Ari
The ringing of the phone woke me, making me realize I'd fallen asleep on the couch in front of the television. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and tried to force myself awake—even more so when I saw that it was Lotto's number.
"Hello?" I said, nervous as to why he was calling so late. "Everything okay?" I had been worried about both him and Bones, but I didn't want to impose on their family time and private issues.
"Ari? It's Cisco. Lotto is asleep, and I'm using his phone."
I instantly sat up straighter, recognizing that this had to be a bad sign. If Cisco was calling me, it made me think Bones or Lotto had to be in trouble. "What's going on?" I demanded.
"Can you come over?" he quavered. "I don't want to discuss it over the phone, and I waited until Lotto went to bed. But I fear that my son is about to do something stupid."
