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Thankful that these two have my back in this, I struggle to shake my stoicism.
“Mind telling me when you had the misfortune of meeting him?”
That part never made sense, and at the time we first discussed Scott, the twins didn’t elaborate on how they knew him, just that they did.
Hearing Ezra confirm it again only makes me more curious.
They glance at each other, their easy smiles back in place. Damon alone shrugs a shoulder. “Let’s just say that we do, but we aren’t at liberty to discuss how.”
I stare at them … hard.
If it were anybody else, I’d be drowning in suspicion that they might be working both sides.
But not these two.
They’ve proven their loyalty again and again.
Plus, it’s not exactly fair for me to force the issue. They’re not the only ones with secrets. I have a few of my own to account for.
“What happens in a few minutes?”
There’s a knock on the door, both twins twisting to glance at it before returning their attention to me.
“You should get that,” Ezra suggests.
If these two are playing with my head, I’ll kill them.
Stalking past where they are standing by the couches, I unlock the door and tug it open.
Taylor stands on the other side, his hair a mess, glasses askew on his nose and exhaustion behind his eyes.
He’s got his trusty computer in hand, though, so that’s promising.
Rather than saying a word to me, he brushes past to cross the room and set up shop in a chair, his computer positioned on a side table next to him.
“I haven’t slept,” he complains.
“Join the fucking club.”
The twins grunt at that before dropping their weight on the couch. It tips back just slightly from their combined weight before the front legs thud home against the floor.
Shutting the door, I stay in place, ready to race out of here the second Taylor gives me useful information.
If he has it.
Big if.
At the family meeting, he was screwing up big time.
That’s not normal for Taylor.
His eyes are on the screen when he decides to enlighten us to the reason for his presence.
“I think I screwed up earlier.”
My voice is drab. “You don’t say.”
He flips me off without bothering to look up.
