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“I’m alive. What’s that you got there?” he asked.
“Oh I just got a hot cup of tea. I should have brought a sweater with me. I’m heading to see Michael and Chad in a little bit. Are you okay? No injuries or anything from the other night?” she whispered after she glanced around them.
He knew that Michael sent Mason to talk with her. He and Chad were pretty upset about not being able to see her.
“I’m good, sweetie. How about you? Kind of takes some time to get used to all the secretive stuff, huh?”
She smiled at him then lowered her head to stare at the cup in her hands.
“I don’t know. I guess I’m just feeling a little rejected.”
“What?” he asked as he sat down next to her.
“Honey, Michael and Chad are crazy about you. This is the last job they’re going on. They’re giving it all up for you. They want to be with you, and they don’t want to worry about the danger and the possibility of not making it out alive. A good friend of ours was killed. It hit us all pretty damn hard.”
“I’m sorry that happened. I never even got to talk to Chad and Michael about it. Once I left that day I met you, we never got together again.”
“We all headed out to Austin. That’s where Nate’s sister and kids live. The bastard that killed him sent the body home to her.”
“What? Oh my God, how terrible. How could someone do something like that?” she asked.
“He’s a fucking drug dealer. Been one for decades. He wanted to send a message letting our particular unit know that he was onto us.”
“He knows about each of you?”
“Apparently enough. The raid was on prior to Nate’s murder. We went along as sort of revenge, but something still isn’t siting right about this situation.”
“How could it, Virgo? Men like this drug dealer do not have respect for human life. These types of people can’t be convinced otherwise. They just need to be destroyed, taken down, and eliminated.”
“Wow. That is some hell of a perspective from miss shy and innocent. You know, I thought that Michael and Chad were robbing the cradle with you. You’ve got quite an amount of insight or instincts about this thing.”
She shook her head. “I am not a strong person. I’ve had a pretty bad and violent life of my own. Unfortunately those experiences put me in tune to individuals like this drug lord. So what’s the next step? You don’t think that this guy will continue to try and come after each of you?”
The question shocked him. He didn’t want to think about that at all. Nate was killed in Columbia. Someone from Santos’s operation was in the United States. What exactly was going on?
“You know, Alexa, I don’t think that’s something we considered so seriously. It may be a point I should bring up to Michael and Chad. I wouldn’t put it past these guys to head into the United States to find us. They’re not dealing with full decks if you know what I mean.”
“I know and you should be careful. I’m going to meet Michael and Chad in another thirty minutes at their place.”
“Good. They need to be with you and you with them. I’m going to go make some calls and talk with Dale and Mason. I’ll see you soon?”
“I hope so. If Michael and Chad want to keep me around.”
He shook his head at her. “You make them see that you’re perfect for them and that they’re perfect for you. Then they won’t be able to give you up. Oh, and if they’re really fucking stupid and they actually do give you up, I’ll be there for you. I’m a better man anyway,” he teased then kissed her on the cheek before walking away.
Virgo walked d
own the street and dialed Dale on his cell phone.
“Hey, any news from Michael about the mailbox?”
“Yeah. We’re meeting Michael and Chad now. Head over here. They have about forty minutes until Alexa shows up.”
“I just saw her. I’ll speed on over right now.”
* * * *
Alexa got into her car and started the engine and turned the heat on. The temperature was dropping and the clouds were moving in. They had predicted a possible thunderstorm within the hour, but then it was going to just rain until morning time. Everyone hoped that the plans for the fall festivities wouldn’t be affected. Alexa wasn’t so fearful about the storms heading their way. By the time they hit, she would hopefully be with Michael and Chad.
