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Liam: You got some explaining to do, ma’am.

Me: God dammit.

Liam: Yeah. Not cool, sis.

I love that Liam calls me sis. We aren’t related, but we had a sibling relationship as soon as we met. He calls me out on my shit as I do to him.

Me: In my defense, I slept the majority of the day.

Liam: Yes, I went to see you at Nate and Em’s, so I’D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE FUCK YOU ARE

Me: Like Emily didn’t tell you.

Liam: I want a name and an address.

Me: You’re not doing a background check on my boss, Liam.

Liam: The hell I’m not! I’m kicking myself for not doing a background check on Marcus. Not taking any more chances with your men.

Me: He lives in Liv’s old complex. That’s all I’m telling you. You better not try and track down this info. He’s a good man, but he’s not MY man..

Liam: Well, you can understand that I don’t really trust your opinion right now, Mon. Your boy Marcus is a prime example of that.

Me: I didn’t know he’d end up a psycho. I was only using him for sex. He was the one who wanted a relationship.

Liam: Ew. Gross.

Me: Oh, shut up. You’ve told me way worse about Liv.

Liam: True.

Liam: In any case, I did want to let you know that the initial finding on the apartment fire is arson.

Me: Holy shit! How did they figure that out so fast?

Liam: Whoever did it left a container of gasoline behind the building with a clear line of accelerant leading to the building.

Me: Do they have any leads?

Liam: Not yet. But they’ll get to the bottom of this, Mon. I promise.

Me: Thanks, Liam. I’m really tired, so I’m heading to bed.

Liam: Alone?

Me: LIAM

Liam: Just tell me his name. I promise I won’t go TOO far into his past.

Me: Goodnight, Liam.

Liam: Night, sis.

I look up to see Gabriel on one of the bar chairs with his head on the island. When I approach, I can hear him snoring softly. I don’t want to wake him up, so I take the throw blanket from the couch and lightly cover his shoulders before heading upstairs to the guest room. Guess I’m sleeping alone tonight. Probably better.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Gabriel

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