The Accidental Life of Greg Millar by Aimee Alexander

Author:Aimee Alexander [Alexander, Aimee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503934184
Amazon: B017DBCP5Q
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Published: 2016-04-25T23:00:00+00:00

In the taxi on my way to the villa, the sun is sinking behind cypress trees, bathing everything in warm, glowing, optimistic light. If only I’d never left. I wouldn’t have ruined everything, behaved like a lunatic.

It’s nine when I finally push in the front door. All is quiet.

Grace comes to greet me. ‘Hey! How did the meeting go?’

‘Disaster.’ I drop my briefcase to the ground. She opens her mouth to speak. ‘Don’t ask.’

In the kitchen, I pour myself a juice. ‘Where is everyone?’

‘Bed.’

‘Already?’

‘Rachel’s reading in her room. Jason’s asleep.’

‘Where’s Shane?’

‘Having a sleepover in Toby’s room.’

I smile, imagining them.

Grace’s face is suddenly serious. ‘Greg is really low. You have to get him home.’

‘What did the doctor say?’

‘What doctor?’

‘He said he’d go to the doctor today.’

‘He didn’t budge out of bed all day. I brought him up lunch, but he didn’t eat. He barely drank anything. All he did was smoke. I hid the whiskey.’

‘Shit.’

‘This is very serious.’

‘I know. But what can I do? He won’t listen to me. I can’t force him.’

‘You’ll have to.’

‘How?’

‘Scare him. Bluff. Give him an ultimatum – either he goes home with you or you leave – for good.’

I look at her. ‘What if he tells me to leave?’

‘You have to get him home, Lucy. Concentrate on that, and you will.’

‘He doesn’t listen to me.’

‘You have to make him. If he is bipolar, and I’m not saying he is, but if he is, his moods and feelings are out of control. It’s up to you to get him home. Be brutal if you have to. But get him home. I’ll come with you. I’ll help you through.’ She holds my hand. ‘I promise.’

‘But you have your own life, your own marriage . . .’

‘I know. And I need to get home and try to sort that out. I can’t do it from over here.’

‘Oh, Grace, I’m glad.’ I hug her. ‘I knew you just needed a break from each other for a while, that’s all.’

‘Let’s just get Greg home, OK?’

I nod. ‘OK.’

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