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Jagger shrugged.
“Unbelievable!” I threw my hands into the air and turned around, walking away from my apparent best friend.
I heard him laugh. “Remi. Come on, sweetheart. I’m just not willing to put myself in the middle of this and risk having my damn nose broken by him.”
“You could at least be on my side and agree with me that he can’t just order me around.” I crossed my arms over my chest.
Jagger couldn’t hide a grin, but at least he was trying. He reached out and pulled me to him, and once his arms were around me, he kissed my head and said, “I am on your side. Always. Unless he holds me at gun point. Then it’s best for all of us if I agree with whatever the hell he says.”
I eased into his embrace and sighed. “And I thought you were the maniac.”
“I am. Hell, I’m the fucking worst. But not when it comes to you. Never when it comes to you, Remi.”
I smiled and buried my face into his chest, wrapping my arms around his waist. At least I had him in case things with Fender didn’t work out. Though, deep down I knew I couldn’t get rid of Fender even if I wanted to.
***
I made Jagger take me to the hospital to visit Woodrow. The doctors were still running some tests on his heart, but he would soon be allowed to come back home.
“How are things at the club?” Woodrow asked Jagger.
I was sitting on one of the chairs with Myra in my arms while Agnes went to the bathroom, and Woodrow was sitting up in his bed, eating his dinner.
“Fine.”
“Anything I should know? Ace said Fender and some others went out of town. I tried calling him but he wouldn’t pick up.”
I furrowed my brows and looked from Woodrow to Jagger. Were they hiding something from him? Why wouldn’t Fender tell his prez about his plans?
“Fender’s meeting with Bruno again to discuss some things about the possible patch-over,” Jagger said casually.
Bruno was the president of the Shovel Heads MC. And that’s all I knew about that club. Overheard a prospect talk about them a couple of days ago.
“I see.” Woodrow took another bite of his food, then he looked over at me and Myra. “And how are you doing?”
“Good.” I said with a tight smile. Did he know about me and Fender? Probably not. He would’ve mentioned it already. “So you’ll be allowed to go home soon?”
“Hopefully. If my heart doesn’t act up again.”
Agnes walked into the room again, and as soon as Myra noticed her, she reached out for her momma. Agnes lifted her off my lap and kissed her chubby cheek, then she went to sit down next to Woodrow on the bed. “I’ll help you take a quick shower after you’re done eating.”
I didn’t want to be here for that. I got up from the chair and looked over at Jagger, then moved my gaze to Woodrow. “I’ll leave you two to it then. I haven’t had dinner yet and Jagger promised to take me to the diner. Call me when you know more, okay?”
Woodrow nodded, and after we said goodbye, Jagger and I left.
“You’re hiding something from him,” I stated, looking up at Jagger with a serious expression.
“Hiding what exactly?”
“I don’t know. But I’m sure Fender didn’t leave town to meet Bruno. You’re a bad liar.”
He cocked a brow at me, and at first, I thought he was going to argue with me. Then I remembered that I had very little to say in this club, and also wasn’t allowed to know most things that went on. He changed the subject as if it was the easiest thing to do.
“I’m starving too. Ribs sound perfect right now.”
I clenched my jaw. I felt the urge to punch something because whatever they were hiding was huge. If they kept Woodrow in the dark about whatever it was, it was something big. Something that could shake this club and mess things up badly.
I just hoped it hadn’t something to do with my father. I hadn’t forgotten about the doctor mentioning his name, and I overheard Fender and Rodney talk about him as well.
