Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 333

He chuckled, "So, vacation starts the day after tomorrow?"

"Yeah."

Out of the blue, he said, "Then, 7 AM sharp, we're heading back to Vista Town."

I looked at him, puzzled. "Aren't you supposed to deal with Bryant first?"

His eyes twinkled with mischief, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Right now, you're the one asking for my help, aren't you? Shouldn't you show me some sincerity first?"

Bryant was made for the cunning business world, and so was he.

Thinking ahead, I gave him a heads-up, "I can play along, help you out with your folks. But I've been divorced. They're definitely not going to welcome me with open arms..."

Gregory didn’t seem to care one bit. "That's my problem to handle."

As the elevator reached our floor, I took a deep breath, "Alright, I'm in."

Just as I said that, the doors opened. We went our separate ways, but just as I stepped out, I was surprised to see Mark standing at my doorstep.

Surprised that the Larsons still let him come around to see me.

Gregory cast a glance our way, his steps unhesitating as he unlocked his door, stepped inside, and closed it behind him, all in one fluid motion.

Outside, the silence was broken only by the howling winter wind.

With Kathy's warning in mind, I felt a bit uneasy, "Mark, what... what brings you here?"

Mark glanced at Gregory's door and, rather than answering, asked, "Why are you hanging around with him again?"

"Just ran into him downstairs." It didn’t seem like a big deal to me, so I answered casually.

He seemed to relax a bit, smiling gently. "I thought I heard you agree to something with him?"

He was close with Steven, who in turn was tight with Bryant. I didn’t want Bryant getting wind of this, so I opted to tell a half-truth.

"Just some personal stuff I agreed to help him with."

Hearing this, Mark's expression tightened imperceptibly, then casually he asked, "Are you settling in alright here, or do you want to move somewhere else?"

"I'm getting used to it, yeah..."