I sit back and think. If he wasn’t my father then why does he treat me so different? I’m going to drive myself crazy if I do not get this out of my head and try to get this day started. Enough of this. I finish getting dressed in some tights and a loose shirt with my sports bra. No shoes, I hate when my feet get sweaty, and with running back and forth I have a feeling I’ll be sweating pretty good. Since I’ll be home packing and no one will be here to be checking up on me, and Tumbler won’t be here to impress there’s no need. I’m so glad I got a pedicure done last week! Now that drives me crazy. I can’t stand to look at my feet, and they look as if I never take care of them. I head out of my room and to the other side of the hallway and knock on Riley’s door. I can hear her singing. Whenever she tries to escape from the reality of her life, she plays this damn song. Dirty Dancing made her believe that the not so beautiful woman can get the guy no one thinks would give her the time of day. Damn, she must be thinking of Kid. She must be on her Dirty Dancing marathon stage again. I open her door and the sight before me is fucking hilarious. I can’t help but laugh so hard my stomach begins to ache. She may need this to escape, but it is still funny as shit to watch her dance and sing it, plus I want her laugh and forget the bullshit. She didn’t hear me enter so I slam the door open and sing in my loudest and playfully off key voice I possibly can. “Had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you.” My sister screamed and jump she landed on her ass really fucking hard! Holy shit, “Riles are you ever going to stop swooning over Patrick Swayze”? Riley glared at me as if I have lost my mind and says sarcastically. “No, never, he was my first crush he will always be my hot dancing lover!”
We are laughing when my Mom comes in to tell us she is off to the club to have a girl’s day and will be playing tennis with my dad’s business associates wives. “I hope you girls understand that sometimes you have to put priorities first, and unfortunately shopping is not one of them. Alexander called, and he will be home sometime tomorrow. “You know, you have to stand by your man and all”…yuck! “I really hope you girls are on your best behavior Alexander been extremely stressed lately, and I need you to make things easier around here instead of stressing him out. “Mom blows us a kiss and turns to leave. As soon as I hear the door close, Riley mutters under her breath that “he isn’t my dad. He’s the man that would love to see me dead and gone than ruin his precious family.” My heart broke a little more so I ask her “Riley can we have a conversation?” “Sure,” Riley says concerned with seeing the tears I’m holding back “What’s going on Sadie? Is everything alright”? Leave it to my sister to think she needs to recuse me from something. My sister shows me every day how much she loves me; this is one of her ways. I just hope what I’m fixing to do for her, for us, will show her that I want to do the same for her. I know if I’m ever in trouble she will do everything she can to help me. Especially if it’ll cease the problem in the house with my dad. Riley says there is enough of that going on with her just existing. (Another reason I hate my father) Who hates their wife’s child just for their existence? Riley, Sky and I are close. There’s a reason, it is because we are not just sisters we are best friends the three of us. Sky is not blood, but she is our sister. The day I met Sky is the day that everything changed for Riley and me. Her family welcomed us, and now they love us more than our own does. Her parents have helped us through some tough choices we would have never gone to Mom or my dad for. Don’t get me wrong Mom loves us, I know she does, but something is going on, and I wish I could figure out what it is. I think she’s been in survival mode for so long that it’s all she knows. I think my dad abuses Mom I just can’t prove it.
I look at Riles and smile letting her know I’m fine. “No Riley nothing is wrong! I actually want to do something for us. I want to do something so we can both feel safe and be happy for once. Would you listen to me and think before you make a decision, please?” I take a breath and look at Riles to make sure she is paying attention to me. We both sit on her bed and face each other. “Sky is moving into a three-bedroom house her dad has and he had been thinking of selling. He has decided that there is a better use for it. He wants Skylar and Ryder to move in since they are practically living together at the clubhouse. The thing is, he also does not want her alone when Ryder is out of town on club runs or taking care of the Garage. There are times when he has to leave to get parts, since they work on vintage bikes and cars, the parts they get are so expensive they can’t be shipped. Most of that is due to insurance that means they have to go pick the parts up themselves. Ryder and his dad are picky on how they are transported. Since his dad is the VP, he can’t always take off.” I hope I’m selling this to Riles, I want us out before dad makes it home. “I was hoping that we could get the hell out of this house! I’m not comfortable living here anymore Riles. I have an awful feeling, and I also want out of my dad’s thumb. I want to live Riley without fear of what dad is going to threaten me with. I want to have my own life and make decisions. We both know how much Tumbler means to me. I would like to see where that goes, and you and I both know dad will do everything he can to make sure that doesn’t happen. I don’t just have strong feelings for him, Riley! He makes me want to try new things and he makes me smile all the time. I want to experience things through his eyes. He may be my one, but I’ll never know as long as dad has control over me. Please, say you will come and live with Skylar and me?” I get off the bed and bend on my knees on the floor. I put the prayer sign in front of me in a begging notion. “Please! Riles, we want you with us what do you say”?
Riley lets out a sigh and then says. “Well, you know Alexander is going to blame me for this right? Not that it matters. Sure, why not? I would love to live with my sisters and best friends. I just hope I get over the stupid crush I have on Kid! The bathroom scene should help. I know I’ll be seeing him, and it will be hard seeing him with those tramps. I’m always hearing about the Babes from the Brothers, about being with them. It’s like sharing a hooker! They are just skanky Sadie! I do not understand how the guys could be with someone who will give them some STD they will have to live with the rest of their lives. I pray they don’t fall in love and bring any of that nasty snatch, diseased bullshit home. That right there might just be what keeps me from ever wanting to date or fuck one of the Rage Ryderz” I probably look like a fish out of the water now. I have never heard my sister talk about anyone like that! My sister loves everyone; she is always telling me not to Judge. Wow, did my sister really say “hooker” and “tramp”? Kid is going to influence my sister; this is gonna be so much fun when he realizes, that he and Riles belong together. If he hasn’t fucked it up! I have a feeling when that day comes we’ll all feel the fireworks going off all around them. I will be damned if I don’t stick around to watch that show. Kid needs to be put down a notch or two, and it would be hilarious to watch Riley bring that man-whore to his fucking knees. I hope she makes him suffer and chase her. Kid Rage needs to learn what it’s like to have to work for something. Too much has been given to him in his life, and he hasn’t had to work for much. Leaving those thoughts behind I know our rooms need to be packed. Deciding what we want to take with us knowing we won’t come back and get anything else, we get busy.
“Well, Sadie, what room do we want to start in?” Riley’s thinking. “Sades, you have a ton more things than I do, so maybe we should start with your room. Your closet will take us at least four hours to box up, then your bathroom stuff. Now that I’m thinking about it, Sadie girl why don’t you pack your stuff and I will work on mine? It only seems fair to me.” Riley says with a huge smile on her face. I knew Riley was kidding, but I mean seriously! I have a passion for clothes, she has a passion for her computer. So, I give my sister a look letting her know that I’m not impressed. Riley looks at me, and I can tell she’s trying to keep a straight face it’s not working. Her smirk turns into a full blown laughter. Riley has this laugh that you can’t help but join in, it’s contagious.
That is how we spent th
e day. Waiting for Sky to finish up what she had to do. We worked and laughed, listened to music, and we had our rooms packed in a matter of 6 hours. Then it is moving time. Once, we are completely moved out of my father’s house and settled, my dad and I are going to talk. If he can’t deal, he’ll be out of my life. I just hope we don’t lose our Mom. As we were pulling ours stuff down the stairs to be ready for our help to show up, we hear the garage door open. Thinking it’s Mom I called out to her “meet us in the living room.” You can imagine ours surprise as dad walks in, and immediately he screams at Riley for an explanation for the mess. This wasn’t going to end well. I send my Mom a text, she replies immediately. She’s on her way and will be home in five minutes. I ask dad “Please have a seat in the living room, and calm down I will get you and drink, and would like to have a conversation with you.”
My dad, of course, couldn’t wait for Mom to get home, Riley explains to him that she has an opportunity to move out. My dad looks ok with that until my Mom walks in and I take that as a sign. I say, “I’m going with her, I’m unhappy living at home. I feel that you aren’t happy unless you’re controlling me and don’t care about my happiness.”
Then all hell broke loose….
***********Skylar*************
Thank God! That text with Sadie just made my day. I’m so excited to help get them out of that house! I cannot believe my brother! Does he know how Riley has been hurt by every man that has ever entered her life? (How it is that one person! One can bring up every one of her insecurities out in one damn dinner? I thought that my brother might be good for her, he ruins good things that come to him.) I just do not understand, I have seen the way his eyes follow her. The past year if she is around him never lets her out of sight. Kid says he is not ready for a serious relationship, he’s letting fears of what happened with Vapor effect his decisions. I see the look on his face when he is watching Mom and dad, and even Ryder and me. He has a longing; he thinks he hides it from us, but he isn’t, and the restaurant bitch! I don’t even know what to make of that. That’s the first time I’ve seen him with a woman in a long time. He has been keeping to himself only hanging out if Riley is around. I’m not stupid, I know what this is about, and Kid wants to talk about how he messed up at dinner last night. What I’m trying to figure out is, if I’m going to play with him, or be serious. Do I just let him get to the point and let him get off his chest? He and I are due a serious conversation. I’m not sure how much he knows about Riley’s home life, but I’m going to tell him how she is to be treated. If he thinks he can do that, I hope she can give Kid a second chance. He really is a good guy beneath the sarcasm and the impression he gave her last night. There is not a Judgmental bone in Riley’s body. Thinking about things, I’m going through the bags of food Mom had dad bring to me at the clubhouse. Surely, there is something here I can put together for Kid.
I turn my thoughts to my sisters. I feel anger toward Alexander. I hate the way the Dumb-ass treats them. The only person who can stand him is Elizabeth. He is the worst as far as stuck up rich people go. Women are usually the nasty ones at charity functions. Once Alexander and Elizabeth were together with my Mom at a function needing donations for the physical therapy department. My Mom accidentally called Elizabeth by a nickname “Liz” trying to make her feel welcome. We were all sitting at ours assigned dinner table. Sadie, my boss, and I were sitting there and I know we were both humiliated and ashamed. Ours boss Keith witnessed Alexander’s horrible behavior. My god, Alexander’s ears, turned red as he gave my Mom a go-to-hell look and said. “We are not low-class Lina, we go by ours given names. We do not need trashy nicknames that is for people of your lifestyle, not ours.” I remember Sadie gasping and Elizabeth’s head go down in shame.
I thought I was going to have to hold my Mom back. I know it took everything in me not to kick the son of a bitch myself. I will say my Mom surprised me, as she smiled very sweetly at Alexander and said, “I will have to keep that in mind Alex” and turned and walked away. I nearly choked on my water as Sadie was hiding a laugh through her hand. I was stunned and turned to look at Alexander I thought his heart was going to explode, he looked downright livid. Have I mentioned how amazing my family is? They never let anyone put us down for the life we have chosen to live. That is why I know if my brother gets his head out of his ass, he will be a good man for Riley. Due to his slutty ways, he will never let anyone hurt her for the path she chooses to take in life. Aha, I found some mac and cheese, the kind with the creamy sauce already in the packet, so I do not need any milk. Along with that I found a package of hot dogs, I will cut those up and put in with the mac. It is not the perfect meal for Kid, but at least it is better than takeout. I’m lost in my thoughts of when someone grabs me by my waist and swings me around.
My gut reaction being raised by my dad and tormented by my brother was to go into defense mode. They both wanted to make sure if I was ever taken or attacked I at least knew how to defend myself. I just happened to make contact with Kid’s right knee as he screamed “Fuuuckk!” It took a minute for it to register who the fuck I just kicked and then I got pissed. I slapped him upside his head “What the god damn hell were you fucking doing you stupid son of a bitch!”
“Wow, sis Ryder kiss you with that mouth of yours?” He better watch it or he is going to be tasting that fucking tabasco sauce. “I’m fixing to shove some down your throat” Showing him the Tobasco sauce. I gave him my evil bitch eye, it usually works with the Brothers, but it did nothing to my brother. I’m so glad right now that I’m a girl; my brother would never put his hands on a woman, or he would suffer the hands of every Rage Ryderz Brother. Honestly though not sure that I would tell them considering I’m the one who attacked him first. I will have to say that If any member is caught hitting a woman old lady or not they are in trouble. That is one of dad’s no-no’s, and he will take you to the shed. My dad saw some pretty bad shit when he was younger. He would call my Uncle Jed. (My Uncle Jed use to be with us in the Rage Ryderz MC.) Uncle Jed takes men out to the wood shed. Literally! My Uncle Jed always came back with a pissed off look on his face.
This day was not turning out the way I wanted it to. Whenever I bring up my Uncle Jed, I become depressed. I’m missing my Uncle Jed and the ““Lost Devils Outlaws””. (That is my Uncle Jed’s 1% MC he started) I need to check up on him; it has been two years since I have seen him. I hope he is planning on coming to town sometime soon. He always makes me want to come up with a reason to keep him here with me. I have tried so many ways to talk him into staying. Even our love for him can’t keep him still.
“So tell me big brother what has you coming by tonight?” He looked at me, and at that Moment, the look he gave me was the look he used to use as a little boy. He would give it to Mom after she accidentally left him with old lady Chambers. She use to make him clean out her pantry and watch soap operas. He was so miserable while he was over there. My brother was an extremely strong man whom never showed anyone his emotions. Not even with me and we were more like best friends than siblings. With a smile, I reminded him he can tell me anything. I will never give up on my big brother no matter how stupid his decisions are. “Sis I really screwed up didn’t I? My heart broke last night when I heard you talking to Ryder. I was walking down the hall heading to my room with a bottle of Jack looking for a way to relax. He must not like the evil look I’m sending his way because he carries on. “No, do not look at me like that I was not eavesdropping I was simply walking down the hall. You do realize when you’re screaming your voice travels in that old building. You were screaming, and it is not as if I could help hearing what you were saying. I slept on it last night, and I was pissed as hell! I mean you’re my best friend. I know you have loyalties to others, but I would have never jumped to conclusions without coming to you first. I feel like I should be mad at you for trying to rosin my future, and I meant future as in down the road. Like I said I thought that I knew she would be mine at some point just not now. I need to know she w
ill not be emotionally hurt by me.”
“I was supposed to meet dad this morning for coffee. Of course wouldn’t you know he and Mom were both there together wanting to have brunch. Did you know that she and Elizabeth had one drunken night where Elizabeth let some things slip out? By that look, I’m going to guess no. Their conversation is private and I will let Mom tell you. If I do I’m just going to lose it I can’t talk about it again. The only thing conclusion that kept coming mind was Riley is mine. I’m the one who is going to protect her, love her and she will be my old lady and at some point my wife! How fucked up is that?”
I knew something would happen to make him see that she is the one. Now we have to figure out how to get Riley give him a chance. I slapped my hand on my forehead and gave Kid a look of (oh shit we might be in trouble). “Kid you do know after last night you’re going to have a lot to prove to her, right? I also wanted to say to you that I’m sorry that you heard me. I was just upset, and I’m so tired of watching Riley be hurt by Alexander. You didn’t know it, you did the same thing. I was worried about my friend, but you’re very special to me.”
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