Drawing in a deep breath, I remember my mom’s words.
“My dad saved this to make sure we could leave this town. That may be all we want, but if push comes to shove, we’ll be willing to do what’s necessary.”
Eli squeezes my hand.
I’ll need time to unlock this computer. I know what your fathers did and I want justice. But I also know with the horsemen, you have to tread lightly. Once we get in here, it should be easier to get into the drive.
The fact they know about the hard drive makes me feel better. A little. I don’t think many people outside of my parents knew about the hard drive. Even if this isn’t my father, whoever it is still had my father’s trust.
I hope.
“I’ll do what I can from this end.” Jack kisses me behind my ear. “We have other things that need to be looked into.”
I slip off his lap and pick up the tablet and my AirPods. Nico scoots over on the couch to make space for me as everyone else takes their seats with their laptops. When I sit next to him, I lean over and kiss Nico. His lips move gently against mine.
Those sparks light inside me, but we’re definitely not doing anything in range of that computer microphone. I straighten and dig into the videos from my house.
I have it on a fast speed because for the most part there isn’t anything to see. Our house sits empty most days and most nights. But we just want to see if anyone might have planted something after the security system went in.
We know Sidney and whoever she brought with her had the opportunity. As well as Mr. Wick. He was honest about one, but it could have been to put us off finding another one.
After a while, I curl up against Nico’s side. He drapes an arm over me while I continue to watch.
Voices wake me. I snuggle into Nico’s chest, inhaling the smell of rain and him. His arm holds me close to his warmth. Fuck, I love him.
“I’ve saved the videos we need to watch.” Nico’s chest rumbles beneath my ear. “Not much happens in Sidney’s room. I’m sure it was more active when you were in her life.”
“Not really,” Luke says. “It’s not like I wanted her more than anyone else. She was just more convenient and didn’t require any finessing to fuck.”
I really don’t want to hear more about my guys fucking anyone else. I turn my head to the room.
Luke’s eyes meet mine with a little apology. “Just a fact, princess. I’m very happy with where we are now.”
I arch an eyebrow and stretch next to Nico, careful of his knee. “Just remember we don’t need to share details.”
“Noted.” Luke gives me a smirk that lights up my insides.
I glance at Jack. He’s still working hard on the laptop. Both his screen and the monitor have characters flowing down them. I don’t understand anything I’m seeing, but I can’t help but wonder if ourfriendis still listening.
“Are we getting anywhere?” I ask. As I shift to sit up, Nico squeezes me close to him. I tip my chin up and kiss him. His lips are soft but firm against mine, and I give a soft moan, before pushing up to sit in front of him.
“Do we still have company?” I wait for Jack’s answer.
“They cut off a few minutes ago, but they’ll be back.” Jack runs a hand through his hair. His eyes are tired. I should have made him take a nap with me. “We can assume they can hear anything we say.”
That means if we’re going to have any discussions or any playtime it will have to be wherever that computer isn’t. Or be really quiet, which I haven’t gotten the hang of.
Eli stands and stretches. His shirt rides up, showing off his six-pack. He holds his hand out to me with a smirk. “Come help me make some pizzas, kitten.”
I take his hand and follow him out of the room. When we enter the kitchen, he closes the door behind us. I stop by the island, and he turns the two ovens on.
“Those need to preheat.” He lifts me onto the stone-topped island.
My hands automatically go to his shoulders. “Do we need to make the pizzas?”
“No, we have frozen.” His fingers toy with the hem of my shirt. “So that gives us about ten minutes to play before we put the pizza in and then twenty minutes after before they’re ready.”
His cocksure grin makes me squirm with anticipation. He takes my shirt off and my bra. Then he tsks while he unbuttons my pants.
