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Neal’s muttered response made me smack his arm as he turned to walk down the steps. “How dare you! I’ll have you know I have gotten a hold of it rather well the past few months.”
“Uh, huh,” he smiled, “I’ll believe it when I see it.”
The moment he was gone, I turned to make my way back into the house. I half expected to see Allegra with an overnight bag waiting to leave the house the moment I came in the door, but instead, I found the space empty and confusion filled me.
I had no clue where she was, and as I looked into the kitchen, I heard voices coming from down the hall.
“You can’t do this, Ali… you can’t leave.” The voice belonged to Layla, but I was confused as to who the hell Ali was. Did she have someone else in my home?
Stopping just outside the door, I went to open it when I heard Allegra speak. “Layla, sweetie… I promise I’ll be okay. It’s just overnight, and then I’ll be back.”
“Ali, it’s not important enough. The necklace will be fine there… I’ll be okay.”
So the item Allegra was going to get was Layla’s necklace?
Why in the hell was she going to get it instead of Layla?
“Layla, your mother left that necklace to you, and I know how much it means to you. The last thing I want is for you to be uncomfortable because you don’t have it…. Plus, I love how it looks against your skin.”
“The hell?” I whispered to myself as I continued to listen to their conversation. I was so f*cking confused, but more than anything, I wanted answers.
“Ali, you’re so good to me,” Layla breathed out before I heard kissing. “God, I love you.”
“Holy f*cking shit,” I gasped as I pushed the door open and watched as Allegra and Layla turned to me with shock and confusion.
“Becca—” Allegra’s words were breathless as she ran her hand through her hair. “How long have you been standing there…?”
Coughing, I cleared my throat and started to laugh. “Oh, long enough, I can promise you that.”
The air in the room became extremely quiet as the tension grew. I didn’t mean to put them on the spot, and honestly, as long as they were happy, then I was happy for them.
“Hey, it’s okay.” The smile on my face seemed to ease them a bit as Allegra pulled Layla closer.
“I don’t want there to be problems—” Layla admitted quickly. “Please, it won’t affect my job–”
“Layla, it’s okay. I swear.” I smirked. I couldn’t believe after all this time, they had been seeing each other, and I had never even noticed the attraction that they had for each other. “I will admit I figured you with the wrong sibling.”
Allegra and Layla looked confused for a moment before Layla’s lips formed an ‘O’ shape as she began to laugh. “You mean because I asked about Neal?”
Shrugging my shoulders, I crossed my arms over my chest and smiled. “Yeah, I mean we had that whole conversation before, but I didn’t realize you didn’t like him like that.”
“It isn’t that I don’t. He is good-looking, yes, but he isn’t exactly my cup of tea.”
The smile forming on Allegra’s face at Layla’s words was priceless. I could tell whatever emotions were held between them were genuine.
“Like I said, as long as you’re both happy, that’s all that matters.”
“Thanks, Becca.” Allegra let go of Layla for a moment before she came to me, wrapping her arms around me. She was older than me, and even though she was much older than Layla, I found the relationship between them to be enchanting.
To find love like that in the midst of all the chaos was sweet.
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll be out in the kitchen if you need me.”
Turning from the room, I headed into the kitchen to try and find something to do. With so much packing, there were a multitude of things. Yet, as I opened the first box, I looked up to find Allegra standing there. “I need you to do something for me.”
“Sure, what is it?”
She sighed before holding back her emotions as if she struggled to keep them in check. “If for some reason something happens to me… promise me you will take her with you.”
Narrowing my gaze, I tried to understand where she was coming from to make a request like that. I wouldn’t have left her anyways, but her comment made it sound like she was trying to say goodbye.
“Of course, I’ll take her with me. I love her to death, Allegra. But why are you acting like this?”
Allegra shook her head from side to side while giving me a small frown. “With times like these, you never know what could happen, and I don’t want to go knowing she may be waiting for me here if something happens. I don’t want her alone.”
The tenderness in those few words touched me, and nodding my head, I stepped forward and wrapped my arms around her once more.
“I’ll keep her safe, but promise you will keep yourself safe. Don’t be stupid.”
As much as I knew she was only going for a night, I couldn’t help but feel like I was saying goodbye to her permanently. As if this would be the last time I’d wrap my arms around her, and I’d never see her smiling face again.
The idea caused small trails of tears to fall down my face as she gave me a small nod.
“I’ll be back soon, Becca, don’t wait up.”
Allegra.
I hated how Becca had to find out about Layla and me, but there was no way to really have prevented that. I should have known, eventually, she would have found out, but I wish it would have been me telling her instead of her walking in on me kissing the girl.
Things with Layla happened unexpectedly. Gradually over time, we grew feelings for each other, and I had never been opposed to having a relationship with the same sex. In fact, I had sexual relations with Becca on one occasion, with James watching and participating as well.
The whole thing with Layla, though, was unexpected. Late one night, we sat outside, upset about how our lives had taken a turn. She was there for me, and in casual conversation, we kissed, which ended up leading to a whole lot more.
Next thing I knew, we were stealing every second we could get alone to share those private moments, and no matter how much I tried to convince her to leave so she would be safe, she refused.
She didn’t want to leave me because she was in love with me as I was in love with her.
The ride back to the mainland was unpleasant. The graying skies had given way to unforgiving sea travel, and though the bumps of the waves on the sea had my stomach turning, we made it back to dry land without any issues.
“Let me help you…” the soft-spoken voice of the man Neal had sent with Sam and I said as he held out his hand for me to take.
We had made dock at the nearest area to the house, and as I took his offered hand and climbed out of the boat, I tried to calm the rolling uneasiness in my stomach. The coffee I had finished right before I climbed on board was the wrong choice, but there was no changing that now.
“Thank you.”
Sam approached me, walking down the dock from where the car was waiting in the parking lot. He had been working with Neal on and off for years, and when things took a turn for the worse a few months back, his position had become more permanent.
“Allegra, everything’s ready to go. However, the dock master did say a nasty storm was coming in tonight, so it’s best we stay the night at the house. Then in the morning, we can head back out.” His comment made me sigh because on the boat, I tried to convince him our trip would be quick enough to make it back tonight.
The weather had other plans for me, and even though I wanted to get back to Layla and Becca, it was obvious it wouldn’t be possible.
“That’s okay. I understand.”
With a small smile, I passed him and made my way toward the car without another word. It sucked I would basically have to spend the night alone in that house even though the two men were with me, but I would just have to make do with what I had.