she’ll get you squared and help with training or a job. They have a daycare set up special for women in need. They’re good and you can get what you need done.”
The woman takes the card and I know she isn’t calling. She takes her boy from me and says thanks in a way that tells us we’re dismissed.
As we’re walking out I look back at her. “Who called it in?” The little boy smiles, but the woman doesn’t say a word. Shit.
Eliza touches my arm as I reach to start my bike. “She isn’t going to take the hand, but she still needs help.”
“Yeah. They don’t have much food and are about out of milk.”
She nods and calls into dispatch. They’ll have someone meet us at the grocer. I smile heading into the town center. We shop quickly splitting the store in half. With a full cart we walk out to a group of Brothers. I expected a PD truck. Each bike takes a bag and they’re gone. Eliza laughs touching my arm again.
I smile at her. “Maybe they can change the woman’s mind.” I’ve done this run before so I know only one person talks while the others put the food away and leave something for the kid. She nods and we head back to the PD.
Eliza does the report while I go and watch the boards. This is bigger than Ops at Security. Each town has a set of boards controlled by one console. PD watches inner towns while Princes Surveillance watches the outside. Ops watches everything. I like Ops best. It’s hard to watch them all when they are split like this. Driscoll has two empty consoles. It used to be three were empty.
Strapper comes in smiling. “Hey She Dog. Good job with the pussy earlier. I like when they call you and Eliza. They should have named you Quick and Easy.”
I roll my eyes. “Thanks as long as I’m not Easy.”
He laughs hard, but it wasn’t that funny. “You coming to the Club tomorrow?”
I’m usually there when the Officers show so I nod.
“Have a beer with me.” He looks up at the boards. He’s a decent guy and we’ve ended up together a couple of times, but not since the rape. I hate even thinking the word.
“I have something going on.”
He looks at me surprised. “Who?”
“Does it matter?”
His eyes narrow setting off a bell in my head. “Who is it?” he demands.
I turn around and walk out. Who the fuck is he? He hasn’t said anything but hi to me in forever and now I owe him explanations? I hear him right behind me and spin pointing my gun at him. “Step it back and think Brother. I haven’t heard from you and owe you nothing.”
His hands go up and everyone is watching. Fuck. He nods. “You’re right, I was waiting for you to get over your little thing.”
I clench my jaw and stretch my finger. I want to shoot him for being an ass. “Consider me over it. Your compassion astounds me.”
I walk out putting my gun away. Fuckin’ jerk. ‘My little thing’.
I check out and find Eliza talking to Margie, the officer at the scene today. “I checked out. I have the Vets later; I’m getting an early dinner.”
She nods. “I’ll call in for Security.” Margie offers to partner with her. “I need Security either way,” Eliza tells her. I don't think she likes the idea of partnering with Margie, but she's never said why.
I start to walk away and she touches my arm. “Is everything okay?”
I look at Margie then back at her. “Yeah. I’m just getting dinner then heading to the house.” I keep walking.
I can’t get fuckin’ Strapper’s words out of my head. ‘My little thing’. It almost crushed me. It still has the power to wreck my fuckin’ life and he sweeps it all into ‘my little thing’ like it was an inconvenience for him. I ride to Security and switch out the bike for the Jeep then hit a drive thru and drive to the bluffs.
The fact that he was waiting for me to get over it pisses me off. With the Women’s Center right here and all the work we do there, you’d think he would have asked. If he was serious he would have done
The woman takes the card and I know she isn’t calling. She takes her boy from me and says thanks in a way that tells us we’re dismissed.
As we’re walking out I look back at her. “Who called it in?” The little boy smiles, but the woman doesn’t say a word. Shit.
Eliza touches my arm as I reach to start my bike. “She isn’t going to take the hand, but she still needs help.”
“Yeah. They don’t have much food and are about out of milk.”
She nods and calls into dispatch. They’ll have someone meet us at the grocer. I smile heading into the town center. We shop quickly splitting the store in half. With a full cart we walk out to a group of Brothers. I expected a PD truck. Each bike takes a bag and they’re gone. Eliza laughs touching my arm again.
I smile at her. “Maybe they can change the woman’s mind.” I’ve done this run before so I know only one person talks while the others put the food away and leave something for the kid. She nods and we head back to the PD.
Eliza does the report while I go and watch the boards. This is bigger than Ops at Security. Each town has a set of boards controlled by one console. PD watches inner towns while Princes Surveillance watches the outside. Ops watches everything. I like Ops best. It’s hard to watch them all when they are split like this. Driscoll has two empty consoles. It used to be three were empty.
Strapper comes in smiling. “Hey She Dog. Good job with the pussy earlier. I like when they call you and Eliza. They should have named you Quick and Easy.”
I roll my eyes. “Thanks as long as I’m not Easy.”
He laughs hard, but it wasn’t that funny. “You coming to the Club tomorrow?”
I’m usually there when the Officers show so I nod.
“Have a beer with me.” He looks up at the boards. He’s a decent guy and we’ve ended up together a couple of times, but not since the rape. I hate even thinking the word.
“I have something going on.”
He looks at me surprised. “Who?”
“Does it matter?”
His eyes narrow setting off a bell in my head. “Who is it?” he demands.
I turn around and walk out. Who the fuck is he? He hasn’t said anything but hi to me in forever and now I owe him explanations? I hear him right behind me and spin pointing my gun at him. “Step it back and think Brother. I haven’t heard from you and owe you nothing.”
His hands go up and everyone is watching. Fuck. He nods. “You’re right, I was waiting for you to get over your little thing.”
I clench my jaw and stretch my finger. I want to shoot him for being an ass. “Consider me over it. Your compassion astounds me.”
I walk out putting my gun away. Fuckin’ jerk. ‘My little thing’.
I check out and find Eliza talking to Margie, the officer at the scene today. “I checked out. I have the Vets later; I’m getting an early dinner.”
She nods. “I’ll call in for Security.” Margie offers to partner with her. “I need Security either way,” Eliza tells her. I don't think she likes the idea of partnering with Margie, but she's never said why.
I start to walk away and she touches my arm. “Is everything okay?”
I look at Margie then back at her. “Yeah. I’m just getting dinner then heading to the house.” I keep walking.
I can’t get fuckin’ Strapper’s words out of my head. ‘My little thing’. It almost crushed me. It still has the power to wreck my fuckin’ life and he sweeps it all into ‘my little thing’ like it was an inconvenience for him. I ride to Security and switch out the bike for the Jeep then hit a drive thru and drive to the bluffs.
The fact that he was waiting for me to get over it pisses me off. With the Women’s Center right here and all the work we do there, you’d think he would have asked. If he was serious he would have done
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