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“Good. She’s familiar with the club. She’s not crazy, and she won’t put you in a sticky situation.” His approval is important to me, but I don’t reply because I’m thinking about his advice.
“Is that all the shit I need to think about when fucking a chick?” Back in my gangbanging days, it was the same. You never knew when a bitch was cuddling up to you just to set you up for a rival gang. I thought that shit was behind me.
“Right now? You’d be a fool not to.” Dix shakes his head and walks around the room to make sure nothing survives the fire. “Nogales is known for using girls to get ahead, whether they want to or not.”
“Good to know,” I say and survey my work on the bottom floor. “I think we’re all set. Everything is ready.”
“All right. Time to torch this bitch,” he says and claps me on the back as we make our way back to the top floor. “You think about what you want your role to be in the club?”
I frown. “I’m patched, and I pitch in wherever I’m needed. What else is there?”
Dix looks up from the small fire he set in the corner away from the window. “You don’t just wanna be a patched member, though, right? You want a stake in the MC, a say in what we do and how we move forward. Don’t you?”
I haven’t spent much time thinking about my future with the Reckless Souls since I was patched in and had no seniority in the MC. That felt like a big accomplishment at the time, but Dix makes a good point.
I don’t want this to be like my banging days where I just followed orders without thinking about my future or my fucking freedom. “Yeah, I want that.”
“Well, think about what you can offer beyond your ability to fix anything with an engine.”
I nod and think about it as we set small fires on the second and third floors. On the first floor, the smell of smoke is increasing as we outright torch this floor, setting bigger cluster fires that would grow out of control in just a few minutes.
“To be honest, Dix, I’d be interested in filling the role of Road Captain.” It’s something that’s been on my mind. “I know I’m young and new to the MC, but I can do it. After lockdown, when we’re back to making deliveries and meeting with other MCs and shit, I can be the one to help us dodge cop traps, plan the logistics of long hauls, and navigate around any problem areas.”
Dix’s smile spreads from ear to ear. “So, you have given it some thought?”
I nod. “Yeah, I just figured nobody was gonna take orders from a noob.”
“There is no noob, Joaquin. You’re in, or you’re not, and you are. You’re a brother, and I’ll let Ace know.” He claps me on the back as the room starts to fill with thick, black smoke. “For now, let’s get the fuck out of here before we pass out from smoke inhalation.”
I laugh. “Not eager to go back to the joint?”
“Fuck no,” he growls. “The scenery is so much prettier out here.” Dix shoves me toward the door where Shades and Tank wait for us outside.
“The van is full of cash, and we’re ready to go,” Tank assures us.
Dix nods and looks at the building, the orange glow of the fires now visible through the windows.
“Wait at the exit. Joaquin and I are gonna stay close to make sure this fire catches.” He gives a fist bump to Shades and Tank bump before they follow his directions.
“The fires are gonna catch,” I say and look up at the orange glow on the top floor. “I used to set fires all the time for insurance money back in the day.”
“I know,” Dix confirms. “But we don’t leave shit half-done. When we see it’s a full-blown inferno, then we go.”
“Got it.” Sure as shit, two minutes later, black clouds slowly waft out the slightly open windows. I point to the third and second floors. “We need to get back a little.”
Dix nods and hops on his bike without starting it, just rolling it back with his feet, gaze never leaving the building. Another minute later, the second-floor windows blow out, and he grins. “All right, Pyro, good lookin’ out.”
Before I can say anything, the third floor explodes, and we crank our engines to life and get the fuck out of harm’s way. I ride home alert but satisfied with my talk with Dix.
A bigger role in the club, more money in the bank, and a job I’m damn good at confirms that joining the Reckless Souls was the right move.
As the clubhouse comes into view, there’s only one thing on my mind.
Willow.
Chapter Seven
Willow
