Lyon
Chapter 152

“Oh he’s one of those too is he? They’re all the same. Law just tells me not to worry my pretty little head about anything like that’s all that’s needed.” Dana Sue glared towards the French doors where we could see the men standing around in deep conversation.

“Sounds like Clay, but ladies, as an author I do a lot of observing and snooping around and I make no excuses for it. I can tell you that Clay has been working overtime on something.” Ginger looked pensive as she sat back in her chair and tapped her fingers on her knee.

“I didn’t say anything before because I wasn’t sure, but mom said something was going on before the guys snatched her. Some guy from Georgia was coming, he’s related to my grandfather but he’s some big shot or something. I heard Brandon mention that guy’s name after everyone came to visit.”

“Illyana you’re holding out?”

“No Ginger, I just didn’t think it meant anything at the time. We were all just worried about Jess remember? And the guys were being so hush-hush about everything”

“When aren’t they being that way? So we’re all agreed that something’s up and all our guys are involved. What was the name Illyana?” Melissa had trouble written all over her face, the kind of fun type that would keep you in the best kind of mischief.

“Stanton, Stockton, one of those I think.” The girls from Georgia went on high alert and you could feel the tension in the room go up a few degrees. “What? Who is he?” The rest of us looked towards them as they became restless.

“Okay maybe we should start at the beginning. The guys don’t know we know this so keep it between us promise? I don’t want to deal with Connor and his craziness. Ever since I told him about the baby he’s been like a raving lunatic, I’m lucky I’m allowed to step out the front door these days.” The conversation turned to the craziness that ensues when one of our men hear the word pregnant.

“Okay Dani we all know our boys are way past gone in the head, now what do you know?” Gaby moved to the edge of her seat as the rest of us waited with baited breath.

“Now understand I only know bits and pieces, and you guys know most of what I know, but maybe we all know enough to piece this mess together. When the guys first moved to town there were whispers about stuff going on down by the water at night. No one ever had any real evidence to support anything, but after the guys came, I noticed at night that Con and the others would go down there to stake out the place.”

“Then Gaby there was that night you and I went looking and dragged Vanessa with us and those guys almost nabbed us. They were military, Vanessa you told us about the woman who used to work for me, and dragging her back but we never saw her, so we assumed that she was part of whatever was going on.

Then there’s Stockton, that’s Victoria-Lynn’s story.” Our attention turned to Vicky who had been quiet ever since the name came up. She cleared her throat and looked uncomfortable before she started.

“When he was working me over in that room he kept asking me about Ty. I thought he’d somehow found out that I was in love with Ty and was just jealous because I wouldn’t give him the time of day. It was only after that I kinda thought it might be something else. You all know how tight lipped these guys are, but I’ve heard bits and pieces which I’ve shared with my sisters. Stockton is involved in some kind of trafficking deal, I don’t know what, drugs maybe, but I have no proof.”

“I don’t know, drugs, don’t do it for me.”

“Well what do you suggest Vanessa?”

“I don’t know, but the other night the guys were in my kitchen. They thought I was asleep, but I had to get up to check on the baby since she’s been teething and I heard something.” She stopped short and checked the French doors where the men were still visible.”

“Well don’t leave us in suspense, what did you hear?” Gaby knocked her leg with hers. “I heard a name, one I’ve never heard outside a closed room with people who have the highest security clearance. Mancini.”

“Who is he?”

“Not many people know, but I do know if our boys are playing around with him, then whatever is going on here is bigger than drugs.”

“I’m almost sorry I asked, all this talk is only make me more paranoid, what are we going to do?” I’m not sure what I’d been expecting them to say, but all this talk was making me more nervous that my Colt might be involved in something that could get him hurt or worse.

Once we realized that each of us had little bits and pieces and when added together came up with a whole, the picture started to come into focus, but there were still big gaping holes needing to be filled.

It was amazing even with the subject matter, how easy it was for all of us to sit around like this, like old friends. Elena wasn’t here she’d only stayed around long enough to meet everyone and welcome them ahead of the big day.

I hadn’t shared my suspicions with her I didn’t have anything to share. I think Colton had shared what was going on with his father and mine because of all the secret meets in the study. Of course us little old ladies were too soft to get involved. Now I had to find a way to put all this new info to good use.

“I don’t know about you ladies, but I’m thinking we need to keep in touch. It’s blatantly obvious that if we want to know what’s going on with these men of ours that we’re gonna have to be sneaky about it. So what do you say we keep our ears to the ground and see if we can finish this puzzle.”

“Sounds good to me Katarina, we already exchanged numbers and emails with Dana Sue and the others when we visited a few weeks ago, we’ll be sure and do the same before we leave.”

“Thanks Vanessa that sounds like a great plan. Oh crap Colt’s watching, let’s change the subject.”