Sufferable Acceptance

Thirty-Two

Amelia

I called Theo from the car while Charlie drove. I told him to look into the neighborhood, and the house we found. Charlie owed me dinner so we quickly grabbed some burgers, and headed back to the house. I found Theo waiting for me at the door.

"I looked into the house like you asked. One of Petrov's men rented it about seven months ago. I had Marcus track their movement, and spending. The Petrovs and Dominic have been busy." He explained. "Dad wants us to meet him in his office now."

Charlie walked to the office, and as he turned the corner Theo stopped.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Nothing." He said. "Just checking to make sure you're doing ok."

"I'm fine Theo. I promise." I told him.

He nodded and kept walking towards the office. As we walked he rested his hand on my lower back, until we got to the office doors. Marcus and Lorenzo were mapping something out on his desk when we arrived.

Lorenzo looked up and looked at Theo, "I want you taking the lead on this. Take whoever you need. I don't want to see even an inch of this standing by tomorrow. Do I make myself clear?" He asked.

"Yes." Theo said. "I already made some calls. The guys will be ready tomorrow at eight. We're going in through the woods behind the house, and drivers will be ready to pick us back up on the main road. It's an easy job, don't worry."

"And what about me?" I asked. "What do you need me to do?"

"You know Dominic better than anybody. I doubt he's spending his time at that house, but there has to be something or someone there you can get information from. While we deal with his men and the garage I want you in the house." Theo instructed.

"I'll make sure to give you enough time with the house before I blow it up." Charlie said. "I can only promise you about 10 minutes. Between clearing the house, and leaving before backup gets there."

I nodded and Lorenzo went back to making plans with Theo and Marcus. We worked in the office for a few hours. Soon it was late, and we all agreed it was time for bed. Before heading up to my room I went and said a quick hi to Theresa and the twins, and then headed upstairs to take a quick shower.

I put on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and went looking for Theo. He wasn't in his room, but I found him in his office. He was still working on tomorrow's plan.

"Theo, come on, it's time for bed." I said to him. I walked up behind his chair and hugged him from behind. "There's plenty of time to work tomorrow." I tried to convince him.

"Not yet." He said not looking away from his computer. "You head to bed first. I'll be there in a little bit I promise."

I gave a sigh, but knew not to fight him. He'd come to bed when he's ready. I fell asleep quickly in Theo's bed. I'm not sure why. It felt warmer than my room. Maybe it was because I knew Theo was in the office right next to me. I heard Theo come to bed late in the night. He leaned into bed, and searched until he found me. He slid over to me and moved me so I was cuddled up next to him. He gave a tired sigh and kissed me on my temple. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have doubts about us still. There was so much we still had to figure out. I wondered if this was the right thing for me to do. I decided to leave the thinking for tomorrow, and I went back to sleep.

*****

Theo was gone when I woke up. I could hear him in the hallway talking to Marcus about something. I had slept in more than I probably should have, and decided to quickly get ready for the day. After breakfast I found Alfie so we could work on the house plan. Alfie spent most of his morning figuring out the rundown of the neighborhood, and finding street views of the house. The day went by fast and before I knew it we were driving down to the house. We didn't want to draw attention so a few of us headed down early, and set up a few miles from the house.