He is hurt

"What's this lead you're talking about?"

"Some Skeletors just rode through town. I figured we could try to catch them before they left." The smile on Smokey's face told me that he was ready for a fight.

It had been months since anything really exciting had happened around her, and I could tell that Smokey was ready for some danger. We all were.

"Prospect! Get your ass over here!" Smokey yelled for Aaron before he ran over, wiping the grease from his hands. "Suit up, kid. Us big boys are going to show you how to handle business."Aaron's eyes lit up as he dropped his towel and ran for his bike, starting it before I could even slide onto the seat of my own bike. Kid was excited, I'll give him that.

The familiar rumbled between my legs was just what I needed right now. I needed a clear mind for what we were about to do, and riding on the open road tended to do just that.

Smokey took the lead out of the lot as I followed right behind him, catching Aaron out my peripheral vision behind me.