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“We’re searching.”
I closed my eyes for a moment. “I knew, in my gut, and I didn’t listen to it. My uncle would be so disappointed.”
He gripped my chin and lifted my head. “No, he’d be so damn proud of you. I bet he already is. And sad, because of what you’ll have to do.” He kissed my forehead. “I know you feel alone, but you’re not. I won’t leave you, Fred, and I’ll stand beside you through all of it, and after if you’ll have me.”
My eyes widened. “What?”
“However this ends, wherever you end up, I’d like to be with you…do life with you.”
I snorted. “Do life with me. I’m not marrying you.”
“No.” A flustered Vin might be my favorite Vin. “I mean, this, what we have, whatever it is, I want to explore it so wherever you hang your hat, I want to hang mine right next to it.”
“You motherfucking charmer.” I devoured his mouth—there was no other way to put it—and we’d have gone further if there hadn’t been a knock on the door.
“Stay put.” He pulled the sheets back, and I pouted as he pulled on a pair of pants before answering the door.
“Zion.” Vincenzo looked over his shoulder at me, and I waved him in. “Come in.”
“Sorry to disturb.” He smirked. “A couple of things. Albert came through with the DMV video. I have it and yeah, pretty sure it’s Aiden.” He had more to say, so I motioned for him to go on. “The cell phone records were a dead end. He was careful not to do anything nefarious on there, so likely he used several burner phones which are long gone.”
A tender thud beat against my chest upon hearing his name. “Can I see the video?” At this point, the phone records didn’t matter to me.
“Of course but the other thing—Finn contacted your phone. I’ve had it on me since the warehouse.” It was nice of Zion to not mention when I fell apart like a little baby.
“And?” Vincenzo asked.
“I answered it, explaining that Fred was busy, and he said he needed to speak with Fred urgently.”
“How long ago was this?” I was glad I had boxers on, because I’d whipped the sheets off myself without thinking.
“A few hours ago; he said to contact him as soon as you could.”
“I need my phone.” Zion tossed it to me and without hesitation, I called Finn.
“Oh, thank God.” Finn sounded relieved.
“What’s going on, Finn?”
“Oscar figured it out, the money.”
I nodded even though he couldn’t see me. “Let me guess, Aiden was the one taking the money.”
“Yeah, you figured it out?”
“I’m smart like that, Finn.” I rolled my eyes. “Was there anything else? While I can understand the urgency to that, I feel like there’s more.”
“There is, but not from the three of us.”
“Who?”
“Lorcan and Conor.”
I had the phone on Speaker so Vincenzo and Zion could hear. “What about them?” They were shot-callers and ran certain boroughs in Westford. Lorcan ran Kent, and Conor ran Arbor Flats.
“I don’t want to do this over the phone. Can we meet?”
Vincenzo nodded and slid Zion’s tablet over. “Yeah, okay, do you know Bethany’s Bakery in Norport on Bayside Avenue?”
