RECKLESS IN INK (BOOK TWO)

B5/C6

^^ This is what Twitch looks like ^^

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Twitch

"So the sheriff came to see me today and said that he's heard that some coke was making the rounds around town," Hawk tells us as we sat in church  "even scored a block of the shit," he shows up a photo of a silver block when I looked closer I noticed something that looked familiar. 

"Where did he get it from?" Echo asked.

"Apparently he pulled over that strip club owner and caught him with it in his front seat," Hawk said. "He wanted to know if we knew anything about it, or if we knew who the 3rd Street Saints were." 

I leaned back in my chair as my hands became out of control, sighing I tried to get them to stop but Hawk caught me and raised his eyebrow "What's up Twitch? You look like you've seen a ghost." He says as I run a hand down my face.

"I know who the 3rd Street Saints are… it's Mute's father…" I tell them. 

"Did you know they were dealing this shit? In my own town?" 

"I knew they d..dealt the stuff but n..not here…" I shook my head no. 

"I need you to call her now. I want to have a little word with her." Hawk points his finger at me.

"I don't think she knows about it," I mumbled to him.

"Too bad, I want her here by the end of the day or I'll visit her. One or the other Twitch, make it happen." he slams the gavel down and walks out of the room, some of the guys followed as I sat there staring at the wood table. 

Jäger and Whiskey stayed in the room before one of them spoke up "What's going on man?" Jäger asked. "You've been a little different lately" 

"When I was in New York the other week with the guys, I saw her walking straight up to me. We kissed and she gave me the bag… When I.. I looked inside and cash was in there and I knew it had to be for her father…" I said running a hand through my hair. 

"Okay, so you both kissed, what's so bad about that?" Whiskey asked me. 

"Brought back memories that I...I didn't want to remember." They both looked at me with confused looks on their faces. "Mireya and I used to be friends then I had asked her out just before our senior year but towards our senior year as everyone was getting excited about college, Mireya and I weren't. I couldn't afford to go but Mireya could, she just chose not to. So we got into an argument about it I left and she went off to a party with her friends." My hands were in fists now as I told them about it. 

"For a few days after the party, she wouldn't answer any calls or texts that I...I sent her so I went to see her. Her brother told me she didn't want to see anyone and that something had happened. When I found out that she had been raped by one of the guys that went to our school, she had told her brother who it was and since he couldn't hit a minor he told me who it was." I shook my head. 

"And that's how you landed in juvie?" Jäger asked, I nodded my head yes.

"With a steel pole, he landed in the hospital while I was sitting in lock-up. While I was there Mireya had finally texted me saying that we were over and to never contact her again" I shrugged my shoulders. 

"Damn bro" Whiskey mumbled. 

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After an hour of trying to contact Mireya and even getting Mel to contact her, she wouldn't answer. So Hawk decided that a few of us were going with him to see her, this was not good as I thought following behind Hawk, Spike and Wolf. I knew her father and brother pretty well and I knew that they wouldn't like being told that they weren't allowed to sell in the area. 

It took us 5 hours to get to New York and another 30 minutes to get to her neighbourhood, I hadn't been here in so long my knuckles turned white as we drove past the street my mother used to live down. As we rode down Mute's street we were being watched, I could feel it. When we pulled up to her house, I saw Miguel stand up as him and his boys became on edge that we rocked up to his place. 

I got off my motorcycle, pulling off my helmet and bandana to show Miguel who I was as Hawk and the rest of the guys stayed on their bikes. "Well if it isn't little lover boy, how you been man?" Miguel asked as we boy hugged. 

"Pretty good, yourself?" 

"Oh you know, same old. Whatcha doing here man?" He asked, looking over my shoulder. 

"My pres wants to ask a few questions…  

"Hmm, I see. Alright, your boy can come in. Let's make this quick before the hoodrats start talking" he says, I nodded my head and called for Hawk while Wolf and Spike stayed put. "Papi you remember lover boy," Miguel says when we follow him inside the house. Mute's father sat at the kitchen table reading the newspaper when he looked up he hadn't changed a bit. 

"Well well well, Ricki what brings you here? Thought you left" Miguel's father says as he placed his newspaper down.

"I did but I'm here on business. Sir this is my president Hawk of the Armoured Beasts the Vermont charter." I introduced them as he offered us a seat at his kitchen table. 

"Vermont huh? So that's where you went. So what business are you bringing me" 

"Our sheriff brought something to our attention and it involves your product" 

"How do you know it's our product?" Mr Navarro asked as he leaned back in his chair, folding his arms across his chest. Hawk pulled out a piece of paper that I had printed for him, it was their gang logo. 

"That was on a silver block, sitting on a club owner's passenger seat when he got pulled over," Hawk tells him. With Mr Navarro, you didn't know what he was thinking as he always wore a poker face. 

"Hmm, maybe someone is ripping it off" 

"I smell bullshit, Mr Navarro." 

Me Navarro chuckles "Well Hawk, maybe we can do a deal." That made Hawk raise his eyebrow "I'm looking to branch out and it seems like I have a few customers wanting some in your area" 

"What would you bring to the table?" Hawk asked, I could see that he was thinking it over. 

"I don't do this very often but since I've known Ricki since he was little. I'll do 30%" Mr Navarro says. 

"50%" 

"35"

"45" 

"40% take it or leave it, I'm a very busy man Hawk." Me Navarro told Hawk as he stood up from his chair, Hawk thought for a moment before standing up and shook Mr Navarro's hand.

"Deal" 

"Very well. Shipment will be brought over the border every few days. I will have my son let you know when and where to meet my runners" Mr Navarro tells Hawk before turning to me "You look well, I'm proud of you for kicking that son of a bitch ass for hurting my daughter" he tells me, I sighed and nodded my head as he squeezed my shoulder. As I turned around I saw Mireya standing there, she had her arms folded against her chest looking pissed off. The other night when she was at the clubhouse, I saw her watching me and a sweetbutt making out. To be honest, I just wanted her to feel jealous because I was still pissed at what she had told me about that kiss. 

"Dad made a deal with them, looks like you'll be making deliveries to Vermont more often sis," Miguel tells me, making her glare at us but I shook my head and started to follow Hawk out but I stopped when I heard a voice I missed so much. 

"Who did you fight with now?" She asked as I closed my eyes for a moment but I built up the courage to face her.

"Jacob Andrews, I was the one that put him in the hospital all those years ago" I watched as her eyes went wide as she stepped forward. 10 minutes later we were riding down the street when I looked into the rearview mirror I saw that Mireya had run out into the middle of the street but I couldn't turn around. 

I guess she didn't know...

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