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“What are you doing here?”
“We need to talk. About a lot of things, Cutter.”
She’s carrying a container of food in her hands.
I step away and let her and Tony into the house.
Tony looks at me and smiles.
The elderly woman takes the lead and shuffles her way toward the kitchen.
“Oh, my, what a beautiful house this is!”
“I’m just renting it for now,” I say.
“That’s probably good. Too much house for a single man.”
“Thanks for that, ma’am.”
She freezes and looks back. “Don’t call me that. Gram works fine.”
“How’s your grandson?”
“Wonderful. That day he met you… he still hasn’t stopped talking about it. You’re his hero. I hope you know that.”
“I hope he has better heroes in his life,” I say. “Like you. You’re the hero, Gram.”
“I’m just an old woman with a lot to say.” She places the container of food on the kitchen island. Then she wrestles her way up to sitting on a stool. “Oh, Cutter, I owe you such an apology.”
“You do? For what happened? That was those damn reporters twisting the story.”
“It’s not just that,” Gram says. “It’s Jake’s father. My grandson, Jake?”
“I remember his name.”
“His father. Forgive me for saying this, but his father is a fucking idiot.”
“Wow.”
“My daughter always has the worst taste in men. She falls for these morons. Maybe you should be with her.”
“I’m not so sure that’s a good idea either, Gram.”
Gram smiles. “Anywho, my daughter gets pregnant by this idiot. Now I got my grandson out of the ordeal so I can’t be mad. But this guy is just slime. He will do anything to steal a buck from someone. He loves to spill things on himself and try to sue people. You know, just a real jerk. Well, right after that whole car incident, he starts showing up. Asking me questions. Asking if I’m injured. Telling me I need to consult a lawyer. That you should be paying for what happened.”
I scoff. “Great. What is this, a lawsuit now? Just what I need.”
“Don’t interrupt me,” Gram says. She points a finger at me. “I’m talking now.”
“My apologies,” I say.
“Well, I tell Bobby to get the hell out of my house. And stay away. What does he do? He starts bugging my daughter. Telling her he’s going to go after you. I don’t think anything of it. Neither does my daughter. Just Bobby being a fool. Well, I don’t know how any of this stuff works but apparently Bobby gets himself into some chats or message rooms on the internet or something? Now he’s got this story about you having a kid and paying someone off.”
My face drops and I rush toward the kitchen island. “What?”
“I’m sorry, Cutter,” Gram says. “My idiot ex-son-in-law is the one who put all that out there on the internet about you. I saw that and I damn near lose my mind. I went after Bobby right away. Just so you know.”
“Where is he now? You have to tell me, Gram.”
