“That I couldn’t say. I’ve only met him a couple of times, in passing, when I went to The Den with you. I wonder…There’s also the possibility you were going to fire Andy and he got pissed and decided to do something about it,” Richard said.
“Anyone else who might have something against Mick besides his brother?” Shorty asked.
“Not that he told me.” Richard shot Mick a look, asking with a quick grin, “How does it feel to be talked about like you’re not in the room?”
“Weird, but then in a way I’m not here, am I, since I don’t remember ‘me’?”
“We’re going to change that,” Richard replied emphatically. Without thinking, he hugged him the way he used to when Mick had had a rough day and needed to know someone cared.
Mick didn’t pull away, much to Richard’s relief. Quite the contrary, he le
