Page 24 of Unraveling Connections

Trick instantly looks regretful, “Sorry, Dad. I didn’t even think, we will make sure that we check in more.”

“Thank you,” he smiles and then pulls Trick in for a hug.

“We better be going,” Atlas says, in a bid to stop Jenny and Kat from squeezing us, they will carry on for as long as we let them.

“Yes, yes, fine,” Kat replies, dismissively waving her hand and making me smile.

“Oh,” Cash says as we are walking out of the door. “Has Sandy got in contact with you recently?”

All three of them frown but it is Jenny who asks, “Luc’s mom? That Sandy?”

Cash nods, “Yeah.”

“No, she hasn’t,” Jenny replies, looking at Kat, who shakes her head as well.

“Good, could you let us know if she does get in contact with you? And don’t believe anything that she tells you.” Cash replies.

“Of course, we’re unlikely to believe anything that comes out of her mouth after we found out about your sister and everything that happened,” Kat practically hisses.

“Is there something we should know about?” Rob questions, crossing his arms over his chest.

Trick shakes his head, “No, nothing we can’t handle. Just let us know if she tries to contact you all and let the others know as well.”

Rob nods seriously, “You got it.”

We say one last round of goodbyes and then get back in the cars, heading to headquarters before we finally head home.

“I’m going to call Elena, it’s highly unlikely that Sandy will call her, but I’d rather give her a heads up,” Luc says as he pulls out his phone.

“Put her on speaker? It has been ages since I last spoke to them.” I say.

Luc smiles and shows me his screen, “Already on it.”

“Luc!” Elena picks up on the second ring, “Are you okay?”

“We’re good,” Luc replies, “how’re my nieces?”

“They are all good, driving their dads crazy,” Elena says, amusement in her voice, “is my favorite sister-in-law there.”

I chuckle, she still calls me that and I have got a bit more used to it, even though it still gives me butterflies. I can’t explain it, I just love hearing it.

“Of course, like I’m going to let him call you without me being involved,” I tease.

She laughs, “I would not expect anything less. When are you guys coming to see us? I have still got all your Christmas gifts.”

“Yeah, we have yours too,” I reply, frowning although she can’t see that, “we will try and get up soon. I miss you guys.”

“We miss you too. I know what it’s like, don’t worry.” She replies.

We talk for a bit longer, and all the other guys in the car with us chime in and talk, too. Blade, Dom, and Inferno all come on the phone at different points, and we spend a while chatting with them and the girls when they come on. I don’t know about the others, but I forget what we called them for and simply enjoy catching up with them all.

It really has been far too long since we have seen them but unfortunately, I don’t see how we are going to be able to see them any time soon. This case is a big one, and we are not going to be able to step away from it, especially since we’re going to want to only see them for a flying visit like we did the parents this time.

We are going to have to figure it out though, because I miss my nieces, and I know the guys are missing them all too.

Chapter Eight

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