There was still a bit of hesitation in Roxie. She didn't know how far she could trust this man - or what had really gone on between him and Joe. Hearing it was one thing, but she had no way of knowing what was the truth and what wasn't.
And Joe had gone after whoever had sent the message to their home.
"We weren't attacked," she finally admitted. "Not directly, though someone stabbed my doorman with a knife that looked very familiar to Joe." Her lips were set in a thick, grim line. "Joe went to track down the originator of the message. I just assumed when you showed up that you were behind it." She paused. That meant it was connected to Melissa, then.
Cripes.
"Why are you here now, Tommy? Why check up on Joe after all this time?"
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And Joe had gone after whoever had sent the message to their home.
"We weren't attacked," she finally admitted. "Not directly, though someone stabbed my doorman with a knife that looked very familiar to Joe." Her lips were set in a thick, grim line. "Joe went to track down the originator of the message. I just assumed when you showed up that you were behind it." She paused. That meant it was connected to Melissa, then.
Cripes.
"Why are you here now, Tommy? Why check up on Joe after all this time?"