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Moose grabbed the bottle and put it back behind the bar.
“Easy there, princess. You sure you want to do this?”
“Yes. It’s the only way to save the kids.”
He handed me another piece of paper and my cellphone.
I sat down while Moose set up his laptop to trace the call, just in case. I slowly dialed Javier’s number and waited as the phone rang. It rang for what seemed an eternity before the call was finally picked up.
“Yo. Who the fuck is this?”
I took a deep breath before answering. “Hi. Uh... this is Lily.”
“Lily fucking who? I don’t know no Lily.”
“It’s Lillith. Lillith Navarro.”
I held my breath as I waited for him to answer me.
“Go fuck yourself.”
“Javier! Wait please!”
Moose frowned as I listened to Javier sigh.
“What the fuck do you want?”
“I... I need your help. Please.”
Javier laughed. “You lost that fucking privilege a long time ago, Navarro. If you ain’t with us then you don’t get to call in fucking favors.”
My heart was breaking, and I grabbed the tequila and took another sip before Moose could stop me.
“Fuck you, Javier. I’m putting my pride aside to call your stupid ass for help. My fucking kids were kidnapped and the motherfucker who took them is heading straight your way. He’s going to fucking sell them!”
“Shit, Lil.”
I sighed. “Yeah, I know. Their mother is already in custody but her shitty boyfriend is with them now.”
“So step kids?”
“Sure. This is all new, but fuck, I need your help. Please.”
I could hear Javier tapping his pen on the other line. It was a nervous habit of his when he was thinking about something.
“What have you gotten yourself into, baby?”
I laughed. “Uh, I’m a lawyer in Montana who represents a motorcycle club... and I’m with one of their members?”
I looked at Moose, and he smiled at me, pulling my hand to his lips to kiss.
“Holy fuck, Lil. Looks like my bad girl still got it in her, huh?”
I sighed as I moved between Moose’s legs. “I’m not your girl anymore, Javier.”
“Yeah, yeah. You’ll always be my girl. Anyway, can you get here as soon as possible? I’ll help. You know me, I’m a fucker sucker when it comes to kids.”
“Yes, you are. And sure, we can do that. I’ll text you the flight info as soon as I get it. See you soon.”
