Page 138 of Duty and Desire

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This was when I saw that this situation was not just Tex in A Snit bad.

It was worse.

Way worse.

Because, filing through the foyer, was not just my big, wild-haired stepdad Tex.

Behind him came Lee.

Hank.

Vance.

Luke.

Hector.

Ren.

And Eddie.

The entire Hot Bunch (save Mace, but I figured he only wasn’t there because he now lived in LA and he hadn’t been able to catch a convenient flight).

Shit!

They all glowered at me as they trooped into my living room, trailed by Mo.

Mo was not glowering.

When he turned his head to look at me, he appeared to be having trouble containing his mirth.

No.

No, no, no, no,no.

He didn’t get it.

This wasnotfunny.

I’d been onboard when Smithie had explained why he brought in Hawk,wayon board, for a variety of reasons.

First, and arguably the priority, because the Hot Bunch run amuck in Denver in protection mode of one of their own was a very scary thing.

Second, and arguably the priority, because Eddie would tell his wife, my sister, who would tell my mother, and the other Rock Chicks, and they’d all be worried, just like everyone at Smithie’s.

And I couldn’t have that.

Now, it was very clear the men knew.

And now, they were ticked, not that they’d been kept out of the loop, that they hadn’t been asked to do the job.

And the Hot Bunch ticked was another very scary thing.

I needed to handle this.

Immediately.

I rushed to Mo.

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