and got out, slamming my door. I stormed over to her, my anger barely under control. This was supposed to be my night with her. But I couldn’t be too pissed off. Anna already didn’t like me. If I walked over and started flipping out, she would just walk away.
“What’s going on?” I asked with a calm that I didn’t actually feel.
Anna turned to me with a raised eyebrow. “What are you doing down here?”
“I told you, we have stuff to go over for the wedding.”
She glanced at Carter and then back to me. “I told you that I didn’t want to meet you,” she said quietly, like she was trying to avoid confrontation.
“Well, Eric told me to fix this, so we need to get a head start on this. We only have a couple of months until the wedding.”
She sighed and ran a hand over her face. “You know, I can deal with this on my own. And since when are men interested in planning a wedding?”
“This is for my brother,” I said defensively. “He and Kat have had a pretty shitty year, so I’d like them to have a nice wedding.”
Carter just stood there, smirking at me with his arms crossed over his chest.
“You can go now,” I dismissed him.
“Oh, can I? Thank you for the permission.”
“Carter is here because my car broke down,” Anna snapped. “Not that it’s any of your business.”
I frowned and looked at her car. “This isn’t the same one you were driving Friday.”
“Wow, you know, I hadn’t realized that. Thank you for pointing it out to me.”
I ignored her snarky comment. “If this is a new vehicle, why did it break down? Where did you get it?”
“Not that it’s any of your business, but I got it over the weekend at a used car dealer over in Momence.”
I did a double take. “What? Don’t tell me you went to Used Cars For Less.”
She narrowed her eyes at me while Carter held his hand over his mouth to stifle a chuckle. “So what if I did? This is none of your business.”
“How much did you pay for this piece of crap?”
“I’m not-“
“How much did you pay?”
She pursed her lips and her nostrils flared as she crossed her arms over her chest. “$5000.”
I rolled my eyes heavenward and prayed for patience. She got ripped off by at least $2500. I pulled out my phone and dialed Cindy. When she picked up, I started barking out orders. “Cancel my afternoon tomorrow and get ahold of the Attorney General. I want an investigation started into the business practices of Used Cars For Less. I’ll send over the details.”
I hung up and turned to a grinning Carter and a shocked Anna.
“What the hell was that?” Anna asked.
“They screwed you over. Tomorrow, we’re going back there to get your money back.”
“They’re not going to give me my money back! I didn’t ask for the carfax or anything like that. I just bought it after taking it for a test drive.”
“And that asshole has been scamming people for years. Christ, everyone knows not to go to him.”
“Well, I didn’t!” She turned to Carter. “And what are you smiling at?”
“Nothing,” he said, trying to wipe the smile off his face.
“I’m not going anywhere with you tomorrow.”
“Don’t be stupid. You bought a lemon and that guy knew it. Was there a sign on the car that said buy as is?”
“No.”
“Then he should have informed you of any issues with the vehicle, if you want to even call this a vehicle.”
“You know what? I don’t need you and your pompous attitude to come in and take over. I can deal with this on my own.”
“Now, hold on,” Carter stepped in. “As much as I agree about the pompous attitude, Robert is a lawyer. You should let him help you on this, because you got royally screwed. This car isn’t even worth five hundred dollars now that your engine is gone.”
She glared at him. “I called you for help.”
“Anna, I’d love to help you, but honestly, there’s nothing I can do to help you with this. It’s not a police matter, from what you’re telling me. You need a lawyer.”
I hid my grin. I didn’t know if he was trying to help me or just knew that he would look like an ass if he tried to get involved. Anna turned to me with a glare.
“Fine, just tell me what time we’ll be meeting tomorrow.”
“We’ll discuss it back at your place. I have dinner