Page 190 of Daddy's Trust
She nodded, giving Butch a stern look. For some reason his lip twitched. Maybe it was gas. Then he was scowling again.
“You need to question Limpy. You sure it’s him?” Butch said.
“It’s definitely him,” Cash replied. “And obviously, we know we need to question him. That’s where we need your help.”
“You need somewhere secure. How are you going to get him there?” Butch asked.
“We’ll have to wait until after midnight,” Cash said. “So that no one sees us. Then we’ll carry him out to our rental car.”
“We have a covered porch out the back door that you can drive up to,” Dotty said. “Then you can stick him in the trunk and drive him out. No one should be able to see him.”
They all turn to look at her.
“What?” Dotty asked. “It’s just logical, isn’t it?”
“It is,” Butch replied. “Are you going to get into trouble for being a part of this?”
“In trouble? Like with the police or with my bosses, because I’m a lawyer who’s taking part in a criminal activity?”
Shoot, Addie hadn’t thought about that.
“You don’t know anything, all right?” Butch told her. “You shouldn’t even be in this room. Go into your bedroom and stay out of it.”
Wow, he was bossy.
Dotty shook her head. “I’m in it now. There’s no going back.”
“I want to go with you,” Monroe said to Cash. “I should be there when you question him. This is because of me, and I should be there.”
“Absolutely not,” Ralen barked.
They all gave him surprised looks at his vehement denial. Why did he care so much?
Cash clearedhis throat to get everyone’s attention away from his friend.
“The three of you need to stay here,” Cash told the girls. “Where it’s safe.”
He wouldn’t have Addie anywhere close while they questioned Limpy.
Not happening.
“What if he wasn’t alone?” Monroe asked.
“Shit,” Ralen said, running his hand over his face. “She’s got a point. What if Limpy wasn’t alone? We can’t leave them unguarded.”
“I want to go,” Monroe said.
“Me too,” Addie added.
“Yes, we’re going.” Dotty folded her arms over her chest.
Butch grunted. “Fuck. They’ll be safer with you. I can find a place where they won’t see anything.”
“No,” Cash said. “I won’t have Addie there.” He didn’t want her around him when he was like that . . . when he was working. He didn’t want her to look at him differently. And it was his job to protect her from the bad things in the world.
“We will be safer with you,” Dotty said. “And we want to be there. We’re all going. Right?”
“Right,” Monroe said, moving to Dotty’s left side.
