“Maybe we should… ask Alessia?”

Unfortunately, Alessia wasn’t home. It was the weekend, and she’d gone out to follow up on a project between A&P and Queenie. She wouldn’t be back until late that night.

Ivan had been counting down the hours, and when the clock finally hit eight, Alessia walked through the door. York, meanwhile, had spent the entire day at the

Mortons‘, happily mooching off their food and company.

“What’s going on?” Alessia looked puzzled as she caught the intense stares of two pairs of eyes fixed on her.

“These two have been waiting for you all day. Have you eaten yet? Let me make you some pasta,” Karen offered warmly.

“Mom, don’t worry. I already ate with my friends,” Alessia replied, saving her mother the trouble.

“Are you heading out again tomorrow?” Karen asked, a hint of concern in her voice. Lately, Alessia had been coming and going at odd hours, and Karen worried she wasn’t getting enough rest.

Alessia nodded. “Just a busy stretch. Things will calm down soon.”

“Then I’ll go slice up some fruit for you all,” Karen said, knowing she couldn’t help much with Alessia’s work, but determined to make her time at home as

comfortable as possible.

Alessia knew her mom could never really sit still, so she just let her fuss.

trouble this time?” Alessia was used to seeing York at the Mortons‘ by now, so nothing surprised her anymore. She settled into the sofa and looked expectantly

their heads. It wasn’t until Ivan nudged York’s arm that York

an eyebrow, Alessia scrolled through the phone and quickly pieced together

speak up for

“Eddie’s

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on her lips. “He is. But do you know what

Ivan shook his head.

strength to silence the rumors, then you have to find your

little confused, but nodded

The rest is

“Us?”

name. Of course you should do it yourselves,” Alessia replied matter–of–factly. “But if

it!” Ivan blurted out, cutting

York echoed, though he looked a

at York’s

after, a video quietly surfaced online. With some behind–the–scenes help from A&C Entertainment, it quickly

with only the dial tone

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