#Chapter 118 – All in the Family

“It was a little bit chaotic,” Nico says, taking a sip of his coffee and giving a sharp nod. “But I think we got away with it.” He begins, then, to lay out the details. I hesitate, starting to get up so I can leave them alone, but Christian holds out a hand to me – stopping me in my tracks. Nico watches this happen but doesn’t pause in his report, apparently accepting the fact that Christian wants me here for this, hearing it all. He doesn’t look too happy about it, but he doesn’t protest. I settle back into my seat then, paying close attention as Nico tells about how he pulled up at the Romano estate and stayed outside of the gates for a little bit, wanting to watch and see what was going on at the house. But when Lucy, Tony, and Frankie came spilling out of the house shouting at each other, clearly frantic and making a hasty, unplanned escape, Nico had made a split decision and pulled the car up to the gate, grabbing Frankie’s attention. Lucy and Tony followed. “Why didn’t you jus