and for a moment, the smile on his face slipped. He had to remind himself that it was not the time. “I think you should do some of your own work and find out. The people didn’t vote him in, so there has to be more there. All I know is we are taking a stand against him and we want the world to see him for it.” Civ was speechless, not really sure what to say. As she looked at the small camera pointed towards her, she had to imagine that there would be some editing. The man’s blue eyes looked over at her and it was hard to think. He wasn’t dressed as a biker at that moment, only in jeans and a white T shirt. But he was still a little scary looking. His arms were huge and the man towered over them both. She wasn’t that close, but she could feel the tension coming out of him. He had the presence of a caged rhino and Civ didn’t want to poke him. “Is that all you need, because I have things to do?” Andre looked back over at the young woman and asked her name. “Her name is of no concern.” Andre chuckled. It was clear that the woman didn’t want to think of her daughter with a man like him. Andre almost couldn’t blame her. He knew he was bad news and since he had seen her a few minutes before, all he could think about was what she would sound like screaming out his name. He hoped that Namadi was one of those girls that just looked sweet and innocent, but were really a wild cat in bed. That is what he hoped as he met her dark eyes for a moment. She looked away almost as if she was shy and Andre really hoped that it was an act she was putting on for him. “Well I figured since you are getting what you want, you could at least be civil.” She blanched a little, realizing that she didn’t want to be kicked out. They could let her leave and send for someone else to get the exclusive. Civ knew that she had to smooth things over. “You’re right. Sorry about that. It is just a tense environment that has me on edge.” “We are not being violent and just want to be heard. This is not the first time that the information has been pushed to the side and now they can’t. It will be answered for, all the things he did in this town and ones like it all over Texas. We demand justice.” “Is there anything else, any more details that you can give us?” Andre shook his head. “Not at this time. Only that we are peacefully protesting and as long as the police stay where they are, there will be no escalation.” Civ just nodded at her daughter that she was done. There was nothing else she was going to get out of him and she wanted a panned shot of the rough looking men outside as she wrapped up the feed. Civ had gotten her exclusive, but it had not been what she had thought. A corrupt cop and election with a hint that there were more involved but him, had not even been on her radar. Now he had her wondering what was going to be pulled up. It would seem that the gang wanted justice and giving the public the task of figuring it out was smart. In Civ’s mind, it also meant that she was going to be there a little longer. She was smiling as she left the small shotgun house that was as out of place as the well-speaking man covered in tattoos and muscles. If this wasn’t enough to get her name and face out there for all time, she didn’t know what was. Civ was already imagining the awards she would win, maybe even a key to a city when they took down the bad guy. Civ just wasn’t sure which person would be the bad guy in the end. “My name is Namadi.” Andre turned around and smiled back at the young woman. Her voice was soft and lithe to his ear and he could help but think that it had to all be an act. There was no way that someone that looked like her was that innocent. It wasn’t possible, but the validity of it didn’t matter. She was driving him crazy by her act, making him want to pull out the true debauchery he knew she was capable of. *** “What were you thinking?” Civ was still angry that