Goose by Hildreth Scott

Author:Hildreth, Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

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Goose

“Are you going to tell me what’s going on, or are you going to make me guess?” Ally asked.

“I’m fine.” I wasn’t. I took a sip of coffee, hoping the cup would hide my pursed lips. “Everything’s fine.”

“You’ve been acting depressed since we ate lunch.” She sat down on the bar stool across from me. “Something’s bothering you. You can talk to me about anything, you know. Whatever you say will stay between us. You can trust me on that.”

Ally’s ability to read people was second to none. It seemed she knew what I was thinking long before I was willing to reveal my thoughts. Hiding my feelings was a thing of the past.

It was Friday. Sunday’s schedule had my stomach in knots.

I was never keen on cleaning up Cash’s messes, but it seemed I’d been doing so for years. Cash’s assets were limited to his physical strength and his lack of fear. Other than that, he was a thorn in the club’s side.

Revealing to Ally what was troubling me wasn’t going to happen. The risk associated with it was far too great. Telling her my frustrations wouldn’t hurt. As long as I kept things simple.

I pushed my cup of coffee to the side and peered over the island. “We’ve got a guy in the club that’s always doing stupid shit. We’re left with the task of cleaning up his messes. This Sunday, that’s what we’re doing. We’re going to clean up one of his messes.”

“If he’s in your club, he’s been a friend since you were kids, right?”

“He has.”

“You’re not the type to let anyone force you into anything.” She looped her finger through the cup’s handle. “If you’re friends with him, it’s because he possesses a few redeeming qualities. Enough to make up for his shortcomings, anyway. What are his strengths?”

“He’s strong.”

One brow raised. “Physically?”

I nodded. “Covered in muscles from head to toe.”

She gave me a blank look. “Oh-kay. He’s strong. What else?”

“He’s fearless.”

Her cup was half the distance to her mouth. She paused. “He’s courageous?”

“Very. Sometimes to his detriment.”

“What else?” She sipped her coffee. “Tell me what other qualities he has. Something on the inside.”

I shrugged. “That’s it.”

She lowered her cup and scowled. “So, when you were kids, you were friends with him because everyone was beating you up? You needed a courageous strong pal?”

I laughed. “Fuck you.”

Her lips and eyes went thin with frustration. “What other strengths does he have?”

“Nothing. That’s it.”

She rolled her eyes. “If you had to go somewhere, and you knew when you got there that it was going to be a shit storm with a rival club, who would be your first choice? To take with you?”

“Him,” I responded.

“Because you hope he possessed the courage to have your back? Maybe he’d have enough guts?” She cocked her head. “Maybe?”

“Shit. That crazy bastard? I know he’d have my back.”

She nodded lightly. “So, he’s loyal?”

I raised my index finger. “You’re right, he’s loyal.”

“Did his loyalty—or courage—get him into the predicament? The one that created the mess that you’re now forced to clean up?”

“It did.

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