We dump Leo on an examination table, and I step out of the room while Luca stays with him.
On my way outside, I stop in the bathroom and wash Leo’s blood from my hands and arms. Outside, I walk over to the prospect.
I take out a few bills from my wallet and pass it over. He takes it and asks, “What do you need?”
“Go find a store and grab Leo a clean shirt and hoodie.”
I light a cigarette as he off up the street.
“A doctor’s gonna help him?” Angel asks joining me.
“Yeah, Luca’s in with him now.”
“You reckon he’ll make it?”
“Fuckin’ hope so.”
“He didn’t look good, Zach. Fuck, imagine if we didn’t stop for gas.”
Sighing, I say, “We don’t have to, we did, and he’s with a doctor. He’s gonna be fine.”
I should have called Nina and checked in but I’ve put it off. Mom will want to add her opinions, and I don’t have the patience to listen. So I smoke and wait, hour after hour. The prospect returned an hour ago with a new shirt and hoodie for Leo and took it into him. I’m halfway through my smoke when Leo limps out and over to the van with Luca at his side.
Dropping the last of my joint, I ask, “What now?”
Leo smirks. “Now we go kill every Hog fuck we can get our hands on.”
I open the door for him and Luca helps him up onto the seat. He passes him a bottle of what I assume are painkillers or antibiotics and slams the door shut.
“You drive with him. I trust my prospect but he’s my brother and you’ve known him for years.”
I nod and wistfully glance over to my ride before taking my seat behind the wheel.
Moments later, Luca and his chapter ride into traffic and I pull the van out driving behind.
“Hopper must think he’s got one right over us.”
“He was certainly enjoying it before I played dead. It was all the fucker’s Christmases rolled into one. Thank fuck you were at your mom’s, can’t begin to think what we would have done if you were with us.”
“Your mom called me back to the club, it wasn’t until Hopper called I managed to get a trace on you all.”
He readjusts himself into a more comfortable position, not that he’s got many options in the small space, and admits, “I can’t second guess him, he’s too unpredictable.”
“There is one thing you got right.”
“What’s that?”
“You were right to move the club to act on the attack. We would have been sitting ducks if not.”
He nods and asks, “You got any cigarettes on you.”
I pass him over the pack and my light. The van becomes filled with smoke and I lower the window.
“Did you see Holly around the club before you left?”
“Yeah, she was pretty busy with the kids and my cousin. Rayna’s turning into a stubborn little thing.”
“You’re tellin’ me.” He snorts. “Jay’s been worried about Harper, hoping someone will be giving her her meds.”
