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Diesel
“What doyou think he’s doing,” Tink asks when Hollywood is out of earshot.
“I’m not sure.” I glance in the direction where he took off. He seemed worried about something. Tink is more than likely running every worst-case scenario through her head. I decide to do something to help distract her. “Let’s go dance.”
I stand and hold my hand out to her. She smiles, taking my hand and standing.Call You Mineby the Chainsmokers is playing. It’s something upbeat enough to have some fun. I pull her out to the dance floor and twirl her a couple of times, earning a giggle from her. About halfway through the song, my phone buzzes in my pocket. I pull it out and Hollywood’s name flashes across the screen.
“I gotta take this. It’s H.” I walk off the dance floor. “What’s up?”
“Take the women to the bunker and get some of the guys to come out front. The Cartel is here and tryin’ to break through the front gate. We need as many men as possible,” he explains.
“On it.” I hang up and glance around for Bull.
“Diesel, what’s going on,” Tink asks.
“Help me find Bull and I’ll let you know,” I tell her.
“He’s on the other side of the tent.”
I grab her hand and hurry to where Bull is talking to Ratchet. “Bull, Hollywood called and said the Cartel is tryin’ to break in.”
Tink gasps beside me.
“Have Mouse and the prospects get the women into the bunker and I’ll round up the guys,” Bull states. He’s always calm in situations like this and I don’t know if it’s more creepy or badass. Thank fuck the Nomads are here because we’ll need them.
“Diesel, what about Belle?” Tink whispers to me.
“I’ll get her and bring her to you. Go tell Minx and them what’s goin’ on and I’ll get Mouse.”
“Okay.” She starts to walk away.
“Tink,” I say, stopping her. I take two steps, closing the gap between us, cup her face in my hands and kiss her. “I love you.”
“I love you, too.” She gives me a small smile and walks away.
I find Mouse and hurry to him. “Hey, I need you and the prospects to get all the women and get to the bunkernow.”
“You got it.” He takes off to round people up. Some of the brothers are already headed toward the front of the clubhouse. I run inside to my room. Belle is laying in her kennel with the door open but runs up to me as soon as she notices me.
“Hey, sweet girl. Let’s get you to Mommy.” I pick her up and grab her backpack. Everything is still in it since I hadn’t fed her yet. I walk out of my room and almost run into Tink. “Why aren’t you in the bunker yet?”
“I was worried about Belle.”
I shake my head with a smile and hand Belle to Tink. “Get to the bunker and stay there. Hollywood or I will come for you as soon as it’s safe.”
I kiss her and make sure she walks toward where the bunker is. As soon as I see her walk into the room where the secret door is, I head out front to help my brothers. I find Hollywood right away and run over to him.
“Why the hell aren’t you with Tink,” he asks.
“You said as many men as possible. I couldn’t not come help.”
“Fuck, D.” He pauses, hesitating before saying anything else. “What if something happens to both of us? What will Tink do?”
“Nothin’ will happen to us. We got this.”
He shakes his head but doesn’t try to argue with me. A loud bang draws our attention to the front gate. I pull my Glock out, ready to use it if needed. Seconds later, a group of Cartel thugs breaks through and a firefight ensues. At least five of their guys drop right away. For every one that goes down, two more show up.
