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Dark satisfaction filled Alejandro’s face. “Even better. She recognized her.”
“Who was it?” Reuben asked. Who was he going to kill?
“She said her name is Lou and that she works at the café on the ground floor of your building.”
What. The. Fuck.
He stared up at Alejandro. “Why the fuck would she push Faith out into traffic? Faith has been nothing but nice to her. She’s always tasting the crappy shit she makes.”
Alejandro’s gaze sharpened. “Hmm. True. If she was trying to hurt Faith, then she could have just poisoned her food.”
Reuben frowned. “Faith hasn’t seen Lou much lately because we come straight up from the basement and we’ve been bringing food in with us from home. The last time Lou gave her one of her creations, it had cranberries in it. And Faith hates cranberries.”
“So that could have been her plan, but Faith hasn’t been eating her food lately. What about before?” Alejandro asked.
“Maybe she didn’t want to hurt her before?” Cat asked. “I don’t understand why anyone would want to hurt Blossom.”
That hit him hard. “Because of me.”
He looked up at Alejandro, who nodded slowly.
“No one would want to harm Faith unless they were using her to get to me,” he said, feeling ill.
“And perhaps this Lou hadn’t been trying to harm her before, because she was just your assistant,” Alejandro guessed. “Once your relationship changed, then she came after Faith?”
The rage threatened to pull him under. How dare this bitch harm his girl?
“But why? Who is this woman?” he asked.
“We’re trying to track her down,” Alejandro said. “We will find her.”
“I want to know when you do. Is there anything else I need to know? Or do?”
Alejandro shook his head although there was a shadow in his eyes. “Concentrate on Faith. I’ve got a lead on the lawyer who met with Venturo in jail. And the police chief will wait. Just look after your girl.”
He would. “Charlie? Is he all right?”
“He’s out in the waiting room,” Cat said. “We’re going to take him home with us. He’s blaming himself.”
“Send him in for a moment?”
Alejandro nodded and carried Cat out, uncaring who saw them. The door opened a short time later and a stricken Charlie entered.
His eyes were red-rimmed, and he was almost breathing too quickly, but there was also determination in his gaze.
“I’m sorry, Reuben. This is my fault. I should have gone across the street to get her.” He stared down at Faith, his despair easy to see.
“No, Charlie. This isn’t your fault. This is on whoever hurt her. Tried to harm her. And I’m going to see that they pay.”
“I want to help.” Charlie stared at Reuben. “I might be a Little, but I’m not weak.”
“I know you’re not. If I need your help, I’ll let you know. But I want you to go home with Cat and Alejandro, okay? Let them look after you. It’s what Faith would want.”
“Okay. Let me know how she is doing? Please?”
“I will. She’s going to be just fine. I won’t allow her to be anything else.”
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