Crash and Burn by London Casey

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    “ Fuck
off, ” Landon said. “ You ’ re not getting into her pants. ”
    “ Man,
those ripped jeans and innocent eyes, ” Blaine said. “ She just
needs her face covered in- ”
    “ Okay, ” Miller cut in. “ So back to the point here. We ’ re low on cash and we need some.
Who ’ s getting the action
then? ”
    “ I ’ m always in, ” Blaine said.
    “ I want
it, ” Landon said. “ I ’ m
in. ”
    “ That ’ s a brother, ” Shay said. “ Get those fists bloodied. ”
    “ I can
take one too, ” Gaige
offered.
    “ No, ” Miller said. “ You fought last time. I need you
with me. I want to check out the crowd and see if anything looks different. We
have so many goddamn targets on our backs right now …”
    “ So we ’ ve got Landon and Blaine down
for some action, ” Griffin
said. “ I ’ ll make the call and set it up. ”
    “ I ’ ll go until I can ’ t fucking stand, ” Landon said. “ Whatever it takes to get the
money. ”
    “ Relax
now, ” Shay said.
    “ I ’ m serious, ” Landon said. “ Put me down for a triple threat. ”
    “ Fucking
right, ” Blaine said. “ We ’ ll
get you nice and fucked up. ”
    “ I ’ ll do three rounds, ” Landon said. “ I don ’ t give a fuck. ”
    Landon stared at Miller, waiting for the approval. Griffin
did the same, his hands open.
    Miller stared back at Landon. Slowly, he started to nod. “ Okay. Get it all set up,
Griffin. Landon represents us. Only him fighting. We bet all we can on it, take
some outside action, and keep a cut. Whatever we need to do to keep the money
collecting. The last thing I want is to call in any favors on this with Jonsey,
got it? ”
    “ Yeah, ” Gaige said.
    “ I ’ ll take care of myself tonight, ” Landon said.
    “ I don ’ t doubt it, ” Blaine said. “ Now, go get your cock taken care
of so you can focus on these fights. ”
    “ He ’ s right, ” Miller said. “ Everyone
out. ”
    Everyone stood except for Griffin. He had papers to review
with Miller. As the guys lined up at the door, Blaine put up his fists and took
some air shots around Landon ’ s
head.
    “ Come
on, ” Blaine said. “ Give me your best shot. ”
    Landon wasn ’ t
in the mood so he punched Blaine in the gut. Blaine toppled over and reached
for Shay as he gasped for air.
    “ Fuck, ” Blaine whispered in a hoarse
voice. “ Nice shot. ”
    “ Hey,
Landon, come here, ” Miller
called out.
    Landon stepped back to the far opposite end of the table. “ I ’ m
right here. ”
    “ Griffin, ” Miller said, “ take a walk for a minute. ”
    Griffin stood and left the room.
    For a few seconds, Miller and Landon eyed each other.
    “ You ’ ve got this? ” Miller asked.
    “ Nobody
ever doubted me before. ”
    “ I know.
But you ’ ve got something
burning in you, brother. The kind of shit that makes a man do stupid shit. ”
    “ Not me, ” Landon said. “ I want to fucking rip people
apart tonight. I want to finish ripping apart Eight Under. And when we find out
who tried to kill Erik, I want to gut them with my bare hands. ”
    “ That ’ s a shit ton of anger, brother. ”
    “ Is
there any other way to live? ”
    Miller smiled. “ Not
right now, no. Keep your head focused. ”
    “ I ’ m focused, ” Landon said. “ Need anything else? ”
    “ Nope. I ’ ll catch you tonight then. ”
    Landon left the room and walked up to Griffin. He patted him
on the back and said, “ All
yours, bro. ”
    “ Everything
good in there? ” Griffin
asked.
    “ Yeah.
Miller was just …”
    Griffin smiled and put a finger to his temple. “ I meant here. Upstairs. Your
head. ”
    “ My
head? What ’ s wrong with my
head? ”
    “ Just
checking, ” Griffin said. “ That ’ s all. ”
    “ I ’ m fine. I ’ m tired of these little wars breaking out. I was
standing there eating a slice of fucking pizza and some skinny punk runs up on
me with a gun. He doesn ’ t
know the blood between Back Down Devil and the