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He strokes his hand over his cheek. “My girl Minnie says you been taking good care of her too.”
“Yeah, that one brought us a lawsuit,” I say. Rock shouldn’t care that I’m disclosing this. Loco needs to understand we have unexpected expenses too.
“That gonna cost you a fuck lot more than my bribe to Ironworks’ finest.”
“No shit,” Rock says.
Loco sits back, placing his hands flat on the table. Like suddenly he’s rethinking this “urgent” meeting.
My phone buzzes in my pocket.
We’re still face-to-face with Loco, so I ignore it.
“Now that we’ve taken care of business, how about we all eat?” Loco says. “Burgers sound good?”
“I don’t know.” Rock sits back and runs his hand over his stomach. “I’m trying to limit my red meat intake. Let me see a menu.”
I swallow down my laughter. Rock’s watching his diet like he’s turning in his Harley for a Vespa.
“How’s the corned beef and cabbage?” Murphy asks over his shoulder.
“Oh, y’all about to clean out my kitchen.” Loco points two fingers at his eyes, then sweeps them in our direction. “I see you.”
My phone goes off again.
“Just get it, Dexter,” Loco says.
I pull out my phone and check the screen.
Missed call from Peanut.
Missed call from Peanut.
Missed call from Vapor.
Peanut: Uncle Dex, I got a call about Libby at Johnsonville Hospital. Is that your girlfriend’s sister? Call me.
“I gotta go.” I shove the phone in my pocket and slide out of the booth.
“Everything okay?” Loco asks.
“No.” I meet Rock’s surprised eyes. “It’s…something happened to Libby.”
“Go, go,” Rock says. He lifts his chin to someone behind me.
Behind me, Loco asks Rock, “Dexter got a girl now? Good for him.”
I’m out the door before I hear his answer.
CHAPTERFIFTY-FOUR
Emily
“Libby Walker, where is she?”I slap my hand against the front desk at the hospital, startling the woman behind the desk. “I got a call she was brought into the ER. I’m her legal guardian.”
“Libby?” She frowns and taps at her computer.
“Liberty, sorry,” I say. “Walker.”
