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She lunged for the phone again and he grabbed her, pulling her into his lap.
He kissed her neck. It felt so good, but she couldn’t concentrate. If he saw those messages, she was dead.
She made another lunge, this time grabbing the phone. She took it back to her seat.
She glanced at the messages—they were all from Greyson, checking in. Of course they didn’t say anything incriminating, Greyson was smarter than that, but Mia was sure Lorenzo would work it out if he had enough clues.
“Oh man,” Mia said.“Big issue at work. I have to go in.”
“I don’t even know what you do.”
“I work for a small fashion designer in Manhattan. We’ve just had a fabric shipment get confiscated by customs and I have to go and sort it out.”
This appeared to be enough detail to satisfy Lorenzo. Mia exhaled.
***
Mia entered a cafe in Manhattan. She didn’t sit down—instead she asked the barista where the bathroom was. He directed her and she followed his directions through to the back. To anyone watching, it would have seemed totally innocent.
However, in the back, past the bathrooms, was a private room. Mia went inside, to find Greyson and Waterson there waiting for her.
“Where the hell have you been?” Waterson asked.“You missed multiple check-ins.”
“I was with Lorenzo.”
“Doing what?”
“He took me on a money collection job. I think he was testing me.”
“And what did you do?”
“I did the job. Won him over.”
“What else are you doing to win him over?”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Alright,” Greyson said.“Let’s all cool down.”
“I’m perfectly cool,” Mia said.
“I think what Waterson is asking, is are you okay? Are you in over your head?”
“I’m fine. Nothing’s happened, I’m just making my way into the family.”
She wondered if they could tell she was lying, but they seemed satisfied enough by this.
“Do you have any info we can use?” Greyson said.
“Not really. Nothing concrete. Unless you want to charge Lorenzo with destruction of property, then I need more time.”
“It’s important that you continue to advance your relationship with him,” Greyson said.“Keep yourself in front of him, keep things moving forward. Don’t be afraid to be a bit pushy.”
“Nothing to worry about,” Mia said.“I have it under control.”
Chapter9
Lorenzostood in the shower, letting the hot water run over his skin.
