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He turned and I slammed into him.
“Stay,” he said.
“I’m not a dog!”
“You aren’t going.”
“I’m not staying.”
Hank glanced at Duke and I was pretty sure they were going to gang up on me, so I burst out, “They kidnapped me at the front door of my childhood home! They won’t think twice about coming here. I’m not leaving you and you have to go save The Kevster so I’m going with you.”
“I’m going too,” Ally said.
Turning the tables, Ally and I ganged up on Hank. He looked about ready to commit murder, but he relented. He’d known Ally and me long enough to know we’d get our way come hell or high water.
“You have to do what I tell you,” he demanded.
That was not gonna happen.
“Sure,” I lied.
He stared at me. He knew I was lying. He blew out a sigh and we left.
Hank had barely rolled his 4Runner to a stop outside The Kevster’s house when I was out the door.
“Indy, for fuck’s sake!” Hank shouted.
I ran to Kevin’s front door and pounded on it.
“Kevin, it’s me. Indy Savage, Rock Chick,” I called, sounding stupid, but I was also thinking that maybe Kevin had the diamonds and I wanted them. I wanted this all to be over. I didn’t want to be tied to a chair ever again. I wanted that enough to sound stupid.
I felt Hank come up behind me just as the door was thrown open.
Kevin reached out, grabbed my arm and tugged me inside. Every sore, aching muscle in my body screamed out and Kevin swung the door shut behind me.
Not fast enough. Hank had time to twist his torso and slammed his shoulder into the door. It flew open, sending Kevin careening against the opposite wall.
In two strides Hank was on him, his hand at The Kevster’s throat, holding him against the wall.
“Hank, it’s okay, that’s Kevin,” I said.
Hank turned to me then looked beyond me and said, “Jesus fucking Christ.”
Ally was also in and she was staring behind me, and then she tipped back her head and laughed.
I turned and saw that The Kevster’s living room was filled with pot plants. Every surface was covered with plants, and that included the floor. There was a narrow path forged through the plants, but other than that it was wall-to-wall marijuana. It was a pot jungle.
“Holy crap,” I said.
“Gulk,” The Kevster said.
“Hank, let him go,” Ally said.
Hank’s hand loosened at Kevin’s throat and his other hand went to the small of his back. He was wearing jeans, boots and a gray T-shirt that fit snug on the shoulders and chest but sat loose at his waist. He pulled up the back of his tee and exposed a gun tucked into his waistband next to a pair of cuffs. He pulled out the cuffs and slapped a bracelet on Kevin then he yanked him toward a door and slapped the other bracelet on the doorknob.
Kevin was coughing and explaining at the same time.
“Dude! I had to save the plants! They were dyin’. They didn’t do anything wrong. They’re innocent. Rosie left them to die.Someonehad to save the plants.”
