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Daniel opened his mouth to protest, and I cut him off with a look.
“Apologies for losing Alma after your . . . altercation. She woke up about the time the authorities arrived. Marco followed her, but lost her when she got in her car.”
I pressed my lips together. “I want to be mad, but he kept me from bleeding out so I suppose I owe him some leeway.”
He nodded, but I’d known this man for a long time. He wasn't happy with anything less than perfection.
“She had the boyfriend assault her.” His voice was a low rumble.
“How do you know?”
“His knuckles are split . . . and a little coercion loosened his lips.”
I lifted a brow.
“Scholero showed up a little early.” Whitley held up his phone. “My independent physician ran a report with his high-techy equipment that proves it’s impossible you beat her up. I hesitate to say this . . .” He pursed his lips. “Your hands are too big to have created the injuries. He had a decent imprint to study around the neck and . . . it was done by smaller hands.”
I examined my hands. “They are big, aren’t they?” I spoke smugly, narrowing my gaze on JoJo.
She rolled her eyes.
“You know what they say about big hands . . .” I waggled my eyebrows.
“There are innocent ears present.” She sounded appalled, but I saw the tiny upward tug of her lips.
“There are a lot of not so innocent ears present too,” I pointed out.
Blake held both his hands to the sky. “Big.”
Laughter floated through the room.
“Little Dude is going to be quite the ladies’ man,” Patrick said proudly.
“He won’t learn any skills from you.” Marlow flashed him a saccharine smile.
“Ouch.” Vivian winced.
Everyone laughed again.
If Penelope were well, this would be perfect.
She would be. I wouldn’t stop until she was.
And neither would anyone in this room.
My gaze caught JoJo’s. I tried to convey how much I loved her with a look and felt as if I fell short.
We had our lives together ahead of us.
Look at what we’ve built in such a short time.
She seemed to understand my emotion.
If it weren’t for her, I’d still be an empty man.
I’d rather be shot and have her by my side than healthy without her.
She blew me a kiss.
