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They’d done their best, of course, to find any trace – But it was a lost cause. Now they’re speeding home, trying to get to Kent, because he’ll know what to do. Jerome glances anxiously at Daniel, trying to listen to the conversation as Daniel stumbles out an explanation of what happened as best he…

“Jerome!” It’s Daniel’s voice but Jerome can barely focus on it, because the fucking pain – “Stop!” Kent shouts and there’s a scuffle behind Jerome, who finally blinks back to himself and begins to stand up, turning to see Kent shoving the door to the room shut, Daniel’s shirt wrapped in his fist. “Your fucking…

“Puppies!?” Jerome gasps, darting immediately to my side, ignoring Daniel as much as I am. “We are not getting a puppy!” Daniel calls to us. “Loooook,” I coo, pointing at them and trying to get a better look. “What kind are they? Can you see?” “I think they’re German Shepherds,” Jerome says, his face as…

“Let me out!” Ivan gets over his pain and surprise and grabs my wrist, twisting it a little so that I gasp and do as he says, stopping. “I’m not letting you out,” he growls. “You’re coming with me. We have business to attend to.” I just shake my head at him, knowing that even…

“My first job,” he says, flicking his eyes to me. “First solo, at least. I was…young. It went well, but there was suspicion regarding who was behind it. One of the reasons I went to America – to wait for the dust to settle a bit.” “We just fled one continent,” I mutter, suddenly anxious….

I shake my head, defensive – because it was so much more complicated than that – “I’m not insulting you,” he says softly. “It was brilliant, and maybe without recognizing it, Fay, you played to your strengths. You are good at putting together the complicated plan, but you didn’t put yourself on the front line…

“What’s up, Dan,” Kent asks, turning to look at something else, having no real time or patience for anything extraneous this close to the launch date. “Jerome and I are going to town for groceries,” Daniel says with a little shrug. “We wanted to see if Fay wanted to come.” “Ohhh!” I gasp, clasping my…

“No, you played your role very well,” Gio says, leaning his weight back into his hind foot as he crosses his arms – a move so like Kent and Daniel that it makes me smile. “But the baby,” Gio says, gesturing towards my belly, “with Daniel as the father?” Gio clicks his tongue, shaking his…

“Good,” I report. “It is very nice to wake up unstressed. I like it when my plans are all done and I can finally pass everything on to you.” I stretch my arms above my head, relishing the feeling. “Don’t get too ahead of yourself there,” Kent sighs, pulling me close again. “I’m going to…

“What do you want it to be?” he asks quietly. Slowly, I shake my head. “I don’t want to live with secrets anymore, Kent,” I answer, my voice almost a whisper. “That was the whole point. If there’s any way we can trust Gio…” “All right,” he murmurs, leaning forward to kiss my cheek. “Then…