page13 (1/2)

“They’ll probably spendhis coffee as I checked to ht before We didn’t have a problem with theft, the brothers didn’t steal fro

“Good,” I said “Thanks for letting her hang at your place I hate leaving her at home all day”

“No worries,” Ca a full house Says it keeps the boys out of her hair”

“Still” I shrugged “That’s one more kid to keep track of”

Cam waved me off and walked away

I hadn’t grown up the way he had, with honorary aunts and uncles pitching in to help with the kids, no questions asked I was glad that’s how Kara was being raised, though When I was a kid, I’d started looking out for myself by the time I was seven My parents didn’t have the cash for a sitter, and we didn’t have any family or friends that would’ve kept an eye on me for free

I could still reainst my chest under my shirt all day at school I’d been so afraid that I’d lose it and be locked out of the house thatand I’d worn it as a necklace for years

I didn’t want that shit for Kara I never wanted her to be worried when or if I’d come home I didn’t want her to be afraid every time she heard a car pull up outside because she didn’t know if it was h so much already that I was determined to make her life as normal and secure as possible

It tookon, and by the ti for a cup of coffee and so to eat

“Hey, prospect,” I yelled at the scrawny kid picking up cigarette butts along the wall of the building “Drive the Camry into my bay, yeah? I’ll be out in a minute”

I peeled my coveralls to my waist as I went inside the clubhouse, the heat of the day already ot inside, there were a few brothers peppered throughout the room, and I waved as I moved past them to the bar, where a couple carafes of coffee were lined up

“Where’s that pretty lass of yours?” Old Poet asked as I grabbed“She didn’t come with ya today?”

I shookout with the boys”