“Oh,” Josh said. A smug satisfaction crossed his face, but he quickly wiped it away. “I’m sorry to hear that.”
“Bullshit,” I said with a snort. “I know what you said to her.”
“What I said?” Josh asked innocently.
“She told me everything,” I said. “That you texted her to meet up. That you told her you still loved her and begged her to take you back.”
“I never begged her to take me back,” Josh said defensively. “I don’t beg.”
“She told me you wanted to be with her,” I said. “And that you insisted this thing between her and me was nothing more than pretend. You said I was only with her because of her connection to you.”
“That’s a lie,” Josh said. “I didn’t say those things.”
“You’re saying Julie lied?” I asked.
“Yes.” Josh’s eyes locked on mine. “She did.”
“So, you didn’t tell you her loved her?” I asked.
“God no.” Josh scoffed. “I dumped her, remember?”
“And you didn’t tell her that she shouldn’t be with me?” I demanded.
“No,” Josh said. “I didn’t say anything like that.”
I just stared at him. I knew he was lying. It was written all over his face. I’d never hated anyone more than I hated him at that moment.
“Did you tell her that I knew?” I asked. “About you and her?”
Josh opened his mouth, but he let it fall shut quickly. I wanted to see how he would deny that one. Julie couldn’t have found out the truth unless Josh told her.
“I did,” Josh said with a sigh. “I told her that you knew who she was.”
“Why?” I asked. “What was the point?”
“Because you weren’t going to tell her,” Josh said. “And she needed to know.”
“Why?” I asked again.
“It was the right thing to do, Michael.”
Josh’s self-righteous attitude only pissed me off even more. I turned away, unable to look at him for another second. This man was supposed to be my brother, and yet, he went out of his way to ruin the first real relationship I’d had in years. All because he dated her first.
“You just couldn’t stand it, could you?” I asked.
“What?” Josh frowned.
“That she was actually moving on,” I snapped. “That she found someone who really wanted to be with her. You couldn’t stand the fact that she was happy with me, so you had to ruin it.”
“You ruined it all by yourself,” Josh said, his eyes flashing. “The second you decided to lie to her.”
I glared at him. He was right, at least partially. If I’d told Julie everything from the very beginning, then none of this would have happened.
“That doesn’t explain why you tried to get back with her,” I said. “Or why you bashed me to do it.”
“I never tried to get back with her,” Josh said. He was angry now. His face was flushed a deep red. “That bitch lied to you.”
“Watch your fucking mouth.”