“You don’t have to make it up to all of us.You need to make things right with Sara.Our hearts are hers.She needs to find a way to forgive you.And if she can do that, I know the others will heal.We may not be what we used to be, but we’ll find a way to become something new.”
Tom nods and his face is drawn.He lost us and he knows it.But hopefully Natasha is worth it.He’ll find a way back to Sara.She won’t cut him off, because that’s not who she is.And I love her for it.
But the damage to our friendship is real on both sides.That will take time and may never heal properly.
Chapter33
Adjusted Basis
Sara
It’s after dinner, which we had in the dining room without Tom and Natasha.The house is quiet now.We’re sitting in the living room.I’m snuggled between Wyatt and Dante as I try to get into the book that I found in the library.It’s an old romance and I’m having trouble connecting with the characters.
Drew and Finn sit across from us in chairs.Finn has his laptop out, working on a client account.
I put my book down in my lap and sigh heavily.If I had my phone, I could download any number of books that would definitely be better than this one.“When can we get back online?”
“Not here.”Wyatt turns the page of the report he’s reading.“Not until we know it’s safe.”
“When will that be?”I straighten and toss the paperback onto the coffee table.It’s like my insides itch.There’s nothing to do here.It’s dark outside and we’re just trapped.There’s always sex, but it’s been nice having a break after yesterday’s lovefest.Though I’ll definitely consider it an option if it will alleviate this restlessness crawling inside.
I’d love to text the girls and see what’s happening.Maybe get coffee and invite Nan.Fuck, I’d be fine just having access to streaming services again.
Wyatt sets his report down and narrows his eyes on me.“We need to contact the Feds and have them meet us.”
“We’d need to drive far enough away that they won’t trace us back to here.”Dante’s fingers drift lazily over my arm.“We need to keep Sara and Natasha off Peter’s and their radar.”
“Which means we’re splitting up again?”Drew lifts his gaze from his book.Holding his place with his finger, he sets it in his lap to look at all of us.
Finn doesn’t look up from his laptop.His fingers fly over the keyboard.
“Yes, that means we’ll need to split up.”Wyatt blows out a breath.“It makes sense for me and Drew to go since we’re the ones who had contact with the Feds when Tom gave them the info.”
“Should Tom go?”Dante asks.A muscle ticks in his jaw.He may encourage me to forgive Tom eventually, but I’m not sure Dante ever really will.Honestly, I hope in time he will because they were as close as brothers.
“No.”Drew leans forward and meets my eyes.“They seemed intent on keeping Natasha and Tom to safeguard them.We need to keep them safe too.”
“What if Peter tries to take you two?”I ask.Nerves slice through me.Peter doesn’t have the same incentive to play nice with my guys.He could potentially hurt them to get the information he wants.
“Peter knows when he’s lost, flower.”Finn snaps his laptop shut and his determined green eyes meet mine.“He has to realize that whatever plan he had to get Natasha back didn’t work.He’ll lick his wounds and figure out a new plan.But hopefully the Feds are keeping him too busy to launch anything yet.”
That’s not comforting.I offer, “We could all go together.”
The guys all protest at once, making it hard to distinguish their words, but they all are negative on me going.
I hold up my hands in surrender.“Okay, I don’t get to go.”
The guys settle.Dante tips my chin up his way.
“We can’t risk you out in the open if Peter is still looking for you.”His pale blue eyes search mine.“We don’t know what he’ll do or how desperate he’ll become.It’s not a risk any of us wants to take.”
I cup his jaw.The concern in his eyes is enough.“So Drew and Wyatt will ride off into the distance, and Finn, Dante, and I will stay away from Tom.”
Wyatt’s fingers tangle with mine.I meet his dark brown eyes.“He knows what he did was wrong.He’s also working to wrap his head around our relationship.”
I drag in a breath and nod.It’s all going to take time.Which is all we seem to have here.
“We’ll go tomorrow and see if we can get an update.”Wyatt turns and meets Drew’s eyes.“It might take a day before we get back.There’s still work to be done, but we can also download emails and anything we need while we’re in town.”
