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“Yeah, but to the rest of the world, it’s always been ‘Junior’s shit stinks of violets.’ ‘Junior’s piss is laced with gold.’”
My lips twitched. “Really?”
“You didn’t know?” Forrest scowled at me. “That’s not like you.”
“I know I get sick of the favoritism,” I rumbled with a shrug, “but I’ve never really bothered worrying about what everyone else thinks about the family. They’re gonna love us or fucking loathe us—so long as we’ve got their respect then I’m okay with things.” I scrubbed my chin as we finally made it to my car. “Saying that, times had better change I guess. We’ve got so many fucking turncoats, I keep expecting Da to yell, ‘The British are coming.’”
Forrest snickered. “I’d pay to see that.”
“You know what, bro? I would too.” We shared a grin, then I clapped the roof of my Maserati and murmured, “St. Barnabus is, what? Fifty minutes’ ride from here?”
“Give or take a few.”
“Throw in traffic...” I crinkled my nose. “Not exactly doable.”
“Findleigh was messaging to tell me Aidan’s on the move—the meeting’s over.” He frowned at me. “You want to sit in on a meeting? Don’t that go against the code? It’s supposed to be anonymous, Bren.”
“I know it is, but nothing’s anonymous in this fucking world.” I hitched a shoulder. “I think it’s for the best if I monitor things.”
What with Ma talking to a shrink and Aidan potentially dumping a clusterfuck on a group of unsuspecting junkies... someone had to keep the family in line.
“Anyway, let me know the next time he heads there.”
“Been going every Friday for a few weeks now.” He cleared his throat. “I told Findleigh to get the fuck out of the meeting hall if Aidan starts talking. Not to let his curiosity get the better of him.”
“Good. He goes there at the same time?”
“Yeah.”
I hummed and made a mental note to stick around that area so I could slip in and listen to whatever shit my big brother was spewing to the masses.
“Tink get the limo sorted out tonight?”
Forrest nodded. “Yeah. I’ve got Duncan driving you.”
“Why Duncan? He’s a little high up the ranks for that, ain’t he?”
“Boy needs taking down a notch. Getting too big for his own good.”
“What’d he do?”
“Got into a couple of fights over the sisters of some runners.”
My scowl made a swift reappearance. “He ain’t messing around with them, is he?”
Forrest shrugged. “Won’t be after those fights.”
I snorted out a laugh.
“Want me to stick around here? Or get back to The Hole?”
I pursed my lips. “They don’t want us here, and I think Nyx will keep us in the know.” I let my gaze drift wide, scanning the hospital on the whole before I murmured, “You have any idea what situation they’re trying to manage?”
“The one that has Padraig still back in the boondocks and not deep in our territory where he should be?”
“That’s the one,” I said dryly, hiding a laugh because only Forrest would consider ‘New Jersey’ the boondocks.
He shook his head. “No clue. Want me to find out?”
