Page 28 of Throttle Therapy

Roadkill glanced around, grabbed a spare chair, dragged it close and sat.“Tell me.”

Twenty minutes later he’d heard it all.It took everything he had to keep from hoping on his bike and beating the shit out of the fucker right now.

But no.

He’d do this right.

“Can you hold on to this until about two this afternoon, then reach out to Sherrif Rigsby and give him everything?”He wanted Jenna to be at the Driftwood.He would go in and have a drink, so he could be there too.He wanted to see it all go down, but he wanted to be able to make sure Jenna didn’t get caught up in any of it.Since there was no evidence of Burkett’s activities at the bar, he didn’t think it was likely, but he wanted to be there to be sure.

“Sure.Are you sure we want to turn this over to him?”Cypher said, watching him.

“I am.This is small time shit.It’s not worth any of us trying to be in on the takedown.”There were takedowns bigger than what Burkett would end up being all the time.If the Warriors were going to risk blowing their cover, then it would be for something more than a small-time dealer.That didn’t mean he wouldn’t be there to watch.

They discussed a few more options, then moved on to what Roadkill had missed with the club, and with Hex over the last week.Roadkill had spent more time at Savage Iron than usual this week, and he’d spent all day the day before with Jenna and Lacey, or most of it, and he hadn’t spent as much time with his brothers as he normally did.

By the time he left Cypher to his research, it was pushing eleven.Jenna would be headed to work soon, if she wasn’t already on her way.

Spotting Slide in the common room, he headed in his direction.

“Hey,” the club treasurer said as Roadkill approached.

“Hey, yourself.What are your plans for today?”

“Not much was gonna kick back, maybe turn on a game.We’re getting close to play-offs.”

“How you feel about hitting the Driftwood with me for a drink.”

Slide wrinkled his nose.“Why would we go to that dump again?”

“To watch the bartender get arrested.”

Slide’s brows lifted, but he didn’t say anything.

“And to make sure my girl doesn’t get caught up in it.”

“And there’s the real truth,” Slide said, a satisfied smile creeping across his face.“But after watching the way he treated her, I’m in.But do we have time to hit Miller’s for something to eat first?I feel like my belly button’s about to rub a blister on my backbone.And trust me, there is nothing you want to eat at the Driftwood.”

Roadkill lifted one shoulder and let it fall.

“Sure, why not.”He glanced at his watch.“Want to leave here in fifteen minutes?That give you time to do whatever you need to?”

“Sounds good.I’ll see you then.”Slide tipped his coffee cup back and drained it, then stood and walked away, taking his cup with him.Roadkill headed for the garage.He wanted to grab an extra helmet in case he could talk Jenna into going for a ride with him.

Chapter Sixteen

Jennasteppedintotheladies’ room, leaned against the door, and sighed.She hadn’t even been here an hour and already Mason had started in with his cutting remarks.She was sick of it.She was more than half tempted to pull her apron off, throw it at him and tell him exactly where he could shove it.But she didn’t work like that.She didn’t want word of her doing something so…disrespectful to get out.Especially with getting ready to start a new job.Papa Smurf might hear it and have second thoughts about hiring her.She didn’t think he seemed the type, but she hadn’t thought Mason would be so difficult either.

She quickly used the facilities, and made sure to wash her hands before going back to work.

“About time.You spend more time hiding in the bathroom than you do actually doing your job,” Mason sniped from behind the bar.

Jenna ignored him and reminded herself this was her last day.Instead she went to the first occupied table, checked on them then moved to the next.She didn’t even notice they’d come in until she moved up beside the table, plastered an exhausted smile on her face, and looked at the new customers for the first time.

“Oh.I didn’t know you were coming in today.”She said to Roadkill, then glanced over at the man sitting across from him.He’d been in a couple of days ago, when she’d worked her last shift.She looked back to Roadkill.“A friend of yours?”

“Darlin’, this is Slide.He’s one of my brothers.And before you ask, yes, he was here at my request.”

She blinked, not sure how to react.Did she want to tell him off?To tell him that she was a big girl and could take care of herself?Of course she did.But she’d also worked so hard at keeping a pleasant face, trying to make more in tips, that she was able to keep a smile on her face.