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“You planning on returning to the hospital?”
“I’m having breakfast with my daughter, and then I’ll be heading over there, so yes.”
“Are you going to ask after him?”
His indifference infuriates me.
“He hasn’t died, as everyone would be losing their shit if he had. There’s not much I can do sitting at his bedside. Mom’s there, and so is Luca.”
“What’s your fucking problem?” I snap.
Fatigue is hitting me hard. I’ve got no time for this.
“Watch your mouth around my kid,” he growls, showing the most life I’ve seen burning in him in months.
“Your dad was shot. He’s hooked up to so many machines, I couldn’t keep track, and you’re acting like he’s having a nap.”
The chair scrapes against the tiled floor as he rapidly pushes up, collecting Rayna in his arms and holding her on his hip.
“With Bert out of the picture, and the rat not going anywhere, I’m taking Rayna home. Once she’s settled, I’ll head to the hospital. My dad isn’t going to die, and you need to stop acting like he’s already dead.”
“What about the fed Ethan brought to town? We need to question the rat and see exactly what we’re dealing with.”
“You’re the VP, you deal with it. Like I said, I’ll be at the hospital.” He looks down at the girl and jerks his chin. “Let’s go.” Looking to Bonnie, he adds, “Let the doc know to come to the cabin to check on her.”
“Are you sure you should be leaving?” my old lady asks him.
“There isn’t a threat to us now. We’ll be fine.”
Silence falls over the kitchen as they leave, and I sigh when the front door closes after them.
“What was that about?” Bonnie asks, slipping onto the chair next to mine.
“He’s pissed with me ’cause it’s likely he’s going to wear Cas’s patch.”
“Is it that bad?”
“It’s not good, babe. Not good at all.”
Leaning back in my seat when the front door opens, I watch Pope make his way down the hall.
“You look like shit, brother,” he huffs, pulling out a chair.
“You don’t look so good yourself, brother.”
“It’s been a long night, for sure. What’s the deal?”
Finishing my coffee, I get up and dump the mug into the sink.
“We’re going to talk to the rat and find out everything we can about this fed. We’ll get our answers one way or another.”
* * *
Over in the bar, brothers are slowly waking up, some still sleeping where they sit, waiting on news.
Whistling loud enough it wakes every ass up, I roam the room. Sure that I have everyone’s attention, I begin. “Cas is still out for the count. Until we hear anything else, we move forward as usual. If you want to lay your heads down, find a room and leave your phones on. Everyone else, we’ll be questioning the rat about the fed he brought to town.”
Half the brothers opt to lay their heads down, while the rest follow me down to the basement and make themselves comfortable on any surface they can park their asses on. Ethan’s eyes flicker from brother to brother as I drag a chair to sit on in front of him.
