“Who’s she married to?” Brooks inquires.
“Lowell Jeffries,” Trident advises. I hear the collective groans from the rest of my brothers at his statement.
“Fucking hell,” Loki hisses out. “That bastard is scum, I don’t care that he’s an attorney, he’s slimy and if he achieves his goal of getting into politics, I fear for this town.”
“Yeah, that’s the gist of it,” Trident says. “But he’s hurt her for the last time.” His voice is firm and unyielding.
“What’s your woman’s name?” Specks asks.
“She’s not my woman, but her name is Gianna,” Trident retorts.
“Sounds like someone’s defensive,” Loki observes.
“Enough. He’ll be out of pocket so we all need to pitch in to cover the bar. In the meantime, Specks? I need you to dig into Jeffries. I want to know everything so we can come up with a plan to get him out of the picture without any blowback to the club, especially Trident, or this prick’s wife,” I command.
“Thanks, brother. If there’s nothing else, I need to get up there and pick her up,” Trident says.
“You’re dismissed,” I tell him. “Orion, give us a rundown on the financials.”
Orion quickly goes through the numbers and I see the brothers grinning when he tells us that all of our checks are going up this month thanks to Lilli’s improvements. I smirk when I think about how my woman has added to the club. She does it so effortlessly, it’s almost as if she was born into this life. Once Orion is done, I look around and state, “We’ve got another piece of business to discuss. I think we need to make a few changes where the club girls are concerned.”
“What do you mean?” Atlas questions. “I’ve noticed that Riah hasn’t really been around other than to do the chores they handle around here. Same with Tessie; she’s taken over the bar here at the clubhouse. Now that Jayna bitch, she’s turning into a nasty piece of work. Wouldn’t touch her with someone else’s dick.” At his outburst, the room rocks with laughter. He doesn’t say much, but when he talks, people listen.
“Jayna is the main topic. Seems she has something, and she gave it to one of the brothers. I won’t say which one out of respect for his privacy, but I will say that any of you who’ve been with her recently need to hit the clinic. I’ve noticed how Riah and Tessie are more focused on chores and less on going off with one of y’all. How would you feel if we gave them a raise to handle the cleaning and shit around here and let them do what they want? If they want to rejoin the citizen world or go off to school, we can help get them set up, but they no longer have to ‘service’ y’all. What do y’all think?”
“I’m good with that, Pres,” Brooks advises. “No offense to y’all, but we can get plenty of pussy when we have parties and the girls in town come up here. Just don’t feel like getting my dick wet someplace where all my brothers have already been, even if y’all have been gloved up.”
“All in favor of banning Jayna, and giving Riah and Tessie different options?” I inquire. I go around the table, receiving ‘ayes’ from each and every brother.
“Then it’s settled. I’ll let Riah and Tessie know about the changes and tell Jayna that she’s banned.”
“Good riddance to that cunt,” Reef growls out. “I’m not the one who talked to Poseidon, but she got me too. Just found out yesterday and was bringing it to the table so y’all could be aware. Fucking twat.”
Lilli
I wake up and after getting dressed, head down to the kitchen, my stomach growling. At the rate I’m going, I’ll be humongous but I can’t find it in me to care right now. Spotting Riah at the stove, I walk over and ask, “Whatcha making?”
“Biscuits and gravy, do you want some?” she responds.
“Absolutely. Let me get the plates.” We work in companionable silence as she cooks and I marvel once again at this petite woman and how she always has a perpetual smile on her face. “Do you ever want to do something different?” I question once we’re sitting down eating.
“My grandma taught me all kinds of things growing up. I always saw myself with a little house that had a garden and shit. Definitely some dogs and cats, maybe some chickens. But there’s not anyone out there who’s gonna want a woman like me who has slept with a bunch of men.”
“What’s the difference between what you’ve done with the club and what most men do? I don’t understand. Why can a man go out and ‘get him some’ but when a woman does it, she’s a slut or a whore?”
She shakes her head and I see sadness lurking in her eyes. “I don’t know,” she mumbles. “But I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks until I went to live with my grandma, and most of us never get the breaks we need to get out.”
I reach over and place my hand over hers. “We’ll figure out a way to get you that dream, Riah, I promise.” I don’t know how, and I don’t know when, but if it’s in my power to do so, I’ll make it happen for her. Everyone deserves to reach for the stars and now, I’ve got the money to help people accomplish that very thing.
Epilogue
Lilli
“Push, sweetheart, you’re doing so well.” I can’t believe that I survived the pregnancy, all things considered.
Jayna didn’t take it too well when she was banned from the club for her actions. It turns out that several of the brothers were ‘caught’ by her. Right now, though, she’s behind bars because she thought she could burn the clubhouse down, only to get caught thanks to Specks’ awesome security. Kassidy is also now behind bars awaiting sentencing. Her part in the ‘Let’s Kill Lillianna’ plot was solidified once all the lab tests came back. Plus, the charge for the rat poison was found on her credit card statement. Stupid bitch. Since Anson is now in a vegetative state, he avoided prosecution, but I think his sentence is far worse. He can’t move and has to have someone change his diapers. That may make me bitchy, but I don’t really care all that much.
I was two weeks past my due date when my water broke this morning and now, seven hours later, after copious amounts of swearing by Jesse, who was almost beside himself because I was in pain, it’s time to meet our little girl.
“Trying, Jesse. So tired,” I gasp out. I can feel my hair sticking to my head; the air conditioning is out at the hospital and despite the fans blowing, I’ve sweated so much that I look like a drowned rat. A very fat drowned rat at that.
“I know, pretty girl, but you’ve got this.” He’s done nothing but encourage me, especially when they made me walk to help ‘further things along’ as the old nurse said. She’s been a gem as well.
“Another good push and you’ll be meeting your little one,” Dr. Sewell says. I take a deep breath and when she says to, I push with everything in me until I suddenly feel the absence of pressure. “She’s beautiful,” Dr. Sewell advises just as I hear a soft cry.
Tears come to my eyes as I look down to see the tiny terror who rocked my world. I’m still amazed that as long as my so-called morning sickness held on that I managed to gain the weight that I did. She places the baby on my stomach and I reach down, uncaring that she’s all goopy. “Hello, sweet girl, I’m your momma,” I coo as Jesse reaches down and places his hand over her.
“Daddy, do you want to cut the cord?” the nurse asks as she ties off the cord and prepares it to be cut. When he nods, she hands him the instrument they use; it kind of looks like a pair of scissors, but they’re unlike any I’ve ever seen before. I watch him wince as he cuts where she indicates, then she gently picks up our daughter and takes her off to the side to clean her up and take her vitals.
“Go with her,” I whisper. “I think I’ve got more to do.” I can feel contractions starting again and remember that I have to deliver the afterbirth. Blech. I feel so disgusting right now it’s not funny, but if the end result is that baby, I’ll suck it up.
Thirty minutes later, I’m all cleaned up and holding our little girl with Jesse somehow on the bed with me. I’m sure it’s not technically allowed, but I dare anyone to say somethi
ng to the biker by my side. “What do you want to name her?” he asks, watching her grasp his finger in hers.
“What do you think about Winnie Grace Malone?” I question. He closes his eyes and I see a smile cover his face.
“I like it, sweetheart. You ready for everyone else to meet our girl?”
“Sure. Then, can you maybe get me some good food? This childbirth shit is hard.”
He laughs as he leans down and kisses my forehead. “I’ve already got that set up, Lilli. Let me go get Mom, then we’ll let the brothers come in.” I nod. As much as I want everyone to meet our girl, I’m exhausted and I think he knows it because he murmurs, “They won’t stay long, but they want to meet her. I’ll be here with you to help so you get rest, okay?”
Poseidon
I crack up when I see my brothers sitting in the waiting room. Each of them is wearing the T-shirt that Lilli made and I make a mental note to get a picture of them. “Mom? You first then we’ll let these heathens in to meet our girl.” My mom stands up, a smile covering her face, as she walks closer.
“Let me meet my granddaughter,” she commands. For someone as short as she is, she definitely has no problems bossing me or any of my brothers around, that’s for damn sure. I lead her into the suite that Lilli is using and watch as both women burst into tears at the sight of my princess.
“We named her Winnie Grace,” Lilli says as she holds out the pink blanketed burrito to my mom.
“Oh, hello, precious one, I’m your nana,” my mom states as she runs her finger across the tiny cheek. “We’re going to have so much fun together, you just wait and see.” I give the two of them some time with my girl and head back out to my brothers.
“Did you let Trident know?” Loki asks when I get to them.
“Yeah, sent him a text.”
“He doing okay?” That comes from Brooks. Since he left, we’ve kept in contact, but we still have nothing concrete to pin on that fucker, Jeffries, so he and Gianna remain at the cabin. I’ve gone up once but haven’t been back since it was too close to Lilli’s time to give birth.
“As good as can be expected. I know we need to get this shit sorted for him so he can claim his woman because make no mistake, he’s gonna do that,” I reply.
“Can we see the baby yet or is your mom gonna hog her?” Atlas asks.
“C’mon, y’all. I know Lilli is tired but we both want you to meet your new niece.” As a group, we all head back to my woman. When she sees the brothers walking in, their hot pink T-shirts under their cuts, she starts laughing and soon, the room is reverberating with everyone’s laughter.
“I need a picture of this,” Lilli states. My mom nods and grabs her phone and somehow, all my brothers except for Trident, get together, holding Winnie, while both Mom and Lilli take multiple shots.
You did good, Jesse, real good, Winnie whispers. Take care of them all.
Life doesn’t get much better than this - my woman, my brothers, my mom, my girl.
The End - for now
Stay tuned for Trident’s Queen
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