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Considering it was very clear Becca didn’t want to be with me. Not that I blamed her, honestly. After everything that had happened lately, all I did was complicate things that shouldn’t have been complicated.
“Seriously?” she muttered, placing her hands on her hips. “Another secret?”
“Look, I’m trying to help. The place was supposed to be a vacation getaway for you and me after you had the baby. I bought it for you, Becca… however, when things fell out, I realized it wasn’t going to be used for that, and I’d figure something else out.”
Taken aback by my admission, she stood stunned with her mouth partly open. There were no words for her, and I didn’t expect there to be. I had told her something I never intended to tell her. Something I had kept private, even from my sister.
Taking a risk, I moved towards her and let my hands lay upon her upper arms as I stared down into those beautiful eyes I had been captivated by from the moment I laid eyes on her. “I am sorry I have disappointed you over the past few months, but know I do care, and this place is safe and registered under a name no one will look for.”
With my words, I felt like the tension quickly eased between us. No longer was there hatred and anger. Instead, there was immense sadness as tears slowly welled in her eyes but refused to fall.
“Don’t end up doing something stupid that results in getting you killed. You may be a pain in the ass, but you’re my pain in the ass, and I don’t want to see harm come to you, Neal.”
Chuckling, I nodded my head. “Yes, ma’am. Now, why don’t we get things packed, and tomorrow we can head there? They won’t be stupid enough to come close to the property here with how highly guarded its become. At least not right now.”
“Okay, make the arrangements, and we can go. How far of a drive is it in case I need to get things we forget?”
Her question was naive, but smiling at her, I shook my head. “Take everything, Becca. There are no roads where we are going.”
“No roads? What the hell do you mean there are no roads?” The laughter that escaped her as she began pulling a piece of paper and a pen out to jot down everything that needed to be taken made a smirk cross my lips.
“I mean, the only way there is by boat or seaplane. Which is good because, like I said, the last thing they will suspect is I would take you somewhere like that.”
Her eyes glanced at Allegra before turning back to me. A moment of processing ran through her facial features before she sighed. “Okay then… by sea we go.”
“I will admit you’re taking this a lot better than I thought you were going to.”
Allegra had a point; Becca was taking this really well.
“It isn’t like I have a choice. I have a lot to do before we can leave and not exactly enough time to do it.” Just like any other woman that I knew, Becca had things she needed to get done before she could leave. It wasn’t like I could say no to her, so nodding my head, she quickly finished writing down what she needed to and then disappeared.
I was left with the urge to follow her and try to make sure that she was okay, but Allegra grabbed my arm, and as I turned to face her, she gave me a small smile. “Everything’s going to be okay.”
Her reassuring statement didn’t make me feel any better. I was stuck in a place where I didn’t know if I was coming or going, and I felt like a failure. I had been the bad guy for a while now, and while I didn’t believe I was doing anything to harm anybody in the long run, I was.
“I’m going to have to call him and tell him to come get her.” I didn’t have to say the name of the person I was referring to because my sister knew exactly who I was talking about.
James needed to be the one to keep her safe because, honestly, I couldn’t. Not with all the people after me. If Becca stayed with me, things were going to become even more complicated, and she would get hurt because these guys were not like the others. These guys were much more ruthless and out for blood.
“Are you sure that’s going to be the best thing?” she whispered, her eyes darting towards the hallway as if she was expecting Becca to pop around the corner, having listened to our conversation.
I knew Becca wasn’t standing there, though. She had gone down the hallway and was busy preparing to move to this safe place I had for her. A place I would venture to her with but wouldn’t end up staying there.
At least for not long.
“I’m sure. He was never meant to be away from her for long, and she was never meant to live this life without him. I’ve come to realize that and understand it and respect it, and you need to do the same. In the end, they can fix whatever it is they need to between them. But for now, she needs to get to safety, and I need to make a phone call.”
“Okay, If you think this is the right choice, then, of course, I will stand behind whatever decision you make. I am curious, though. Her dad and stepmom will be back in a few days. What are they going to do?” She made a valid point I hadn’t considered before.
Taking a moment to think about that situation, only one plausible answer came to me. “We’ll just have to have them go out to the island as well. Why don’t you go ahead and talk to Becca? Let her know so that way she can let them know.”
Allegra didn’t bother to argue with me any further. She let her grip on my arm go and nodded her head before turning and heading down the hallway in the same direction Becca had gone.
As much as my pride had gotten the best of me lately, I had to give up on it and know this was for the best. Her being with James was for the best.
She wasn’t going to be entirely happy about the situation.
Becca.
The next morning when I woke up, I was in a mad rush to try and get everything done that needed to be done. I wasn’t sure how long the kids, me, and Layla were going to be staying over at the surprise house Neal had on the island, but I had a feeling it was going to take a while for us to get back to normal civilization.
Not that I was enthusiastic about that part.
Then there was the other issue at hand—my parents.
After the talk I had with Allegra in private about my father, I figured it was best I went ahead and filled them in on our surprise island but left out the main reasoning behind it until they arrived. My father would kill me if I tried to tell him over the phone about everything going on.
So I simply left it as we had a surprise home on an island when he got back in town, and I wanted him and his wife to come and spend some time with me and the kids without Allegra and Neal being present.
It was pretty straightforward. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
The sarcasticness of my thoughts were clearly evident, however not spoken out loud. The last thing I wanted to do was continue to show my displeasure in all of this. Dahlia and Alessandro were happy as could be, doing their usual thing. I continued packing their bags, explaining to the children, though they didn’t understand we were going on a fun family vacation.
Why did I actually keep telling them about this family vacation like they understood me? Well, that was simply because I needed to improve my own sanity.
“Becca, I managed to get the rest of the kid’s stuff together in the bags you told me to put them in.” Turning to look at Layla over my shoulder, I saw her meek smile and her uneasiness. I had tried to talk to her multiple times and convince her it wasn’t safe for her to be present, but she refused to leave and said her place was with me.
“Thank you, Layla. I really appreciate it. You’re a tremendous help.”
“It’s no problem,” she replied softly as she made her way over towards where Dahlia was laying in her crib. “I’ll go ahead and give Dahlia a bath now, and then I’ll come back for Alessandro. That way, they’re freshly clean before we leave.”
With a heavy sigh, I spun around to face her. “Layla, I don’t know how many times I told you that you don’t have to go. This isn’t really safe for you.”
She hesitated for a moment, as if contemplating what I was telling her. The smart thing for Layla would have been to run for the hills, but for some reason, she was so adamant in staying with me. She was loyal. I would give it to her, but it wasn’t really the smart thing for her to do.
“I know,” she breathed out. “I want to go, though. You need my help with the kids, and even though I can’t battle an army or anything like that, I can at least be there for you for moral support.”
“Okay, as long as you’re sure.”
Layla didn’t wait a minute longer before she picked up Dahlia and quickly left the room with her. I was seriously going to have to pay this girl a heavy bonus for everything she was going through for me.
If it wasn’t for her, none of this would have been possible. I would have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get everything done. She had been a trooper. She stepped up to the plate. She took care of things. She did anything I asked. She did it all without question.
Most people would have thought she had a hidden agenda. However, honestly, I think she was just lonely. From what I understood, she didn’t really have much family, and the family she did have treated her like shit. So the moment she’d begun to work for me, she’d found a home.
I finished packing the bags, quickly zipping them, and took them out into the main living room. There were numerous people wandering around. All of whom worked for Neal, getting everything prepared we would need in order to go.
“Hey, are those bags ready to go?” Glancing up, I came face to face with Neal, who was staring down at me with so much concern in his gaze it made me uneasy.
“Yeah,” I replied hesitantly. “Is everything okay?”
Letting out a heavy breath he tilted his head from side to side and then shrugged his shoulders. “Yeah, everything is fine. Just a lot to do to get us over there.”
“Okay.” I chose not to pry further into what he had going on. I was over trying to figure things out, and from what Layla had told me, Allegra said he was focused more than usual. Which I could understand, considering the situation.