Page 18 of Carrie's Strength
I can see in his eyes that he knows something is wrong.
I look around as the brothers all seem to be preparing to leave. From the hall, I hear Prez yell Joker’s name. My heart drops. Fuck no. Please, God, no. Not Jason.
Making my way down the hall, I find Prez leaving his office.
“Don’t lie, just give it to me straight,” I tell him.
“Shit’s gone down; Joker is fine, but Wrench has been shot. Wire and Dog are missing. Tank is fine too,” he tells me.
Nodding my head, I can breathe a little easier knowing he’s okay.
“What can I do?” I ask
Smiling, Prez pulls me in for a hug and kisses the top of my head.
“Perfect ol’ lady,” he murmurs.
“I’m going to them now. I’ll let you know when we’re on our way to the hospital. The prospects will bring you to meet us,” he says as he takes off down the hall.
Needing to keep busy, I go make sure Beau is okay.
I find him in the cinema/family room with Kate watching kids TV.
“All okay?” Kate asks at the same time as Beau.
“Dad, okay?”
Smiling at the pair of them, I join them on the sofa. I love how close they have become. Beau truly loves his Aunty Kate.
“Yeah, your dad’s fine. Everything is fine,” I tell him as I pull him into my lap.
Giving Kate a look, I know she’ll understand. She nods and then asks.
“Who wants a hot chocolate with marshmallows?”
“Me, me,” Beau replies, jumping up and down.
Chuckling, Kate gets up to go make them.
“Carrie, can you give me a hand,” she asks
“Of course,” I nod, following her to the kitchen.
Once we’re out of earshot, she turns to me.
“What the fuck is going down?” she asks.
“As far as I know, the run didn’t end so well. Wrench has been shot. Joker and Tank are fine, but Wire and Dog are missing.”
“Don’t you find that strange?” she says with a confused look on her face.
“How do you mean?” I ask
“Dog has been acting really strange recently, and I’ve caught him trying to get into Wire’s room a few times.”
Well, this is news to me. I agree Dog has been acting shady as fuck recently.
“Yeah, I agree he’s been acting shady, but I didn’t know he tried to get into Wire’s room,” I tell her.
