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Matt saw that and looked at me, his eyebrows raised. “What’s going on?”
I locked eyes with him at the same time I texted him.
I spoke, “I told Fitz you wanted to go to Octavo instead.”
His eyebrows arched even higher, and his phone buzzed from me. He took it out, reading my text.
Go along with it. I’ll explain there.
He nodded, putting his phone back and raking his hand through his hair. “Yeah.” Fitz opened his door, his head coming inside. “Are you sure about Octavo?”
Matt dipped his head down, his mouth pursed as if he were bored already with this questioning. “Yeah, man. What’s the problem? Kash knows the owners. We’ll be safe there.”
That was the point. Kash knew them. Kash did not own them. And for full disclosure here, I didn’t know who owned Octavo myself. What I did know was that there was some form of mutual respect between the owner and Kash. He mentioned the owners, saying there were two of them, and I could tell from his tone that he was cautious about both. So, for what I wanted to talk to Matt about, I knew his only employees would be the guards, and they would stay a respectable distance away. That meant I could actually talk to him, without having anyone else, like Torie, dropping by, or any of Matt’s friends. Or mine, now that I thought about it. I knew Melissa had taken to hanging out with Torie and Tamara at Naveah, too.
Fitz continued to stare at Matt.
“What’s the problem?”
No response from Fitz, but he straightened, and a second later, he got back inside while Matt’s guards left. “They’ll follow us there.”
Matt nodded, as if he’d been expecting all of this to happen.
When the car pulled away from the curb, he glanced down at me and both of us shared a look. His elbow nudged mine and he grinned.
Have I mentioned how much I love my brother?
SIXTEEN
Kash
We arrived at the warehouse, and I was about to step outside when my phone rang.
It was one of Matt’s guards.
“Something wrong?” I answered, putting the phone to my ear.
“Bailey and Matt are going to Octavo.”
“Why?”
“Neither would say, and we weren’t told this until Bailey pulled up to Naveah. She texted Matt, and he went outside to her.”
“Where are you currently?”
“Following Bailey’s vehicle.”
“And they didn’t say why they were going there? Whose idea was it?”
A moment of hesitation. “They’re both saying Matt’s idea.”
I waited.
He didn’t continue.
“But?” I prodded, inclining my head.
“But Matt usually tells us when we’re changing locationsahead of time. He didn’t say a word. Fitz was the one who said Bailey claimed Matt wanted to go to Octavo.”
