Shadows In Durango

Chapter 53

*****Vincent's POV*****

"Is it enough?" Daryl questions me, as I glance over the crates filled with machinery and guns.

"Think so, I'll need to phone and check with my Dad." I grumble, knowing that I hated whenever I would have to contact him for anything.

If people thought I was bad, then he was much fucking worse to put it lightly!

Placing the phone to my ear and eyeing the men around us who were delivering the shipment, their faces grim and distant - ready to fight us to the death if the exchange was to go wrong at any point - I pause for him to pick up. "Vincent? Make it quick, I'm in the middle of something!" My father's delightful tone fills my ear as I grit my teeth to avoid cussing him out down the line due to his attitude alone.

"There's twelve filled crates, is that the normal amount for a ninety thousand exchange?" I speak quickly, wanting to rid myself of him sooner.

He seems to think on my words, before mumbling a quick 'sounds about right, yes' as I turn to give my guys the nod before my father continues to speak:

"Next one's due in a month, I'll need you to take those crates to Illinois by the end of next week, I'll have somebody meet you there. They'll pay double what we just did to buy them from us." He orders, as I feel my blood begin to boil. "I have school, do you forget that? Get somebody else to take them!" I seethe, knowing he would often make me run around and do his dirty work for him whenever he felt like it.

"You also have a nice big house and a decent life thanks to my money so shut the fuck up and get on with it! I don't want anybody else on this one, it's an important swap with important people and you need to make a good impression for the family! Get some of the men to drive the trucks to Illinois and meet them there on a flight. I don't want to hear you cry about it Vincent, don't make me fucking fly out to you myself!" He warns, his tone dangerous but I don't flinch. I reckon these days I could give the old man a run for his money in a fight... but not when I was younger. He used to terrify me before, but not anymore....

"How's Mom?" I mutter, choosing to ignore his threats completely, having not heard from my Mother in a few months now.

She was probably still acting like a whore around my father's men to impress them... I used to hate when she did that.

We will visit again on your birthday." He retorts, evidently hating

I'll see them on my birthday in a month -

removing the phone from my ear and hitting the red button to end the call - finally fed up

for their own boss, I click on my phone

at the house? Want us to bring you back some dinner? We should be done here in an hour or

and approaching Daryl who looks concentrated

nobody would try to swindle us... because that would rightly cause major problems if they did. We've had men before claim that we hadn't paid them enough, which nearly caused a fully blown shoot out,

do a deal with the younger Walker - but can't say much when it's your Father meeting us." One of the older guys grumble as the others

but I didn't know his real name. I only knew him as 'Keeper' whatever the fuck that nickname meant. "Happy?" I mutter, not having much time for small

Keeper nods and motions with his hand for his men to help

are they?" I remember, as he holds up

back towards me, already out of breath from the brief exercise he had embarked upon when

it and pull the top certificate

Great.

with details of the next drop, as I nod and tell him to contact

out my phone when feeling

only a fifteen minute walk away

us for the

out for drinks? How the fuck did they manage that without ID?! The bars in town were filled with old creepy drunks, probably slobbering all over them for

I holler out, seeing him rush towards me thinking that something was wrong

went out with Emma, did you know that they were going out drinking?"