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to a hundred. Hell, a thousand.”
“You’re just pissed I’m one step ahead of you.”
“What happened?” Sarge snapped out. “Spill it, Switch.”
“There isn’t much to tell. I followed a lead, got into it with some thugs. Saven followed and helped us out. He called an ambulance for my source and took off.” No need to mention the real reason he’d followed her. Sarge wouldn’t be too happy with her overstepping the law…even to pick a drug dealer’s pocket for a lead.
“You beat up your source?” Romeo smiled. “My kind of woman.”
She gave him a small smile in return. “No. Some guys were proving a point. My source took a beating.”
Sarge’s bushy brows collided. “Are you telling me you had a perfect opportunity to get in with this guy and you didn’t take it? Son of a— what the hell were you thinking? ”
She forced her expression to show nothing. “I don’t know, Sarge. Maybe I thought I couldn’t sit around cozying up to Saven with the kid laid out. Maybe I did the right thing for a change.” Wasn’t that part of this damn program? Rehabilitation?
A moment of silence.
“Did you at least get information from your source?” Sarge asked, void of all emotion. The creep.
“Dealer named Tommy, hangs out at the pier arcade. Short, older, has a yellow tail down his back. I started to set up a deal when I saw the kid being dragged out by two goons. By the time it was over, the dealer had split. He’ll go back though, it’s his usual place. What’s interesting is that Saven wanted to know about my conversation with the dealer.”
“And?” Sarge said.
“That’s all. I didn’t tell him. I’ll check out Skates’s lead tomorrow night.”
“You’ll fit in, all right,” Jax said. “With all that leather and loving.”
“If she wants to go,” Sarge said. “Let her. She let a perfect opportunity slip through her fingers.”
Her hands fisted. “ Nothing slipped through my fingers.”
Sarge held up a hand. It instantly reminded her of Jonas Saven. “We’ll worry about it tomorrow. Tonight, you’re heading to Zero with Digit.”
“Of course I am. With practically an engraved invitation.” When Sarge gaped at her, she added, “Saven personally invited me to Zero tonight.” Invited sounded so much better than ordered .
“Anything else you neglected to tell me? Like what was he doing at the pier?”
“Oh yeah,” she answered, mocking him. “He happened to mention that right before his confession to the Ecstasy deal.”
Sarge ignored her and faced the rest of the team.
“Jax has made contact with Tomas Garcia about a cocaine deal. They took the bait and set up a meet for tonight with his brother, Rico. Jay-man will accompany him, since things got risky today.
“Romeo, I want you to find what you can about this X dealer Saven was interested in. Switch and Digit, get as close as you can to Saven or Brooks. This time, Switch, play your cards right. Search out and see if anything’s pushed there. If any of you get in trouble, connect with the firehouse.”
Romeo cleared his throat.
Sarge scowled. “What?”
“You think it’s a good idea sending the ladies to the club alone?” He smiled. “They may need a real man to go with them.”
Ana snorted the same time Digit said, “That leaves you out.”
“Settle down,” Sarge commanded. “You questioning my orders, Romeo?”
“No, Sarge.”
“Didn’t think so. They’ll be fine.”
Jay-man returned, his face stern. Everyone focused on him.
“Well?” Sarge said.
“Skates isn’t at Switch’s apartment.”
Ana climbed up two flights of linoleum steps to her studio apartment and pulled out her lock-picking tools from a thigh pocket in her pants. A smirk curved her lips as she inserted the tools into the lock. Straight irony breaking into her own apartment, wasn’t it? But her spare keys were inside her place. She turned the knob and kicked open the door.
Her twin bed sat in the corner
“You’re just pissed I’m one step ahead of you.”
“What happened?” Sarge snapped out. “Spill it, Switch.”
“There isn’t much to tell. I followed a lead, got into it with some thugs. Saven followed and helped us out. He called an ambulance for my source and took off.” No need to mention the real reason he’d followed her. Sarge wouldn’t be too happy with her overstepping the law…even to pick a drug dealer’s pocket for a lead.
“You beat up your source?” Romeo smiled. “My kind of woman.”
She gave him a small smile in return. “No. Some guys were proving a point. My source took a beating.”
Sarge’s bushy brows collided. “Are you telling me you had a perfect opportunity to get in with this guy and you didn’t take it? Son of a— what the hell were you thinking? ”
She forced her expression to show nothing. “I don’t know, Sarge. Maybe I thought I couldn’t sit around cozying up to Saven with the kid laid out. Maybe I did the right thing for a change.” Wasn’t that part of this damn program? Rehabilitation?
A moment of silence.
“Did you at least get information from your source?” Sarge asked, void of all emotion. The creep.
“Dealer named Tommy, hangs out at the pier arcade. Short, older, has a yellow tail down his back. I started to set up a deal when I saw the kid being dragged out by two goons. By the time it was over, the dealer had split. He’ll go back though, it’s his usual place. What’s interesting is that Saven wanted to know about my conversation with the dealer.”
“And?” Sarge said.
“That’s all. I didn’t tell him. I’ll check out Skates’s lead tomorrow night.”
“You’ll fit in, all right,” Jax said. “With all that leather and loving.”
“If she wants to go,” Sarge said. “Let her. She let a perfect opportunity slip through her fingers.”
Her hands fisted. “ Nothing slipped through my fingers.”
Sarge held up a hand. It instantly reminded her of Jonas Saven. “We’ll worry about it tomorrow. Tonight, you’re heading to Zero with Digit.”
“Of course I am. With practically an engraved invitation.” When Sarge gaped at her, she added, “Saven personally invited me to Zero tonight.” Invited sounded so much better than ordered .
“Anything else you neglected to tell me? Like what was he doing at the pier?”
“Oh yeah,” she answered, mocking him. “He happened to mention that right before his confession to the Ecstasy deal.”
Sarge ignored her and faced the rest of the team.
“Jax has made contact with Tomas Garcia about a cocaine deal. They took the bait and set up a meet for tonight with his brother, Rico. Jay-man will accompany him, since things got risky today.
“Romeo, I want you to find what you can about this X dealer Saven was interested in. Switch and Digit, get as close as you can to Saven or Brooks. This time, Switch, play your cards right. Search out and see if anything’s pushed there. If any of you get in trouble, connect with the firehouse.”
Romeo cleared his throat.
Sarge scowled. “What?”
“You think it’s a good idea sending the ladies to the club alone?” He smiled. “They may need a real man to go with them.”
Ana snorted the same time Digit said, “That leaves you out.”
“Settle down,” Sarge commanded. “You questioning my orders, Romeo?”
“No, Sarge.”
“Didn’t think so. They’ll be fine.”
Jay-man returned, his face stern. Everyone focused on him.
“Well?” Sarge said.
“Skates isn’t at Switch’s apartment.”
Ana climbed up two flights of linoleum steps to her studio apartment and pulled out her lock-picking tools from a thigh pocket in her pants. A smirk curved her lips as she inserted the tools into the lock. Straight irony breaking into her own apartment, wasn’t it? But her spare keys were inside her place. She turned the knob and kicked open the door.
Her twin bed sat in the corner
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