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“So, we just gonna sit here while you pretend you’re here for a chat?” I ask Gabe who smirks at me.
“Nick, don’t. Don’t act like I wouldn’t come find you if you don’t turn up at the club.”
“So Ma didn’t do her usual round of check-on-Nick routine?” I draw in the harsh smoke, hold on to it longer than he ever could and blow it out slowly for effect.
He laughs both at my question and my pissing contest. He draws in from his cigar too and holds on to the smoke just as long as I do before he blows it out.
With a cruel chuckle he sighs and rests back against the white wicker chairs.
“She’s just worried Nick. Understand. Understand too that she’s already lost a son. The way you’re going is enroute to six feet under.”
I don’t reply. I don’t have a comment or an answer because they’re all completely correct. I just don’t give a flying fuck what happens to me in my pursuit to find the guy that put my friend in the hospital.
I want to not give two fucks since I’m the guy who has to switch of my friends life support should it come to it, but I don’t want to make things worse for everybody else. That is what is stopping me.
This past week has seen me calm down some because I don’t want to make things worse. I got the direct orders from Pa to keep my nose out of the shit so I’m doing it.
“Gabe, I’m here. I’m not getting my ass in trouble or dragging you guys into more shit. I’m here and I’m staying out of it, even though I don’t want to.”
“Pa has the guys working overtime on it. They’re looking with a fine tooth comb.”
“Looking and not finding anybody.”
“Think you can do better?” He throws back. It stops my next words. “It’s the Fontaines Nick. Sneaky motherfuckers. Breathe the wrong way and it’s war? We have to cut around the edges to preserve order.”
I hear him and I get it.
“Any word on Hector?” That’s the part of interest to me.
“No… No word. Nick… it’s all shit because it’s taking so long and we’re not known for being patient, rest assured we’re working on it though. We are. There’s just other things that we need to factor in. Haven’t you noticed the quiet. There’s been no retaliation since Snade. It’s suspicious as fuck.”
I’m ashamed to say I haven’t thought of it. The last few days with Tommy has jarred me and I haven’t thought of anything besides what I have to do.
“What do you think’s happening?” I ask.
“Pa’s called in secret squad to check things out.”
I widen my eyes. We only call on the squad when danger is on the horizon. Our guys go by a number. No name. Only my parents know their identity.
The fact that Pa’s involved them means he’s serious. Something else must have happened to give him the push.
“What else is there? You telling me everything?” I give him a curious stare.
Gabe tenses and I know in an instant there’s more.
What I know too is that my brother won’t lie to me or pussyfoot around shit I’m supposed to know. That could be the other reason for his visit tonight.
“Pa got a message in the mail.”
Message?
Only someone with balls of fucking steel would dare do such a thing.
“What was it?”
“A pair of eyes. Zivelle’s.”
I tense right up. Zivelle is one of our enforcers who lead the guys who go on the look outs. This is not good.
