“Hi, good to hear from you, how is everyone?”
“Everyone’s good. How’s everyone in Lake Renegade?”
“Eh, always something happening here.”He laughs.“But I have a feeling that you’re calling for a reason.”
I chuckle.“I was hoping you could help me look into a guy. Julian Fisher. He’s my woman’s ex.”
“Whoa. You have a woman? When did that happen?”
“Today. I get it now, when Iheard some of you say when you met your wives, you just knew. I saw Genevieve and I knew. It was the craziest thing. But her ex is a cop and she says he’s never touched her. But after seeing him today, I feel like there’s more to him than even she knows.”
“Shit. You said he’s a cop? Like city cop? Or a deputy?”
“I don’t know. I was going to look into it myself. But I knew that you and Francesco are ten times better at that than I could ever be.”
“What are you looking for?”
“He rubs me the wrong way, like he’s hiding something. And I can see the temper he has. You should’ve seen his face when Genevieve said no to him. It was like he wanted to kill her.”
“I’ll look into it. Give me a few days.”
“Thank you so much, I really appreciate this.”
“We’re family. It’s what we do.”
I spend the rest of the afternoon making sure things are running smoothly in the hotel. I still have to head home to grab the food my maman is making for Genevieve. I’m excited to bringit to her. After Genevieve and I talked about food, I called my maman and she said to leave it to her. She also said she can’t wait to meet Genevieve.
“Maman?” I call out as I walk into the house.
“In the kitchen, mon loup.”
“It smells delicious in here,” I say as I give her a hug.
“So tell me about Genevieve.”
I laugh and tell her everything I know. I also tell her that I called Sebastiano to ask for help with Julian.
“That’s smart. This Julian doesn’t sound like a good person. I know you’ll keep her safe. I put everything into insulated bowls and I put the plates, bowls and utensils in the basket. You just need drinks to go with the meal.”
“I really appreciate you doing this, Maman,” I say as I hug her.
“Just make sure you bring her here so your papa and I can meet her.” She smiles at me.
“I will, as soon as she’s ready.”
“Your sisters called and said she’s perfect for you.”
I chuckle. I should’ve known my sisters would call our maman. I’m glad they did, that means they like her. If they didn’t, they would’ve said so. I head back to the hotel and up to Genevieve’s room. I lay out all the food and drinks for her.
“I can’t believe your maman made all this for me. I feel like I’m back home and looking at food my own maman made.”
“I’m glad you like it. When I told her where you were from, she said to leave it to her and she’d have it all ready for you.”
Genevieve puts food on both our plates and we sit down to eat.
“I really appreciate all you’ve done for me. But I don’t know what to do, I can’t just live here at your hotel. For one, I can’t afford this room. And two, it’s not a home.”
“What do you want to do?”
