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“Neither do I.”
They both laughed.
“Shit,” Reese said.
“How’s Steph?” Levi asked.
“Good. Confused. She’s going to have to work through it. What happened was just…”
“Part of the life,” Levi said.
“Speaking of the life,” Reese said and gave a nod.
An SUV pulled into the lot and Reese saw the silhouette of the siren lights on top.
“Fuck,” Levi said.“What the fuck does the chief want with us this late?”
* * *
Winston was a hard man. He was old as the ground he walked on and tried his best to stand tall with his chest puffed out like a young cop trying to fix the world, but he walked with a slight hunch because that’s what time and the world did to a person.
A cigarette hung from his lips as he walked toward Levi and Reese.
“Chief,” Reese said.
“Beer?” Levi offered.
“No,” Winston said. He spit the cigarette to the ground and stepped on it with one fluid motion. His face was sunken in, eyes with heavy bags, his dark hair short yet greasy. He stopped and put a hand to a pole and looked around. “Everyone accounted for here?”
“My guys?” Levi asked. “Yeah. Why?”
“Just making my rounds.”
“Don’t give us that shit,” Reese said. “Bad enough we haven’t talked about your wild puppy dog coming after us.”
“Hey, that was the least of what he wanted to do,” Winston said. “He was trying to file paperwork to come here and check everything. The business. The clubhouse. He was pushing for individual warrants. The strip club was the end result. So, I think you can go fuck yourself and then sayyou’re welcome.”
“Don’t hold your breath, Chief,” Reese said. “The strip club is legit. People rely on that place…”
Winston laughed and looked at Levi. “He’s back at it again, huh?”
“Back at what?” Reese asked.
“Josie,” Winston said. “You only get defensive like this when you’re messing around with her.”
“Are we here to discuss my personal life?” Reese asked.
“No,” Winston said. “I’m just breaking your balls a little.”
“What do you have for us, Chief?” Levi asked. “What’s Colt working on now?”
“He’s got nothing right now, but that means dick. He’s on the phone everyday trying to find a way to shut you down. Your charter is a big target.”
“We know,” Reese said.
“Reason I’m here tonight is because Benny called and thought he saw and heard something up at the storage units.”
“What kind of noise?” Reese asked.
