“And the sex?” I prompted.
He shook his head and looked at his hands for a moment. “It’s incredible. She is so… surprising. But, as I’ve said, it was only once.”
“Surely you have done other things,” I said.
He nodded. “Yes. She is simply amazing, Teo. I would give this woman the moon and stars if I could.”
I studied him to see the sincerity on his face. Klaus rarely smiled, but I could see the light dancing behind his eyes. She was giving him a reason. That meant a hell of a lot in our world.
“You sound as if you have fallen in love, my friend. It has not been long, no?”
His Adam’s apple bobbed, and he looked away. “I am not in love. I amin like.I like her. That is all. We are two lost souls passing one another. That is all.” A sad look washed over his face. “I am not good enough for her. I know this already.”
“I think she gets to decide that, not you,” I said as Frank got into the front. He’d been helping to supervise for us. I liked to send him in sometimes. He seemed to like doing it, and it gave him a reason to get back behind the wheel for me.
The SUV pulled out of the long dirt driveway and back onto the road as I watched Klaus in silence.
“It does not matter. I am merely content to be considered,” he murmured, his focus on the passing scenery.
It was more than that. He cared for this woman, and if she left him, he would break. I’d only seen him break once, and that was when Stef was murdered. He didn’t even break down when his wife had killed herself. He simply kept his emotionless mask on and continued with life. Alessio and I knew he hurt because, while tough on the exterior, all Klaus ever wanted was a family. He was a complex creature, that was for sure.
Klaus’s phone buzzed, and I watched him pull it out. A tiny smile graced his lips as he typed back.
“Is that her?” I asked.
“Uh, yes. She is going to make me dinner again.” He sent his message before putting his phone away.
I nodded but didn’t say anything. The entire thing was quite domesticated and tame for Klaus.
But if he could smile about it, then so could I. But if she hurt him? Well, no one hurt my family without paying for it.
That much had not changed over the years.
“You’re late,”I said as Sylar sauntered into my office the following day.
“Am I? I don’t recall giving a time.” He gave me a smile.
“You requested my time,” I pointed out as I settled back in my chair. He took up residence across from me, the smile still on his face.
“I assure you that I did not. That was Mirage.”
“Either way, you’re here. What is it you need?”
He shrugged. “I came for a chat with Evan. I figured he was bored.”
“Don’t lie,” I said, eyeing him.
He smirked as Klaus took a seat at the bar in my office, Alessio next to him.
“I am merely checking in.” He crossed his leg over the other and turned his attention to me.
I raised my brows at him. “Yes? On what, exactly?”
“Little of this. Little of that. Seeing what sort of tricks Daddy Matteo has up. His. Hat.” He waggled his brows at me. “Talk to me. Have you done what I told you?”
“No.” I caught Alessio’s eye. He frowned. Neither Klaus nor Alessio had any idea what Sylar wanted me to do. I gave them excuses when asked. It simply wasn’t the time. It didn’t help that I was still deciding on which path to take.
“What if I told you that I’ve seen something really messed up?” Sylar’s voice lowered, and he went from the playful psychotic he was to someone serious.
