[The reeve of an engine simultaneously thrilled and unnerved while I waited for the light to change. Glancing over my shoulder, the sight of the familiar pink lettering brought an arrogant grin to cherry-red painted lips. #Margo and I were supposed to meet up later to take care of a dealer turned junkie, who had yet to pay due, so I was a little surprised to see her, but pleased nonetheless.] What are you doing here? [I called out over the deafening sound of our machines. She told me she saw me ride by and thought we could head over to Lendon House, the meek two-building apartment complex where Will lived. I gave my agreement, silently satisfied that we’d be able to get it over with sooner rather than later. We had let Will slide on the technicality that him and #Margo used to screw, but we were tired of the excuses; his time was up. Nervousness used to plague me at the idea of what might happen when someone didn’t pay up, but that seemed like a lifetime ago. My skin had thickened, my mind had strengthened, and I learned that every choice had a consequence, one people were usually aware of before getting themselves into the situation. Rolling to a stop, I looked over at #Margo and flashed my best sarcastic smile.] You sure about this? [I’d given her shit for her short stint with him ever since it began, but she took it like a champ, and no matter how she felt, I knew she was ready. Just like me, just like the rest of the Diablas, #Margo put the MC first. Walking the quick trek to Will’s apartment, #Margo looked over and rolled her eyes before knocking. This type of visit was standard, yet, tedious, so I understood the gesture. The door cracked open, but instantly started to shut, however, I was ready for it and stuck the toe of my boot between door and frame. Slapping an opened palm to the wooden panel, I pushed against Will’s weight. He was too stunned by the action to put up much a fight and stumbled backward as the door flung open. Slipping in ahead of #Margo, I heard the door slam behind me.] We’ve been trying to get ahold of you. It’s been over a month, Will. You owe me *a lot* of money. [His expression contorted into something apologetic. It was a game I’d seen before. By supplying we make it a rule not to deal with any of the dealers clients directly. Cokeheads are fickle and impulsive and will get your ass into trouble in the fastest way, but every now and then a dealer gets hooked on his own product, which is why I prefer to only do business with vets. Will was one of few exceptions. “I’m sorry, Rory. I’m getting it together. Two weeks. I’ll have it then. Promise.”] You said the same thing five weeks ago. [He swallowed thickly, dragging shaky fingers through his hair. He was wrecked and desperate. #Margo moved in, causing his frantic gaze to search her face. Before either of us knew what she was doing, she’d snatched up his hand and extracted the blade she kept at her side. Perking a brow, I watched in amusement while she proclaimed that we’d be taking collateral and started cutting into the fleshy tendon of his fat middle finger. Had she been a little swifter she may have taken it without a fight, but instead he used his Herculean build to tackle her into the coffee table. #Margo was tough and used to handling men double her size, but she was tiny. Breathing out exasperatedly, a hand wrapped around my back to pull the pistol secured within my waistband as I demanded that he get off of her. Clicking off the safety, I still hadn’t gotten his attention and annoyance consumed me, laced with a tinge of fear that I might lose #Margo, so I moved around the side of the shattered table to find a shot that wouldn’t hit her too, aimed and pulled the trigger. The sound didn’t effect me, but other people would have heard and we needed to get out of there. Las Diablas hadn’t been in trouble lately, but #Unser was fishing. #Margo rolled Will’s off her with a groan and held a hand out for me to help her up, grumbling about “fucking junkies”.] That didn’t go quite like I expected. [She laughed, moving towards the door and cracking it open to peek out. The people in the building were probably used to disturbances from his apartment and if they thought anything of the gunshot, no one made a move to come outside, so we slipped out, seemingly undetected. Eventually someone would find him, and Las Diablas would cut our loses, but with the peace of mind that we hadn’t let ourselves get fucked over. If we let that happen we would have been drowning ourselves. The last thing we needed was to look weak in the eye of the competition, and in a town like Charming, word of mouth spread fast.]