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climbing out of his car was apparently oblivious to the danger he had just been in. He slammed his car door closed and simply walked away, yakking on his cell phone.
    The moment the way was clear, Abe drove forward and maneuvered his large truck into the parking spot he had been aiming for. He shut off the truck and pocketed the keys, his hands still shaking from what could have been a really bad ending to the day. Abe was smart enough to look before opening his door, liking his truck door right where it was—attached to his truck.
    He climbed out and walked around to the other side of the truck, opening the door to lift his gift out. The frightened meowing from inside the cat carrier tugged at Abe’s heartstrings enough that he opened the metal cage door and pulled the kitten out.
    “You win, little one.” He’d carry the darn thing. Abe tucked the kitten into his shirt again, and then shoved everything he had purchased from the veterinarian into the cat carrier. He thought about taking the cat carrier upstairs with him but he wasn’t positive Danny would take the kitten, despite the man’s words from earlier about getting a pet. He decided to play it by ear.
    “Are you two back yet?” he asked before he headed upstairs to Danny’s apartment. There wasn’t a whole lot of point to him going all the way up there if they were still out to lunch.
    “Yeah, where are you?” Ben asked.
    “Outside.”
    “Come on up,” Ben replied. “I’ll unlock the door for you.”
    Abe knew exactly which apartment Danny lived in. That had been in one of the reports Charles had sent. Although, Abe couldn’t help but wonder what Charles had lied about in those reports. Considering the amount of money they sent every month for Danny’s care, he should not be living in this neighborhood. There was more than enough money for Danny to have an apartment in a much nicer part of town.
    So, why was he living here?
    Abe wanted the answer to that question as well as several others. He hadn’t even been in town a full day and already he was starting to put together a picture that was vastly different than the one Charles had sent in his monthly reports. Abe was starting to wonder if the money he and Ben had been sending for Danny’s care had actually gone to Danny.
    And if it hadn’t, Abe was pretty sure it was lining Charles’s pockets. Abe had seen the fancy house the man lived it. It could have doubled as the governor’s mansion. Charles was an investment banker but surely he didn’t do well enough to live in the lifestyle his family currently enjoyed.
    Abe and Ben hadn’t been allowed to visit Danny due to Charles’s directive and because the mate pull was stronger than their resolve to keep their hands to themselves. They were only allowed the monthly reports along with an occasional picture. Abe kept one in his wallet. He knew his brother did as well.
    After meeting Danny in person, he knew the lack of contact had been a good thing. It might have been torturous, but Abe doubted he would have been able to keep his hands off his mate.
    Abe held the kitten tight to his chest as he climbed the stairs to Danny’s apartment. As casually as he could manage, Abe asked, “How is Danny? Is he still panicking?”
    “He’s sleeping right now,” Ben replied . “He wanted to stay home so we just made sandwiches here. He fell asleep on the couch while we were talking.”
    “How much did you tell him?”
    “Not much. I think that needs to be a conversation when we’re both present.”
    Abe wasn’t sure how he truly felt about that. He knew that Danny deserved to know who they were and why they were there. But Abe wasn’t sure he could handle it if Danny rejected him or Ben.
    He had known since he was a child that Danny was his future. Except for gaining some experience and just relieving tension here and there, Abe had never even looked at anyone else for the long term. He always knew Danny was there. Forming a relationship with