Chapter 12
-:- VICTORIA -:-
Sitting in Nell’s kitchen, I keep smiling at the woman because she is confident, warm-hearted, and very welcoming. “So, what are you thinking about being Chaos’ woman?” Nell asks, taking me by surprise.
“Well, I don’t really know him. He just, sort of, um, inserted himself into my life and took over,” I admit, feeling somewhat silly admitting that.
“But are you okay with that?” Nell asks again.
“What do you mean? You know him far better than I do. Are you saying I should be worried and run?” I ask and look from Nell to Star.
Star smiles softly, “I love Chaos. He is Meat’s brother in all ways except blood. He is solid, Victoria. You can trust whatever he tells you because he’d never lie, steal or let you down intentionally. Yeah, the rumors of him being a man whore could be true. He’s been around quite a lot, but he wasn’t in a relationship with anyone. He never cheated on anyone. He was always upfront with any woman, and they knew it was a one and done thing.”
Nell shrugs, “Yep, a one-hit wonder, if you ask me.”
I’m not sure if I’m happy with the information I’m getting about hislove life.But I also know it isn’t really any of my business. At the end of the day we’ve shared one kiss, that’s it. It’s hardly enough to think he owes me anything. I look at Nell again as she continues speaking.
“Okay, it seems Chaos is going to claim you as his woman. Which is the same as being married but without the ceremony. Do you want that or not? If not, then you need to think about making your escape. Remember, he and his brothers…” giving Star a look I’m not sure of, “can track you wherever you go. Make sure you have no trackers on any vehicle, phone, or anywhere else. If you want help, I will help you.”
“Why would you do that?” I ask, shocked because Nell is a friend of all these people.
“I’d love to give Chaos and his brothers something to do other than mosey around. You have to admit, Star, that Meat gets bored quickly, and that’s why he gets himself into so much trouble!”
Star laughs, “Yeah, I know. But I can curtail his naughtiness most days. I’ll help if you want to get away, but you’ll not get away for too long. They will track you down, and he’ll probably have you hogtied before you know it.”
“Let me think about it. I have to speak to Bethy when she gets here. Wings is making sure she arrives safely,” I look at Nell when she laughs.
“Wings has gone to collect your friend?” Nell asks with a huge smile on her face. When I nod that yeah, he is, she laughs more, “Oh, that’s going to be good. I wish I could be a fly on the wall.”
“What do you mean?” Now, this is worrying me as her reaction isn’t one that I think I should be seeing.
Star giggles, “Wings is as crazy as Meat. He is just less explosive with it. Have you not spoken to Heather? Heather is Forest's woman, and I’ll tell you she and Wings have been playing pranks on each other for a long time. I think every woman in the MC has seen that man, and Meat naked, at one time or another. Not sure about Chaos? Anyway, Wings will get your friend Bethy back here in one piece, that I am positive about.”
“Chaos will give you a good life. No doubt about that. He’ll love hard, protect strongly, and he will be faithful. I have no doubt about that, Victoria.” Nell turns as do Star and I when the door opens and a man walks into the kitchen.
Star jumps to her feet and hugs the man with no restraint at all. “Well, if it isn’t our Star,” he murmurs while chuckling and hugging her back.
“This is Graham, my brother. Now he’s nearly as crazy as Meat, Chaos and the rest of the MC. Don’t let any of them fool you, they all have the capability of being nut jobs,” Nell states with a small smile, right before turning and making more tea.
“So, what are you all doing?” Graham asks as he takes a seat at the kitchen table.
“We are trying to find out if Victoria is going to stay and be Chaos’ woman, or do a runner, in which case we’ll give her ahead start,” Nell states like it’s something you do every day of the week. You know, arranging someone to run.
“Oh, that’s cool. I’ll help you run and stay in front of the fucker.” Graham is smirking, rubbing his hands together, and looking way too excited about the prospect of me running.
“I don’t know yet. I’ll think on it and if I decide to run I’ll call you,” I quickly state. This could get out of hand if I’m not careful, and I’m not sure what I want to do, but I’m worried about Bethy now.
“Are you ready to go home, Victoria?” Star asks, and I quickly get to my feet, give Nell a hug, and thank her for her hospitality. I give Graham a wave after he tells me again, he’d love for me to run.
Back at the apartment I think about what has been said, and I’m so unsure of what to do that I think I’ll have to sleep on it. I make a call to Bethy, keeping my fingers crossed that everything is okay. Bethy picks up after a few rings.
“Hi, Victoria…”
I cut her off before she could say more. “Are you okay? Is Wings treating you right? Are you nearly here?”
“Wow…wow…calm yourself. What on earth has gotten you so shaken?” Bethy asks.
“Well, I have heard a lot of talk…”
