Minus I grabbed the coffee and handed the iPad back to Clutch. “I still haven’t agreed to help you.” “Yeah, yeah, yeah,” he said, and I followed him out to the garage. Clutch hit the lights, and I could see his old shovelhead parked next to a brand-new Harley Davidson Fat Boy. “You get a new bike?” I asked. “f**k, no! I could never replace Charlene,” he exclaimed. “That one’s yours. Grover and Socks brought it over this morning.” “Please tell me they didn’t steal this for me?” “No, you i***t, it’s a gift from Cutter. There’s a card around here somewhere, too.” “A card? What is this? A fuckin’ Hallmark moment?” “I dunno, man. After all the s**t Cutter said last night, all fuckin’ bets are off. Maybe he’s goin’ soft because he’s dying.” “You don’t even know the half of it,” I mutter

