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“You’re back already?”Lashasked, coming up behind Angel.He held her hip and reached out toshake his hand.
“Yeah.Lash, this is Charlotte.Charlotte, this is our newPrez, Lash.”
“Nice to meetyou.”
“You’re the one he’s beenlooking for?The one who helped put him in jail.”
Charlotte tensed.“No.I’mnot.”
“Leave it, Lash.She hadnothing to do with it.”
“And you believeher.”
“Yeah, I do.Charlotte hasnever had a reason to lie to me, and I believe that.”
Lash glared at her for a few seconds,and Angel patted his chest.“I believe it as well.”
Once Angel talked, Lash listened.It waskind of a miracle to witness actually.Gash wished he’d been at theclub to see the two fall for each other.The way the others talkedabout it, it had been something awesome to watch.Instead, he onlywatched them together.
“Did you hear the goodnews?”Lash asked.
“Good news?”
“I’m pregnant,” Angel said,placing her hand over her stomach.“I finally convinced him Anthonyneeded a play friend.”
“Anthony’s at school now,” Gashsaid.
“I know, but I’d like tothink he wants a little brother or sister.”The smile dropped fromAngel’s face.“What if he doesn’t want a brother or sister?What ifhe hates us?”
Lash shook his head, cupping hercheek.“No.I’ll talk with Anthony, and he’ll love us having a bigfamily.Why wouldn’t he?He’s always around Tabitha, Miles, and theothers.”
Angel sighed.“You’re right.We’reexpanding our family.”
“Do you know where Whizzis?”Gash asked.
He could be around Angel all day.Shehelped to ease the bitterness inside him, and make him forget hisneed for revenge.He didn’t want to ever forget what he planned forthe two people who put him in prison.It was his mission to endthem, and he was going to do it while laughing.
“Whizz is at home.Sincethey adopted Sally, they spend a little more time at their ownplace.Lacey doesn’t want to force the MC onto Sally, and to givethe girl a somewhat normal life,” Angel said.
“Sally’s atschool.”
“Whizz has set up this nerdstation in one of his rooms at his place.Several screens,internet, and all that shit that makes him a certifiednerd.”
Gash chuckled.A lot of people wouldn’tbelieve that Whizz was not only a computer geek, but he was alsoone tough asshole.He had a lot of respect for Whizz, especially asthe man had survived some of the worst kind of torture that he hadever heard about.
“Then I guess we’re payingWhizz a visit.”He grabbed Charlotte’s hand and headed out of theclub.
As he was leaving Killer was walkinginto the club.
They shook hands and slapped eachother on the back.
“Wasn’t expecting to seeyou so soon,” Killer said.
“What can I say?You justcan’t get rid of me.”
“Tell me about it.Can’t stay,about to head out.”Gash made the introductions with Killer andCharlotte.“Where’s Kelsey?”
“She’s at work.”Kelseyworked as a dental nurse, and had returned to work not long ago.“I’m here to pick up Markus.”