“Get mad. I think you should be.”
“I’m furious!” Then I peek at the door, my face crumpling until the tears let loose, streaming in rivulets down my cheeks. “I can take an accident,” I say, whispering because the last thing I want to do is make Raeann or Micah feel guilty. “But maliciousness? One I might not have been the target for?”
Levi cups my face. “We’ll figure this out.”
“What if I don’t want to? What if I just want to live in a bubble where none of this actually happened? What if the investigator was wrong? Can we get a second opinion?”
“I’ll talk it over with Micah, but in the meantime, we should probably act as if someone might try to do this again. I suspect that’s why Micah moved you into this building. It has security and a doorman. All the things your last building didn’t have.”
“Is this actually happening?”
He runs his thumbs over my eyes, capturing the wetness. “It seems that way. Micah wouldn’t have said anything unless he had faith in this guy. You know how he is with Raeann. He wouldn’t put this kind of thing into anyone’s hands. My guess is that he’s had this guy vetted two ways from Sunday, and he might’ve even asked for a second opinion already.” He sighs. “It’s what I would do when it comes to you.”
“But McNally? It makes no sense. He works for the Wildcats. Why would he want to do that to Micah? Suddenly I’m in a CSI episode.”
“He’s known for having his hands in a lot of different things. I didn’t think any of them were truly criminal, but…”
“Wait. This is the same guy who set you up with the dating show, isn’t it?”
Levi nods.
“Shouldn’t he be out managing the team? Why is he getting you a dating show and starting rumors about Micah being traded?”
“Marketing for the team.”
“Is that his job?”
“Tab, baby, Micah and I are going to figure this out. Now, can Raeann come in? She’s worried you’re upset with her. I’ll talk to Micah about next steps.”
“As long as those next steps are letting the police handle it, then yes.” When he doesn’t say anything, I give him a look. “I mean it, Levi.”
“I mean, probably. Yeah, totally.”
I don’t like the look he’s giving me. “What’s your middle name?”
“Why?”
“So I can call you by your full name so you know I mean business.”
“Danger,” he says, smirking.
A soft knock sounds on the door, and before I can say anything more to Levi, he escapes out of it, leaving Raeann on the other side.
“I’m sorry,” she says.
“Oh, stop it,” I tell her, holding my arms out.
She hugs me, and I embrace her right back. I can’t think of how many times I thought to myself that I was glad it was me and not her or Athena. Raeann’s already gone through her fair share of trauma for her life.
“I’m more worried about what those two are going to get themselves into.”
“You and me both.”
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Levi
Steve McNally: PICK UP YOUR GODDAMN PHONE!
