The Feeling is Mutual, Love.

10. Pulling the Wool.

"Well, two more months make a year." Jules' spoke as she wiped her face and stood up. Everyone was out in the living room up all night trying to track Gia down.

They knew she was alive because her father would mention having spoken to her when he would come to visit. On those days, if Micah and Jules were not there, Joseph would tell him she was at one of their homes.

When he would call them to check they would say she is here but she just fell asleep or she is in the bathroom. Sometimes they would not even answer immediately.

Sometimes they would call him back and apologize; saying that they had gone out for the night with Gia, and did not hear or feel their phone. They only wish they knew what Gia was telling her father.

On the days he would come to the house, they would say she went for a walk or is in the shower. Joseph even went as far as to tell him she did not want to see him a few time.

Angelo though he seemed mad and concerned by the fact he had not seen his daughter for ten months, did not make too much of a big deal about it. He figured she was still avoiding him since the last time they saw each other. This would not be the first time she had.

He was however becoming suspicious, because every time he saw Joseph, Leonardo, Nikolay, Julianna, or Micah they looked more and more worse off. More stressed and tired, it caused him to start asking questions.

I was worried, if Angelo kept trying to get under our skin would one of us eventually crack under pressure? Jules and I, we were trained not to under the worst situations.

Niko grew up with me, his father worked for mine and after he was murdered by another gang, my father raised him. Teaching him all he taught me.

I am sure Leo had and upstanding training of some kind. In fact he was better at hiding his panic then all of us. Especially after he heard from Angelo Gia had been in contact with him.

I must admit I was relieved too.

Micah was a concern of mine, I did not know his upbringing. Or anything about him or his past. All I knew was that he cared for Gia and that we could trust him to keep this from her father.

When Jules spoke and those words settled within me, I could not believe I had not given up yet. I huffed and rubbed the back of my neck before rubbing my eyes.

"Let us call it a day for now." We can pick everything back up later, after we have had time to eat and sleep. It is hard to think when you are fatigued.

No one fought me on this, Jules and Micah only asked if they could stay here and rest. "Of course." My voice and mind were to weak to say otherwise.

Rather than us all try to make something, Nikolay ordered us food. Yet I really had no appetite; I had lost it knowing I might have done something to Gia to make her run. I really did not understand why it bothered me this much.

But, it did, and now I was sitting on the bed in my room thinking everything over. I just had to find her, she was my wife, she was mine. Whether ether of us liked it or not.

I spun my phone in my hands staring out into nothingness. Then I figured it out! I knew how I would find her!

Joseph ran out of the room and down the steps towards everyone. They were all sitting and eating in the living room. Trying with the little energy they had to hold a small conversation.