“Maybe.”
“Don’t play hard to get now, beautiful. Just call me if you’re feelin’ scared.”
“I’m not playing hard to get, Gio. Iamhard to get.”
He chuckled. “Okay, that’s fair. As you should be. But, still. Call me if you’re feelin’ off. Got it?”
“Okay, I’ll call you if I’m feeling off.”
“Good. I’m gonna let you go.”
“Okay. Thank you.”
“Anytime.”
We rang off and I slid under the blankets feeling a hell of a lot more settled than I had in weeks.
* * *
Razor
After disconnecting with Waverly, I called Brian. He was young, barely eighteen, and our newest prospect. He was a good kid, and Hatch had taken him on the second he graduated high school.
“Hey, Razor.”
“Hey, brother, everything good over there?” I asked.
Brian was the recruit we had keeping an eye on Waverly, and he was currently parked outside her building, making sure she was safe.
“Yeah, man, she just shut off all her lights, and no one has come in or out. All quiet.”
“Great. Thanks. I think Hatch has someone relieving you in an hour.”
“Yeah, he told me.”
“Okay, let us know if you see anything concerning,” I said.
“Will do.”
After hanging up with him, I couldn’t fight the muscle relaxers and pain killers anymore and let sleep take me.
* * *
Razor
“Fuck,” Hatch hissed. “Her best friend’s a Howler old lady?”
We were currently sitting in the great room, beersin hand, while Maisie prepped dinner.
I nodded. “Yeah. I’m not sure if she’s an old lady but it sounded like more than just shackin’ up. Waverly didn’t give me any names, so I have no fuckin’ idea which one of them she’s with, or what her friend’s name is, but yeah, Waverly’s fuckin’ tweaked about the whole thing. Maybe Sundance would know more.”
Hatch frowned. “Not sure we wanna get a club president too involved in your love life.”
“Okay, but maybe he knows more about this Cupid asshole. You could ask him. You know, president to president.”
“To what end, Razor? The cops have this guy in custody. What exactly do you expect him to do?”
“Just ’cause he’s locked up now doesn’t mean he’s gonna stay that way. You know how easy it is for lawyers to get these guys back on the streets.”
