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“What’s the plan?”
“I’m going to take you to the clubhouse. You do realize I’m part of a motorcycle club, right?”
“No? Really? What part was the giveaway? The bike strapped into the back of the truck or gun you carry like it’s part of you?” There was no missing the sarcasm in her voice.
Bubba was glad to hear it. It meant despite what she’d been through, she didn’t fear him.
Bubba let the tone go and focused on what needed to be said. “My club is called the Demented Souls.” There was no reason she would know that. He didn’t have anything with him that could be tied back to the Souls. Hadn’t had for almost two years. Of all the things he’d missed while he’d been in Laredo, his brothers had been what he missed the most. “We’re a little rough and uncivilized, but none of us will hurt you. If your father or Troy shows up, they will do everything they can to protect you.”
Bubba pulled the truck into the fenced yard and parked in a space along the fence across from the entrance to the large warehouse that served as the clubhouse.
“We should be able to get some clean clothes for you here or send someone out for them if you’d prefer.”
She looked down at herself then back toward the building.
“I can’t go in there like this.”
“Why not?”
“Because I’m not presentable.”
“Sweetheart, no one is going to care. These are my brothers, and they will treat you like you’re made of gold because I brought you in.” He glanced toward the building then back at her. “Okay, I’ll admit they don’t always treat every woman like they’ll treat you. And there will probably be a couple whores in there, but they won’t treat you like one of them, I promise.”
Her eyes went wide, and she blinked, then looked at the door then back at him, but didn’t say anything, almost as if she couldn’t figure out what to say. He didn’t tell her he hadn’t stepped foot in this building in two years and while he knew he’d get a friendly reception and they’d protect her because he asked, there would be men he’d never met, probably even patched members he didn’t know. He’d deal with it as it came, but he needed her safe and they needed a place to sleep tonight.
“Come on, they’ll have better food than we’ve eaten in two days, and we could both use a shower and a place to sit that’s not moving.” He opened his door and climbed down before going around to her side and helping Celia out of the truck.
ChapterSix
Sissy stood beside the truck where she’d spent most of the last forty-eight hours and stared at the huge building in front of her with more than a little trepidation. Her whole body ached, her face throbbed and she couldn’t help but wonder what these people would think. Would they think she was using Cole?
She kind of was but she didn’t know if she’d had any other choice. Well, other than to stick around and wait for Troy to kill her. Was that really a choice? Sissy wasn’t sure.
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, bracing herself for whatever was to come. Might as well get it over with. The waiting wouldn’t make it any easier.
“All right. I could use something other than fast food to eat.” She looked down at herself, still wearing the clothes she’d put on to go find Corey two days before. Yes, she’d been out of them to sleep, but she hadn’t had anything else to put on, and Cole had seemed to be in a hurry to get back here so she hadn’t pushed to get something else, now she wished Cole had let her get something.
He walked with her to the door, then opened it, and motioned for her to go in first.
She stepped inside and paused, overwhelmed for a moment by the light and chatter. There were probably thirty or more people in the room. It was laid out like a bar except for the stairs on one wall, and what looked like a stripper pole in another corner. Cole’s hand on her lower back reminded her she stood in the doorway, blocking him from coming in.
“Oh, sorry.” Sissy stepped to one side so he could get past her, but he didn’t. Cole kept the hand on her back and eased her farther into the room.
“Come on, have a seat, we’ll get something to eat, and I’ll see about getting us rooms.”
Sissy frowned, not sure what he meant, but let him guide her to an empty table.
“Here, have a seat, let me talk to a couple people, what do you want to eat?”
“What is there?” She glanced around, noticing no one had menus.
“I’m not sure. Let me find out, I’ll be back.” Cole left her sitting at the table as he went to the bar, she watched as he spoke to the guy behind the bar, nodded in her direction then went to another table where a man and a woman sat. Cole talked to them for a few minutes. She was still watching him when a voice made her realize she wasn’t alone anymore.
“Excuse me. I was asked to let you know what’s available to eat tonight.”
Sissy shook her head and turned to look at the man standing beside her table. It was the guy from behind the bar.
“I’m sorry, I missed part of that. You said something about food?”
