Brick

by Trixie Brewster

  “Alright, Blaze. I am listening.” I fold my hands behind my head as I listen to him.

  “Do you think they already know where your new house is.” He points to the pictures of Korey in front of me. “Look, if they followed you two on your bike, they may have figured out where you went.” His voice of reason makes me sit up straight. Fuck he might be right. They wouldn’t be safe at my house either.

  “Fuck, you could be right. I can’t take that chance. They will have to come here, until all of this blows over.” He nods his head again before he speaks again. “She won’t like it. Her kids being around the club sluts.” I know he is right, but I don’t want to take the chance of her safety. She has worked her way into my system. Where our clubhouse is, isn’t a secret. But the Grimm’s would have a harder chance of getting to her here.

  “What about the cabin behind the clubhouse. It hasn’t been used in a long time. But that way the kids are away from the club sluts, and my sister is too. When we go on lock down though there will be no avoiding it.”

  The cabin was where I grew up. I hated going back there. It had been ten years since anyone has stayed there. But I needed to keep Sadie away from the bullshit women here in the clubhouse. I nodded my head at Blaze and clapped him on the back. “Thanks, brother. That is a good idea. I will get the club girls on getting it ready for Korey, Sadie and Sean.” He nods as he gets up to leave.

  I sit there alone in the silence again as I look at the picture of Korey on the back of my bike. We look content together. She had a big smile on her face, and I am sporting one of my own. I have my hand on her thigh as she has her head tucked against my back and her arms around my waist. She looks amazing on the back of my bike.

  I think back to my thoughts on making her an Ol’ Lady. She would be perfect as my Ol’ Lady. She gets along with most everyone, but yet she doesn’t care what anyone thinks about her. she is nurturing to her kids, but the real test is how she will be around the club. She has only had a small taste, at one club party. Throwing her in and seeing if she sinks or swims will be something different.

  I don’t expect her to accept everything that the club does. We aren’t angels after all, we enjoy going to war. We enjoy partying well into the night getting high and drunk. Most of the men at my table don’t have Ol’ Ladies so the nefarious things they get into could make a whore blush.

  Their language isn’t something that I worry about though. Korey curses like a sailor herself. But their crude actions and they way they hold their selves could be something else. To a lot of outsiders, we are big, and we are evil and scary. Most mothers pull their kids close to their sides when they see us.

  Korey had said herself that she was used to that treatment. It makes me mad knowing that people can be so judgmental over just a look. Korey is a beautiful person both inside and outside. She cares deeply for the people in her life. I just hope she can care just as much about my brothers as I do. Bringing her into the fold as my Ol’ Lady will put her more into the family than she already is. She will have more brothers and sisters than she will know what to do with.

  Pulling out my phone checking the time it is only five in the morning. I sigh as I rise from my chair. Going out in the common area I find Kelsey. She is nothing like Ginger. She is a leggy blonde that has a heart on her. she is not a club whore, but a bartender that we keep here on the premises. Her luck ran out a few months ago. She needed shelter and a job. She refused to be a club whore, I respect her more for that.

  “Hey, boss. Whats up?” she asks she pours a shot for one of the brothers.

  “Got a favor to ask you.” I lean on the bar as I watch her wash glasses and put the whiskey back behind the bar. She looks at me with her brown eyes and narrows them at me, then she smiles.

  “What can I do for you Brick?” She leans against the bar giving me her whole attention.

  “You know that cabin behind the clubhouse.” She nods her head at me, and then she frowns at me.

  “Yeah, what about it? I thought it was off limits.” I nod my head in agreement at her. I hate to ask her to clean it up for Korey. But I don’t trust the whores around here to clean it without digging into the shit I still have in there.

  “It is, listen. I am going to trust you to do this for me.” She nods again her smile gone and a frown marring her young face.

  “I need it cleaned up a bit. You know dust mostly. And change the sheets on the beds.” She tilts her head at me and narrows her eyes at me.

  “Look, I know its not my business. But why the change of heart?” I give off a small laugh at her question.

  I leaned it close to her so I can say it low. “I’m going to be brining my woman and her kids here. I don’t want her kids exposed to this.” I wave my hand towards to common room, where the club whores are parading around in next to nothing, even this early in the morning.

  When I pulled back and sat at the stool, the smile that was on her face shocked me but to as much as her words. “Oh, Brick. That is so sweet. I’m happy for you, like really happy. I can’t wait to meet her.” I nod my head at her words. I take my keys out of my pocket and take the cabin key off the ring. I place the key in her hand, she closes her hand in a fist around the key and turns to leave.

  I decide to go to my house to get a few essentials that I will need. There is no way I am leaving Korey and her kids alone. By time I have everything packed that I might need and get my head around going back into my childhood home, it is after twelve in the afternoon.

  I back my truck out of the garage, I don’t know how much Korey will want to take with her, but I don’t want to be under prepared just in case, I bring Big Sexy, she is a lifted ford 250. All black and chrome accents with a ten inch lift to her she is a beast going down the road and an offset that makes most men cringe when they see her rolling up behind them.

  Pulling up the shop I see Korey’s car and park next to the Bug. I laugh when I get out at the size difference between the cages. There are only two cages that I stand to be in the Sexy Beast or the 5.0 mustang that has some extra get up and go. But my love is my bike. There is nothing that compares to the wind in my face and roar of the engine as I fly down the highway.

  I haven’t called or texted Korey since this morning, I haven’t let her know about my plans for her to stay in the cabin. I know this can one or two ways. Either she will comply, or she will buck against me, yell and scream at me.

  I hesitate at the top of the stairs looking at the door. I have never cared what another person thinks of me. I have never cared about another person’s thoughts on one of my demands. This is what this was, a command to come to the compound at the clubhouse. I bet my dad had the right idea to build on the compound. Maybe I should revisit the idea.

  I can hear a child’s television show behind the door. I pull in a deep breath and knock. I wait for a second before I hear the lock turn and the door open. Korey looks stunning in nothing but a pair of well-worn short shorts and a black spaghetti strap, and barefoot. I smile at her as I take her in. I already know that her ass will be round and peeking out of her shorts. If I look closely enough I can make out her pussy in the shorts.

  “Brick is everything alright?” She asks me as I bring my eyes back to hers.

  “Yes and no. Can I come in?” I ask her. I want to try and win her good graces before I give her the news that I need her to come with me. We haven’t even discussed living together. But I have a feeling that I wouldn’t mind it. Although sleeping with her can be dangerous, I am being serious. When she slept in my bed, I had a foot in my face, and she smacked me with the back of hand as she moved around the bed. I lost all of my pillows and she hogged all of the blankets and twisted them in her legs. I wasn’t kidding when I told her ass was in the air or that her face was buried in my crotch.

  “Sure” Korey says softly, she moves to the side looking at me. I can tell she is trying to judge what is wrong. I press up against her and tell her in her ear. “Nothing is wrong with us.” She nods her head
as I make my way in the living room.

  “Brick!” I turn to see Sadie running up to me as she jumps into my arms. “Well, Hello to you too.” She giggles. I have been trying to win Sadie over for a couple of days. She was one tough cookie to crack. To have her welcome me like this well it makes my stone heart crack a little more.

  “Guess what.” She says as I put her back on solid ground.

  “What?”

  “I drew some more for you.” she says softly. I chuckle at her shyness.

  “Well, lets have them then.”

  She smiles as she run to her room to grab them. Bringing them back to me I take a look at them. She is getting better at her drawings. Her talent is starting to shine bright like her moms. Before log I will have a wall of tattoo designs that Sadie has drawn for the customers to pick from. Right now, I am looking at cartoon like drawings of a cat and a dog. The eyes are little off, but I am not going to tell her that.

  “Are they good enough to go in your office?”

  “You know they are.” I tell Sadie. I find myself wanting to watch her blossom in a woman and seeing just where her talent takes her in life.

  Sean comes out of the bathroom and runs into me and gives the biggest hug a five-year-old can give. I ruffle his hair. “How is my buddy doing today?”

  “Geat! Moma got tha day off tuday.” Sean says matter of fact.

  “She sure did. Are you having fun today?” Sean looks up at me with his big eyes. He shakes his head yes and run and jumps on the couch. Korey comes to stand by me.

  “They love you already you know.” I look at her and give her a smile. I pull her into me and kiss her soft at first, but the kiss deepens.

  “Eww, Gross.” I can hear Sadie yell. I pull away from her and the look that is in her eyes tells me everything I need to know right now. The fire that says she wants me as much as I do.

  “Sadie, Sean. I am going to need to talk to your mom.” Their little heads bob up and down at me. I laugh as we make it to my old bedroom. As I sit on the foot of the bed Korey pulls the door closed but leaves it open at a crack.

  “What’s going on Anthony?” Korey asks as she straddles my knees. I pull her the rest of the way down on my lap and she complies with a sigh.

  I take her face in the palms of my hands as I look in her eyes. “Something happened last night at one of the club businesses. It burned.” The shock of my words is on her face.

  “I’m sorry Anthony.”

  “Korey, the threat is another MC, the Grimm’s.” Her eyes widen at my words. She nodded her head at me.

  “Those fuckers have been after our MC for years. They killed my parents ten years ago. They want a war.” I want to leave out the part that they have been watching her, but I need her to understand the seriousness of the threat she is facing.

  Her hands reach up and cover my hands. “I-I that is horrible. Are you going to war?” she asks in a small voice. I nod my head at her. the pain that I have tried to keep at bay comes out. I try to keep my voice even when I tell her.

  “Korey, They.” My voice cracks and I try again. “They know. Korey they have been watching you, us. They sent me pictures of all of the Ol’ Ladies including you.” She takes in a deep breath then blows it out.

  “What about Amy? Anthony tell me she will be okay.” I am taken aback by her being worried about Amy instead of the threat I just told her about.

  “Babe, she is fine. All of the Ol’ Ladies are fine. But what I need you to do I need you and the kids to come with me to my parent’s cabin. It is on the compound where the club house is. Before you say no, I need you to know that we will not be staying in the club house. I don’t want Sadie and Sean exposed to that.”

  “Okay.” Is all she said. I look at her, not knowing what to say. I was expecting her to yell at me and tell me to leave. I know she doesn’t generally act like that, hell since we have been together, she hasn’t yelled. But I expect it none the less.

  “Okay, just okay?” I can’t help but ask in my shock. She laughs a small laugh and pulls me in for a hug. “I trust you Anthony. If you think there is a threat, then there is one. We will go with you, even if you needed us to stay at the clubhouse. I may not like it, but I have Sadie and Sean to think about.”

  She pulls back and cups my face in her small hands. She looks in my eyes for a second before she takes my lips. I groan as I feel her tongue run along the seam of my lips. I let her in and her tongue finds mine as our tongues do what our bodies want to do to each other. When she breaks the kiss, she looks at me again and frowns.

  “What’s wrong?” I don’t like a frown on her pretty face. I want to smooth out the lines and make her smile.

  “What about the shop?”

  I knew this was going to come up. She may agree to stay safe in the cabin. But the woman loved to work. She was good at it too.

  “Well, this is where it gets a little tricky. I don’t want you to work until the threat goes away. I need to know that you are safe.”

  She gets up off my lap and starts to pace from on end of the room to the other.

  “Look, I don’t mind staying on the compound. But not working. Anthony I can’t do that one. I get you want me safe, but who is going to make sure you are safe?” What the fuck, keep me safe. Her safety is more important than mine, I can worry about that road when it comes. Being in the MC, danger is the territory.

  “I will worry about my safety when it comes to it.” I tell her in a hard tone. Her head snaps up at me.

  “Really. Brick, I can be there at the shop. I mean its not like you won’t be there. And this way it helps Amy stay safer through out the day when Stink works. She will be there at the compound.” While I agree with her on the Amy part, I don’t like the idea of her being at the shop if they attack us.

  “I get that Korey, and you are right Amy would be safer there. But Korey, I need to know you are safe.” She throws her hands in the air.

  “Anthony, you want me safe, what if they come to the clubhouse while you are at work. What then?” She throws at me. I am trying not to lose my temper. “But if I am at the shop with you, then you will know that I am safe.” She points out.

  “And what about Sean and Sadie?” I counter. Her face pales for a second, her anger leaves her eyes, before worry sets in.

  “They wouldn’t hurt kids right.” She yells at me while standing in front of me. I stand up and bring her to my chest.

  “Yes, they would.” I state. “Korey, these men are ruthless when it comes to the Angels and sinners. But we are too. We don’t hurt women and children, but they have made their grave. They will meet the reaper.” I can feel the tears against my shirt. “Baby, don’t cry.” A sob wracks through her body as she tightens her hold on me.

  “Anthony, we can’t lose you. you have to be safe too. I don’t want you to work either.” My chest hurts at her word. I haven’t heard anyone express their concern for my safety since my mother.

  I pull away and look at her face. The tears are running down her face. I wipe them away with my thumbs. “Baby, it is going to take a lot more than the Grimm’s to take me out.” I try and reassure her. I have no plans of being killed anytime soon. I don’t know what to do right now. My chest is burning watching her shed tears over my safety. “It will be okay, I promise. Everything will be fine.” I try to tell her; she nods her head and buries her face in my chest. I don’t know how long we stand there, holding each other while I sway back and forth with her. Korey’s tears stopped some time ago, but I like the feeling of having in my arms.

  Chapter 19

  Korey

  Brick helps me pack some bags for me and the kids. We take an extra bed for Sean. He explained that there are two rooms, and only two beds, but that Sean and Sadie can share the room. I agree I would rather them be together, just in case something does happen.

  I’m not going to lie, I am scared. Brick seemed to worry about our safety. I was more concerned about his. Who was going to keep him safe when he was away. Wh
at about when they went to war, who was going to make sure he came back. I understood war, not because I have been there, but both of my parents were in war and my brother. Not everyone survived, not everyone came home walking.

  When my brother went to war both times, I was terrified he wouldn’t come back to me. I was so scared to that I was truly going to be all alone with no family. Now that I have found Brick, I don’t want to lose him. The thought of losing him to another MC and to never see his face again, never feel his lips on mine or his body against mine brings tears to my eyes.

  I am following behind his huge truck. I would have made a joke about overcompensating but that is not the case. Not one bit, the man is hung, and knows how to use it too. He had said we, but I don’t know if he will stay with us. In a way I hope he does, okay let’s be honest I want the man to sleep in the same bed with me, I want to wake up to him. I want to make sure he is okay, feed him, and give him whatever he needs. Gee I have it bad, more than bad. If I am careful I may smother him, I can’t have that he isn’t the type to want to be worried over.

  We pull up to the gate, the prospect lets us in and waves at me this time. The last time I was here they wouldn’t let me in. I look in the rearview mirror at Sean and Sadie’s expressions. When Sean sees all the bikes parked up front his eyes go huge.

  “Mama, lok mure motors.” He yells. Sadie covers her ears and glares at Sean. I can’t help but laugh. We go around past the clubhouse. What I see takes my breath away. The cabin that is about three acres away, is cute as it can be. The front door is red with a covered porch, it has a porch swing. I could see myself sitting in it listening to the rain and reading a good book.

  Brick pulls up to the cabin and stops. I watch as he gets out of the truck with ease. There is no I could have that much grace getting out. But I would fun to ride in it, and do more. My mouth waters as I think about tasting him while he is driving down the road.

  I get out of my little car and Sadie and Sean run to the porch and sit on the swing. A tall blonde woman comes out of the front door and waves at me. I wave back not sure who she is. I think I saw her at the party when I was here last. But I could be wrong. She is beautiful though and my defenses go up. I don’t want to be jealous, but I can’t help it.