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“Does your dad know? Did he call you?”
“He doesn’t know yet, but he will. And yes, he’ll call, but I’m going to have this handled by then.”
He cursed on his end. “Talk me through it first.”
“That’d make you an accomplice.”
He swore again. “Zeke, I swear. Cut me in. Tell me what you’re doing.”
“You know what went down?”
“I heard you swung on Banker Mitchell. Taz informed me he’s known to be a perv among the female population. Knowing you, hearing about him, I’m guessing he was saying some shit about someone you care about. Ava?”
I relaxed, just slightly. My boy was smart. I always liked that about him. “Yeah.”
“You swung, with witnesses, and let me guess? You’re backed into a corner unless you force your way out somewhere.”
“Pretty much, yeah.”
“Logan’s your lawyer?”
“Your phone must’ve been burning up today.”
He grunted. “The voice messages, yeah. Can Kade get a lower sentence? A plea deal at all?”
“I’m not doing a plea.”
“You could be charged on assault—”
“I hacked him.”
He was quiet. “You did what?”
“I hacked him.”
“Banker Mitchell?”
“Perv Mitchell.”
He was quiet again. “You’re going public with your skills?”
I had to grin. “I’m a late bloomer and my rep is firmly that I’m a dumb jock, well; now I’m sure it’s probably that I’m a has-been. You’re not a has-been, though. You’re a pro-fes-sional athlete. Yes, you are.” I was almost singing the last five words.
“You’re stalling so I can’t talk you out of doing whatever you’re going to do. Stop. Pull over. Talk me through it. Come on, Zeke. I’m usually your partner in crime.”
“You’re across the ocean.”
“Yeah, well, I won’t always be over here. Talk. To. Me. You told me a long time ago that you needed guys to look up to so you wouldn’t become the guy you were becoming. That’s when your dad was working all the time and not around. Me and Kade. You aspired to be like Mason, and I was the only guy who’d stand against you. You said you needed that. Consider this the same fucking shit. Talk to me.”
I tightened my hold on the wheel. “I don’t want to stop. If I do, I might not go through with it.”
“That’s a flag right there. Whatever you’re going to do,think. If it goes wrong, what’s the worst thing that could happen?”
“Extra criminal charges on me.”
“Okay. Let’s focus on that. Look, I’m not saying don’t go through with it. I mean, fuck. You know I’ve done some seriously shady shit in the past.”
“Shit I helped you with.”
