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“He seems like a man who’s been through a lot in life. He doesn’t deserve to have to deal with this situation I dragged him into. I’m sorry to bring trouble down on your MC,” Barbara apologized. “I know you must be protective of your men.”
The other older woman looked down the table at her. “From what I can see, these men thrive on complicated and dangerous situations. They’re probably better at this kind of thing than trained professionals. You just listen to them and don’t do anything stupid, and this will be behind you before you know it.”
“Wow, everyone is so supportive,” Barbara said, surprised. “I thought for sure you’d be in a mood to tar and feather me after hearing about what we stumbled upon today.”
Earnest showed up with a plate of food for the newcomer, Savage, and one of the other women took over holding the baby so she could eat.
All in all, Barbara hadto say, the women seemed like real decent kind of people to her. She could imagine them all becoming fast friends. Assuming she lived long enough…
~ Ace ~
Ace paced back and forth, unable to stand the wait. They needed to get on this immediately. Right now they had the element of surprise. That was an advantage that wouldn’t last long.
“You’d better calm the hell down, brother. Anxious fuckers make mistakes, and you cannot afford that right now,” Ryder pointed out.
“Where the hell is he?” Ace barked.
“Darkness ain’t the kind of man to come running for nobody. He’ll be here when he gets here. Everyone’s safe, so give the man a minute.”
“I thought the two of you were going to fight,” Jack piped up.
Trying his best to ignore the mouthy student, Ace stated flatly, “Fuck no, kid. We ain’t got time for that shit right now.”
Peb explained quietly, “We just needed some time to brainstorm without the women freaking out about everything.”
Nodding, Jack smirked. “‘Cause we don’t need no bitches harshing our ride, right?”
Ryder spun around to face off with him. “You got a big fuckin’ mouth, kid.”
Grinning, Jack replied, “I’m almost twenty-five, so I’m no kid. I sure as hell don’t look it either. My mom called me a late bloomer, and Gran says I’m aging like a fine wine.”
Ryder appraised him. “That sounds about right. Get all your intel from your mommy, kid?”
“Nope,” Jack said smartly, “my drill sergeant said I was irreverent. That might explain why I got the boot. The marines don’t play, man.”
Snorting a laugh, Ryder pointed out the obvious. “You don’t seem like a dude who’s served in the military.”
“Since they sectioned me out before I completed boot camp, they tell me that technically I wasn’t in the military.”
“It figures. You seem more like a wet-behind-the-ears kid who prefers spinning a tale to hanging with the big dogs.”
Grabbing his crotch, Jack intoned sarcastically, “Hey, dude, I got your big guy right here.”
“I will make you dickless, kid,” Ryder threatened. “Keep pushing my buttons, pretty boy.”
“I am pretty, and I guess that looking ten years younger will come in handy when I’m an old man like you.”
“That does it, kid.”
Before anyone could blink, a furious Darkness perp-walked a prospect into the crowd, threw him against the brick wall of the clubhouse, and began beating the shit out of the stunned man.
Jack dropped down on top of a nearby picnic table. “Damn, where’s the popcorn?”
Tank was not going to be walking out of here today, Ace was fairly certain of that.
“What the hell is this all about?” Ven shouted.
Darkness stopped beating the man senseless long enough to stalk over to Ven and poke his finger in the man’s face. “Do not mess this up for me. His ass is mine, not yours.”
