One Last Time: Andino + Haven - A Companion by Bethany-Kris

Author:Bethany-Kris [Bethany-Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bethany-Kris
Published: 2020-04-12T23:00:00+00:00

NINE

John’s voice rang through the Bluetooth of Andino’s Rolls-Royce as he parked in a familiar parking lot. “Bit early for you to be calling, isn’t it? I didn’t think you rolled your ass out of bed before ten anymore, man.”

Andino scoffed at that. “I have three kids—girls, by the way, in case you forgot. Two of which think they need to be up making as much noise as possible in my bathroom because they won’t even use their own. Their mother’s makeup isn’t in there. Oh, and the youngest one? I think she wakes up at the ass crack of dawn every morning. Before ten. Right. Don’t joke with me today. It’s not one of those.”

On the other end of the line, his cousin chuckled. That was probably the only reason Andino didn’t default straight to his usual asshole mode. He knew John was only trying to lighten him up—one of the few people that knew what today was and how important it was to Andino and Haven.

“You and Siena are still good to grab the girls from Mom and Dad’s place later, right?” he asked, eyeing the empty row of seats in the back of his vehicle. Usually, they would be filled with empty car seats, but he left those at his parents. “I dropped them off about an hour ago.”

And took his time saying goodbye.

Hugs and kisses for each of his girls.

Andino didn’t mention that.

“Absolutely,” John replied. “We planned to grab them right before lunch, make it an afternoon, and bring them home when they’re too tired to think.”

Andino laughed. “Sounds good.”

“Yeah, and uh, hey … about today?”

“What about it?”

He found his reflection in the rearview mirror as he waited. The thing about Andino that a lot of people didn’t really know was that, when needed, he could put on a good front. Today was one of those days. He figured that his wife had enough stress and worry of her own about what was going on that he really didn’t need to add to it with his own. So, just by looking at him, one couldn’t tell that his stomach was in knots and his chest grew heavy with every breath, but he was also fine with that.

“Good luck, man,” John said quietly.

Andino dragged in a heavy breath. “Yeah, thanks.”

They were going to need it.

Once he’d hung up the call with John, Andino cut the engine on the car and glanced sideways to stare at the sign on the brick building. The Haven, it read. Written in hot pink neon lights that weren’t currently turned on, the sign had been one of the few things his wife decided to carry on from her old club to the new one.

He rarely came here.

Frankly, he knew better.

Haven didn’t work as many nights at the club as she used to—if there were issues that needed handled or paperwork, she came in during the day, called meetings, or whatever else. She also had two managers and an accountant that handled business for her.

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