Page 31 of Promising Her Forever

I jump up and we all start running out of the station. This can’t be fucking happening.

“Get in with me, you’re not driving.” Salvatore yells at me as I’m fumbling with my keys.

Hugh shoves me in the backseat then he climbs in with us.

“Call my Zio Enea and Giacomo. Tell them what we know, make sure you tell them we don’t know if it’s Playboy. But I think it is and we’re headed there now.” Salvatore tells Hugh.

We get to Espresso Joy and see people gathering. I see Oliver trying to get back inside. But a firefighter is holding him back. No. Where’s Riley? I don’t see her anywhere.

“I don’t see Riley. Let me out of this fucking car.” I yell at Sal and Hugh.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea. You wait here and let us find out what’s going on.” Hugh says to me.

“NO. LET. ME. THE FUCK. OUT.”

“You’re on duty. I need you to stay here.” Salvatore says as he turns to look at me.

“It’s not like I have a feckin’ choice. I’m locked up back here like a feckin’ criminal.” I snap at him.

“Stay here and make sure he stays.” Salvatore sighs to Hugh.

I watch Salvatore walk over to Oliver. Oliver’s swinging his arms around and then he flips off some of the firefighters. Where the fuck is Riley?

“Come on Hugh, you need to let me out. I need to find Riley.”

“You know I can’t. Sal will be back.”

“Feckin’ bullshite.” I kick Hugh’s chair as he sighs.

Finally, Sal’s walking back towards the car. But I still don’t see Riley. Sal opens the back door and I launch myself at him.

“Seriously?” Sal snaps at me as he pins me against the car.

“Where’s Riley?” I ask as I try to control myself.

“You need to calm down first.”

I see the family showing up, they park surrounding us. I feel like they’re all keeping me from running into the coffee shop. From saving my Riley.

“Feck calming down. Tell me where she is. Is she dead?”

“We don’t know. Oliver said that there was a loud noise that came from upstairs. Daphne was up there using the bathroom, but when she didn’t come back down, Oliver was going to go up. Someone injected him with something and he passed out.”

“Is it Playboy?”

“If I had to guess? Yes. But I don’t know and Oliver didn’t see anyone’s face.”

“Why aren’t the firefighters going up? We need to get in there, Sal. Please.”

“They’re trying to get whoever’s in there to talk. If I let you go, will you calm down? You know we’re going to do everything we can to get Riley out of there.”

“Will she be alive when you do?” I snap at him.

“Fionn, I raised you better than that.” My da frowns at me.

“Da, they won’t let me in there to help Riley.” I frown back at him.

“Salvatore knows what he’s doing. And you need to trust him in order for Riley to be safe.”