– Jax –
The sound of gunfire eventually comes to a stop the club now so silent you could hear a pin drop, I make a text to Wood to tell the others that I’m calling church in an hour, I put my phone away and make my way over to Harley and Shelby with Gunner by my side, “It’s deep you’re going to need stitches” I look to where Harleys touching, a large deepish cut on Shelby’s lower stomach, I turn to look at Gunner who’s now trembling with anger.
“No i can’t go to the hospital, don’t ask I just can’t, it will be fine trust me” Shelby pleads with Harley who looks at her confused, “I’ll do it, stay here” Harley makes her way out from behind the bar and I follow closely behind her, “We have a doctor at the club we can take her there if that’s easier?” I repeat myself again but no answer from Harley. “Kitten look at me” She ignores everything I say to her as she walks back to Shelby, I stop asking questions, I can see the gears in her head working overtime at just what happened, and I know if i keep pushing her she will not hesitate to stab me. She slams the first aid kit on the bar before shoving Gunner out of the way.
“What the fucks got into you Harlz?” As soon as he opens his mouth i see Harley tense up, her knuckles turning white, she bites down on her jaw, and all i can see in her eyes are her demons, screaming to escape. “You fucking stay away from her Gunner, I’ll fucking slice you!” She stares at him, not backing down one bit, “What the fuck did i do?!” He screams at her, she turns around and lands a solid punch to the side of his head disorientating him.
“So she’s good enough to fuck but not worth fighting for is that it?! Is she just a toy to get your cock wet?! Fuck me, Jax and I haven’t even fucked yet and he still grabbed me down that stage once shit went south. I can fight he knows that Shelby can’t, you were supposed to protect her and you fucking failed, you fucking failed her, where were you?!” I go to grab Harley before she kills my brother but she shoves both of us out of the way and makes her way to the office slamming the door behind her.
I turn to Gunner “Call the prospects to come down here and watch the girls, once they’re done I want them brought back to the clubhouse, we are under lockdown, nobody leaves and nobody enters unless i say so. I’ll tell Harley, you need to get out of here if you want your dick attached by the end of the night” He nods and makes his way out of the club, I yell out after him before he walks out the door.
“And Gunner, you better figure out your shit with Shelby, i won’t stand in the way of Harley on a rampage, i value my life”, He nods before exiting the door, I sigh and light a cigarette making my way into the back offices, I knock on the door and wait until Harley opens it, “Let me in kitten” I say in almost a whisper as i watch her face change from angry to soft before going back to angry, “Is that asshole out there?” I shake my head and smile “No i sent him back to the clubhouse” She opens the door and i walk in and over to Shelby.
“You okay Red?” I ask she gives me a small reassuring smile, I look over the stitches and raise my eyebrow to Harley questioning her silently, she shrugs her shoulders before lighting a joint. “MC’s on lockdown until further notice, you and Red will be picked up to grab your shit from your house and then you will be brought back to the clubhouse, no ifs or buts. Got it?” I ask with a stern voice, Harley goes to open her mouth and I put my finger over her lips before continuing, “No matter what you say it will not change a damn thing, you’re on lockdown with us whether you like it or not, you both are our family and we protect our family”.
I look over to Harley whos looking down at the floor, a clear frown forming on her face after I say the part about family protecting each other, I clear my voice and begin to speak again “Prospects should be here to keep an eye on you’s, I’ll see you back at the clubhouse”, I lean down to Harley dragging her into my embrace and holding her tightly, before kissing the side of her head and her forehead, I give Shelby a nod and make my way to the front of the club, passing Wood and a newer prospect as I make my way out.
I arrive at the clubhouse and make my way inside. “Church now” My voice booms over the room as my brothers scramble to get inside, I close the large double wooden doors behind me and take my seat at the end of the table, Gunner and Snake at either side of me. “Enemy charter has been awfully cosy lately, but tonights the last straw, they shot up the strip club, gunning down anything that moved. I will not have this shit anymore. Juice I need you to find out everything you can on these bastards, I’m going to fucking slaughter them all. Some petty turf war is what they want that’s what they’re going to fucking get”.
“They got us when we weren’t prepared. We will now be prepared for fucking everything, lockdown effective immediately, call your families get them in here, no one comes in or goes out without my blessing, do you understand?” They nod and some murmur yes. “Irish and Dino” both of the men look at me awaiting my command, “Irish, I want you go talk to the MC’s in Ireland and get them to send down extra shipments of guns, I don’t care about the price I want it fucking here within the next 4 days”.
He nods and I turn my attention to Dino, “Dino, I want you to talk to the MC’s in Las Vegas, I want as many explosives as I can get by the end of the week, once again I don’t care about the price” He nods, “Tell them that the mother group is under attack and they may be needed within the next coming week”, i slam the gavel into the table “Church over” I dismiss everyone, running my hands through my hair.
Gunner and Snake stay behind, “We have a bigger problem,” Snake says making me snap my attention to him, oh for fuck’s sake “What now?” I growl as I watch his face become pale, what could be worse than an all-out biker war?
“What are we going to do about the old man?” His question completely caught me off guard, I had forgotten about Shark Eyes, he has been out on a run for the past 2 months with a few other guys, they are expected home within the next few hours. My blood runs cold when I realise what’s about to go down in the clubhouse, the bigger problem than a biker war.
“We are going to have to keep her away until lockdowns over,” Snake says and I shake my head, “You know she won’t listen to anyone, you think she’s just going to let you lock her in a room all day and night? You’re stupider than I thought” I shake my head and rest my hands on the edge of the table “We are just going to have to ride it out and hope that she doesn’t blow the fucking place to dust” I say and they both nod before making there way out of the room.
I walk out of Church and make my way to the bar grabbing a glass of whiskey before making my way over to my Gunner who’s sitting at one of the tables in the back of the room by himself. “Why are you over here sulking in the dark?” I sit down across from him and watch him slowly sip on his beer, i roll my eyes before speaking “Oh for fuck’s sake spit it out, you’re more annoying like this than when you’re trying to hump everything with a pulse” I tap my fingers on the table impatiently waiting for him to speak “It’s Shelby” He mumbles under his breath.
“Well fucking obviously, spit it out” I take a drink for my glass and place it down getting a joint out of a pocket in my cut, I take my lighter out lighting, I take a few drags before passing it over to Gunner. “I really fucked up today” He still looks down to the table not making eye contact with anything before he passes the joint back to me, “Look there’s nothing you can do to make up for what happened, you can’t go back in time to fix your wrongs. You’ve gotta suck it up and show her just how much she means to you” He looks up to me for the first time in a while.
His eyes bloodshot and hair messed up like hers run his fingers through his hair 1000 times, my stomach twists when I see him so distraught, I’ve known this bastard my whole life and I’ve never seen him this bad before, “Harlz hate’s me too, she’s right, everything she said is right”, I take a few drags and pass the joint back to Gunner before speaking, “Look she doesn’t hate you, yeah shes probably fucking pissed but she will get over it, if she hated you she would have shot you dead on the spot, remember who we are talking about” he chuckles lightly.
“You know how women are, angry and uncontrollable like a volcano, then you cuddle them shower them with attention and they turn into a fucking teddy bear” he laughs and nods, “You really like Harley huh?” he asks me and I can’t help but smile when I hear my little psycho’s name, “Yeah i do brother, no ones ever caught my attention like that, she’s more than a root and boot” I take a mouthful of my drink.
“I can tell, I’ve never seen you act the way you have the past 2-3 months, fuck me you haven’t even touched nor spoken to any other bitch since you laid your eyes on her” I nod my head, It’s true, no one’s interested me since I first saw her, I don’t want anyone else I just want her, fucking hell all we have done is kiss and I’m still determined that she’s the only thing I’ll need for the rest of my time on earth.
“Maybe you should take a few notes from my book” I joked to him before the front doors swing open as Shelby walks in with one of the prospects, she spots us and walks over sitting next to Gunner who hasn’t said a word or looked up from his beer since she walked in.
I kick his shin under the table as his head darts up to see her next to him, I turn to Shelby “Wheres my kitten, Red?” she goes to speak until the prospect comes over to us, “They had some people following them so they’re taking a detour to ‘get rid of them'” I know excatly what he means by it and nod to dismiss him before he says anything else infront of Shelby.
“Now if you will excuse me I need to go and make sure my girls okay, in the meantime why don’t you two talk, fuck and make up so Harley doesn’t castrate my dear boy over here” I pat Gunner on the shoulder before walking back to the bar getting myself another drink, Juice and Irish call me over to talk about the next incoming shipments.
My focus is instantly pulled when Shark eyes come’s strolling in, the room erupts with cheers and whistles as he strides over to the bar grabbing a beer, a few of the men and women have surrounded him and started talking shit about the past few months hes been gone catching him up on everything.. well almost everything.
And before I can do anything Harley walks in not long after, covered in blood splatter and dirt, somehow still fucking stunning. Her eyes meet mine and a warm smile comes across her face, I push Juice and Irish out of the way and make my way to her before Snake pulls me back while watching Harley, she looks around at everyone in the room and then the moment Snake and I had been waiting for.
She stops dead in her tracks when she seems him, he turns around and stops whatever he was talking about, both of their faces pale like they have just seen a ghost, well I guess to Harley she has. The room is silent, silent enough to hear Harley’s heavy breathing, her hands start to shake as her breathing quickens, Shark Eyes takes a step closer to Harley to get a better look before his arms drop to his sides dropping the bottle of beer he had in his hands, I walk closer to Harley but still keep my distance in case she flips out, i don’t feel like being cut today.
“Princess?” Shark Eyes voice soft, beginning to break down as he drags the word out. Her breathing quickens even more as i watch her chest rise and fall at a rapid pace, my eyes travel to her beautiful face as the tears start to fall down her dirty cheeks.
“Daddy?” She whispers.