I’ll be in there in a minute. I just need to check on something."
"Cool." Once they were inside, Mike turned to Jimmy. "Jimmy, how are you?" Mike said, handing Jimmy his guns.
"I’m okay, Black." He patted down Mike. "Angelo’s in the back. He’s waiting for you."
Mike went down the hall to Angelo’s office and knocked on the door.
"Come on in, Mikey, and sit down.
"How’s it goin’, Angee?"
"A little older, a little smarter," Angelo said. "What about you, Mikey?"
"I don’t know if you know it or not, but somebody kidnapped Cassandra from my club in the Bahamas yesterday."
"No, Mikey, I didn’t know that. Tell me, what I can do?"
"You can take me to the guy that did it. His name is Sal."
"Shit, Mikey, you know how many guys call themselves Sal? Like lookin’ for a fuckin’ needle in a fuckin’ haystack."
"This one used to run with two Latinos, but they’re both dead. They were meeting an undercover DEA agent yesterday."
"At your spot?"
"Yeah," Mike said as he stepped to the bar and poured himself a drink. "Shit went south for them, and they ended up clippin ’ the agent and takin’ Cassandra."
"Do you remember Sally Fitz?
"Yeah, I remember him. Why?"
"Sal made a reputation for himself for being able to get anything for anybody, as long as they could pay his price. This naturally makes Sally very popular in some circles. I know he’s been workin’ with a couple Cubans. I don’t know if he’s in New York, or where to find him."
"If he’s my guy and he’s in New York, I’ll find him," Mike said confidently. "Now, what did you want to see me about?"
"Nick."
"What about Nick?"
"Nick’s made some people very upset lately."
"Who?"
"Diego Estabon ." Before Chilly met his untimely demise, Diego Estabon used to supply him.
"Diego?" Mike had known Diego Estabon for a very long time. He used to do business with Diego’s father, Gomez, back when Black was an enforcer. He respected Gomez, but had none for Diego. "What’s he pissed about?"
"Diego says Nick is DEA."
"Nick?"
"Nick," Angelo answered.
"That’s bullshit, Angee. Nick ain’t the DEA. I’m not buying that shit."
"He said Nick cost him a lot of money."
"I don’t need this, Angee, not now."
"Said Nick did a lot of damage to his operation. On top of that, Nick killed Chilly, and you know Chilly was making big money for him."
"What does Diego expect? Chilly came to kill Nick ’cause he fucked Chilly’s wife."
"Nick fucked Gee?" Angelo asked and Mike nodded his head. "Gee’s a bad bitch. I woulda fucked her fine ass too."
"Fuckin’ with married women is bad for business."
"Whatever, Mikey. He said Nick killed some guy named Felix and some general. Diego says they were an important part of his operation."
"The General was Nick’s commander in the Army. After they got them out of South America, Felix recruited what was left of his team. Nick went after them after they had his partner, Jett was killed and they tried to kill the other partner. She’s still in the hospital now. But Nick didn’t kill Felix and the General."
"He didn’t?"
"Freeze killed them."
"What difference does it make, Mikey? The fuckers are still dead."
"Okay, so what does he want?"
"Nick. He wants Nick."
"I can’t believe that Nick is DEA."
"It don’t matter what you believe. The question is, is he or isn’t he?"
Mike sat back and thought about it. Whether he wanted to believe it or not, the possibility did exist. Nick could be a DEA operative, and if that were true, he would have to be dealt with.
"What does Diego want?"
"He wants to sit down with you."
"When and where?"
"The where is here. I’ll call you when he calls me."
Mike stood up. "Let me know."
Once they were outside and heading for the car, Mike looked at Freeze. "Nick, you drive," he said, and Freeze nodded his head. Freeze threw Nick the keys to his truck and got in the backseat on the driver’s side.
As Nick drove away, Mike sat in the front seat and thought
"Cool." Once they were inside, Mike turned to Jimmy. "Jimmy, how are you?" Mike said, handing Jimmy his guns.
"I’m okay, Black." He patted down Mike. "Angelo’s in the back. He’s waiting for you."
Mike went down the hall to Angelo’s office and knocked on the door.
"Come on in, Mikey, and sit down.
"How’s it goin’, Angee?"
"A little older, a little smarter," Angelo said. "What about you, Mikey?"
"I don’t know if you know it or not, but somebody kidnapped Cassandra from my club in the Bahamas yesterday."
"No, Mikey, I didn’t know that. Tell me, what I can do?"
"You can take me to the guy that did it. His name is Sal."
"Shit, Mikey, you know how many guys call themselves Sal? Like lookin’ for a fuckin’ needle in a fuckin’ haystack."
"This one used to run with two Latinos, but they’re both dead. They were meeting an undercover DEA agent yesterday."
"At your spot?"
"Yeah," Mike said as he stepped to the bar and poured himself a drink. "Shit went south for them, and they ended up clippin ’ the agent and takin’ Cassandra."
"Do you remember Sally Fitz?
"Yeah, I remember him. Why?"
"Sal made a reputation for himself for being able to get anything for anybody, as long as they could pay his price. This naturally makes Sally very popular in some circles. I know he’s been workin’ with a couple Cubans. I don’t know if he’s in New York, or where to find him."
"If he’s my guy and he’s in New York, I’ll find him," Mike said confidently. "Now, what did you want to see me about?"
"Nick."
"What about Nick?"
"Nick’s made some people very upset lately."
"Who?"
"Diego Estabon ." Before Chilly met his untimely demise, Diego Estabon used to supply him.
"Diego?" Mike had known Diego Estabon for a very long time. He used to do business with Diego’s father, Gomez, back when Black was an enforcer. He respected Gomez, but had none for Diego. "What’s he pissed about?"
"Diego says Nick is DEA."
"Nick?"
"Nick," Angelo answered.
"That’s bullshit, Angee. Nick ain’t the DEA. I’m not buying that shit."
"He said Nick cost him a lot of money."
"I don’t need this, Angee, not now."
"Said Nick did a lot of damage to his operation. On top of that, Nick killed Chilly, and you know Chilly was making big money for him."
"What does Diego expect? Chilly came to kill Nick ’cause he fucked Chilly’s wife."
"Nick fucked Gee?" Angelo asked and Mike nodded his head. "Gee’s a bad bitch. I woulda fucked her fine ass too."
"Fuckin’ with married women is bad for business."
"Whatever, Mikey. He said Nick killed some guy named Felix and some general. Diego says they were an important part of his operation."
"The General was Nick’s commander in the Army. After they got them out of South America, Felix recruited what was left of his team. Nick went after them after they had his partner, Jett was killed and they tried to kill the other partner. She’s still in the hospital now. But Nick didn’t kill Felix and the General."
"He didn’t?"
"Freeze killed them."
"What difference does it make, Mikey? The fuckers are still dead."
"Okay, so what does he want?"
"Nick. He wants Nick."
"I can’t believe that Nick is DEA."
"It don’t matter what you believe. The question is, is he or isn’t he?"
Mike sat back and thought about it. Whether he wanted to believe it or not, the possibility did exist. Nick could be a DEA operative, and if that were true, he would have to be dealt with.
"What does Diego want?"
"He wants to sit down with you."
"When and where?"
"The where is here. I’ll call you when he calls me."
Mike stood up. "Let me know."
Once they were outside and heading for the car, Mike looked at Freeze. "Nick, you drive," he said, and Freeze nodded his head. Freeze threw Nick the keys to his truck and got in the backseat on the driver’s side.
As Nick drove away, Mike sat in the front seat and thought
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