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Rocky’s dinner arrived while he was talking to Dex. He decided not to tell him about Nikki and Sly yet, even though Dex could tell something was off. He kept asking what was going on, but Rocky insisted he was just anxious about the surgery and being gone for a month.
“We’re fine. There’s nothing going on here that we can’t handle,” Dex said.
“Yeah, I know. I just wish I could be in two places at once.”
Dex told him to enjoy his dinner and to call once he was up the next day and said goodnight. Rocky dug into his dinner and was about to enjoy dessert when the phone in the room rang.
“Uh, hello?” he answered it.
“Hey, Rocky. It’s Nicole.”
“Oh, hey. How are you? Is Sly okay?”
He could hear the smile in her quiet voice when she answered. “He’s fine. He just fell asleep. He gets tire
