“We’regonnado it wherever wegottado it so I can be assured you know where I’m at and Igot you there with me.”Snapper ignored Zip to answer.
“I knew I wouldn’t have a choice,” Zip mumbled.
“I think I’d rather focus on the fact that Bounty isn’t donewith me,” I shared.
“Bounty is done with you,” he retorted.
I wished that was true.
“You know they’re not, Snap,” I whispered.
“I know one more Chaos woman gets dragged into brotherbusiness, Denver is facing Armageddon,” Snap replied.
“To move this along,” Zip said, and we both looked his way,“I can confirm that too.Streets are full of talk about Bountybein’ pussy and takin’ their shit out on a girl.They’realso full of Chaosbein’ at the end of their tether,and we’ll just say things arefeelin’ seriouslyuneasy.”
“Zip, youwannabutt out?’’Snapasked.
“Boy, you’rehavin’ this out withyour woman in my store.I don’t butt outta shit in my store,” Zip returned.“And pay attention, I’mhelpin’ you out.”
“I’m going home,” I declared, starting to move past Snapper,but I didn’t get far because he caught me with his fingers wrapped around thecrook of my elbow.
I looked up at him.
“Baby, let’s just get some coffee,” he said.
He was right.
I’d needed to regroup.
He was also wrong.
I wasn’t done regrouping.
I needed a lot more time.
And right then I had to set about getting it.
“He had the burner,” I shared.
Snapper’s beautiful lips thinned.
“I wanted to meet,” I told him.
“There was a reason I went that way,” he whispered.“Youhave coffee with me, I can explain.”
I ignored that offer.
“Did he call you?”I asked.
“No,” he answered.
Really?
“He didn’t call?”I pushed.
Snapper shook his head.
“How did he know?”I asked.
