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“What did you say when you came up here after me?”
Worth glanced my way. “I told Beck everything was going to be fine.”
“Between us? Did he guess?”
“I may have freaked out a little bit when I realized you weren’t with me anymore. I think I made it pretty obvious.”
I squeezed his hand. “It’s okay. I’ll tell him I trust you.”
“I think ultimately we’re going to have to prove it to him by making this work.”
“Then that’s what we’ll do.”
All I could do was take it day by day and continue to do that, continue to prove to myself that this could be real, because I’d never imagined loving anybody the way the way I loved Worth.
“Are you okay? Had you ever shot anyone before?”
Worth shook his head. “I’m okay. I hadn’t ever shot anyone before, but I did it to save my friend. The man would have killed Matteo or any of the rest of us, including Beck. I didn’t have a choice.”
“Promise you’ll talk to me about it if you need to.”
“I promise.”
We headed down the stairs. The hallway leading to the living room seemed to stretch forever. I could hear Beck talking with the others.
I was sure there were still guards in case anyone else tried to come after us, but Worth seemed certain everyone at the site had been taken out. I was glad I hadn’t gone. I didn’t know how I would ever stop seeing the image of the bodies they’d left behind if I had.
When we walked into the room, all conversation stopped, and everyone turned to look at us. Miles stood up, taking Ben’s hand and pulling him up as well. “I think it’s time we all headed out. We know Beck’s in good hands, and I think Worth, Laurie, and Beck could use some time to talk without an audience.”
“Thank you all of you for saving me and for taking care of Worth and Laurence. I don’t even know what else to say. You saved my life.”
“We’re also responsible for you being in danger to start with,” Miles said. “But no matter what, we’ll always be here for anyone Worth cares about.” He looked right at me then, and I gave a small nod of acknowledgment. I really had these men in my corner now. I’d refused to believe it when Miles told me I was one of them, but now that didn’t seem so far-fetched.
I stood awkwardly beside Beck as Worth saw his friends out and spoke to the guard posted in the hallway.
“Is the guard staying there?” I asked when Worth stepped back inside.
“Yes. Carter and Matteo need to check with their connections to see if things have been thoroughly handled in Columbia before we can fully rest easy.”
“How did you get involved with all of this?” Beck asked.
Worth sighed as he sat on the sofa. “It’s a long story.”
“You could’ve given me a heads up, you know?” Beck sat on the end that stretched into a chaise so his feet could be propped up.
“I would have if I’d thought we were going to run into trouble again. Carter warned me he’d seen someone, but you were in Chicago, and I didn’t think that I needed to tell you. I never thought they would come after you.”
“What if they’d come after Laurence? What if they’d come after you? What if they’d taken you out, and I never knew what happened to you?”
“Once we realized there was a serious threat, I brought Laurie back here.”
Beck looked between the two of us. “We have a lot to talk about.”
Worth nodded. “We do. Come here, Laurie.” He held out his hand, encouraging me to sit in between him and Beck.
Beck didn’t have all of his color back, but he already looked much better than he had when he’d come in.
“How is your ankle?” I asked.
