“All the same place in every house.” Knight says.
I shake my head. “I thought it was funny because it’s the same as I had them at the house in Virginia.”
“It’s logical. Basically, the same everywhere for us.” Danny gets water in glasses and hands them out.
I should have asked.
Dakota takes one and lifts it up to me. “They help themselves because most are shocked they walked in. It is just easier, Brother. Jessie ordered for twenty.”
Danny smiles. “We got clam cakes and fish dinners for twenty.”
I can see the helping themselves comes in handy or that they just told President to order for them because they’re fuckin’ nuts like Stella says. I lean against the back counter and watch. Sophia is still surprised that Gunnar Anderson showed up here. I wonder when his wife is coming. Echo is a cool name and weprobably won’t forget it since it’s the same as the AI voice thing at SOAR is named.
Ben Knight and Cort come in then go right back out. I laugh and get a case of water from the pantry and cut the plastic on three sides at the halfway point then flip the two halves and carry it out by the bottom plastic that isn’t cut. I go out the slider seeing a shit load of Brothers and ol’ ladies out here.
I drop the water on the table and freeze. “You’re the girl who said you smelled like a Billy goat.”
Everyone close laughs. The giant by her isn’t laughing. “Yeah, you’re from Hemy’s Club or Virginia but you came to Hemy’s every once in a while.”
I nod. “I was military. You got tall.”
She laughs. “I was like fourteen when Kane left me to find my way out of the swamp. I had to kill a damn wild boar that thought he was a wildebeest.”
I laugh, I have to know and ask. “Kane. Is he still with the senator?” I ask. Someone said he’s in Virginia.
She nods. This is insane. “Why are you here?”
“Hemy is my dad. I was raised Badass in Liberty.”
“Is it odd that everyone knows everyone?” My girl asks.
I put my arm out and she moves to my side. “This is my ol’ lady Sophia.”
Hemy’s girl nods. “We met at a meet with Asa, Marks and Web.”
“What’s your name?”
“Ginny Marks.” She points to the giant. “He’s Marks.”
I throw him chin. “Brother. I’m Hud. I was military and furloughed at the Club. Kane dropped me at the Airbase and I saw him once in a while at Hemy’s. I never would have guessed she was fourteen.”
He nods with a smile. “She’s worked longer than I have.”
I nod thinking I’m in that boat. “Food is coming, I think I need tables and shit but a party never erupted at my house. Help yourself while I figure all that out.”
My back gets slapped and knee buckles. “Jesus.” Turning with my hand holding me up from face planting on the table, I nod. “Boss.”
The Brothers laugh. Cort ignores them. “I got tables and chairs going up.” He points and I nod.
“That’s what that’s for. It’s a good use for it.”
He laughs. “Kids are in the pool but it’s not big enough for everyone to eat in there.”
Keylan said I’d love it, this is why. “Got it.” I see more than five Bits here but don’t ask. Looking at my girl I ask, “When is Echo coming?”
“She’ll be here tomorrow. She has kids. I can’t believe it. She has two and the one on the way.”
“Who sponsored you out?”
