Chapter 43

Irina 

I called Lucio. I wanted to know right away what he meant by that, but he had seen this coming. His phone was off and I couldn't get to him. I took a sleeping pill to aid me sleep, but even after I had it, I still found it hard to relax and fall asleep. 

"What does he know about Alonzo that I need to know?" I asked myself after I was done with my lipstick. 

I fondled my chest and helped calm my emotions by exercising a breathing technique for anxiety that I learned from a therapy that I had in the past. 

"Good morning... oh, you're dressed up nice. Off to somewhere? You didn't tell me that you have plans today," Alonzo commented. He hugged me, it took me a while to hug him back. Alonzo was keen on details. He didn't speak more about his hunch, but his eyes watched me carefully. 

"It's a sudden one. It'll be done quickly. I'll head straight home after that." 

"How about, Eve? You two still didn't make up." I sighed.