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Skyler nodded.
“Is he a new client you found on your own?”
Skyler looked at me, and something in his expression begged me to go along with the story.
“Yes,” Skyler replied. That response seemed to calm the man down immediately, and he turned to face me.
“I apologize for my outburst. I had Skyler arranged for a week with a new customer. I didn’t realize he already had something scheduled.” The man held his hand toward me to shake, but I made no move to exchange pleasantries with him. He withdrew his hand and looked at Skyler. “Don’t forget, rent is due at the end of the week,” he said before retreating inside.
“Do you need anything in that house?” I asked him.
“I don’t think so. I have my coat and phone.”
“No, I mean forever. Do you need anything in there, because you’re not coming back here.”
Skyler turned his back toward the house and reached for his hood to pull it over his beanie. “It’s my home. I have to come back,” he said quietly. Though he said the words, I didn’t think he wanted to believe them. His eyes told me he was trapped.
“It’s not your home. It’s your hiding place.”
Skyler’s gaze moved and looked around me. By calling it his hiding place and seeing his reaction, I knew that Michael’s info on him must have been true. It was obvious Skyler was nervous about being found.
“Who are you?” he asked as he took a step back.
“Relax. I’m not going to hurt you. And I’m not going to hand you over to Dimitri Bruno either.”
“Who are you?” he asked again. “Have you been following me? How do you know about Bruno?”
“I happen to work for someone who isn’t in the business of handing innocent people over to the Mafia.”
“I thought you worked for Black Diamond Resorts.”
“I do.”
Skyler looked around again as he digested everything. It would take a while, but he’d understand. I glanced toward the house and saw the pimp watching us from the window.
“Skyler, I’m not going to explain everything to you out here. And I understand your
apprehension, but we need to get off this sidewalk and into the SUV.”
Skyler kept his head still but peeked at the house and noticed the man watching us. When I made eye contact with him, he nodded and walked by my side toward my SUV.
The headlights flickered, and the doors unlocked as I neared the Range Rover. “I’m right here,” I gestured toward my SUV.
Skyler got in and buckled his seat belt. I pushed the engine start button and looked at him. He was very pale, and I didn’t know if that was from being cold or me basically telling him that I knew about Bruno.
“Where—”
“Am I taking you?” I finished his thought as I made a U-turn on the street. “I’m taking you home with me. Spencer is there and will be over the moon to see you.” I looked at him when I stopped at a red light. “He’s really into you,” I revealed. I had just enough time to see his cheeks redden before the light turned green. “I’m into you as well.”
“I’m into you guys too, but?—”
“Ah! We’ll be home soon and can all talk.”
When we got to the house, I walked inside ahead of Skyler. Spencer was in the living room on the couch, and he stood when he saw Skyler was with me. He walked toward us with a look of relief in his eyes and a broad smile on his face.
“The three of us are going to make this work,” I said.
Spencer reiterated my words. “West and I are dedicated to making this work out.”
