As soon as I walked into the bedroom, her eyes found me, and she broke out in a brilliant grin. We have the means to do whatever we want. He probably knows where a lot of the proverbial bodies are buried. “Are you and William settling in okay?” I asked. There was more sadness than anything, and I realized that I’d really fucked up my chance by not going after Natalie sooner. It included a message from Erin’s phone. Come find us. Hiro is a bastard.”
“How well do you know him?” I asked as we reached the tables, pulling out a chair for Astrid, who took it with a gracious smile. “Perhaps I could broker a talk between you on a neutral territory.”
“You’d do that for me?”
“Of course. Her eyes studied the office’s carpet for the next few moments while I simply watched, trying to find the magic words that would change her mind. Things like handicap, birdie, and bogey meant absolutely nothing to me. I wasn’t sure who she was talking about. “I wouldn’t either. We were just starting something—”
“Because I like him, too, Marcus,” Natalie yelled.
