Page 41 of Raw Honey
"That's great, Hawk. Glad to hear they're safe. Emma too. Speaking of Emma, she needs to talk to you. I have you on speaker, we're in her car."
"Hey doll, what's up?" Hawk says to Emma.
"Hawk, someone left a note on my car. It's not good. Honey and I decided to run to the store and when I walked out to the car I saw a piece of paper on my windshield. Thinking nothing of it, I grabbed it and began to read it. Hawk, someone was watching me while I read that note! What do I do?"
He asks no questions, just calmly says, "I'm at Betty's. You and Honey get here as quick as you can—and make sure you bring the note!"
"We're already on the way. I have the note. Thanks, Hawk," she says and I can hear the relief in her voice.
I hang up and we continue to drive straight to Betty's. We arrive fifteen minutes later.
I lead Emma into the diner and head straight for the back and up the stairs. I know exactly where Hawk is keeping himself and so I go directly to his makeshift office.
"Let me see it," he says as we walk into the room. She hands him the note and he begins to read. When he's done, he asks, "Do you recognize the handwriting?"
Instead of answering him, she blurts out, "Hawk, I know what this is about."
He looks at her curiously. "You do?"
"Yes. This has to do with Grayson," she says confidently.
"What makes you say that?"
"Well, the handwriting reminds me of Mark. Now, I know that it is not his handwriting, but once I thought of him I made the connection. What else have both Cade and I done recently? We just reconnected after eleven years. This has to be about Grayson. There isn't anything else it could be."
"You might have a point there. To an extent, it makes sense. But I need to look into this further to be sure," he says.
"Tell me, is there anyone that you know—maybe a member of the Satans club—who was friends with Mark? Maybe that Skid guy?" Emma asks.
"Yeah, I think they were friends," Hawk says.
"And does Skid know that Caden killed Mark? Does he know that I was kidnapped and that Caden did it for me?"
"He does," he replies slowly. I finally get where she is going with this and I think Hawk is too.
He says, "Alright, I'll check it out." He pauses and adds, "In the meantime, when you talk to Ice—who, by the way, said he would be calling you tonight—don't say anything to him about this right now. I'll put some guys on the house and make sure that you all are watched."
"Why can't I say anything to Caden?" she asks.
"Emma, he is dealing with some nasty shit in Ireland. I know he didn't tell you everything, but I don't want him worrying about anything but getting the fuck home. If he knew about the note, he will feel torn and will want to rush home to you—and I get that, really I do. But until we know more, I don't want to alarm him. This could be nothing."
"Ok, I understand."
Hawk pulls out his phone and dials. He says, "Hey, I need you and Dbag to plan on spending a lot of time with Emma. She does not leave Ice's lake house or go anywhere without the both of you with her. You will be staying there, too, so plan on moving in for a while."
He waits while the person on the line responds and then says, "She's with me at Betty's right now. I'll keep her here until you get here." He pauses. "And Spike, you both protect her with your life. You got me?"
After Hawk is done on the phone he walks over to Emma and gives her a hug, kissing the top of my head. "Everything is going to be ok, darl'n. I promise. I won't let anything happen to you, not on my watch. Besides, Ice would have my head." He chuckles and then adds, "I'll make contact with the Satans and see what I can find out about Skid, too. You need to go back to the house, though. I don't want you roaming around town until I know something more concrete about this." He looks over to me as if to ask me to also keep an eye on her. I nod and show him that I am with him on this.
"Ok, Hawk. Thank you."
"Dbag and Spike will be coming by to escort you ladies home." He walks over to me and pulls me into a hug. "Even though the circumstances suck, I can't tell you how nice it is to see you, babe." He kisses me on the cheek and I can't help but giggle. I have to say that I am thoroughly enjoying his attention.Why didn't I agree to this earlier?I ask myself and then I quickly remember why: Ice.
Emma and I make our way downstairs and a few minutes later, Hawk joins us. Emma turns to him and asks, "So Cade called?"
"Yes. They just landed in Dublin," he says as he looks at his watch, "about an hour ago. They're heading over to get transport to Belfast."
"Transport?" she asks.
