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Grant set his hands on his hips as he huffed out a breath. “You’re right. I’m sorry. It’s been…a trying morning.”
“I’m sure it has been if those pictures look anything like I think they do. But Kyle has a point. If we had told you, and you would have reacted in a way that tipped Lydia off, he could be in some real danger. He already is.”
“Why did you agree to this?” Grant asked Kyle, his features creasing. “We said not to do it. She’s too dangerous.”
“That’s why I did. She is dangerous. And you need someone on the inside before something happens. That note you found didn’t make a vague threat.”
“Fine. But I don’t know how we move forward from this. In the conversation I had with Lydia this morning, she’s trying to play off that you’re the one behind DG Industries.”
“What?” Kyle exclaimed. “We know it’s her.”
“She doesn’t know he knows,” Julia reminded him. “She’s trying to misdirect. We must be getting too close.”
Grant snorted a laugh. “I wish we were a hell of a lot closer than we are.”
“With any luck, this latest stunt can give us some more information. We just have to figure out how you plan to play this with her,” Julia answered.
Grant’s eyes landed on the folder of photographs. “Obviously, Kyle’s going to have to leave.”
Julia chewed her lower lip as she prepared to say something she knew wouldn’t go over well. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“You’re kidding me. Do you actually expect me to let him stay in this house after what he did?”
“I didn’t do anything,” Kyle shot back. “That’s the point.”
“Well, Lydia wants me to believe you did. So, based on that, do you actually think if I didn’t know it was supposedly fake, I would let you stay in this house?”
“It wasn’t supposedly fake,” Kyle said. “It was fake.”
Grant shot him an unimpressed glance. “Are you really going to tell me you didn’t want to kiss her?”
“That’s beside the point,” Kyle answered.
Julia chewed the inside of her cheek, not wanting to delve into the complexity of the delicate situation with Kyle. She’d had the same thoughts about his motivations, but that was a subject for another time.
“What you saw was planned, okay? I didn’t take her there to make a play for her. Believe me, you’ll know when I’m doing that.”
“Oh, really? Is that a threat?” Grant shot back.
“Okay, stop, no one is making any plays for anything other than an end to this situation,” Julia said with a shake of her head.
Grant shook his head. “She’s right. We need to deal with this. And I still say based on what Lydia wants me to believe, I’d throw you out of this house for kissing my wife.”
“While I understand that,” Julia said, “that’s what she’s banking on. But we can’t give in to that. We need to find a creative way around this.”
“Why can’t we?” Grant asked. “Wasn’t the concern that I reacted the way Lydia expected?”
“Yes,” Julia said with a nod, “to secure her trust in Kyle. But he needs to stay here. She’s dangerous. And Kyle being out of this house makes him a much easier target to go after.”
Grant slid his eyes closed as his nostrils flared. She knew he was annoyed with her angle, but no matter how complex their relationship was, she didn’t want to see anything happen to Kyle.
“Fine,” he said after a minute, “but I don’t know what explanation I’ll give her.”
“Tell her you didn’t confront him. That you’re keeping a close eye on him while he’s here. Given everything she’s trying to pin on him, it should make sense to her that you wouldn’t call him on it.”
Grant rubbed his chin as he considered it. “That’s a good idea. Keeping my enemies close.”
Julia nodded before she flicked her gaze to the folder of pictures. Curiosity burned through her as she wondered how damaging they appeared. “Exactly, although…I’m not certain how you’ll explain not confronting me.”
