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“What the hell?” I scowled.
“I knew Creed wasn’t going to be able to keep his mouth shut,” Apollo laughed.
We had arrived at the gas station next to the motel Brandt was staying, and Leo was there instead of just Creed greeting us. And he did not look happy.
“Uh, I think I’ll just stay in the SUV,” Princeton muttered.
“Coward,” I laughed. The list of people I was cautious and slightly afraid of was short, and Leo was at the top of that list.
“I just don’t get how he found out we were coming,” Apollo grumbled.
Leo moved to the SUV. “Might as well get this over with,” I muttered. I opened my door and stepped out.
Apollo and Princeton followed suit, but none of us were moving fast. We gathered in front of the SUV and all cased the area before anyone spoke. It was a busy gas station, but no one seemed to be worried about what we were doing.
“Is this what you assholes are going to do now? I give an order, and you decide to do your own thing?” he demanded. “I told you I would handle Brandt.”
“That’s bullshit, Leo. There’s no reason why you have to take Brandt down on your own,” Princeton pointed out.
“Yeah,” I agreed. “We all want to put him in the ground. Why should you get all of the fun?”
Leo shook his head. “Because if anything happens, I’m the only one who goes down for this.”
“Again, why?” Apollo asked.
Leo growled and looked at each of us. “Because you have families, women you care about.” His eyes flashed at me. “Women you would die for.”
“I’ve been with Greer for years,” Apollo pointed out. “Why the sudden change of pulling us from taking care of business?”
“I’ve been pulling you for years, Apollo; you just never caught on to it.”
Creed tipped his head to the side. “Now that you mention it,” he drawled. “There were a few times I was pissed off that Apollo got to hang back when we went in guns blazing.”
Leo nodded. “I may be a ruthless and heartless man when it comes to business, but when it comes to you guys, I will do anything to keep you spinning around on this planet for as long as possible. Sending you three away while I took care of business was my plan this time, but obviously, you three didn’t fall in line.”
Princeton held up his hands. “Sorry, Leo, but at the end of the day, we’re family, and family comes first. We weren’t going to let you do this yourself.”
Leo ran his fingers through his hair. “Alright,” he grunted. “I can’t go back and fix this, so we’re just going to have to handle this together.” He nodded to Creed. “Creed has been watching the place since we got word he was here.”
“Anyone with him?” Apollo asked.
Creed nodded. “He’s got two guys with him. One was in the back and one in the room with him. The guy in the room is keeping watch over the front door.”
Brandt hadn’t picked the best motel to shack up in. He was on the ground floor, and each room had its own access to the parking lot.
It would have been easy to take down Brandt without a guy watching the door.
“I’ll take the guy in the back,” Creed offered. “Two of you can take the front door of the room. Brandt’s grunt drank four cups of coffee this morning and should be needing to use the head soon. He’s got the blinds pushed back enough to where we can see into the room.”
“This is going to be like shooting fish in a barrel,” Apollo laughed. “You would have at least thought the idiot would keep his curtains shut.”
Leo shrugged. “I’m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. We know Brandt is more lucky than he is skilled. We get in the room, take him out, and we are out of here before anyone can remember our faces.”
Simple, but simple was always best for these types of things.
“Apollo and Princeton take the door,” Leo ordered. “Once you’re in, Murphy and I will follow.”
“Let’s get it, boys. It’s time for Brandt to see just who he had been messing with.” Apollo nodded to Creed. “You’ve got three minutes to revitalize the back before we move on to the front door.”
