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"Fuck, that smells divine," I practically moaned.
Neo snickered while Aurelia shook her head. "Your love for coffee is dangerous," she admitted.
"It's not that bad," I reasoned as I quickly thanked Onyx for the mug and took it into my grasp. "Do you see me killing anyone for it? No." Neo pulled the chair out to my left to take a seat while I took an extra moment to enjoy the rejuvenating liquid.
With a sigh, I gave myself an extra second to feel the warmth of the coffee flowing down my throat. Now I could manage to elaborate.
"As of now, we don't know who our enemy really is. Sure, Elizabitch is in custody, but she's not a prime enemy of interest. Garfield is still on the run, and it's obvious he's connected to the shit that occurred. We have no clue if the packs have pulled out from the idea of having me after Roberto sold me, and with the shitshow that happened prior to us sealing the deal, all eyes are on what we're planning to do next," I explained. "The smartest move would be to get right to business, set up our connection, and review the plentiful offers we're going to be receiving, but they know that. They also know our obvious home base, which has been our company building, which has been broken into multiple times now. I can assure you, they'll aim to do another stunt while we're busy trying to secure deals and operations, and we don't have time for that."
They were clearly following my explanation, so I carried right along.
"No one is really going to think after we've scored one of the biggest business deals in NYC that we'll take two weeks off. This group of enemies is plotting to do something else right away while the world is watching. They want the attention, to emphasize that we're a target, which means we'll bring harm by being in power. Right now, the public is focused more on what I did and my female identity. We want that attention to shift to us taking a break. I'm sure we can easily make an excuse that would trigger sympathy, and that's what we want. With the public's concern and sympathy, they'll recognize that we're not superhumans or so above them in status and wealth that we can't take a moment to calm down after everything that has unfolded."
Aurelia tapped her finger against her lips while her eyes looked upward.
"By taking a break, you'd be giving everyone a bit of invisibility because you won't need to be in public unless you wish to be somewhere that would obviously be unexpected. Since no one will be able to track your decisions during the break, you want to take advantage of ‘resting’ by doing what needs to be done in the background so that when you return, routines are changed."
I smiled at my best friend as I slowly nodded and returned my attention to Dimitris.
"No way are they going to think all five of us are going to take a break. That means they're going to be scrambling to figure out where we're going. That's when we devise a counter plan."
"You want to lead them on a wild goose chase," Neo summed up.
I took another sip of my coffee before nodding. "They'll act upon every hint and rumor stated through the grapevine. So, let's play a little game of cat and mouse," I offered. "We're already in a safe location that's off the grid. At least, that's what I'm going to assume. We have Neo's place as a second base. We announce we're going on a break, and we begin to feed the media sources places we’ll be: the mall, or any festivals or fashion events. The holidays will be here as well before the new year. We have plenty of time to lead them astray, all while we focus on relocating assets and moving to a new, secure location."
"New location, huh," Saint quietly stated. "Would be a good idea. I actually got offered something."
We looked over at him as he placed his elbows on the table and rested his chin on his open hands. "Since I've been a good contributor to the church and many charities, they offered me a corporation building that's going through remodeling right now. It's been rather hush-hush, but the height extension is happening at the end of the year and it'll be officially announced in the new year."
"It's going to be taller than our building?" I inquired.
He smirked deliciously, which made his eyes twinkle with mischief.
"Twenty-five floors taller. It’ll have one hundred floors, a parking garage for the staff that takes two blocks and is twenty floors, state-of-the-art technology, and security measures from the greatest tech from Dubai. The guy is in allegiance with the Vatican, so he made it so it's uncrackable and there's no way of getting into the code. There’ll be a glass exterior, state-of-the-art quality with various unique artwork in the lobby. Offices will reach the ninetieth floor, and the remaining ten will be luxury suites. Obviously, the top floor will be the penthouse, which has an outdoor garden, swimming pool, balcony, and private security service."
"Why do I have a strong feeling you've already made plans for us to relocate to this place?" Onyx announced. He was here with not just my food, but everyone else's.
Jayce got up to help before the table was full of food with extra plates for fruit, bread, various syrups for the pancakes, and different sweeteners for our coffee.
Once Onyx sat down, we paused in our conversation to actually eat. It was the first time we ate as a group, and even with Aurelia joining us, it didn't seem weird in the slightest.
It felt comfortingly pleasant.
The guys didn't eat much, so I did the duty of finishing everything. I was stealing a strawberry from Neo's plate when Saint looked at me like I'd done something horrifying.
"You're just going to take from Neo's plate?"
I paused in my mission to look over at him. "Hmm?"
My mouth was still stuffed with food, and I could see Jayce's amusement while Dimitris blankly stared at me.
"How did she eat everything?" Saint muttered.
"She hasn't really eaten for like two days," Jayce pointed out.
"Three if you count sleeping," Aurelia acknowledged. "Besides, a girl needs to eat! You got a problem, Holy Boy?"
"Please don't tell me we have nicknames," Saint whined.
