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"Don’t insult me." She purses her lips. "I may not be used to holding a gun, but I can hold my own with it."
"That you can," Seb concedes.
I glance around, take in the faces of my brothers, then turn to JJ. "Thanks," I say grudgingly. "This doesn’t mean that I trust you."
"Same." He jerks his chin.
Seb picks up my gun from where I had placed it on the floor. He loads it, then slides it into my waistband at the small of my back.
I head for the door and he follows me.
"Where are you going?" I frown at him over my shoulder.
"Going to get you guns so you can defend yourself."
"I’ll stay here," Massimo rumbles. He glares at JJ and it’s clear he doesn’t trust the other man to leave him on his own. Good call.
I head down to the ground floor, then out of the back door, and into the garage. The lights flicker on, revealing six parked cars. I press the keyfob and the Mercedes in the corner lights up. As I head toward it, Seb pulls out his phone, calls Christian and asks him to come to the garage with the ammo. We reach the car and Seb opens the passenger door; I place Karma inside. Then walk around to the driver’s side.
Christian and Antonio join Seb, and together, they pile guns and boxes of ammo on the floor in the back of the car.
"You realize, if any one sees this, they are going to report you to the police immediately, right?" Karma grumbles.
"Will they?" I take in the pile of weapons.
"Maybe not in Sicily, but not too many people know you here," Karma insists.
"I’ll make sure not to draw attention to the car."
"And the doctor?" She frowns. "Won’t he get suspicious about it?"
"It’s JJ’s doctor; I assume he’s used to seeing guns," I retort.
"Guns are not as common in England as in Sicily."
"More’s the pity." I shake my head, "Never understood the appeal of a stiff upper lip, when you could simply leave a stiff behind that wouldn’t talk."
"Is that a joke?" She scowls, "Thatisa joke. OMG, Capo, you made a joke?"
"Your English sense of humor must be rubbing off on me." I smirk.
“Here,” says Christian as he lays a dark blanket over the guns. "Done."
The guys slam the back doors shut.
"Wait for the diversion, then drive," Christian orders.
"Don’t worry about us. Don’t stop for anything; you just keep going," Seb adds.
"I wish you’d let me, at least, come with you." Antonio scowls, "I am your bodyguard. It’s my responsibility to make sure that nothing happens to you."
"And I want you to stay with my brothers and fight back."
With a last glance at the men, I slide into the car.
"Arrivederci,"Christian calls out.Until we meet again.
They turn to leave, and I snap my seatbelt into place at the same time as she does.
