Page 56 of Bones
I ignored him, going to the door and unlocking it. When I opened it to flip the sign, Sam sat outside, carving something from a piece of wood with a knife. He looked up at me and grinned.
“Break over, Shortcake?” he asked.
I flipped the sign to open and shut the door without responding.
* * *
After the dinner bell, Sam came in with my mug of broth and a piece of bread, and the other woman in Mac’s crew, Raven, came in with him.
“Hey, Raven,” Griz said, an edge to his voice, “what’s up?”
Silver piercings shone from Raven’s eyebrows, nose, and lips and her body was lean and muscled like a fighter. Her blue eyes locked on me, and she smiled, but it definitely wasn’t friendly. I wasn’t sure what she thought about what Lana had done, but I knew they’d been friends.
“Do I need a reason to be here?” she drawled.
Sam stepped around her and handed me my mug and bread. “Just ignore her. She’s in a mood.”
Raven laughed, sauntering through the clinic and eyeing everything. “I just want to see what all the fuss is about. If I gotta follow all of Mac’s new rules, I should at least get to see why.”
I didn’t know what she meant, and I didn’t like it.
“What rules?” I asked shortly.
She met my gaze again. “Oh you know, keep Bones safe. Report any chatter about Bones. Make sure Bones has her special broth every day. Have eyes on Bones at all times.” Her eyes cut to Griz who glared at her.
“Watch it, Raven,” Griz warned.
“What?” She widened her eyes innocently. “I’m just trying to do my job, Griz.”
"You know Madame's orders," Sam said, and from his expression, this wasn't the first time they'd had this conversation.
“All I know is we used to be the top pick for missions and now we just sit around watchin’her.” Her lip curled. “I’m fucking sick of Hawk’s crew getting all the good jobs. We haven’t left this shithole inweeks.”
“You want to complain, go take it up with Mac,” Griz growled. “Or better yet, go tell Madame how you feel.”
She smirked. “Yeah you’d like that wouldn’t you, Griz?”
The door opened and Trey walked in. He stopped at the sight of so many people and scanned everyone. “We havin’ a party?”
“If only,” Raven said.
“We’realljust leavin’,” Sam said.
Raven rolled her eyes but strode out the door without another word. Sam and Griz exchanged a look with Trey and followed.
“Night Bones!” Griz called over his shoulder.
Trey gave me a wary look. “What was that about?”
I shrugged and went back to sipping my broth. I actually appreciated Raven saying all that. I didn’t want to be involved in their hold politics, but if my presence caused drama in the crew, I wanted to know about it. I didn’t want to get caught unaware again.
“Did Raven say something?”
“Raven said a lot of things.”
“Like what?”
“Like you all have better things to do than watch me and the clinic.”
