Then I tapped the bottom line.
“But being a guest doesn’t mean leaving your consequences for your host.”
He read the total.
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“You seriously expect me to pay this?”
“I expect you to decide.”
“Decide what?”
“Whether you want to stay here again.”
He stared.
“If you don’t want to reimburse us, don’t.”
That surprised him.
“Nothing happens?”
“Nothing.”
“You’re not going to keep asking?”
“No.”
“Then why would I pay it?”
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“Because if you don’t, you don’t stay here again.”
Greg looked at Dan.
His expression said the same thing it had probably said since they were boys.
“You’re my brother. Fix this.”
Dan didn’t.
Instead, he said, “She’s being nicer than I would’ve been Sunday night.”
Greg leaned back.
“So that’s what this is? Pay or I’m banned?”
“It’s not about banning you,” I said. “It’s about whether we can trust you with our home.”
He scoffed.
