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“If you say so.”
“You think I’ve been off?” he asks. I motion for the other guys to get up and leave the table. Once they’re gone, I lean even closer.
“You have been off. I don’t know what’s goin’ on with you, and you obviously aren’t talkin’ about it, but we all see it, Twitch. You wanna tell me what the issue is?” He sighs and runs his hand over his face before shaking his head.
“I don’t see an issue.”
“You’re the only one who doesn’t see it,” I tell him.
“Well, I don’t know what the fuck you’re seein’, but I sure as fuck know I’m good.” I nod my head and sit back in my seat. If that’s how he wants to play this, then so be it.
“Fine. You’re good. You gonna be good to deal with Omar, or is your personal shit gonna get in the way?” I ask him.
“I don’t have any personal shit. I’m good, Cage. For real.” I nod once more before shoving out of my seat and stalking toward the bar. I’ve heard enough from him. I don’t know his problem, and I don’t care. I'm good as long as he keeps his shit together to deal with Omar.
“What’s with him?” Knight asks me, nodding in Twitch’s general direction.
“I don’t know, brother. Whatever it is, I don’t like it.”
“What are you thinkin’?”
“Not much of anything right now. I just need him to be on point for the meetin’ with Omar. That’s all I’m concerned about at this point.”
“Heard that. Don’t need any distractions on his part,” he says.
“That’s right. You good to ride?”
“Always good to ride, Prez.” That’s what I like to hear.
4
Yenni
I sit on the stool, working on some ink for a client. It’s going to be a badass piece, that’s for sure.
“You want to go bigger? We can,” I tell him.
“Why not.”
“That’s the spirit,” I tell him with a laugh as I continue to work on his piece. It’s huge already, but nothing wrong with going bigger. He wants skulls. That was all he said when he came in here, and I turned it into something more. I created an entire layout that covers most of his chest.
“You’re really talented,” he says as he lies here, letting me work my magic.
“Thank you. I appreciate that,” I reply as the door opens and Cage stalks in. He drops onto the stool behind me but doesn’t say a word. It’s not unusual for him to come and hang out with me at work. He likes watching me work.
“Who are you?” The guy asks, turning his head to look at Cage. I glance over my shoulder and give him a small smile before getting back to work. Cage just grunts, not saying a word.
This particular piece is going to take several sessions to complete. So I stop what I’m doing and clean the guy up. Once I’m finished, he stands and eyes Cage for a long second before moving his gaze back to mine.
“You did great. See you in a few days,” he says. I nod and watch as he leaves the room before turning to Cage.
“You like intimidating my customers?”
“I didn’t intimidate anyone.”
“You were practically staring him down,” I tell him, noting how he was looking at him.
“I don’t like him,” he says, causing me to laugh.
