“You can tell your little bitch to keep her mouth fucking shut!” Maddox snaps.
I look up at him and shake my head. Then I grab another piece of bacon off Sam’s plate and take a bite. “Here’s the deal; stay the fuck away from my kids. Stay the fuck away from Maddox and his family. And you two boys need to really think about who you align yourselves with.”
“We have photos now proving the link between you scum.” Maddox holds up his phone. “Sent to others, so don’t even try to deny it.”
“Links, how’s your wife?” Sam snarls.
“She’s just the same. But yours is looking a little lonely. Give her my number?” I stand up then return the chair to the ladies at the table next. I smile at them. “You catch all that?”
They smile and nod.
“Perfect.” I wave the waitress over and hand her a hundred bucks. “Please see to it these beautiful women are well taken care of.” I turn around and sniff at Sam Hammond’s table. “Smells like shit over here. Let’s roll, Hines.”
Maddox turns around, walks back to Sam Hammond, and whispers in his ear. Then he walks back to me.
“You couldn’t help yourself, could you, boy?” I put my hand on his shoulder, and we walk out the door.
“No.”
We stop in front of my car, and Maddox’s driver pulled the car in front of us. “You’re on the shit list, you know?”
“She won’t like it, but she’ll understand.”
“Was it worth it?”
“I know his name and his face, so yes, it was.”
“Good. Okay, let’s get back to the hotel. With any luck, they slept in.”
?
As soon as I get in the car, I dial the wife.
She answers immediately with, “You can’t answer your phone when I call!”
“Good morning, my queen.”
Everything comes out in a high-pitched screech when she says, “Did you see Ava on the news? Why aren’t my kids answering the phone when I call? I don’t want her around Harper Abraham! Do you understand, Lucas?”
Remaining calm, I respond, “I did see her on the news. Logan and I drove in when I heard she may be in some trouble. She was sticking up for her friend. Put Robby on speaker.”
“What makes you think—”
“The fact that I sent you texts last night and you ignored them! Put that fuck on the phone!”
“No.”
“Fine, I’ll be over to see you both in ten minutes.”
“Like you know where I am.”
“Try me, Ash. Put him on the phone, or you can see exactly how much I know about you and your fuck buddy.”
“I’m here, Links, but you will not speak to her—”
“You shut the fuck up and listen to me! You see the video of my daughter’s alleged attack?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Links. I came because Ashley was upset.”