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“I seriously have to do this?”
“Yes.” Konstantin nods. “It’s as much for you as it is for all of us.”
“Great!” I throw my hands in the air. “Put that on my shoulders too.”
“You’ve got this.” He smiles. “Think of it as a road trip adventure.” He leans closer. “But for fuck sakes, listen to Andrey.”
“What?” My brow furrows and anger slashes through me. “You said this is my trip!”
“No.” Konstantin shakes his head and his eyes connect with Andrey’s who is watching us intently. “It’s your trip.“ He uses his index fingers to include Andrey and me. Before turning to Andrey. “I’m trusting you with my sister. Don’t make me come after you.”
“Get my brother back or I’ll be coming after you.”
“Once you’re finished comparing dicks,” Stacy’s breezes back into the room all ready to go wearing the flak jacket which is way too big for her over her puffy coat, “can we go save my husband and find out what the fuck is going on with Marco?”
“Don’t stay here too long,” Konstantin warns us, pulling out a phone. “I’d leave just before dawn. I’ll have a contact drop off a car for you at four in the morning. Be downstairs ready for him.”
“How will we know who he is?” I ask my brother.
He turns and smirks. “He’ll recognize you.” Konstantin gives me one last hug and kiss, handing me the phone. “It’s clean and it will keep my mind at ease knowing where you are. I’m sure you know how to hide it.”
Stacy and Temur say goodbye and then they amble out the room.
The door shuts and a heavy silence falls over the space. The aroma of the food once again hits me and my stomach growls.
“You should eat,” Andrey tells me, looking at the tray of food. His eyes landing on my stomach. “You need to keep yourself and the baby healthy.”
“You know?” My eyes widen.
“Your cousin told me.” Andrey’s eyes are cool as they meet mine, and we stare at each other for a few seconds before he turns toward the food. “Come on.” He snaps the command and pulls out a chair for me.
My anger instantly ignites and I want to say fuck you but my stomach growls again and I imagine my little beans tugging on the umbilical cord demanding food. My angry stubbornness will have to wait for another time.
Andrey pulls the silver lids off the dishes and again my mouth starts to water. “Stacy ordered my favorite food. Mash, gravy, carrots, and grilled chicken.”
“That’s your favorite dish?” Andrey’s eyes widen as he sits in front of me and looks at the food Stacy ordered for herself. “Stacy ordered the steak, eggs, and fries?”
“Yes,” I nod. “She loves that. But fair warning. Stacy likes her meat really rare.”
“No wonder my brother fell for her,” Andrey says. “What is that in the teapot?”
“Ginger tea,” I tell him. “I like it with lemon and honey as it takes away my nausea, and it’s the only tea I like after having to give up coffee for about another six months.”
“Ouch!” Andrey says, knowing how much I loved my coffee. “That must be torture for you.”
He’d even bought a special barista type machine for his penthouse when I moved in for those two days. My heart now tugs with guilt at the sweet things he’s done for me. I nod and dig into my chicken and mash. As I’m eating my eyes land on the two covered dishes. I really hope Stacy ordered me the sticky toffee cheesecake with whipped cream.
“Did Stacy order anything besides ginger tea for herself to drink?”
“Hot chocolate.” I point to the fatter teapot. “That’s what must be in there.”
“Thank God.” Andrey breathes a sigh of relief. “I don’t think I can stomach ginger tea.”
We fall into one of those awkward silences again. “I was going to write to you and tell you about the babies once I was sure I was pregnant.”
“I would’ve preferred you did it in person as my wife.” Andrey’s eyes flash angrily but he controls his anger and attacks his steak. “Do you think they have a store in this hotel that sells a shaving kit, deo, and a change of clothes?”
“Yes, it’s just off the lobby,” I tell him. “If you’d come into my room in the conventional way you’d have seen it.”
