Keep your friends close and your enemies closer-he'd heard the saying a thousand times. How close was he willing to let Tina get?
Could he make her believe that she was important to him? That he wanted not only Julie as a permanent fixture in his life, but her as well?
He could. He had to. If he wanted to hold on to all he held dear and reclaim what he'd lost, he would have to endure Tina's presence in his life. As he made reservations for two at Austin's most exclusive restaurant and set the next step of his plan into motion, he figured he wasn't as dumb as they all thought he was. His strategy was fucking brilliant.