He laughed. “Yeah, maybe I will.”
We headed inside for dinner, which was controlled chaos with Matteo and the twins. Gideon and I were the only adults, so it was a little crazy. Afterward, we all gathered in the living room and turned on a movie that was some animated adventure. I’d lost interest and had started playing a game on my phone.
“Twins fell asleep.” Gideon nudged my foot.
“Oh, you stay with Matteo and finish the movie. I’ll get them in bed.”
He didn’t argue. I carried them up one at a time, got them into comfy clothes, and they each fell right back asleep once their heads hit the pillow.
I went downstairs, and I was relieved to see the credits rolling. Matteo had moved from the floor to next to Gideon, and the two of them were talking so I left them alone and grabbed a drink in the kitchen.
“Night, Penn!” Matteo waved at me and ran up the stairs.
“He knows he can stay up later, right?”
Gideon shrugged. “He said he’s gonna go online, some game he plays with kids from school.”
“An MMO?”
Gideon shrugged. “Sure.”
“Maybe he plays with that new friend of his.”
“New friend?” Gideon opened the fridge and grabbed a beer.
“Yeah. Some kid at school. Matteo said he was awkward and was eating alone at lunch, so he befriended him.”
Gideon smiled. “Sounds like him.”
Gideon’s phone buzzed in his pocket. He put his beer down and read whatever text was on there.
“Everything okay?”
“Toni found the guy.”
“The man who bought the car?”
He nodded. “He works for Benito’s campaign.”
While it was no shock to anyone that Benito was involved, still, hearing it ignited that anger that had simmered slightly.
“Can they get to him without any of Benito’s people seeing?”
“He’ll make it happen.”
“Let’s hope it’s soon.”
He slipped his phone into his pocket and grabbed his beer. “You heard Amy was found guilty?”
“Mmhmm. Total bullshit.”
“I’m seeing what I can do, but with the new commissioner and Yolanda’s family being threatened if she didn’t follow through, it’s proving to be a little more difficult.”
I walked into the living room and sat on the couch. “What do we know about the kid she supposedly sold to?”
“Because he’s underage, they’re keeping the records sealed. I’m sure I can get into them, but I’m not going to threaten some kid.”
“Pfft, you think the parents aren’t involved?”
