You. Do. Not. Live.

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