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Now Alfonso had Vince’s undivided attention Lifting his eyebrows in anticipation, he wiped his ht get you a good deal" Alfonso s to deal"

Looking around, Alfonso rabbed his tray, standing up and following his friend outside He wouldn’t get his hopes up just yet This could be so, or it could be one of his friend’s crap-ass ideas But curious he’d hear him out

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Rose

At first, Rose worried that Sal and Grace were fighting She’d heard their hushed conversation as they hurried froain Then Sal was gone She’d rushed out of the bedrooun in their relationship Ever since they’d gotten back together after their breakup, things had been nothing but blissful between them

When Rose had walked into the kitchen, there was no denying solanced at her then looked away just as quickly I how tortured Grace had been during their break up, Rose’s heart sped up She’d already been tense the entire evening ever since Vincent had hung up on her and hadn’t returned any of her calls or texts, but now this only heightened the stress she was feeling Sal never left in the evening and never so suddenly

"What happened? Where did he go?"

Grace began cleaning up the counter and cleared her throat "So’s happened, but I don’t have the details yet"

Confused and growing evenhappened? With who? Is it bad?"

Grace turned to Rose, her expression as concerned as Rose felt "I don’t know, hon You haven’t talked to Vince?"

Feeling her insides sink, her heart did a sudden leap "Vince? What about him? Is he okay?"

Grace rushed to her "He’s fine…I think It’s sohbor Vince’s dad called All he said was he needed money to help keep Vince out of trouble It was all so rushed Sal barely had a chance to explain But he was angry"

A h Rose’s head "Trouble? Did he say what kind of trouble?"

Rose couldn’t even ih Sal would have to be called She began walking back to her roo for Grace to respond