“He’s not really my friend, Dad.”
“I’d say a man who saves your life automatically becomes your friend, honey.”
“It looks like you two have become besties,” I said, popping a fry into my mouth.
“Anyone who saves the life of the most important person in mine, automatically becomes a friend, sweetness. It’s the way of the world...”
“The world, Dad?” I asked. “Really?”
“Well, it’s the way ofmyworld.” He grinned, taking a bite of his burger.
“We don’t know him, Dad. He’s part of a gang, so maybe we don’t rush into a lovefest for the moment, hm?”
Dad chuckled. “Roger.”
“I don’t think I can deal with a burger,” I admitted. “Chewing this fry just about killed me.”
“Don’t push it.”
I nodded, my jaw throbbing. “I’m going to try and sleep.”
“Okay, honey. I’ll stay quiet.”
“Thanks, Daddy.”
I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
* * *
Jekyll
To admit that I wasdisappointed Indigo wanted me to leave would make me a pussy. To admit I wanted to stalk back into her room, pull her into my arms and kiss her until she couldn’t breathe because of that disappointment, would make me an insane pussy.
But both were true.
So, in an effort to distract myself, I decided to pull the trigger on a deep dive, calling Rabbit in Savannah.
“Rabbit.”
“Hey, brother. It’s Jekyll.”
“Shit, Jekyll? Howlers’ Jekyll?”
I chuckled. “Yeah.”
“Since you’re callin’ me instead of Scrappy, I’m assumin’ you got a more sensitive issue?”
“Yeah, man, you got a little time?”
“For you, absolutely.”
“Thanks.”
“Give me everything you got,” Rabbit said.
I told him what I needed and gave him what I had before hanging up, confident Rabbit would probably find me more than I asked for.
Just as I slid my phone back into my pocket, Indigo’s father stepped into the hallway, holding out a bag of fast food. “Her jaw’s too sore to eat. Want it?”
