Page 15 of Pedal to the Metal
“So, tell me. How is she holding up? How was her visit with Jager?” he questions me.
“As good as can be expected, I imagine. She’s strong, but I can see the pain in her eyes. She has every right to be a complete wreck, but she puts on a good front. We were at the hospital for a little over an hour. I think she cried the entire time she was in his room. Once she left his room, her facade was back in place. I get the idea that she doesn’t want to appear weak,” I explain to him.
“She is a bit bullheaded like her Pops,” he laughs out. It doesn’t quite reach his eyes though. I know he’s got a lot on his plate. He looks lost in thought.
“You did a good job with her, Prez. She’s an amazing woman.” He looks me in my eyes.
“Raze, are you attracted to my daughter?” he asks sternly. Shit. I shouldn’t have said anything. I’ve never worried about what a chick’s parents thought of me before. It’s not just that he’s my Prez that has me worrying. She’s different. She makes me want to be different.
“She’s a very gorgeous woman, sir.” I struggle with the rest of my response. “She’s different.”
He laughs a full belly laugh. Getting a kick out of my struggling. “She did grow up in a clubhouse full of bikers. Don’t break her heart.”
“Yes, sir.” I nod. He looks like he has more to say and I brace myself.
“I haven’t decided if this is going to be talked about in Church or not, so this doesn’t leave this room. But there’s a possibility Jager was poisoned.”
“That would mean someone close to him would have had to have done it.” It was meant to just be a thought, but Prez nods in agreement.
“It would seem that way. Now to figure out who that person would be,” he tells me. We’re silent for a couple of minutes before he talks again. “Please tell Minx I’d like to talk to her now.”
“You got it, Prez,” I respond. Our conversation has me thinking. Prez has a lot of trust in me for him to have told me what he did. My first thought is we have a rat in our house. I’ll have to talk to Prez again later and see what we can come up with. I head out to the bar to find Minx.
