Chapter 13 #2
When Viper started down the hall to make his call to Billy the Butcher, Axel went to gather up the others, and Menace headed down his room to wait for Billy’s arrival.
Since I had some time on my hands, I decided to go check in on Danny.
I hadn’t thought to ask the others how he was doing, so I decided to go see for myself.
When I got down to the infirmary, I found Danny in the room alone.
He was lying on one of the gurneys with an IV stuck in his arm.
At first look, I thought he was asleep, but as I entered farther into the room, he turned to look at me. “You here to finish me off?”
“Not exactly,” I scoffed. “Just wanted to see how you were doing.”
“I’ve been better, but this sure beats being in that room with that friend of yours.”
“I’m sure it does.”
“You find out what you needed to know from Miller?”
“That’s not something up for discussion.”
“What about my sister?” A hopeful look crossed his face as he asked, “Can you at least tell me if she’s okay?”
If the guy hadn’t taken a bullet for us, I wouldn’t have felt inclined to tell him a fucking thing, but since he’d risked his life, I decided to ease his mind a little. “She’s fine.”
“You still keeping her here?”
“We released her, but we’ve been keeping an eye on her.”
“You know she didn’t have anything to do with all this. Hell, she didn’t even know I was dealing.”
“Yeah.” I nodded. “I’m aware of that.”
“Not sure she’ll ever forgive me for putting her in danger.”
“I don’t know. Your sister seems to have a soft spot where you’re concerned.”
“Oh really?” His brows furrowed with confusion. “What makes you say that?”
“Just a hunch.”
“I don’t know.” He studied me for a moment, then replied, “Something tells me there’s more to it than just a hunch.”
“Seems to me that you need to be less concerned about my hunches, and more concerned about what’s going to happen to you now.”
“Like I told Delilah, I’m not expecting to up and walk out of here. I made a bad deal, and instead of facing the shit head on, I shot one of your guys.”
“I don’t disagree. You definitely fucked up, but what you did yesterday with Miller didn’t go unnoticed by Viper.”
“It’s not a big deal. Anyone would’ve done it.”
“I disagree with you there.”
“So, maybe there’s a chance for me yet ... or do you think he’s still set on ending me?”
“You wouldn’t be lying here hooked up to this IV if there wasn’t a chance.”
Danny nodded. “Good to know.”
“I gotta get going. I’ll be back later to see how you’re making it.”
“Thanks, man. I appreciate that.” When I turned and started towards the door, he asked, “When you see Delilah, are you gonna tell her about what happened at the meet?”
As I stood in the doorway, I turned to him and asked, “What makes you think I’ll be seeing her?”
“I guess you could call it a hunch.”
Even though I knew she’d be pissed that I hadn’t told her about her brother being shot, there was nothing I could do about it.
Club business was never discussed outside of the club.
Period. Whether I liked it or not, I had no choice but to keep what happened under wraps.
Before I walked out, I looked him dead in the eye and said, “No, I won’t be telling her anything, and if you’re smart, you’ll do the same. ”
When I left there, I went down to the kitchen for some coffee and a quick bite to eat. Sadly, the coffee was long gone, but there were some leftovers in the fridge that I was able to warm up. I’d just finished off the last of the bacon when Menace walked in. “Billy just pulled up.”
“That was quick.”
“I know. Apparently, he was already in the area.”
I got up and followed Menace out to the parking lot.
When we got outside, Billy was standing by his van, and like the last time I saw him, he was wearing a pair of slacks with a white button down.
His hair was perfectly combed to the side, and his glasses were down on the brim of his nose as he said, “Viper called.”
“Yeah, he’s waiting for you around back.”
He nodded, then went to the back of his van and grabbed his duffle bag. With it in hand, he followed us to the room where we were holding Miller. When we got to the door, Viper was standing there waiting for us. “Appreciate you coming and helping us out like this, Billy.”
“That’s what I’m here for.” His tone was all business as he asked, “So, what exactly are we dealing with today.”
Viper took some time to fill Billy in on what had gone down with both Danny and Miller.
Once he was done, he casually opened the door, and we all watched as Billy stepped inside.
Miller took one look at him in his slacks and dress shirt, then shook his head and chuckled under his breath, making it clear he had no idea what he was in store for.
With a smile still plastered on his face, Miller watched Billy drop his duffle bag to the floor, then reach inside for one of his bright orange hazmat suits.
Miller’s smirk started to fade as Billy stepped inside his suit and zipped it up.
After pulling out a large plastic tarp, he looked over to Viper and said, “I’ll need him to be standing for this. ”
“You got it.”
Shotgun stepped towards Miller and grabbed the chain over his head, giving it a hard yank and forcing him up.
While writhing in agony from standing on his mutilated feet, Shotgun clipped the zip-ties at Miller’s ankles.
Billy eased forward as he said, “That’s good.
Leave his hands tied up until I get this done. ”
Shotgun nodded, then stepped out of Billy’s way as he slapped a piece of duct tape over his mouth.
Once it was secured, he opened the tarp and started to wrap Miller in it like he was already dead.
I had no idea why he was doing that, but considering that he was a genius when it came to this shit, I saw no reason to question his methods.
Miller, on the hand, was more than a little rattled by it all.
There was no missing the fear in his eyes as Billy covered his face with the plastic.
After he had his body completely covered, he used duct tape to keep the tarp in place. As soon as he was done, he looked over to Viper and said, “Would you mind getting your boys to put him in the van?”
“No problem.”
After Shotgun removed the remaining restraints around Miller’s wrists, we carried him out to the parking lot and tossed him into Billy’s van. After we closed the doors, Billy turned to Viper and said, “I’m going to need his keys.”
Viper reached into his pocket for Miller’s keys, then handed them over to Billy. “Anything else?”
Billy started to remove his hazmat suit as he answered, “I’ll need you to text me the exact time and location of your meet yesterday.”
“I can do that. Anything else?”
“Not at the moment.” He put his suit into the duffle bag, then tossed it inside the van. As he got inside, he turned to Viper and said, “I’ll contact you when the job is done.”
He closed his door, and as he drove away, we thought our troubles with Miller and his drug boss were done.
We were wrong. Very, very wrong.