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“As I said, it’s all under control. Nobody can get past our security system thanks to Locked Security. Well, except your boyfriend and his friend.” She tilted her head at Everleigh. “Which reminds me, what are you going to do about Archer? Are you going to tell them about the call?”
Clearly having missed something, I looked at Everleigh with raised brows. She held up her hands, face flushed. “I would have told you, but there hasn’t been time yet. Archer called last night. Btu he wouldn’t tell me where he was.”
I closed the two steps separating us and pulled her to my chest with one arm, the other still holding Sofie, who surprisingly hadn’t gotten bored yet.
She rested her head on my shoulder. “He sounded like he wanted to do this on his own. But I need to help him.”
Not only would we get Gunner involved, but I’d reach out to some of my contacts and do a little digging.
I nodded against her hair. “I’ll talk to Gunner. We’ll find your brother.”
She looked up, all her attention focused on me. “I know you will.”
Her unwavering trust in me made warmth unfurl in my chest and I was wondering how I got so lucky.
Taking a deep breath, she changed the topic. “Now tell me about your trip. Did you find out where the money went?
I kissed her lips. “I found out I have an aunt and half-sister in Oregon. And Mariana is my mother’s cousin.”
Everleigh’s face lit up. “That’s amazing. Are you going to visit them again?”
“I am. I was thinking you and Sofie could come with me.”
“We’d love to.”
We spent the rest of the day hanging out with Thea and making plans about how to help Archer.
And when we returned home, exhausted from swimming in Thea’s Olympic-sized pool and being in the sun all day, I couldn’t wait for more days like today.
EPILOGUE
Lucius
One year later
“Do you have clients today?”
Everleigh stretched her delectable body against mine, the sheet sliding down, revealing more of her creamy skin. Her tank top had ridden up, as it seemed to do every night, and I drank in the sight.
I pulled her on top of me, and she buried her head in my neck. I traced lazy circles on her back. “Not today. But I was thinking we could take the boat out, just the three of us.”
Who would have thought I’d own a charter fishing company one day? And that my one employee would be Santino? But we’d both taken to it quickly, already familiar around boats and loving being outside.
The last year had been an adjustment for all of us, but my girls had taken it in stride. Sofie loved her new school and had already made friends. And Everleigh had started back at her old job. They’d have been stupid not to let her—but I was slightly biased, of course.
She was also doing consulting work on the side and was doing my company’s books.
“That sounds wonderful. I have nothing planned for today.”
It was Sunday, and usually our weekends were packed full of soccer practices and catching up with friends. Thea was a regular visitor to our house, but I hadn’t seen her in over a week.
“No plans to catch up with Thea later?”
“Nope. She went with William on some business trip. Which is odd because she hates them.”
Her nose was still buried in my neck, and her lips brushed my skin with every word, making me shiver.
“How’s Archer doing?”
