“Well, that’s what I thought originally. But do you know how hard it is to go off the grid in this day and age, with social media being what it is, not to mention how many cameras there are out there now?” G tells me, though it’s something I already know, of course.
“Well, the alternative is she’s dead, and I’m not quite fucking ready to admit defeat yet.”
Havoc grunts. “Nobody’s saying we should do that.”
“I know, I’m just fucking frustrated.”
“We all are,” Havoc states as Powers and Dice walk in.
“Some of us more than others,” G mumbles, looking their way.
“Huh? What did I miss?”
“Nothing. Just Powers has been a lot more cut up about Lil being gone than others.”
“Prospects aren’t allowed to fuck the club girls,” Havoc growls.
“Nobody said he did.” G shrugs.
“I loved Delphi way before I fucked her, Havoc. Powers has been loyal from the start. My guess is he would have waited until he patched in before making a move.”
“Only she disappeared the night of the patching-in party.”
“Anyone talk to him about it?”
“He was the one who realized she was missing. But beyond that, no, I didn’t question him.” Havoc turns to look at him again before calling him over. “No time like the present.”
Powers looks over, says something to Dice before heading our way. “Everything okay, pres?”
“Yeah, just talking about Lil.”
“You find her?”
“No, but we’re still looking.”
He deflates. “Right, okay.”
“You don’t think we will?” G questions.
“I don’t know. I just have this feeling that if she doesn’t want to be found, she won’t be.”
Havoc folds his arms. “She said anything to you that, looking back now, seemed off?”
“We talked a lot. I often ended up on Lil duty if Kruger was busy, so being friends was inevitable. But I always felt like she was holding back. I don’t know, it’s hard to explain. Then, a couple of nights before she left, I picked her up from the shelter, and she was as white as a ghost. I thought the stalker had done something. But she swore he didn’t, that she was just tired and hadn’t been sleeping properly. I didn’t push because she looked like she might break, but the next day she seemed to bounce back.”
“You think something happened, and then she faked everything about being okay, so none of us suspected anything?”
“Looks that way now. I don’t know what, though. With everything going on with Legs and then Delphi, we kind of lost sight of her a little.” G sighs.
“I think she was banking on that. Being able to slip away, that is. I just wish I knew what the fuck she was thinking. It doesn’t matter what kind of trouble she’s in. She had a whole-ass MC behind her here, and now she’s out there alone. I’m as pissed as I am worried,” Powers admits.
“She didn’t leave you a note or anything? No clues?” I push.
“You think I wouldn’t tell you guys if I knew something?” He frowns before clarity dawns. “It wasn’t like that. I mean, maybe it could have been one day, but neither of us was in the right headspace to go there, and I was a prospect. Neither of us was willing to jeopardize that.”
I tap the bar. “Alright, I’m gonna head out. If I find something, I’ll let you know.”
“Same if I find anything on this CPS asshole,” G offers.
