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“He’s not available,” I said. I grabbed a soda from the fridge instead of getting another cup of coffee.
“Do you thinkthere’s a chance you and Lauren will get into a fight?” Carver asked. “Maybe pull some hair. And maybe Lauren rips your blouse some and while you’re both rolling around in the mud her skirt could ride up around her waist.”
“I guess you’ve put some thought into thatscenario,” I said.
“Only before I go to bed every night.”
“Oh, good. That makes it less creepy.”
“You sound like my wife.” The look on his face was so forlorn I had to laugh.
“I’d like to meet your wife some time.”
“You’d probably like each other a lot. She’s always threatening to kill me.”
“I know a lot of different ways to kill a person. Maybe I can give her some tips.”
He gave a long, low whistle and looked at Jack. “And you’re going to marry this woman? She’s pretty scary.”
Jack grinned and winked at me. “I like to live on the edge. Now tell me what you found out about the DOJ.”
“Word has it they knew from the start that the Vagos were involved in this. The Department of Justice has been trying to get a leg up on them for almost a decade. They haven’t been able to penetrate and it’s one of the largest gangs where they don’t have someone on the inside. Lauren’s here to make sure the Vagos who were hired stay alive. She’s hoping she can get one to turn and give inside information.”
Jack’s arms crossed over his chest and his face went to stone. “She wants them to walk after they killed my men? Nine men and an attempt on Wolfe and she just wants them to go free in exchange for information.”
Carver wisely stayed silent and watched Jack over his sandwich. I was really starting to dislike Lauren.
“Fuck that, Carver. If I get the opportunity I’m taking them out. Where does Greer stand on this?”
“I’m not sure he really knows why she’s here because it was need to know information and Greer doesn’t have the clearance. I don’t either, but I’ve got my ways.” Carver sighed and dropped the rest of his sandwich on his plate, pushing it away.
“Listen, Jack. I can’t say that I wouldn’t do the same thing if I were in your shoes. I’m staying neutral in this. But you don’t want to cross the DOJ if you can help it. Lauren might want you in her bed, but she’ll slit your throat if it will further her career.”
“I’ll handle Lauren. Thanks for finding out the information.”
“I’m adding it to your tab. You owe me just over a billion dollars, but I’ll call it a clean slate if you babysit forme and Michelle and let us get away for a weekend. Do you know how long it’s been since I’ve slept an entire night?”
“That’s what you get for being so virile,” Jack said. “It’s the price you pay for your manhood.”
“I guess when you put it that way I am a pretty impressive specimen.” He buffed his fingers on the front of his shirt.
“You want a sandwich before we leave for D.C?” Jack asked me, taking the stuff from Carver and making one for himself.
“No, I’m not hungry. And I’ve still got blood under my fingernails and on my clothes. I’m going to shower and change.”
“You sure do take a lot of showers.”
“Death is a messy business.Is this an overnight trip or are we coming back tonight?”
“Pack a bag,” Carver said. “We’ll come back first thing in the morning. It’ll give the guys a little longer to look for Jesse and his friends.”
***
An hour later Jack and I were both showered and changed and we were headed to D.C. in Carver’s government issue SUV.
“I started combing all of the financials that came in,” Carver said. “You told me that Katie Elliott’s experimental cancer treatment was paid for by an organization called Kids With Cancer. From what I can tell it seems to be a huge non-profit organization and all legit on the surface. The money goes to the kids.”
“What about underneath the surface?” Jack asked.
