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After a while, Daisy took off with Ada and Trixie in tow and came back with bags filled with burgers and fries and more cardboard trays of drinks.
Daisy handed me a burger saying, “Nothing says ‘hospital waiting room’ like greasy fries and a burger with cheese.”
I doubted the burger joint was going to use that in their next advertising campaign.
Lee showed up and Indy immediately walked over to him. Eddie was standing next to me. He grabbed my hand and walked me over.
“Hey,” Lee said softly then, I kid you not, he slid an arm around my waist and kissed my temple, right above the bandage that was still there.
“Hey,” I replied when he let me go. His eyes were warm and concerned and I thought maybe he wasn’t so scary.
He looked to Eddie and the warmth and concern melted out of his eyes and I thought maybe I was wrong.
“We got Slick.”
Both Eddie and I tensed.
“You bringin’ him in?” Eddie asked.
Lee shook his head once.
“He’s in the holding room. We have a few more questions to ask and then we’ll take him to the station.”
I didn’t know what the holding room was but it didn’t sound like a good place to be. I didn’t feel too sorry for Slick. It might make me a bad person, but I didn’t feel sorry at all.
Eddie didn’t seem overwhelmed with happiness about this statement. He seemed resigned to it, like it wasn’t the first time it happened.
Lee’s eyes turned to me. “He’s done with your dad and there’ll be no further involvement with your family.”
I didn’t know if Slick was done with Dad because he beat the shit out of him and carved him up or because Lee made it so. I didn’t ask either, mainly because the expression on Lee’s face wasn’t inviting my participation in the discussion.
“He formed an alliance with Vince,” Lee continued. “Vince convinced him they had the same goal and Slick was looking for reinforcements, so he didn’t need a lot of convincing. That’s why Vince was there the other night.” He paused. “We haven’t found Vince.”
This was not good news.
Lee looked back to Eddie. “Mace is taking vacation days. He’s after Vince. He’s on a fuckin’ mission. I’m two men down with Mace gone and providing protection for Jet. I have to pull Bobby. Mace had an assignment and Bobby needs to cover. Ike’ll be available when you need him.”
Eddie wasn’t happy about this news either.
“What’s on Mace’s mind?” Eddie asked.
“Mace is working through some issues,” Lee told him.
Thisreallymade Eddie unhappy, I could tell by the way his jaw clenched.
“Vince is fucked unless I find him,” Eddie said.
“Vince is fucked unless you find him,” Lee agreed.
Eddie said a few bad words in two languages then he said, “I cannot believe I have to protect that fuckin’ asshole.”
I couldn’t believe it either.
“I gotta get on the street,” Eddie finished, his arm coming around me.
Both of mine went around him as well and I looked up at him.
“Go. I’ll be okay.” Then I turned to Lee and said, “You don’t have to send more bodyguards, I have Tex and—”
