Lennox: You idiot. Go to the zoo.
Evan: Lord.
Me: Okay guys. Let me know if the date works ASAP.
Evan: Hey, Colin?
I looked over at him as he texted with them.
Colin: Yeah, mate?
Evan: Good call. He’s a keeper.
I smiled at Evan’s comment.
Colin: Yeah, I know. And he’s got a big…
“Don’t you dare,” I said, going for his phone.
“What? I wasn’t gonna tell them anything.”
Evan: Don’t need to know that.
Colin: Heart. Geez. You blokes have a dirty mind.
Lennox: Not me. I knew that all along.
Mason: I plead the fifth.
Drew: La-la-la-la – don’t need to know about his heart.
Me: Just let me know and I’ll make the reservations.
Lennox: Are you paying for everything?
Me: No. You fuckers make more money than we do.
Colin: Later. We’ve got things to do.
I looked over at him. “What do we have to do?”
“I want to show you my life here and introduce you to my friends.”
But before we could do that, his phone rang. His brows drew together as he looked down at the name on the screen. “It’s the detective handling the case.”
He swiped to answer. “Hello?”
I watched his face change from a furrowed brow to a more relaxed expression. He looked at me and nodded.
“Yes, that will be fine. Thanks for calling.”
When he hung up, he put his phone on the coffee table and looked at the floor.
Reaching for him, I put my hand on his thigh. “What happened?”
He ran his fingertips over his beard. “They arrested Leland. He got an attorney, and when the evidence was presented, the magistrate ordered a hearing. Detective Jones said I didn’t have to appear unless I wanted to. It’s pretty cut and dry, and they didn’t need my testimony. But if I had anything to say, I could do it there, or write a statement that the prosecutors would read.”
I took his hand. “What do you want to do?”
