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Once there, we sat down and I filled them in all that had happened, sparing the gory details of what I’d done to my uncle.
They hung onto my ever word, especially the part about my mother.
“You know, Mommy dearest being a completely psychotic bitch sucks, but it really does make a lot of sense,” Peyton said. “Once you put all the pieces together, and take into account what kind of a person she could be, it seems rather obvious. I just never thought…”
“We don’t have to talk about it,” Melody said softly, reaching across the table to give my hand a squeeze.
“So you and Mateo, you’re the real deal?” Peyton asked, switching to a lighter subject.
“Everything between me and Elena has always been nothing other than real,” a deep voice wrapped in honey interjected.
Mateo strolled into the room with Sergio and Elias right behind him, taking his usual seat at the head of the table. He took my hand in his and held it tightly.
Sergio sat on one side of Peyton and Elias sat across from Melody, giving her a flirty grin which she blatantly ignored.
As if he had a timer that told him when to bring out the food, Gerald appeared with a silver meal cart loaded with our dishes.
He placed each one in front of someone and then left the room, leaving behind a bottle of wine.
“Let’s eat,” Mateo said, draping napkin linen across his lap.
“So, Melody, Peyton, do either of you have any plans this August? Travelling anywhere?” he asked as nonchalantly as ever.
“I’ll be around,” Peyton replied.
“I will too. Why do you ask?” Melody questioned with more than a little suspicion.
I eyed him with same scrutiny.
We all knew damn well Mateo couldn’t care less about their summer itineraries.
“Just curious. I thought maybe you two would like to help plan the wedding. Full access to whatever you need. As long as you clear it with Elena, of course…this is her day, after all.”
I puckered my lips around the rim of my glass, holding back a scowl.
“For real?” Melody asked with so much excitement I was transported back in time for a minute, to when she was the peppiest little cheerleader in our entire school.
“Who else would do it? I’m the least design enthused person on the planet,” I smiled, going along with him for the time being.
We would be discussing this later.
Whatever his intentions were, he kept them secret as the evening wore on.
He’d basically won Melody over with wedding talk, and he finally reeled in Peyton by asking to see blueprints of some company he wanted to start up. Something about a good investment.
It was easier not to roll my eyes because these were my two best friends. Correction: they were my only friends.
But it still took effort.
Elias and Sergio kept casting me amused smirks, knowing just how well Mateo was buttering them up.
I was on my third glass of wine when he finally got to the point.
“We need to find Elena’s mother, and I thought you two would like to assist.”
“What?” I asked, only it came out muffled and choked due to half a mouthful of red wine.
“Whatever you need, we’re in,” Peyton answered, shooting me a quick glare.
