Marie Sexton - Coda 05 - Paris A to Z by Marie Sexton

Author:Marie Sexton [Sexton, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Matt…

JARED and I were the first ones downstairs for dinner. Angelo arrived a few minutes later. He was like a kid, squirming in his chair, and I could tell he was practically bursting with the need to talk.

“Whats up with you?” I asked him. His smile was huge, and it confirmed that I was right. He had something he was dying to share with somebody, but he shook his head at me. “Ill tell you later,” he said. “I should tell Zach first.”

“Whered you go today?” Jared asked him. Apparently that he could talk about because he immediately launched into an enthusiastic description of whatever churches and museums he and Cole had been to that day.

Then Zach came in. Even I could see that he was acting strange, and not just because he was half-drunk. He seemed nervous, and embarrassed about something, and completely unable to meet Angelos eyes, although he made a point of leaning over and kissing him.

“Did you have fun today?” Zach asked him. Angelos eyes were practically glowing when he looked at Zach, but all he said was, “Yeah. How bout you? Whatd you do?”

Zachs cheeks turned a bit red, and he fiddled with his silverware to avoid meeting Angelos eyes. “Jon and I did a vineyard tour.”

Angelos smile disappeared from his face, and his eyebrows went down a little. “Just the two of you?”

Zach finally looked over at him, and whether it was anger or guilt in his eyes, I couldnt have said, but he sounded defensive when he answered. “Jared and Matt were in Versailles all day, and you went with Cole. What was I supposed to do? Sit in the room alone?”

Angelo looked away without answering, and Jared and I both made a point of looking at our menus, even though they were in French and neither of us knew what they said. I couldnt help wishing George or even Cole would show up to lighten the mood. Unfortunately, the next person to arrive was Jon, and I felt like the air around our table was suddenly thick and heavy with tension.

“Cole will be down in a minute,” he said to the table in general, and then he turned to Angelo. “Can I talk to you alone?”

Everybody was surprised, Angelo more than anybody. He looked at Zach, and I wondered if there really was an accusation in his eyes, or if I only imagined it. Zach shrugged, and Angelo sighed, turning back to Jon. “Sure,” he said, and followed Jon to the other side of the room.

We were all curious, and we watched them like they were the entertainment for the evening. Jon was doing most of the talking. Angelo was shocked at first, and then angry, and then embarrassed, and I was unbelievably curious. Finally he crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head emphatically. Jon sighed. He said something else, and he gave Angelo something—a business card?—and they came back to the table and sat down. Neither of them said a word.

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