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I scrunch up my nose. “You came all the way from Brooklyn to drop off dessert for my brunch with my girlfriend? You win Best Boyfriend of The Year Award.” I laugh.
He doesn’t.
“What’s going on?”
“Can I come in?”
Tension radiates off him.
“Of course.”
I close the door behind him.
Bryce follows me to the kitchen.
“Suzette— I mean, Cassandra,” he says.
She gets up and strides towards him. “It’s Cassie to my friends.”
“It’s a pleasure to officially meet you.”
“Same here, Bryce.”
All this nicety is civil, but why the hell is he here?
“You wanted to talk?” I ask Bryce.
Bryce drops the bag on the kitchen counter. “It’s about Brad.”
“Let me get out of your hair—”
“You don’t have to, Cassie,” I say. “There isn’t anything about Brad’s sordid tale you don’t already know.
Her green eyes swing to Bryce’s blue ones.
“I don’t have a problem with you staying. Nothing I have to share is confidential.”
“All right,” she says taking her seat.
Chapter 43
Bryce
After serving Cassie and me a latte, Sofia takes a seat.
Her eyes meet mine. “It’s as if you bought the heavy artillery—aka dulce de leche stuffed cookies—I’m weary of what you have to say.”
The cookies were to aid this difficult conversation, but we all decided to wait.
“Did the Croatian police finally arrest Brad’s sorry ass?” Cassie asks.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
My fingers drum against the wood table as I gather my thoughts.
“When we left my brother’s place a week and a half ago, I expected this to be a slam dunk.” I let out an audible exhale. “Brad’s past is like a Matryoshka doll.”
Sofia’s face falls. “You still haven’t found him? What about his wife?”
