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“Fair enough,” she said.
After she and Sam had told the story, Blake opened another beer.
“Any more pizza?” he asked.
“We can order more.”
“Nah, I’m fine. That’s a heck of a story. Mom and Pop flew the coop, huh?”
“That’s what we’re assuming. Evidently they thought Sam would try to take Duke away from them.”
“Yes, I can see where you might think that.”
“What other reason would they have for leaving?”
“Probably none. Unless they thought you were about to uncover some stuff.”
“Uncover what? What on Earth are you talking about?”
“Okay. I’m going to tell you why I left. Why our parents and I are no longer on speaking terms. And just so you know, I’ve missed you, Sis.”
“I’ve missed you too.”
“This is all great, but could you start talking please?” Sam said.
“Mom and Dad aren’t who they appear to be,” Blake said.
“That’s just what Rod said.” Sam opened a second beer. “What are you talking about?”
“Who’s Rod?”
“My ex-fiancé,” Sydney replied. “Evidently he did some digging on me and inadvertently found out something about Mom and Dad. He tried to get Sam to pay for the information, but he wouldn’t. Rod’s the one who told us that you weren’t kicked out—that you left of your own accord.”
“Rod’s right.”
“What could be so bad that you left your pregnant little sister behind?” Sam said.
“I felt bad about that,” Blake said, “and I still do. But as long as you didn’t know what I knew, I figured you were okay. But I can’t tell you how much I’ve regretted leaving you there.”
“Know what?” Sydney’s heart lurched. “What in the world are you talking about, Blake?”
“Mom and Dad have kind of a Romeo and Juliet story,” Blake said. “They were the children of feuding houses.”
“What?”
“Didn’t you ever think it was weird that we never knew our grandparents?”
“I guess I never thought about it.”
“Both of our grandfathers are criminals, Sydney.”
Sydney sat, numb, her mouth in an oval.
“Big bad criminals. Mafia.”
No, couldn’t be. “The Buchanans and the Ciancios? They
’re mob families?”
