Miracle of the Bellskis 2 by Astrid Amara

Author:Astrid Amara [Amara, Astrid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B006LR7XDI
Publisher: Loose Id LLC
Published: 2011-12-12T11:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Tony Colletti was a thorough lawyer, Seth discovered somewhere between his fourth and fifth double Americano. Part of him thought Lola would have been much better off with Tony representing her.

Seth shook his head. That lack of confidence wouldn’t do him any good. To his benefit, Tony had kept copious notes as he researched Lola and George Stritzke’s estate in an effort to determine what she had a legitimate claim to half or more of.

Tony Colletti’s neatly typed notes suggested he’d missed his calling as an auditor, because a relatively small amount of money that had been transferred into the Stritzke joint banking account from another account with George’s name caught his interest and led him to discover more about George Stritzke’s new employer, a man named Kirill Mordehovich, who ran a profitable import/export business between Seattle and Central Asia. Documents faxed over that morning showed officially reported holdings of Mordehovich’s firm, Mechti Enterprises.

It was an odd tangent because George Stritzke was not under the employ of Mechti Enterprises; rather he was hired as an independent contractor by Mordehovich himself to serve as bodyguard. George Stritzke had a concealed weapons permit and the training to defend Mordehovich if need be, so the career change made sense to Seth—especially if a former injury relegated him to a menial desk job.

But more documents showed Mechti Enterprise entanglements with US Customs and a prior arrest of one of its employees. Tony seemed distracted by this business.

And then suddenly quit.

It was dark by the time Seth decided to call it quits himself and head home. He wasn’t particularly looking forward to spending another evening holding his temper while enduring more grumblings from Mr. Varga, but he was grateful to spend the night with Lars again. The only benefit of arguments was their ability to highlight how much their relationship truly meant to Seth, and how grateful he was to have not lost it.

The second Seth walked through the door, his mouth began to water. The kitchen smelled of steamed lobster and warm cheese. He spotted their fondue set up on the dining table, an Alsace Riesling chilling on ice, and he could barely control his excitement. Lobster fondue was one of his absolute favorites, and the fact that the table was set for two and the Vargas were nowhere to be seen, boded well for a perfect evening.

He popped into the kitchen. “That smells good,” he said, pulling off his tie.

Lars gave Seth a kiss. “Hey, baby. Thanks.”

“You making lobster fondue?”

“Yeah. Sorry, I know it’s your favorite, but I think she’ll love it.”

Seth stared in confusion. “What?”

“I thought if I was going to ditch them, they could have a romantic evening.” Lars smirked. “Not that my dad has any idea what romance is. I know fondue is cheesy, in every sense of the word, but it’ll make my mom happy at least.”

Seth’s heart sank. “So I don’t get any?”

Lars burst out laughing. “You should see your face right now! You look so sad.” He put his arm around Seth and kissed him.

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