Page 73 of New Beginnings
“I’m sure he’s okay.” I plopped down on the couch. I just would like to know where he was at. “He had a very rough day yesterday. I’m just worried about him. That’s all.”
“What happened yesterday?” Caesar asked.
A door slamming and J.D. stalking into the living room like he wanted to kill someone pulled Caesar’s attention away from me. I felt relieved that I didn’t have to answer his question, knowing that it wasn’t my place to share J.D.’s personal matters.
“Church in twenty minutes!” J.D. shouted. “I want everyone here! I don’t give a fuck what they’re doing. Tell them they better drop that shit and get here now!”
Caesar’s brows bunched in confusion as he watched J.D. disappear down the hallway towards his office. The door slammed closed, and Caesar looked at me like I had some idea of what was going on.
“I’m going to check on him,” I said, standing.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea, Rebel,” Caesar said. “I’ve known J.D. a long time and when he gets like this, it’s best if you leave him alone for a little while.”
“I really don’t care if he’s in a fucking mood, Caesar.”
He chuckled. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
Frustrated, I rolled my eyes then walked towards J.D.’s office. When I reached the door, I knocked and pushed it open not waiting for him to say come in. I didn’t care if he didn’t want to see me or anybody else. He was going to tell me why he slipped out of bed this morning and where he disappeared to.
I closed the door behind me, then locked it so we wouldn’t be disturbed. He looked up at me with this blank stare like he was a million miles away, not sitting in this office with me. I slowly walked to him, and he kept his eyes on me like a predator stalking his prey.
“Where were you?” I asked as I slid onto his lap.
He didn’t stop me as I ran my hand through his hair. “It’s club business.”
“Don’t pull that bullshit with me. If what happened with Dani is club business, then I’ve been in the middle of it since you came to my office looking for my help. Now, where did you go this morning?”
“I went to see Revels.”
“Why? Are you just looking to get arrested? J.D., he’s a Fed!"
“And I don’t give a fuck that he’s a Fed. He had something to do with Dani’s death. I want fucking answers. I need answers.”
“I know you need answers, but do you think this was the best way to go about it?”
I should’ve known he wouldn’t listen when I told him it wouldn’t be the best idea for him to confront Agent Revels. J.D. was a man who was used to getting his way and if someone had answers to what happened to his family, he didn’t care what the consequences of his actions would be. I just wished he would have thought better about the situation and not put himself in danger. We could have gotten the answers without him tracking the man down.
“And did he give you any new insight?” I asked when he answer.
“He knows that I’m connected to Sin City, a motorcycle club out of Las Vegas and that I changed my last name. No one knows that except family and now you. Not even the brothers.”
“You’re connected to another motorcycle club, and you changed your last name?”
“I did.”
I was surprised at that new information. It made me wonder why. Why would he disconnect completely from his family and change his name?
“And you’re not going to tell me why?”
“I needed a fresh start.”
He shrugged giving me a simple answer to my question, but did I believe the reason was that simple? No. I believed it definitely went deeper than needing a fresh start.
“And Caesar doesn’t know either?”
With a sigh, he shook his head. “Nope. I made a clean break from my family when I left Vegas.”
“Changing your name seems like a lot to do just for a fresh start.”
