Caught In Between - Book 1

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CHAPTER 49
Catalina

I stepped out of the bathroom, fully dressed. Matteo was awake, sitting up in bed resting against the headboard, scrolling through his phone still wrapped in a thin white sheet. I tucked mine into the back pocket of my denim jeans.

"Hey you," I said, drawing his attention.

He dropped his device, beckoning me over to him with a finger and a sexy smile. I bit my bottom lip before crawling up the bed, settling between his legs. I kissed his lips while his hands ran up the back of my body. I loved the place we were in, how comfortable this all was.

"Why in God's name are you dressed right now?" Matteo asked, generously squeezing my ass through my jeans, causing me to moan into his mouth. I wanted so badly to tell him the truth, to tell him about the messages I'd received fifteen minutes ago.

Instead, I said, "Lola called and wanted me to meet her for drinks before dinner with you guys tonight." I kissed him again. "Plus, I have to show off this gorgeous baby." I held up my left hand, wiggling my fingers. It felt like shit lying to Matteo, but I knew if I told him, he'd try to stop me. I needed answers if I was going to marry them. It was evident that Nic and Enzo were still hiding something from me. Hopefully, meeting with this person, whoever they were, would give me some clarity.

"Yeah, I should probably head over to my place to get ready," Matteo said against my lips.

I nodded, deepening the kiss before I pulled back, breaking the connection. I grabbed Matteo's phone. It had a fingerprint lock on it, so I held it out in front of him to unlock it for me. He tugged his eyebrows together in confusion, but did it anyway. Once I was in, I quickly synced our iPhones, so he'd have my location. It wasn't lost on me that meeting a stranger was dangerous. So, if something went awry, I could easily send Matteo a notification and deal with the repercussions of my actions later.

"What are you doing?" he asked, a questioning grin painted on his swollen pink lips.

"I just realized we don't have any pictures together," I lied, opening the camera. I leaned over, kissing his cheek, and he laughed while I snapped the pic. Handing him back the phone, he smiled before tapping a few times. Then he held it up, showing me we were now on the lock screen on his phone. I shook my head—this man. I glanced over at the time on his phone.

"Well, I should get going. You can let yourself out." I sat back on my knees, looking down at him. He agreed, kissing me once more before I told him I loved him.

"I love you, gittina," Matteo said with ease, like the weight he carried our entire friendship was finally lifted for good.

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I was sitting in my car outside Nic and Enzo's club, staring down at my phone. I messaged the unknown number. I was here ten minutes ago, and I hadn't gotten a reply yet. Was it weird that this was the place they wanted to meet? Yes. But did it give me a little comfort knowing my guys were so close? Also, yes.

I waited another five minutes, and still, nothing came. Sighing to myself, I hopped out of my car and headed towards the club. Since I was already here, there wasn't any harm in going inside to see my guys. The club was closed tonight, but I still had my key. I unlocked the door, and I was instantly met with yelling coming from one of the back rooms. Closing it softly behind me, I tiptoed, following the voices. The closer I got, the clearer it became.

"We know you're the asshole that broke into our office while we were in Spain," Nic yelled. "You were slick. I'll give you that. Our security is top-notch, but somehow you were able to bypass our alarm system. One that no one had been able to before. Then I thought to myself, how the fuck would some simple piece of shit frat boy hack our state-of-the-art system?" he growled a growl that made me jump. "You had help, didn't you?"