"Well Wayne, we are going to do this like very civilised men. Just a misunderstanding that has now been cleared up and you can return back to your night. Even go and play somewhere else." There was no inflection in that voice, no question at the end of it. In fact, it wasn't a statement but a command. Nobody had ever told Wayne what to do, certainly not in such a commanding voice. This was about to turn very ugly...
"And you have one fuckin' chance to live mate. Just one. Walk away. You fuckin' walk away now and it'll all be sweet. If not, well... accidents happen..." Taylor could see that temper was increasingly taking Wayne's fear away. She knew he would not let this go. She knew Wayne and knew - or suspected - he could kill. Greg didn't - but then this was a side of Greg she could never have imagined possible.
Greg's reply was barely above a whisper and Taylor had to strain to hear all of it, she could feel that danger in his voice again. Again it was emotionless, no anger, no fear... just a promise. "One... two..."
It hung there for what seemed an eternity, before Wayne seemed to slump a little. Taylor realised she had been holding her breath again. Greg released Wayne, returned to his normal relaxed state. The Greg she knew and understood. Wayne turned and looked at Greg. Though she couldn't see his eyes, she knew that murderous insane look of his would be there. Knew that this was not going to finish tonight.