Sam grinned at him. "There you go. That's my Rico."
"I just love Mitch so much. He's incredible," Rico said and he actually had a sweet smile on his face.
"You're incredible too," Sam told him. "And Mitch knows it. That's why he wants to marry you."
"I'm going to be the best husband," Rico vowed, getting some of his usual overconfidence back. "I'll show him he made the best decision of his life."
"I guess you're all better," Rob said.
"I just love Mitch so much, it drives me crazy," Rico said.
"Even I can see how much you guys love each other," Rob told him. "But I am sorry for what I said. I was just yanking your chain."
Rob was in the middle of apologizing when he started to think that Julian had been gone a little too long. Rico's drama had distracted him, but now he was worried. He texted Julian, but didn't wait for a reply. He turned to the guys. "Keep an eye on Danny for me. I want to see what's keeping Julian."
As he got up from the table and sent another text, he shot Danny a reassuring smile and made sure not to let on that he was worried. The last thing he wanted was to upset Danny.
That's why he walked to the door slowly, but once he was out of sight, he was off like a shot. It was probably all for nothing. Julian was fine. It didn't mean anything that he didn't reply to his texts. That's what he told himself as he ran and, at the same time, tried to push down the feeling of dread that was rising inside him.
