“About what?”
“If he gives a fuck,” Shade answered.
Chapter 33
Shade straddled the chair at the kitchen table next to Knox. The brother had never been a big talker, but since his fight with Diamond two months ago, he didn’t talk much at all. The conversation went quiet around the table when Beth’s cell phone rang. Her monosyllabic replies were short, and the call didn’t last a full minute. Then Beth sat, staring at her phone with a hurt expression on her face.
“Who was that?” Razer asked.
“Diamond Richards,” she said, glancing at Knox.
“What did she want with Lily’s number?”
Shade and Knox both stopped eating at Razer’s question.
“I don’t know. She hung up before I could ask.”
Razer and Beth kept eating until Razer couldn’t ignore the looks both Shade and Knox were throwing.
“Maybe you should call and find out,” Razer suggested.
Beth picked up her phone and called her sister while the men waited impatiently for several minutes until Beth hung up.
“What did she want?” Knox asked before he could.
“She wanted to know if there was a boy in her and Sam’s class who would freak a parent out if their daughter became involved with them.”
“Was there?” Knox asked while all Shade could feel was relief that nothing was going on with Lily.
“Yes.”
“Who was it?”
“Dustin Porter.”
*
Shade used hand movements to show the brothers which positions by the house he wanted them to take. They had left their bikes at the bottom of the hill and ran to the house, missing Tate, Greer, and Rachel entering by moments. Diamond was already inside with Dustin.
He, Viper, and Knox, edged silently closer to the door. Once there, Shade put his finger to his lips then raised it to show he wanted the brothers to wait. Voices could be heard on the other side.
Shade stared into a small window covered by a curtain, finding a small part which wasn’t covered and gave him a small glimpse of what was happening inside. He then raised a finger, showing someone inside had a weapon.
“I’m not going to press charges,” Diamond was saying.
Rachel was standing next to her while Tate and Greer stood by a table with Dustin.
“I’ll pay for the damages,” Rachel burst out.
“That’s not necessary,” Diamond said. “The couch was the only thing I had to throw out, and I like my new one.”
As the other brothers stared at each other, Shade realized the Porters had been the ones responsible for Diamond’s office being trashed.
“What are we going to do? She’s going to go to the sheriff,” Greer asked his brothers.
“No, I’m not. We’re going to the sheriff together.” Diamond kept her voice firm. “Dustin will always be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life if he doesn’t. He’s going to face it and get it over with then start over.”
“My brother isn’t going to jail,” Greer said angrily.
“No, he’s not. Samantha died because of her kidneys, not the blow to her head. I can get the charge dropped to involuntary manslaughter. I’ll talk to Caleb to see if we can work out a deal.”
“Listen to her, Greer,” Rachel said, going to her brother and trying to take the gun from him.
“They’re not going to offer him a deal! They’ve been trying to lock one of us away for years, and all because of that slut, they’re going to get one of us!”
“I told you not to call her that!” Dustin said.
“You were always blind where that bitch was concerned! I told you to stay away from that stuck-up pussy, and did you listen to me? Hell no! Now look at the mess we’re in all because you had to have that slut!”
Rachel attempted to take the shotgun away from Greer again before her brothers came to blows, and Diamond went forward to get Rachel back when the gun went off.
Everyone froze in shock. Diamond took a breath of relief when she realized the shot went through the back of the sofa.
“Thank God,” Rachel said.
With that, Shade gave the signal, letting Knox crash open the door. As The Last Riders came into the room, Knox went straight to Diamond.
“Are you okay?” Knox asked Diamond.
She batted his hands away. “I’m fine. Why are you here?”
“Beth called Lily to see what you wanted. Knowing your track record about going at things alone, I had a feeling you would come here,” Knox explained angrily.
“I didn’t need anyone’s help. The gun went off accidently,” Diamond snapped back.
“Guns don’t fucking go off by accident if you’re not holding one,” Knox said, looking at Greer who was staring guiltily at his sister.
“I’m sorry, Rachel,” Greer apologized to his sister.
“I’ve told you that temper of yours is going to get someone killed,” Rachel told her brother.