Ivan by Roxie Rivera

Author:Roxie Rivera [Rivera, Roxie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Publisher: Night Works Books
Published: 2013-02-23T23:00:00+00:00

The sun had just started to peek over the horizon when Ivan made his way out of the hospital to a bench near the smoking area. He fished his phone from his pocket and started making phone calls. There was no way he'd make it into the gym at his usual early hour. He'd rely on the other trainers to open up and get his fighters moving through their morning routines.

As he was finishing up his conversation with Paco, Ivan spotted Dimitri crossing the parking lot. His old friend carried two cups of coffee and a bright yellow bag stamped with the red logo of that Mexican bakery Dimitri lived above. Even though his friend had more than enough money to buy his own place, he stayed there in that cramped apartment. He swore it was the hot breakfast that kept him hanging around but Ivan suspected it was more likely the pretty dark-haired young woman who worked behind the counter…

"I thought you two could use some breakfast." Dimitri shook the bag. "They're still warm."

Ivan accepted the coffee and paper bag. A pang of guilt soured his gut as he remembered the awful thing he'd shouted at Dimitri when'd emerged from the house to find Johnny gone. He eyed Dimitri carefully. "Look, about the boy last night—"

Dimitri cut him off with a slash of his hand. "We're not talking about Johnny."

"We are." Ivan pinned his friend with a determined gaze. "I've been thinking about what I said to you and it was wrong of me. I didn't…" Ivan's voice trailed off and he glanced at the hospital. "I know I've been riding your ass about getting involved with the bakery girl, especially since her kid brother is up to his eyeballs in shit with the Hermanos, but I understand it now."

Dimitri's expression faltered. Finally, he said, "I’m not involved with Benny. I'm just her tenant. That's it."

Ivan wasn't so sure about that but he wasn't about to pry into his friend's private life.

"How's the sister?"

"Not good," Ivan said, his thoughts turning to Erin's distraught face.

Never one to ease into difficult conversations, Dimitri said, "Erin is still in danger. What are you going to do?"

"I don't know yet," Ivan admitted. "I'll bounce some ideas off Nikolai but he made it perfectly clear yesterday that he doesn't want to get dragged into this."

"I'll look for Andrei. Maybe we can do a trade of some kind."

Ivan held Dimitri's hardened gaze. The unspoken words hung in the air between them. "It wouldn't be very clean."

Dimitri shrugged. "These kinds of horse trades rarely are but maybe if we can give them Andrei and some money, they'll leave Erin and her sister alone."

His chest tightened with the realization that such an ugly decision loomed on the horizon. "Find Andrei."

"On it."

He watched Dimitri cross the parking lot before heading back into the hospital. As he made his way up to the private room where they'd moved Ruby, Ivan scanned his surroundings. The small crowds in the waiting areas and huddled around the elevators drew his attention.

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