Sorry my updates have fallen off, but college work seemed to take over my life for a while. I will work to write more in the next couple of days on another chapter.

Chapter 60

Vince pushed the covers to the side and slowly moved Mia from his chest. He laid her on the couch and went into the back bedroom to check on Sky. Her bed was empty and her crutches missing. "She better not of did what I think she did. Sky where are you?" There was no response to his question. "Skylar Elizabeth you better answer me now." He knew that there wouldn't be a response. "That stubborn headed girl when I get hold of her I'm gonna…"

"What's wrong Vince?" Mia brushed her hand across Vince's shoulder.

"She's gone."

Her hand moved from his shoulder to the side of his face, "She had to do it V." Mia pressed her body close to his. "You aren't going to leave me are you?"

He stared into her deep brown eyes coming under her spell, "No Mia I'm not going to leave you. I promised that I'd take care of you."

"I don't know what I'd do without you. Will you hold me again?"

Vince took her in his arms and held her tight against his chest.

The scanner had been going wild with APBs on him and the team. He was headed straight for the border, but made a u-turn when he heard about the amount of firepower that was waiting on him. There was only one place left for him to hide. An old friend he hadn't seen in years lived just inside the Nevada state line.

Dom pulled into the parking lot of a tiny diner on the northwest side of Pahrump, Nevada. There were two cars parked in the lot; an old gray sedan and a rusted pickup that had seen better days. He drove the Supra around back to keep it out of sight. His eyes searched the area for any sign of the cops. Reluctantly, he exited the car holding his left arm close to his chest.

The elderly waitress wearing her hair in a tight bun looked up from the counter and gave him a warm smile. She stood up from her relaxed position and greeted him. Dom took a seat at the counter and pulled a menu from in between the sugar container and napkin holder. After looking at it for a few moments he closed it and motioned for the waitress, "I'm ready to order."

"Go ahead young man, what will you have?" She took out her pad from her apron and the pencil from behind her ear.

"Can I get cheeseburger?"

"Sure thing put that right on. What would you like to drink?"

"Coke or Pepsi, whatever you got. Can you tell me if Cecily Martin works tonight?"

"Cecily hasn't worked here in almost a year."

This concerned Dom because only three months before Cecily had told him she still worked at the diner, "Do you know where she works now?"

"Well last I heard she was working in a gentlemen's club in Henderson. A man came in here last year and offered her a good deal of money to work for him. Such a sweet girl I never understood why she took that job."

"Ma'am, could you make that to go please?"

"Sure thing."

Five minutes later he was back on the road heading for Henderson. The club was packed as he entered. The corner to the right of the stage was dark and there was an empty table available. He walked across the club and around the drunks screaming at the women on the stage to take off their clothes. The stage was littered with money of all denominations from ones to fifties. A tall blond in little more than a string as panties spun around the pole to the delight of the audience. Dom took his seat and started scanning the room for Cecily.

After three different dancers graced the stage he was about to give up and find a place for the night when they announced the next dancer. From behind the curtain, Cecily strolled on to the stage wearing a tiny black dress. For the next five minutes he watched as she undressed for the crowd. Dom motioned for the waitress to come over, "How much for a private dance with her?"

"Oh you wanna dance from Lana? Her going rate is 50 for 15 minutes."

"Fine with me," Dom handed the waitress a fifty.

"Follow me. There are a few rules we need to go over. Rule one is you don't touch the dancer. Rule two is you keep you hands on the arms of the chair at all times. Rule three is you keep all body parts away from the dancer and no masturbating either. You break a rule and one of the security staff will see to it that you are shown the door. You got any questions?"

"No."

"Take a seat over there in the blue chair and I'll get Lana."

Dom took his seat as instructed and waited.

Within a few minutes Cecily entered the private room prepared to dance for a client. She recognized him immediately, "What the hell are you doing here Dom? You trying to get me fired?"

"What the hell am I doing here? What are you doing here? Why did you quit the diner?"

"Hey keep your voice down my boss will hear you. Look I have bills to pay and a child to raise. The diner wasn't enough."

"All you had to do was ask and I'd of found the money."

"I can take care of my self. It's really none of your concern."

"Yes it is. You are my concern. I told you if you ever needed anything for you or the baby I would be there."

"Look I make really good money here. We have plenty."

Dom tried to get up from his seat, but she pushed him back by his shoulders. "Fuck." He yelled in pain while holding his left shoulder.

"What the hell?"

"My shoulder is dislocated. I've tried, but can't get it to pop back in."

"What happened?"

"I messed things up bad. Can't talk about it here, when do you get off work?"

"In an hour, here take my house keys and go to my place. It's about fives blocks west of here."

Sky had one phone call she could make. Instead of calling her lawyer she dialed the number to her aunt's house to check on the boys. "Auntie it's me Sky."

"You better start telling me what's going on cause I've heard all kinds of things on the news."

"Have you heard anything about the rest of the team?"

"Letty is still in the hospital in Intensive Care. She going to pull though the doctors have said. I visited her this morning. Jesse was treated for a gunshot, and then arrested. He's been in jail since."

"Have you heard from the others?"

"I haven't heard anything."

"Are Caleb and Nicholas doing ok?"

"Yes they are doing well and they can stay with me until you get yourself out of this mess."

"Thanks Auntie. How's Leon?"

"I knew you would ask about him and darling I hate to tell you this, but he's still in a coma. I visit him everyday but there has been no change."

"Will you keep visiting him and let me know if anything changes?"

"Of course I will darling. Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"Tell Leon that I love him."