a bottle of Jack. “Take a sip. It will calm you down,” I say handing him the bottle.
He does and grabs for a cup on the nightstand. “I forgot water first.”
“Where did you get the bat?”
He looks at it. “JJ got it for me. Tiny brought me my stuff from JJ’s truck.”
“Good thin’.” Knight says and Geek nods. I look at him. He’s pissed. He always talks like that when he’s pissed.
He walks across the hall and tells someone to get their stuff and get out. Coming back he tells Geek tomorrow he’ll set a trip on his door so he knows when someone opens it. Geek nods. Pres comes in and Knight tells Tiny to take the room on the other side of Geek and to get JJ. He’s going to box him in. Good Brother. Coming back in he looks at Pres waiting for him to finish talking to Geek.
“Nothing down this hall but Officers and Geek. We set cameras and a trip for his door and put us around him. Fuckin’’ Brothers makin’ a statement comin’ here when we threw protection. Need to show ‘em what that looks like.”
Pres nods. “You do what you need to Knight. You keep him safe. I’ll get a cut on him tomorrow.”
JJ steps closer. “With four Officers you can get the cut on him now and show him at Church.”
Pres smiles. “You’re right. I’ll get it and we’ll give it to him tonight.” He walks out. Geek is watching everyone. “Why is everyone protecting me?” He’s looking at JJ.
It’s Knight that answers. “You need it and we need you. We take care of our own.”
Geek looks at me. “He’s right. You’ll be a good Brother for the Club. We’ll make sure you make it.” He nods and moves the bat to the side of the bed. “Glad you had the bat Brother. It saved your life.”
“Yeah.”
Pres comes in with Tiny following. Fuck the room is small. Pres says his normal welcome to the Brotherhood speech and puts the cut on Geek. We all hug him. “These men are your sponsors. You look for them when you have a problem.” Geek nods with a serious expression. “I’d get you a beer but I don’t want you at the bar tonight. We’ll do that tomorrow. Yeah?”
“I’m good Pres. The fuckin’’ Brothers may start shooting they see me with a cut on tonight.” We all laugh. He’s right but he’s funny.
Chapter Seventeen
I hear banging and I’m out the door. “What the fuck Knight?”
He looks at me from the top of the ladder. “Trip.”
Oh okay then. Fuckin’’ Brother. I turn around and go back in my room. It’s fuckin’’ six. Doesn’t this Brother ever sleep?
I shower and dress. Might as well make breakfast. He’ll have everyone up by now. In the kitchen I start pancakes. I just keep piling them up and setting them behind me. JJ comes in bitching about Knight. Tiny’s laughing. I look behind them. “Where’s Geek?”
“Putting up fuckin’’ cameras. He’s like a rat up in the fuckin’’ ceiling.” JJ is disgusted with them both.
“Think he slept in his cut,” Tiny says smiling.
JJ runs his hands through his hair. “Didn’t sleep much.” I laugh. “Knight was right. Brothers throwing protection out and making a play for him is a statement. There will be more.”
I nod. “Yeah. You keep his back.”
Tiny nods. “Always Axe.”
I make more pancakes thinking about the kid and how smart he is. He needs to make it with them Pres said. I keep making the point and hope they get it. Petey comes in and everyone’s quiet.
Casper and Rogue come in and I hope they just happened to hit the door at the same time. They sit opposite each other but no-one’s talking. When Geek comes in with Knight he’s smiling. “Done.” I nod.
Rogue stands up. “He got a cut when?”
JJ smiles. “Last night. When Laney tried to kill him in his room. Pres thought everyone should know his protection stands.”
He slams his chair into the table. “That’s fuckin’’ bullshit!”
Knight stands in front of Geek. “Why?”
“We didn’t vote him in.” He’s not backing
He does and grabs for a cup on the nightstand. “I forgot water first.”
“Where did you get the bat?”
He looks at it. “JJ got it for me. Tiny brought me my stuff from JJ’s truck.”
“Good thin’.” Knight says and Geek nods. I look at him. He’s pissed. He always talks like that when he’s pissed.
He walks across the hall and tells someone to get their stuff and get out. Coming back he tells Geek tomorrow he’ll set a trip on his door so he knows when someone opens it. Geek nods. Pres comes in and Knight tells Tiny to take the room on the other side of Geek and to get JJ. He’s going to box him in. Good Brother. Coming back in he looks at Pres waiting for him to finish talking to Geek.
“Nothing down this hall but Officers and Geek. We set cameras and a trip for his door and put us around him. Fuckin’’ Brothers makin’ a statement comin’ here when we threw protection. Need to show ‘em what that looks like.”
Pres nods. “You do what you need to Knight. You keep him safe. I’ll get a cut on him tomorrow.”
JJ steps closer. “With four Officers you can get the cut on him now and show him at Church.”
Pres smiles. “You’re right. I’ll get it and we’ll give it to him tonight.” He walks out. Geek is watching everyone. “Why is everyone protecting me?” He’s looking at JJ.
It’s Knight that answers. “You need it and we need you. We take care of our own.”
Geek looks at me. “He’s right. You’ll be a good Brother for the Club. We’ll make sure you make it.” He nods and moves the bat to the side of the bed. “Glad you had the bat Brother. It saved your life.”
“Yeah.”
Pres comes in with Tiny following. Fuck the room is small. Pres says his normal welcome to the Brotherhood speech and puts the cut on Geek. We all hug him. “These men are your sponsors. You look for them when you have a problem.” Geek nods with a serious expression. “I’d get you a beer but I don’t want you at the bar tonight. We’ll do that tomorrow. Yeah?”
“I’m good Pres. The fuckin’’ Brothers may start shooting they see me with a cut on tonight.” We all laugh. He’s right but he’s funny.
Chapter Seventeen
I hear banging and I’m out the door. “What the fuck Knight?”
He looks at me from the top of the ladder. “Trip.”
Oh okay then. Fuckin’’ Brother. I turn around and go back in my room. It’s fuckin’’ six. Doesn’t this Brother ever sleep?
I shower and dress. Might as well make breakfast. He’ll have everyone up by now. In the kitchen I start pancakes. I just keep piling them up and setting them behind me. JJ comes in bitching about Knight. Tiny’s laughing. I look behind them. “Where’s Geek?”
“Putting up fuckin’’ cameras. He’s like a rat up in the fuckin’’ ceiling.” JJ is disgusted with them both.
“Think he slept in his cut,” Tiny says smiling.
JJ runs his hands through his hair. “Didn’t sleep much.” I laugh. “Knight was right. Brothers throwing protection out and making a play for him is a statement. There will be more.”
I nod. “Yeah. You keep his back.”
Tiny nods. “Always Axe.”
I make more pancakes thinking about the kid and how smart he is. He needs to make it with them Pres said. I keep making the point and hope they get it. Petey comes in and everyone’s quiet.
Casper and Rogue come in and I hope they just happened to hit the door at the same time. They sit opposite each other but no-one’s talking. When Geek comes in with Knight he’s smiling. “Done.” I nod.
Rogue stands up. “He got a cut when?”
JJ smiles. “Last night. When Laney tried to kill him in his room. Pres thought everyone should know his protection stands.”
He slams his chair into the table. “That’s fuckin’’ bullshit!”
Knight stands in front of Geek. “Why?”
“We didn’t vote him in.” He’s not backing
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