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She rolls her eyes. “You’re being ridiculous. You’re shot, Ari. Let me help you.”
“I better be fucking dead before you’re helping yourself out of the damn car.” I push the door open, holding in a moan of pain, and manage to get out.
“You’re impossible,” she sighs like she does when she’s annoyed with me.
Which is all the time.
I hold out my hand, the one that isn’t drenched in my blood, and she slaps her palm across mine, gripping me while giving me a dirty look.
“Matias, get her inside. Now,” I order.
Matias sweeps in, covering her with most of his body.
“Ari! What are you doing? Come inside,” she shouts.
“I want extra security and I want someone to follow Bianchi, understood? I want to know where he was. I want to confirm this was him before I fucking kill him.”
“Sure thing, Ari. Fuck, you don’t look too good.” Gianni tugs my jacket down my arm and grimaces. “Come on, let’s get you inside. We’re safe now.”
“No. I want a sweep. I want you to order men to check this property over a hundred times. I don’t want anyone within five miles of this compound, do I make myself clear?”
“Crystal,” he states. “Let’s get you inside. The nurse should be here soon.”
“I should look into getting a new doctor. So many retired when Carmine did.”
“Yes, but it’s on the list. Give yourself a break.”
“We can’t afford breaks.”
He helps me inside and he sets me down on one of the barstools.
“I’ll go give instructions to everyone and give you updates every thirty minutes.”
“Thank you, Gianni.” I unbutton my suit jacket and groan when I try to shrug it off.
“Will you stop?” Matias marches over to me and helps me ease my jacket off. “Stop trying to do everything yourself. It’s annoying. It’s no wonder she can’t stand you.”
“She’s crazy about me. Don’t let her fool you.”
“Maybe it’s him who is fooled,” I hear her voice from down the hall.
She stands in front of me, holding a white towel. “I have it from here until the nurse arrives,” she says to Matias.
“See? She wants to be alone with me.”
She slaps me lightly with the towel. “Don’t get so full of yourself. I’m going to unbutton your shirt and I didn’t know if you wanted him to see.”
“We have the same bodies,” Matias points out. “Nothing I haven’t seen before.”
She looks away, blushing. “Of course, sorry. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that. I don’t think you guys look anything alike.” She begins to unbutton my shirt and her fingers have a slight tremble as she tries to unbutton my shirt.
“Really? We are identical,” Matias explains. “We are exact replicas of each other. Down to the—”
“Don’t,” I bite out, cutting him off.
“Oh,” she breathes out slowly, her cheeks as bright as a tomato.
Matias grins at me knowingly and I grip Rosie’s hip. “Don’t let him lie to you, Tesoro. I’m more able to…fillyour every need.”
