Patch turned off the shower the next morning, and wrapped a towel around his waist. He swiped his palm over the fog against his bathroom mirror and slid his fingers into his hair. He'd been on edge most of the night after their encounter at Dillon's apartment.
He'd expected Dillon to be into something, but not anything that would require him to carry around a duffle bag of money, which only brought the question of what was Dillon doing to have that amount of money.
The South Side came to mind, because Patch didn't put it past Dillon to stoop so low as to get kids addicted to drugs. But he didn't have any proof. Though he planned to get some with Gabriel's help.
Patch got dressed in the bathroom, and found his door ajar when he walked back across the hallway. Dillon wouldn't be so stupid to sneak into his room again, would he? And Patch didn't think he'd come back over so early in the morning.
At first, he didn't see anything ou
Delaney slammed the paint bucket down, ignoring the splatter of pink paint that landed on her shoe, and mumbled to herself.She couldn't believe Patch made such a big deal about her showing him job positions in the area? She knew deep down that Patch didn't want to stay with The Fallen Kings, and he was tuck, but she didn't want him to feel that way.Maybe just, breaking it off while Daz was dealing with The South Side, would work? Delaney didn't know much about any of them, but she knew Patch, and didn't deserve to be stuck there because of his mother."Everything okay over there?" Katy asked from the opposite side of the shop, paint smeared to her face, and splattered along her clothes.Delaney gave her a heavy groan in reply.Katy chuckled, and climbed down the ladder, wiping her hands on her overalls. "Okay, friend," she said, pulling over an empty paint bucket, flipped them upside down and patted the empty one. "C
Gabriel pulled down the bay garage doors, and took one last drag of his cigarette, before putting it out on the bottom of his boot. They'd been busier than Patch imagined they would be, but was thankful since it kept his mind busy.He didn't need too much time to think about Delaney, or Dillon, because it made him tense without anyway of releasing it."So," Gab said, grabbing his keys. "I need to stop by the bakery and see Joey for a minute, but I'm down for scoping out your little weasel friend."Patch chuckled, grabbing the rim of his hat, he turned it around backward, and dug his motorcycle keys from his jeans. "You're still seeing Joey? I would have thought she would have realized what an ass you were by now."Gab laughed, pushing opened the front door to the lobby, and holding it opened. "Ah, she knows it, but she likes it."Patch walked over to his bike, stopping when Gab stopped him. "You've been distant with the club lately," he
Delaney nonchalantly chugged back the bottle of water in her hand, trying her best to seem uninterested in Dillon's problems, and distract him from the lie on her face. She wasn't the best liar, everyone knew, it wasn't a secret.However, something about the glint in his eye, told her that he suspected she knew something about it. Maybe it was just a guilty conscience, or maybe, just maybe, Dillon was onto Patch and Delaney's suspicion."Oh, no. That sucks," she said. "Did they take anything?"Dillon sat down at the kitchen table, spinning what looked like a pocket watch, around in a circle against the wood. "No, they didn't."Delaney tossed the bottle into the trash. "Then how do you know someone was in your place?"Dillon glanced up, his dark eyes almost smiling and a half-grin on his mouth. "Things were out of order. Not how I left them."Delaney didn't think they'd touched anything, other than the bag of money, and she didn't
Patch grabbed a plate, loaded it with Chinese food, and found his spot on the loveseat in the corner. He stretched his legs far, staring at the scuffs of his motorcycle boots, and trying to keep his temper from rising.Patch figured Dillon knew about Delaney's crush, it was evident at the beginning of her stay, but he didn't realize Dillon knew about the two of them. Why hadn't he told Lucas? That was his supposed best friend? It didn't make sense, unless he wanted to black mail him in the future.Dillon plopped down across the room, his sketchy gaze lingered on Patch as he took a bite of his egg roll and properly sat his ankle against his knee and began to eat.Something about the entire situation rubbed him the wrong way, and it wasn't just the evident threat, or the duffle bag full of cash, Dillon hid something else, but Patch couldn't put his finger on it.Lucas sat down with his plate, and turned on some sports game, his atten
Delaney's mouth dropped opened, and her heartbeat drown out every noise surrounding her. First, she woke to the sound of some girl laughing in their kitchen, and it to be the one girl Patch dated in high school.Now she stood with her fingers interlaced with Patch's, and her brother boiling beside them. Delaney could have heard a pin drop, and prayed a meteor shower wiped her out at the moment. She'd wanted to tell Lucas about them, but she hadn't meant for it to happen this way.Lucas cleared his throat softly, and Delaney dared a look in his direction. But he didn't seem interested in Delaney, he had this macho stare-down going with Patch that formed a heavy knot in her gut.Dillon's soft laugh broke the silence. "Well, I think we should probably get out of here Heater. I don't think it's a good time."Heather looked confused, but let Dillon show her the door. "Is that Lucas' little sister? The one that was in elementary?"Delan
Blood trickled down his face, catching in the hair on his cheek, but Patch wasn't bothered with it. He couldn’t be. Delaney sped away, tears coated her cheeks, and the evidence of their fight weighed on her face. Lucas scoffed, tossing his arms into the air, he turned and stared at Patch. Honestly, that went better than he'd imagined. Patch knew one thing for sure, Lucas hit harder than he remembered from when they were kids. Patch's jaw would be sore tomorrow. "Look what you did?" Lucas said, taking the stairs two at a time. "She's gone, probably going to wreck on her way to wherever she is going." Patch rolled his eyes, and pushed his fingers into his messy hair. "You treat her like a baby," he said. "Delaney is grown, and doesn't need you or your dad ruling over her. She can make her own decisions." Lucas chuckled, and swiped his thumb down the corner of his lip. "Like riding your dick, right? As long as she's choosing tha
Delaney pulled into her father's driveway, staring at the one doorstep she didn't want to stand on. She let her head fall against her steering wheel as she let out an irritated groan. "Why? Why? Why?" she said into the silence of her car. This was the last place she wanted to stay, but she didn't have any other options at the moment. She grabbed her purse, and stepped out onto the driveway, digging her suitcase from the backseat, she took the walk of shame to her father's front door. The door opened before she knocked. Beth stood on the other side, an apron wrapped around her waist and flour on her cheek. "Delaney! What a surprise," she said, her gaze moved to the suitcase beside her. "Are you coming to stay the night?" she asked, but when Delaney tried to answer, she ushered her in and yelled, "Honey! Delaney is coming to stay the night. Get off the computer!" Delaney hung her head even lower, following Beth to the kitchen where it looked like a
Daz stood in the middle of a semi-circle of people, waving a hand gun around, while threatening every one of them. Patch parked his bike, pushed out his kickstand and raced over toward him.He looked crazed. Redness surrounded his eyes, his skin looked pale and frail. He looked nothing like the guy Patch knew as the leader of The Fallen Kings. Patch shoved through the semi-circle of people, and grabbed Daz's arm as he waved it around wildly. "Wow. Wow. Calm down, Daz," Patch said.He stared at him, Patch noticed the disoriented stare, and the fact he glanced right through him ass if Patch wasn't standing there. "They're coming! Let go!" Daz shouted, trying to maneuver his way out of Patch's grasp.The town's people that surrounded them looked scared, and some pissed off, as Patch tried to fight off Daz. This must have been a PTSD episode, but getting Daz to get help compared to pulling teeth."No one is coming," Patch reas