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I reached into my waistband and approached the living room cautiously.
“Put your gun away, brother,” Elias called.
I sighed and then walked into the living room and found my brother reclining on the couch.
He looked completely out of place, and I didn’t miss the disgusted sneer that curved his lips.
“I’m seeing you twice in one day, Elias,” I said.
“We had unfinished business,” he said.
I didn’t answer immediately and instead went to the kitchen and grabbed a beer.
I nodded my head toward the refrigerator and my brother shook his quickly.
“My beer’s not good enough for you?”
“Your beer’s not good enough for anyone. And beer? If you’re going to drink, drink real liquor,” he said.
I ignored him and instead leaned against the wall. “What’s this unfinished business?”
“Who was that at the docks?”
“I told you I’d handle it,” I said.
My voice had no inflection, but it didn’t need any.
Elias knew his questions annoyed me.
Just as I knew he didn’t give a shit.
“‘Take care of it,’ meaning you eliminated the problem?”
“No, what I mean is I took care of it,” I said.
“Davit, the woman saw us. You know what has to be done,” Elias said.
“How do you know it was a woman?” I asked.
He snorted. “Don’t insult my intelligence, Davit. You need to take care of her.”
I gave him a humorless smile. “You don’t think at all, do you, brother?”
“Careful,” Elias said, his eyes narrowing.
He was even keeled—well, usually—but I knew how to push his buttons. I had decades of practice, after all.
“Don’t get on your high horse. I’m running this operation, and I’ll manage it as I see fit,” I said.
“Distance has made you forget yourself, little brother,” he said.
“I haven’t forgotten anything,” I responded.
“Then speak to your boss with respect,” he thundered.
“So you’re my boss? Not my brother?”
“I’m both, but I don’t think you want to find out which comes first,” he said, quiet this time and all the more deadly sounding because of it.
