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Instead, I try to be reassuring. “I’m glad, love.”
“You and I need a night alone soon.”
Hearing that makes me smile.
“We’ll figure that out. Can I talk to Tobias for a minute?”
There’s silence as she goes to find him. Before she hands the phone over, she clears her throat as if she wants to say something else.
“What is it, Bellamy?”
“Nothing…”
The hesitation in her voice puts me on high alert. “Don’t lie to me. That never ends well for you.”
It takes another ten seconds for her to break the silence. “I love you.”
I frown. “That’s what you were afraid to tell me?”
“Things are so messed up right now, and it felt awkward.”
Why did I leave the damn boat? I should be spending every possible second I have with her in case this blows up. But I know I’m needed where I am to make sure she stays safe. “I love you too. That’s never going to change, OK?”
“Yes Sir,” she whispers.
“Now be a good girl and hand the phone to Tobias.”
Tobias answers in a few seconds, and it’s clear he heard the entire exchange.
“Is she all right?” I ask.
“Yeah. Her heart is just a little twisted right now.”
“Understandable.”
“How are things in Las Vegas?”
The situation in Las Vegas is a much easier conversation to have with him than Bellamy’s twisted up emotions. “Lorenzo is definitely in town. But he hasn’t reached out to Matteo yet, and that’s odd. We’re keeping eyes on him, but we’re not approaching him yet. Not until we can figure out what he’s doing here. If we don’t get anywhere by this evening, I’m coming back to you two.”
“We’re ready for you.”
The comment takes me by surprise.
“Miss me do ya?” I tease, unsure of how else to handle it.
Tobias clears his throat. “Something like that. It’s time for you and me to bury the hatchet and get acquainted with each other again.”
Damn. Not at all what I was expecting. Bellamy must be having a major effect on him.
“I’d like that.” It sounds lame, but I mean it. I’ve missed Tobias over the years. Even when I was pissed at him.
“Tell me how it goes with Lorenzo,” he says, clearly eager to change the subject.
“What can you tell me about him? Matteo doesn’t seem to know him very well, and we’re still not on speaking terms with Danny after what went down with his father.”
“You’ll have to tell me that story sometime. I’m not sure I fully understand it.”
I chuckle. “Not sure any of us understand it to be honest.”
