Thick As Two Short Planks

Luca sighed. Had he made a mistake in calling Austyn? Twenty minutes ago, he was strolling past The Grillroom when he happened to see Kira’s familiar figure. The man next to her was the one who’d taken a bullet for her back at the warehouse. Gideon something. There was a third person, a girl Luca wasn’t familiar with. The trio’s body language drew his attention. Gideon was walking close to Kira, their shoulders almost touching. The third person appeared to be a tagalong. Luca hesitated briefly before calling Austyn. He just thought the husband had a right to know if his wife was having a late-night dinner with another man. Austyn came at the double. Luca hung back, prepared to intervene if a fight broke out. Luckily, Austyn came out two minutes later and appeared livid but unharmed. Luca shook his head. ‘Can we go now? It’s getting cold out here.’ A woman hooked an arm around his. ‘Sure.’ Luca started walking. ‘The man just now—a friend of yours?’ she asked. ‘Yes.’ ‘Is he the businessm