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business.”
     
    She froze and stared at him, not liking the potential meanings of what he had just said. “Wh-what does that mean?”
     
    “Don't worry about it, sweetcheeks. Your boyfriend will be just fine.” TJ turned back to his game of pool, lining up a shot and sinking two balls into the corner pocket.
     
    “Where are they? I mean, is he okay? What are they doing? Could he get hurt?” Jackie was starting to feel the beginning stages of panic set in.
     
    The blonde treasurer rolled his eyes at the woman while Taco stood quietly to the side. “He's perfectly safe,” TJ said, trying to reassure Jackie. “Dean will make sure nothing happens to the kid. Relax.”
     
    She stared at him incredulously with a raised eyebrow, crossing her arms over her chest. “You cannot tell me that he's with Dean and honestly expect that to help me relax. Dean is a lunatic! He's probably burying Tyler's body right now!” TJ laughed loudly, the sound almost shaking the windows. Even the prospect cracked a smile at Jackie's words, knowing the man in question wasn't exactly the friendliest of people. “TJ!” she whined, looking at him in exasperation. “This isn't funny. I'm really worried about Tyler. He's new to this stuff and so am I.”
     
    She pouted as best as she could, watching TJ's face melt. “Fine. Fine! Stop doing that.” Jackie smiled triumphantly and hurried over to him as he pulled his cellphone out of his pocket. “I'll call Dean and make sure Tyler is still breathing. But that's it. Understand?” She nodded fiercely, watching as he dialed a number. “I can't believe I'm doing this,” he muttered to himself, waiting for an answer. “Hey. The kid's girlfriend is here and she's worried. Is he in one piece?” There was a pause, then a raucous laugh. “That's what I told her, but I think it only made her panic more.” More silence, then TJ shoved the phone in her face with a smirk. “It's for you.”
     
    She snatched the phone and put it to her ear without a second thought. “Tyler?” she asked quickly.
     
    “Look, girlie.” She gasped as a raspy voice met her ears, instead of the sweet sound of her friend that she was expecting to hear. “You can't freak out every time Tyler disappears. He's got a new job with the club. He'll disappear a lot. And if you can't accept that with no questions asked, then I'm not sure you're cut out to be his woman.”
     
    “I-I just don't want him to get hurt.”
     
    He laughed dryly, then replied, “You should have thought about that before you let him get involved with us.” Before she could say anything else, a click signaled that the man had hung up on her. She mutely handed the phone back to its owner with a shaky hand.
     
    “They should be back around seven,” TJ said with a grin, probably knowing exactly what had been said through the phone. "You can hang around until then if you want."
     
    She smiled softly at him with a nod. “Thanks. I'm not usually this clingy, I promise. It's just... we haven't been separated for any period of time in I don't know how long.”
     
    He wrapped a bulky arm around her small frame and directed her to the pool table, where the forgotten game laid waiting. “C'mon, I'll teach you how to play pool.”
     
    Elsewhere, Dean hung up his phone and shook his head, shoving the device into the pocket of his jeans. “You've got one determined girl, Tyler.”
     
    The smaller man shifted in his seat to face Dean. “I told you she'd manage to figure out where I was. She's gonna be so pissed when we get back.”
     
    Dean, Tyler, and two other club members were currently sitting at a bar in Atlanta, grabbing a drink after finishing with their secretive club business. Earlier that day, Tyler had been at the garage for no more than three minutes when Dean had dragged him to the row of bikes and told him that he was about to go on his first official assignment. Sure, Tyler had done some minor hacking for the club, but this would