She walked to her bedroom door and looked back over her shoulder. “Wes?”
“Yeah?”
“I’m not dating anyone. The guy you saw me with didn’t even make it to first base when he drove me home the night of the early screening.”
I couldn’t help it—I smiled.
Juliette rolled her eyes, but there was a hint of a grin at the corners of her mouth. “You were doing so well. Don’t ruin the evening by gloating.”
I smiled again. “Get some sleep.”
CHAPTER 33
Juliette
The next morning, disappointment settled in my chest when I walked into the living room and found no sign of Wes. It was probably for the best, but it didn’t make things any easier. The house felt empty without him.
I started the coffeemaker and leaned against the counter, waiting for the pot to finish brewing. I pulled out my phone to check for flights to New York, and just as the airline schedule loaded, it buzzed in my hand.Mom.
I steadied myself before answering. “Hi, Mom.”
“Your father’s lawyer thinks the judge is probably going to deny him bail.”
I sighed. “I’m not that surprised. He’s accused of a very serious crime. This isn’t breaking Vito Antonelli’s nose.”
“The hearing isn’t going to be until tomorrow. Dad’s attorneys want some time to talk to the prosecutor before they all go before the judge.”
“Okay. Have you talked to Dad yet?”
“I will this morning. His attorney is going to see him now, and he said he’ll call me after.”
“I’m going to fly home to New York tonight.”
“You don’t have to do that, sweetheart.”
“I want to. I looked up flights, and there’s one at three. It won’t get me into JFK until midnight with the time change, but I prefer that to the redeye.”
“Your father ordered more security for us. He’s concerned that one of his enemies might try to take advantage of the current situation.”
“That’s not necessary, Mom.”
“You know how your father is.”
I sighed. It didn’t really matter since I’d be in New York by the end of the day.
“How are you holding up?” Mom asked.
“Okay. At least as okay as I can feel with everything going on.”
“When we spoke yesterday, you mentioned Wes was there. I didn’t think you were seeing each other anymore?”
“We aren’t. But he was here for me.”
“You never did tell me what happened between the two of you.”
I hated to lie to my mom, but it was too risky to tell her Wes had been a cop. “We just… We had very different lives, and I didn’t think it was a good idea to get serious.”
“Your dad and I had very different lives, and look at us. We’ve been married for thirty years.”
