Page 104 of Benga's Rise

“He’s fine. You nicked his lung, but he’ll be up by tomorrow. I say that because he’s restrained on a gurney right now.”

He nods and sways backward. “Good, he’ll kill me tomorrow. Tell him I’m sorry. I was shooting the laser. I don’t know what happened. I checked it was on laser.” His words all roll together.

“Sit the fuck down before you fall, Brother. He told me Ranger hit the switch when he hit the gun.”

He’s trying to work that out. “I shot him. You fixed him up?”

Falcon laughs. “He’s fine, Hade. Sleep it off and we’ll tell you what happened tomorrow.”

“Yeah. I need to sleep.”

I walk away smiling. The Brother is an ass.

Climbing back up the stairs Falcon says, “That dance was nice. It was good to see something besides pole dancing.”

I laugh. “I’m sure that will show, but it won’t be all that shows. I was surprised. I’m glad she did it though.”

“Juanita doesn’t do pole dancing, so it was just in time.”

My feet stop. “Just in time?”

He stops and smiles at me. “Yeah. She’s mine. I just need to convince her.”

I laugh. This is a fucking crazy year. “Let me know if I can help, Brother.”

“You already did. She loves you. You’re good for Lorelei and Daniel, you’re a perfect example of Brotherhood and Badass. She likes that you’re real and don’t mind laughing at yourself either.”

Oh shit. “Did she tell you about the toilet tank or the chair falling backward?”

He looks confused. “No, she can’t tell me shit. I mean she loves the idea that all Brothers aren’t scary or mean. What happened with the toilet tank?”

I smile. “Not a fucking thing that you need to know. So, Freedom and Ranger?”

“I’ll ask Lorelei.”

He moves fast and I run to make it to Lorelei before he can. The fucking Brother is fast. I come around the corner and he’s already talking to her.

“Fucking Brothers! Don’t tell him, Lorelei!”

They’re all laughing at me. Fuck-Sonofabitch-Shit!