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Evanee’s talkin’ again. “What babe? Sorry, I got distracted by an asshole.”
“I bet he did,” Joker mumbles to Reaper.
“There were Blackbeards here too. The vice president and the enforcer.”
My heart goes into overdrive. “Fuck! Those assholes hurt you?”
“No. Not really.” She’s sounding more composed now.
“What the do you mean, not really?” I’m already thinking about the heads that are gonna roll.
“What that fuck’s going on?” Joker says, looking serious now.
“Fucking Blackbeards,” I tell him.
“They wanted me to pass along the message. Made a few threats. I could’ve shot them, but I couldn’t get to my gun.”
I feel the chill down to my boots. “Evanee, you can’t shoot any Blackbeards. That would cause a war that we ain’t ready to have.”
Reaper’s chuckling despite the conversation. “She’s gonna get vested, no problem.”
“Shut up!”
“What?” Evanee says, her voice strained.
“Not you, babe. Joker and Reaper. What was the message they wanted you to give me.”
“They said you have something of theirs and they want it back.”
Dino, I mouth to Joker and Reaper. “I want you to come in.”
“Should I bring Wendy?”
I think about it. “Was she there when the assholes showed up?”
“No. She was at lunch.”
“Then cancel your appointments, lock up and send her home.”
“I have no appointments.” Again, I hear the stress.
“It’s gonna be okay. Business will pick up.” I try to sound soothing, but I can hear the terseness in my tone. “Get here, baby. Now.”
“Jesus christ,” Reaper says under his breath. “This is longest fuckin’ conversation I’ve ever been involved in.”
I cover the phone again. “No one invited you to stay, asshole.”
“Okay,” Evanee says, starting to sound like herself again. “What about the DEA agents though?”
I almost drop my phone. “What fuckin’ DEA agents?” I shout.
Joker leaps off the picnic table. “Give me the phone.” He makes a grab for it and we grapple over it. I come out on top by knocking him to his ass.
“Joker and Reaper are here. I’m gonna put you on speaker, so you can explain about the DEA agents.”
“No, I don’t want anyone to know,” she says, but it’s too late. Joker and Reaper can hear everything.
“Just tell us, babe. I’m not lettin’ anything happen to you.”
