Hell Yeah!: The Long Shot (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Reana Malori

Author:Reana Malori [Malori, Reana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-08-20T18:30:00+00:00

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The shit had just hit the fan and heads were about to roll. Gavin stormed out of his office and into the front of the bar. His anger was palpable to all who saw him. The crowd was starting to thicken as the afternoon waned on, but he wasn’t focused on that. No, his attention was on the unexpected visitor who’d just walked through the door.

Moving rapidly to the front of the large room, he walked up to the woman standing near the bar, alongside her daughter. His eyes blazed fire; he couldn’t believe the gall of this woman to show up at his establishment.

“What are you doing here, Bertha Ann?” his deep voice called out in the semi-silence of the room.

“You’re not returning my calls. This was the only way I could get to you,” the old woman said, her voice weak and frail.

Looking at her in the flesh, Gavin could see that Lou Ellen had been telling the truth. Bertha Ann was sick.

Fuck. Now what did he do?

“Showing up at my place of business wasn’t the answer. I said I’d contact you when I’d made my decision,” he said through gritted teeth. His employees were starting to look over at them, and that made him even more pissed. Gavin hated making a scene, especially since the person standing in front of him was a woman.

“You weren’t deciding soon enough. I needed to come and see you. To talk to you.”

“Bertha, I’m not sure why you’re here, but you have to know this is not okay. I’m not going to have this conversation with you today. I said I’d call you when I’m ready to decide. No sooner. You coming here is not going to force my hand.” He was trying to calm down, especially now that he’d seen her.

Good thing Riley was still in the back with Doug, and didn’t know Bertha Ann had shown up. All he needed was for his son to see her standing here. Their life had finally settled into a good place and he didn’t want the unwelcome intrusion to upset things.

“But Riley—” she began.

“Is fine without you in his life,” he yelled. Regretting the words as soon as they came out, he inhaled deeply and counted to ten.

“Gavin, I know you’re upset at what Tina did, but he’s all I have left of her. He’s more my blood than he is yours. You can’t keep my blood away from me. You’re not even his father.” The old woman’s bitter words sounded in the room like a gunshot. Her eyes widened as she realized her words had hit the mark.

“Get out,” he said in a hard voice.

“He’s my family, Gavin,” she implored. “I’ll fight you in court if I have to.”

“Are you threatening me?”

“Hey, Gavin.” His manager Angel interrupted the conversation. “Anything I can do here?”

Bertha Ann had a look of hurt in her eyes, and for a moment, Gavin regretted his harsh words. It wasn’t her fault that her daughter had duped him.

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