"Im here!" I yelled out. I saw my dad in the kitchen table. "Did you eat?" I asked.

"The leftovers you made two days ago, yes." He smiled. I grabbed a beer from the fridge.

"I worry about you dad." I sighed as I sat down with him.

"How are you?" He asked.

"Im fine." I chugged the beer.

"You can talk to me."

"Im better. Papa, i swear, im fine." I looked at him. He sighed. There was just silence.

"Do you know whats in the lockbox?" I stopped drinking. I dont what to say. Should I lie? Should i not? "Ignacio Cortina. I know you saw it."

"I saw nothing." I went back to drinking.

"Hm." He knew.

"Just me and Ez know." I confessed. I placed the bottle in the trash.

"You need to know, thats in the past." He grabbed my hands.

"Why keep it as a secret?"

"To protect you, your brothers." He sighs. "Potter came to pay me a visit.

"Potter doesnt just come in. He needs something."

"My past perhaps." I nodded. I pulled out my phone to see Angels text saying he's outside.

"Angels here." We both got up. "Take care pa. Call me if anything okay." I kissed his cheek.

"Si mija." He walked me out. I saw Angel, across the street. Not even looking at the house. I waved goodbye to my father.

"Hi." I said to him as I got on the bike.

"Hey." He drove off. We made it to the clubhouse. "You staying at Cocos tonight?"

"i dont know. I might leave him rest for a few."

"Whats going on between you guys? This shit has been going on for 5 months now."

"Dont worry about it Hermano. We're fine." I hope we are. I walked in The clubhouse. My eyes landed on Coco. Already waiting on me. I said hello to everyone. "Finally."

"About time right." Coco chuckles. I sat on his lap. "Minis safe. Shes with Adelita."

"Good." He placed his head on my chest. I played with his hair.

"I had to say, you looked hot with a gun today." I chuckled.

"Now did I?" I hummed. I bit my lip. "Should I carry one now?"

"Lets not get ahead of ourselves." We both laughed. Bishop and Taza came towards us and say down. We looked at Angel and Ez, who both were not talking. Angel angrily walked away from Ez.

"We know anything else about this beef? Starting to feel like their fucking mother. Marisol?" Bishop said to me. I turned to him.

"I thought we had this shit under control. To be honest Bishop, i dont know, they barely talk about this to me." I told him

"Angel says it's old shit, family wounds." Coco said. It is. Its just complicated.

"Family or not, been going on way too fucking long.
It's bleeding all over the table." Taza said. The rest of the Mayans from our towns came in. They set a meeting.

"Join us Marisol." Bishop invited me. Coco and I walked in and saw the other gather in the room.

"We've hit an ugly bump in our Arizona prison pipeline." Bishop announced. Riz slams the blocks of cocaine on the table. "That's why you're all here."

"And it's the reason we're here."

"Tempe, Sahuarita, and Tucson, the heroin that you sent to your respective prison drops this morning, my charter pulled before they got there."

"The fuck for?" Said one man.

"One of your last shipments was cut so deep, three inmates OD'd. I don't have to tell you what that does to our business. It can't happen again." Bishop said to him.

"You putting this shit on one of us?"

"No, carnan, we just need to take that possibility off the table."

"Get the prospect."

"Yeah." Taza went to get Ez. Shortly after Ez came in. I can feel the rage Angel has. Everyone was whispering as Ez was looking at the blocks.

"Charter ID's in a different place." Ez said as he slid the one block.

"Huh." Bishop smirked. "Tucson." Everyone looked at them.

"This is bullshit." They slammed the table.

"If this stays clear, it's pure." Taza cuts the block open and stuffs the coke into the bottle. "It turns blue, it's been cut." He shook it up and showed us the bottle. Blue.

"Shit." They whispered.

"What the fuck? You do the pickup from the airdrop?" The bearded man points at a man.

"You think it was me?" He played the victim.

"You're the only one who was alone with the package."

"This is crazy." He laughs off.

"Is it?"

"Answer him."

"There's stupid, and there's really fuckin' stupid." The man laughs. He pulls something from his shoe and points it, Coco and Angel ran to me, to protect me.

"Pinche puerco." Tranq grabbed him, having him in a headlock. They took him out of the room. I grabbed Cocos hand.

"Sorry, brothers." The man shook his head. "We had no idea."

"We know that."

"You'll handle the problem." Bishop told him as the man and his crew got up.

"Yeah."

"Do it before you leave." The man nodded and headed out. We all left. I sat down with Coco.

"Jesus." I said under my breath. He grabbed my hand and kissed it.

"Sorry to cock block but we gotta go." Angel said as he walked up to us. I looked at Coco.

"Bye Amor." I kissed him goodnight.

"Bye mi corazon."

"You tell Letty goodnight, ill see her soon."

"I will. Call me when you get home." I hugged him. After I pulled away, I smiled. Angel and I went outside and drove home. I opened the door and went to the kitchen to grabbed something to eat. "hello mi amor, im home. Drive safe okay?" I said as I called Coco.

"You rest up okay. Te querio."

"I love you too." I said as we hung up. I went back to grab the leftover guacamole and chips. I sat in the living room. I ate a chip and looked at the couch besides me.

Flashback:

"Hey, dont listen to him. Hes the ugly one. You are beautiful. You get it from mama." Ezekiel smiled as he sat besides me.

"Thank you Ezekiel." I smiled at him.

"Apologize to your sister." Mom dragged Angel into the living room. She was furious at him. "You do not say that to your sister."

"Im sorry Marisol." He looked at me.

"Ay mi bebe." My mom hugged me. "If you guys hurt each other again, you guys are in deep trouble. You all should be lucky to have each other."

"So?" Angel said as he sat on the couch. "You and Coco?"

"We are not talking about it. We are fine." I huffed.

"What happened?"

"How about we talk about you And Ez?" Angel scuffs and drank his beer.

"We're not talking about it."

"See." I pointed at him. "Im not going to say anything until you tell me why you are still mad at Ez. So im Sorry hermano, but its between me and Coco." I chugged my beer. "Im not ready to say it." I whispered. The door knocked. Angel stood up and opened it.

"What are you doing here?" Angel said with a stern voice. I look at my right, Ezekiel.

"We have to talk, Angel. Where Marisol?" Ez said. I stood up.

"Ez, hey." I said as I walked up.

"There's nothing to talk about." Angel walked away. Ez walked in.

"Yeah, there is."

"What, your, um, sponsor sent you here? Worried his golden boy didn't get the votes he needs?" I crossed my eyes.

"Seriously Angel, now?" I told him.

"I don't give a fuck about the vote." Ez told him.

"Well, if this is about Pop, man, then stay out of it. It's none of your fucking business." Angel walked away. I went to get Angel.

"Listen to him. Please." I told him.

"It's not about Pop." Ez said. He pulled out a box from his backpack and showed us. "It's about Mom." Angel and I were stunned. I let go of his arm.

"What?" I quietly said.

"I know who killed her." My jaw dropped. Shit.