(Reese) Noah came back a little after two. I heard his key in the lock before the door opened. He stepped inside and smiled when he saw me sitting at the table. His eyes landed on the extra coffee cups before looking back at me. "You had company." "Marcus and Ethan stopped by." He nodded once as he closed the door. He took off his cut and draped it over the back of a chair. Then he walked over and kissed the top of my head before sitting beside me. "Everything okay?" "Yeah." He looked at me for a moment. I could tell he knew there was more I wanted to say. He didn't rush me. He simply waited. "I told Marcus." He didn't answer straight away. "You told him about Victor." "I did." He rested his forearms on the table. "How did he take it?" "Better than I expected. He wasn't angry

