by Vera Quinn
“You can stay in the spare room until you give me a reason to pitch your ass out. Pick up around the house while you’re here. You give me one problem, and you are gone. If I want you, I will come to you. There’ll be extra pizza tonight, but all the rest of the time fend for yourself. Stay out of my way, no guests, and don’t bother to try to steal anything.” I turn around and point to the little security camera in the corner and flip it off. “We just gave my security guy and probably half the brothers at the club a good show.” That should have been enough to keep her here so I can get more information. Kim is the type of female that if you are nice to her she leaves, but be a dick to them and you can’t get rid of them. She’ll be around until she accomplishes what she came for. Hopefully, I learn enough before she does any real damage. With that I walk out of the kitchen and down my hall while texting my order into my favorite pizza place. They know my order and by the time I get out it will be delivered.
Chapter 4
Kim
Fuck that asshole. I look right straight at the security camera and smile. I finally sit up on the table and get off it. The only thing that makes this situation better is I know my plan is already in progress. That makes me happy. I know where Callie’s old room is, so I walk right in and go to her closet and pull out a t-shirt, then I see some sweats folded on the top shelf and grabbed those, too. These will be snug, but will do until I can get to my car and get my bags out. I knew Chief would finally give in. Not like I was really going to leave anyway, even if I had to sleep in my car. I make my way to the guest room, time for a hot shower.
I turn the water on as hot as I can stand it and get under the steaming water. It feels good on my body. For an older guy, Chief is in really good shape. He has rock solid abs and he doesn’t have any body fat I could see. He played my body like the experienced man he is. I’m tired of playing with the college boys I have been fucked by. They are more into getting themselves off and forgetting what I might need. I received more pleasure from the fuck we just had on the table than I have ever had. This is going to be way more pleasurable than I thought. I’ve never been with a man that could make me beg. I not only begged, I screamed his name, and I will again. He may try to act like some hard-ass, but he will soon be begging me.
I finish up my shower and I feel better than I have in a long time. Yes, there is something to be said about being with a man that knows how to please a woman. I have things I need to get done. I dress quickly, the sweats are definitely made for a woman with very few curves. Callie is a girl, and she has not got her curves going on yet. I don’t have that problem with her t-shirt. I walk out of the bathroom into the guest room, and I look around the sparsely furnished room. Just the basics. Neutral colors. Blah… I stay here for more than a few days and I will have to put some color in here. I jump on the bed and it seems pretty comfortable. No TV, radio, or even a clock. I get up and look out the only window in the room. You can see the backyard. Nothing special. I look around the room to see if Chief has any security cameras in here, but I don’t see any. However, I didn’t see the one in the kitchen, either. I should have known he would have this house wired with cameras. I think after Callie took off he probably put them everywhere. If he’d had eyes on her then he would have known something was up. Well, cameras may deter some people, but I know how to use them to my advantage. Those boys want a show I can damn sure give them one. Then they can be distracted every time they see me. This isn’t my first rodeo. I have been doing this shit since I was fourteen years old. I drove my dad’s club brothers crazy until I was ratted out by Kylar.
Kylar has always been a thorn in my ass. Keifer is older and you would think he would be the one to always be on the straight and narrow. No. Kylar has always been our dad’s pick. Stone was rightfully pissed when Kylar was voted in as Vice-President. All Keifer got was Treasurer. He does know where all the money is though, and that has helped both of us at one time or another. Being the oldest the gavel should go to him, but that will never happen and dad just threw Kizzy to the wolves, instead of protecting her the way they do Callie. Even Ma slighted Kizzy by giving Kylar the family rings to give to his new bride, instead of the oldest son’s wife. I get even less respect. We are going to change that. When I bag Chief as an old man they will have to give me the respect I deserve. Dad wants to form a friendship with the BlackPath MC and I can help with that. Not Kylar. Yes, this can work out really well for me, and then I will rub it into the smug faces of both Kylar and Callie Draven. Then I will be daddy’s little princess again, until Keifer takes all of his power, too. It is a win-win for me.
I feel my stomach protesting it is time to eat. I wander out into the kitchen and I see a box of pizza that it smells great. I open it up and I see Chief has left me three pieces of supreme, which is my favorite. I love the spice of life.
Chapter 5
Chief
I walk into the club at 5:45. I have fifteen minutes to grab me a quick drink and get ready for church. We have a lot to cover. Everyone will be here. I motion for Joy to get me a beer and she is quick to get it to me. I barely slow down to pick it up. I know Jeb’s cut is in my office and I need to pick it up. I’m trying to get my thoughts in order. Just as I am about to go down the hall to my office, Sas steps out in front of me. She tries to run her hand up my chest, but this shit is not happening. I need to nip this in the bud right now. “Get your fucking hands off me. Did I tell you to put your hands on me, bitch?” I am looking at her like she is a piece of shit I want out of my way, and I do want her out of my way. She’s no better or worse than any of the other women that have become club girls or hang arounds. She just needs to learn her place. We don’t tolerate trouble in our club from pettiness.
“Come on, Chief. I haven’t had that cock of yours in a while. Can’t I help you get rid of some pent up aggression? You look like you are tense.” She is twisting the ends of her hair around her finger with her hand on one hip. I shove her other hand off me.
“Sas, this is a warning, the only one you will get. You are a whore and nothing else. You serve your purpose, but you are nothing more than that. You don’t own my cock. If I want to have Lita suck my cock in front of you, I will. That includes any woman I see fit. If I want to bend one over, right here in the middle of my club, I will. The next time I hear of you confronting another woman over me, you are barred. Are we clear, bitch?” I am being loud and getting right in her face. She doesn’t answer fast enough for me. “I can’t hear you. Answer!”
“Ok. I understand.” I can barely hear her. She’s looking around to see who is listening.
“I still can’t hear you!” She looks me in the eye and sees exactly how badly she’s fucked up.
“Yes Chief, I understand. I will cause no more trouble.” She’s looking at her feet, but I need to know she really understands, because I have no time for this shit.
“I expect you to apologize to Lita for confronting her, and Jeb for having to throw you out. In fact, you apologize to Lita in front of me after church.” I leave her there looking at the floor. Was it extreme, yes. Do I care, no?
I go in my office and grab the box Kelsey left on my desk. I look at my watch and know I need to get to the big auditorium where we hold church. I get there just in time to see Brain making his way over to ZMan, who is busy taking everyone’s piece until we are done. He and I are the only two left with our guns and phones. I see Jeb standing on the other side of the big doors, waiting like we asked him to.
I walk around them and over to the big table we sit around. I see everyone is here except Hambone, and he has come up behind Brain. I look at the big clock on the wall and pick up my gavel and bring this meeting to order. ZMan shuts the door and joins us at the table. I stand at the end of the table so I can take care of the first piece of business. “Ok. Everyone knows Jeb has not been prospecting for us a year yet, but he has proved his loyalty and he saved my slow ass from taking a bullet when we were in Colorado trying to square Callie away, so I want a vote
for his patch.” I look to Driller.
“I vote yes.” Driller smiles, he has been wanting this.
“Yes.” Tazer was one of the last ones voted in and he wants Jeb in as bad as Driller and I do.
It makes its way all the way around the table, and it is unanimous
“ZMan will you get him. Might as well get his vote for the remaining issues.” He opens the door and motions for Jeb to come in. We knew how the vote would go. I motion for him to come over to me. “Jeb you have become a brother who is as dependable and loyal as anyone here. We voted and you are now a BlackPath MC member. Congratulations brother.” I pat him on his back and hand him his cut out of the box I brought in. As I hand it to him, he notices I had a name put on it. “Yes brother, I have given you your road name, Shield. Seems fitting and I knew it would be yours since Colorado.” He has a big ass smile on his face.
“Thank you. Thank all of you. I will die before I let a one of you down or dishonor the BlackPath MC.” He is treating his cut with the respect it deserves. Yes, he is a great addition and we need ten more just like him. “I like the name.” All the brothers are congratulating him, but I know we have to move on. So I bang my gavel.
“We can all drink to it later. You have an appointment tonight to get our ink.” I am very proud of how far he has come along. “Okay, let’s get down to it. Brain you have the floor. Bring everyone up to date and give us all some answers.” I sit down in my chair and Shield finds his new place next to Tazer.
“I was able to get my hands on a copy of Diamondback’s will. He does have a set of twin daughters at Lake Cypress close to Mt. Vernon in NE Texas. They live on a family horse ranch with their aunt. Mother deceased. A DNA test was done at their birth. As far as I can find out, he has never been in their lives, but has sent regular child support. Apparently the mother was a club girl and she left and returned to her family, she didn’t want him to have an active role in their lives. Also, I found out his son Braun did leave when he found out Diamondback was going to orchestrate the shit with Callie. He strongly disapproved. He was an officer, but not sure which one. He reportedly lost that position when he left, but not his membership. They agreed on that and left the door open.” He looked at me to see if I had any questions.
“I want a meeting with Braun. Find him and ZMan will set it up.” I’d like to see what he has to say.
“I will do that, but it is like he fell off the face of the earth. He has used no plastic, phone that can be traced, or social media. I will try to find some of his friends to watch. Someone has to be helping him.” Brain always finds a way.
“What else?” I need to find Brain someone to help him. His work load keeps growing.
“Found the man driving the vehicle the night Callie was shot at. He was shot before I could bring him in. I do have a recording of our phone conversation where he did say Stone is involved. He wouldn’t say anything else, but I had a meeting set up. He didn’t show, but his body was there.” I look and see Brain is pissed it didn’t pan out.
“Everyone knows Kim is staying at my house.” I look at all their faces and see most have seen the tape of us in my kitchen. Most have smiles on their faces. Especially Brain.
“She put on a show this afternoon in your guest room. Apparently she likes her sex toys.” Tazer has a shit eating grin on his face. I know my boy. I need to shut that shit down.
“She knows the cameras are there. She’s using that shit. Tazer do not go there. She has a pure black soul. She is eaten up by jealousy and greed. She hates Callie and I think her whole damn family, but Stone. I will bet she is helping him. Stone wants Feral Steel MC. I don’t know what her angle is with me. I treated her like shit and she keeps coming back for more. She’s after something.” All my brothers are paying close attention. “When she is around do not be distracted by her body, pay attention or you’re liable to be pulling a knife out of your back. As you have seen, I fuck her, but I never turn my back on her. I push her and she ends up telling me more by how she says something or what she doesn’t say. She has a real hate for Baby Girl, but she is like her best friend to her face, and she hates Devil. Spoiled girl who didn’t get enough of daddy’s attention. I bet she was behind that shit that went down with Deacon or at least pushed him into it and got the bastard killed. Do not let her play any of you.” I can’t express that enough. “Let’s move on, just watch that bitch carefully.”
“That’s about it from me except the thing with Sarge. He’s operating, as far as we can tell, just like always. He’s making no contact with Callie. That’s the only other thing you had me working on.” Brain sits back to relax now the attention is off him.
“Good job. Shield, if Brain needs any help, give it to him. You had some training when you were in the Marines, that may help.” As much as we have going on it will take some of the pressure off just one brother. “If none of the ol’ ladies are interested in keeping the club girls in line, then we need to put Joy on the payroll to do the job. We need to make sure they are regularly tested and are on birth control. The ones that stay here need to have a cleaning and cooking rotation. Joy has been here the longest and she pretty well has her shit straight. She’d get a weekly check and benefits. It’s the least we could do. She’d be like a house mom of sorts. She’d be responsible to keep this shit with Sas from happening again.” I look around the table.
“Kelsey is opening another shop up and really doesn’t have the time right now. I barely see her as it is.” Hambone is the first one to speak up. Kelsey has been one of the ol’ ladies we go to, but she does have a full plate right now.
“Chelsea is helping Kelsey out and has enrolled in some classes at the college. She also keeps the bar stocked and has been helping when no one else is available.” ZMan is right, I have been seeing more of her here and she always looks tired and is in a hurry with somewhere to be.
“Laurie is busy teaching and she would kill these bitches. I don’t want her upset any more than she has to be, because she just found she is pregnant today. We don’t want to take any chances, since the last two pregnancies ended up in miscarriages.” Driller has shocked all of us. Him and Laurie have been together a long time and she has been pregnant twice and lost them both. We had all began to think they had given up. I am really happy for my brother. I hope my niece or nephew makes it. I reach over beside me and slap him on the back. Everyone congratulates him. “We had given up and it just happened. We are cautiously optimistic.” They’ll make great parents.
“Ok, then let’s vote on Joy. We have more than one thing to drink to.” Our family keeps growing.
“I vote yes.” Driller is smiling from ear to ear. It goes around the table and Joy gets the job.
“Hammer, how are our finances?” He smiles and I know our businesses are booming. We don’t have to do the illegal jobs we used to. We have legal booming businesses. We hire in house as much as we can to keep trouble down, and we do good business.
“Six figures in the black with payroll taken off. I have some leads on some new venues and will give a full report when I have a chance to check them out. Each of you have detailed spreadsheet docs sent to you.” We are doing well and growing. Hammer is a genius when it comes to business ventures, and he can smell con a mile away.
“Any other business we need to tend to tonight?” I look at each of their faces and I see nothing but anticipation for some drinking tonight.
“I have just a couple more things. One, Baby Girl will be here in less than two weeks for a doctor appointment. The ol’ ladies are planning something for her. When you speak to her, pay attention to anything she says about Dra’s club. Not that they are doing anything and I don’t care about interactions in their club. It is about Callie having extra security on her. Something is up there, and I want to take no chances with her or my grandchild’s safety. I know if I start asking questions of Dra or Hawser they will get pissy about it being their club business, and Callie is loyal to a fault and won’t say anything, so just pay at
tention. Second, Shield I know I asked you to help Brain, but when you’re not I want you and Tazer to take over the role of enforcers for now. I just feel like a shit storm is coming our way with Diamondback, and this hate thing with Stone. ZMan will need your help, and you two are the most qualified. The three of you work like a well-oiled machine together. Killman is your back-up. Get together and do some training. I think that needs a vote, too.” I wait for Driller.
“I vote yes.” Driller looks a little relieved. I imagine it’ll take some pressure off him.
“I vote yes.” Shield speaks up next. It goes around the table and once again is unanimous.
“Hambone, can you get Kelsey to do those patches when she has time?” Hambone nods affirmatively.
“Ok boys, let’s drink one to Shield’s getting voted in and Driller’s great news.” I slam the gavel down, but Driller stands and I know he has something to say.
“The news of Laura being pregnant is not news everyone knows, so we want it kept quiet just in case. Just for a little while.” I know this has him filled with fear, but we will all be here for support.
“Did everyone hear? Don’t talk about it until they are ready.” I give Driller a head nod. He knows he has us.
We all make our way to the bar and I see Sas on one side of the room and Lita on the other. I catch Sas’s eye and nod towards Lita. I move within hearing distance and Sas does apologize. That’s what I wanted, so it is done. Maybe all is settled and we will have calm for a while.
I move to the bar and nod at Joy to bring me a beer. “Joy we have a job opening for you. If you take it, you will be like a club mom. You’ll take care of the bar, keep the girls squared away, and keep up with medical issues. You won’t be considered a club girl anymore, but like family. You’ll get a pay check and benefits. Are you interested?” I see she is happy.