You Do What You Have To - 30

 

 

Micky blew out a long breath. "That was so not what I expected. How many brothers?"

 

"Four of us. I'm the youngest, at twenty-six now. Eldon is my uncle and runs everything. When one of us decides we want to tackle a scumbag like Mackenzie, we talk it out, make certain it's feasible then we go for it if we all agree."  

 

"Do they know, you know, what you have to do with Mackenzie?"

 

Robin gave a half shrug. "They know I'm gay and using that to be in a sexual relationship with him. We figured that could—probably would—happen because of how I chose to get an in with him. That's it."

 

Horrified at the idea that they knew, Micky said, "And they don't mind?"

 

"Remember what I've told you, more than once actually. You do what you have to if you want to stop a son-of-a-bitch like Mackenzie. It was Dad's motto—short of killing someone. That isn't our job, as much as we sometimes might want to."

 

"But… Okay, not my business. At least you do have some parameters. I suspect between the five of you, you're good at what you're doing."

 

Robin grinned. "We haven't had any complaints so far. Of course we're the only ones who know, other than a few outsiders when we turn over evidence to them."

 

"I know now," Micky pointed out quietly.

 

"Yep, because for some reason I can't quite put a finger on, I trust you to keep quiet about it."

 

"My boyish charm," Micky replied, chuckling, before sobering. "So, which one are you going to make contact with? Tanzer? It seems to me he'd be easier, since his business is local."

 

"I agree. The question is…how to initiate contact."

 

"If you're right about his escort service providing kids to clients, try to set that up for starters. Then face him down and find out where he gets them."

 

Robin chuckled. "Would that it were that easy. First off, he might know I'm one of Mackenzie's boys, so he wouldn't believe I wanted to use his service. After all, if I was into fucking kids, all I'd have to do is ask one of Mackenzie's men to get me one."

 

"Wouldn't Mackenzie take it out on you if you did?"

 

"Of course," Robin replied. "But since that is not my thing, I wouldn't do it to start with."