"Pietro... "
He halted on his way out of the room, not turning to look back as Andrei called his name.
"I expect you back behind the bar at The Dive tonight. I suggest you use the apartment over the bar for a while until you're feeling more like yourself."
It was Andrei's way of telling him that no matter what had happened this day, he still counted him as his friend and would have his back to the best of his ability. Pietro was aware it was more than he probably deserved but he accepted it as gracefully as he could.
"I'll see you later then."
*****
"Dara, let me, honey." Alexei's calm words belied the expression on his face as he ushered one daughter aside to reach the other.
She looked up through tear-filled eyes to see her parents beside them, her mother clearly having shifted in
