Page 27 of Colton (Raging Barons MC #17)
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It’s Monday morning. Nyx has gone to work and taken Penny and Arabella with her.
Heather was involved in making this happen, but Ruger has gone along with them.
I’m not sure if I’m jealous he is with Nyx all day, or if I should pity him because not only is he with Nyx, Penny and Arabella, but also the four elderly ladies.
Now, those ladies sound as batshit crazy as the Three Stooges, so I’m thinking good luck with that.
Axel has called an emergency church meeting. After some of the brothers said they couldn’t make it due to work commitments, Axel, for the first time compromised by having Specs create a live feed. Everyone could now be a part of the meeting, even though not in the room.
Walking into church with Knuckles, Beer, Stitch, Mav, Sting, Brag, and Hammer, we take our seats. Axel arrives with Drag, Buzz, BS, Wings and Specs who, of course, has his laptop.
“Okay, is everyone on the feed Specs?” Axel asks as he takes his seat. The monitor that has been attached to the wall is showing squares, and in each square is one of the brothers who couldn’t make it in person to the meeting.
“Yeah, as you can see Pres, all present and accounted for,” Specs replies without lifting his head from his laptop, which he’s tapping on.
“First, let’s cover the fact we have Lincoln, Arrow, and Bones at the club.
Working as brothers at this time we all have to admit.
I want to bring them into the club as full brothers and given time, if they cut it, to be officers for the chapter I’m going to create.
” Taking a breath and looking at us in the room with him, then the monitors, Axel continues.
“I nominate all three as brothers. Do I hear a second for Lincoln?”
“Aye, I’ll second Lincoln,” Mav speaks out.
“Unanimous vote, remember brothers. Show of hands for Lincoln,” Axel asks.
“Aye,” I state clearly, along with everyone else.
Tapping his fingers on the desk in front of him, Axel nods. “Lincoln, full brother. Now, Bones…”
This continues until all three are voted in as full brothers. Buzz is organizing everything from this point, and they’ll have their kuttes as soon as PT sees them.
PT has a chore going on for Pres this morning, and with TwoCents involved they have been excused from the meeting. Unusual, but as long as Pres is in the know, and okay with it, then it has to be important.
Axel leans over and murmurs something to Drag, who steps out of church, to come back inside a minute later with Lincoln, Bones, and Arrow.
“You three…” Axel pauses and gives them a look that has them stand more to attention, and I smile to myself when they all three place their hands behind their backs as though on parade.
Axel smiles. “You three have just been voted as full brothers of the club. From this point, you are fully integrated into the club. You are answerable to me and the officers of the club. Do you understand?”
They all three reply instantaneously, “Yes, sir. ”
“No, not sir, Pres.” Drag points out, and I can see he’s amused by the three of them, and their reaction.
“You will be organized and given rules by PT, and TwoCents will run you through how you get paid from the club. Everyone puts into the club financially, and everyone gets the same pay. The officers have an extra five percent as they are on twenty-four-hour call, and they are the first to go into any dangerous situation. Now, I want you to complete all the information you have been gathering for this security company we’ve been bantering about.
I want facts, figures, and a name for the place.
Oh, I have you a secretary, who is also a qualified administrator, so a tremendous asset to you.
Now you have until Sunday to get me all that information. Are we clear on that?”
“Yes, Pres,” is said by all three, and I can already see the wheels turning in their minds of what they have to do in less than a week.
“See PT now, then fulfill your door duties while doing the other shit you have to do. Dismissed.” Axel smirks when the three snap to and leave the room, full of determination.
Drag speaks, gaining everyone’s attention. “I have information that Stefan has killed a young woman, and left her body dumped behind a club in Robertsville. The cops are looking for him, and Forest, have you been officially informed?”
“Yes. I received the bulletin this morning. I haven’t got all the information as yet.
What I have is a feed Specs provided from behind the club and the murder is clearly shown.
Stefan cannot squirm out of this charge.
He’s gone underground, of course. We’ll be watching and Specs is going to keep his facial recognition running, so we may be lucky to get to him first. As soon as he shows his face that is,” Forest replies .
“Okay, and now it’s official police business. I’m going to need you to be careful, Forest. The last thing we need is you getting into hot water.” Axel looks at Buzz, having one of those non-verbal conversations they have. When Buzz nods, Axel turns back to the monitor.
Forest speaks again. “Will do, Pres. The other thing I want to report is that I spoke with Web’s father, and Pres, he’s a piece of shit. I warned him, but honestly, it’s not going to make any difference. He’s going to need dealing with at some stage. He’s past helping, warning, or anything else.”
“Okay, Forest. The first time he steps out of line let’s pick him up and allow Nell’s place a visitor.
Web has gone through enough at this asshole's hands. The world will be a better place with his father out of it.” Axel rubs his hands together, and it’s easy to see he would be more than happy to clear this fucker from the world.
Specs gains everyone’s attention once Axel nods for him to speak.
“I have checked Penny’s situation. The ex is Darren Paisley.
He is the illegitimate son of Gordon Paisley, the disgraced senator.
The mother Fabiana Bexley is the daughter of Leandra Bexley, who in turn was a mistress to a made man. Yeah, you heard, a mafia man.”
“Fuck, this gets more and more interesting!” Hammer mumbles.
“Sounds like a barrel of shit to me.” Beer sneers.
My mind is racing because we don’t need the Mafia involved in this shit. I look at Axel and he gives me a stern look to remain quiet, which I do, of course.
“The bitch, Fabiana, isn’t right in the head. She has three counts of assault against her, and she’s being investigated for embezzlement from the accounting firm she works, or should I say worked at.” Specs still is looking at his laptop .
“She is an accountant, then?” Silver asks from the monitor screen.
Specs chuckles, “Oh, no, this bitch is a cleaner.”
Buzz laughs along with most of us because how the fuck does a cleaner embezzle from a company they work for?
“One of the accountants worked late on a huge account they just accrued. New client, big job, and he was working his ass off to get everything done before the deadline that was set. He was called away by his wife when one of his children was knocked down by a car and taken to the hospital. As any of us would, he rushed to the hospital, but he didn’t log out of his computer.
So…” pausing for effect I’m sure, “light-fingered-Fabiana, quickly went into the computer, transferred a chunk of money to herself and closed everything down. Thinking there would be no evidence of what she had done.”
“Fuckin’ hell, is she an idiot or what?” Grease asks from his little square on the monitor.
“So, all told, she’s a thieving piece of shit. But why did she want Arabella?” Axel asks.
Specs rubs his chin before answering. “No idea. The only conclusion I can come to is she wants a baby to mess with. I say mess with because she is not capable of looking after a baby. I think Penny did the right thing by running, and we need to keep her safe, because that ex is a mommy’s boy and will do whatever she wants him to do.
He’ll try to take Arabella if he gets a chance. ”
“Not on my watch,” I snarl, and I know Ruger won’t have that either.
“Ruger is with them at this time, and I know he’ll not let anyone take Arabella.
He seems to have taken a shine to her, and is carrying her everywhere strapped to his chest.” Chuckles fill the room, and we are all wondering if maybe Ruger has taken a shine to Penny, too!
“As of now, Darren is still with his mother. They have made no move to come toward town. That still doesn’t negate the fact they hired someone to snatch Arabella and trash the house. It’s a case of they don’t want to get their own hands dirty.” Specs finally looks up from his laptop and to Axel.
“Penny said she spoke to a cop before she left and did that as a precaution. I’ll go have a word with him, and I’ll take Ruger with me. Can someone step in and watch Nyx and Penny while we are gone?” I ask, looking at Axel as I speak.
“Oh, that’s a good one for Lincoln, Bones and Arrow. Their first security job,” Axel smirks, “Drag, go find them and fill them in. They’ll need to coordinate with Colton, so Penny and Nyx are not left out in the cold and vulnerable.”
“Thanks, Pres,” I respond, and before I say more Axel smirks at me.
“Your lovely farmhouse is ready for you to collect the key. I’ve had PT on the realtor’s back this morning.
Go over and get everything done, then as fast as you can, move Nyx, Penny, and Ruger in with you there.
It will take time for the asshole to find you, and if he does, it’s an easy place to do what is needed.
You’ve even got a nice bit of property to temporarily bury a body.
” Axel slaps the gavel on the table. “Dismissed.”
My mind is running away with me at this point, and I’ve got the house which is the main concern. I’m delighted and rush out of church as I want to get to the realtor as fast as possible. But first, I want to check on Nyx and Penny.
Sitting astride my hog, I take my crash helmet off and hang it on the handlebars. Flicking my leg over, I quickly head to the front door of the house. I can see the truck Nyx uses so know they are at the house and not gone out on one of their lady days as the elderly ladies call them.
Knocking, I turn and look at the neighboring houses, and I have to admit it is a very nice area. Not one I would want to live in, but for these women I think it’s ideal. Turning when the door opens I’m met with one of the elderly ladies. “Good day. I’ve come to speak with Nyx, if that’s possible.”
“I’m Tina, and you I suspect are Colton. Is that correct?”
She’s not a big lady, around 5’5” I would guess, but she’s standing here looking ferocious, and has a cane in her left hand. “Yes, that’s right. I’m Colton,” giving her one of my brightest smiles.
Oh…Tina gives me a feral smile, one I’ve seen on many faces since being with the MC. “You mess with Nyx, you mess with us all. You see this cane?” I give her a small nod. “I’ll shove it up your ass if you hurt her.”
I’m shocked she would say such a thing, and she doesn’t wait for a response. She turns and disappears into the house, leaving me to follow behind her more than a little bemused.
In the kitchen, Ruger is sitting on a chair at the kitchen table, feeding Arabella formula while Nyx is folding laundry that she must have brought in from the garden. Penny is taking bread out of the oven, which smells divine, and four elderly ladies are sizing me up as though I am the enemy.
Nyx walks over and wraps her arms around my waist, and I automatically wrap my arms around her and draw her to my body. I look down at her, and as she looks up at me I don’t care we are being watched. I kiss my woman like it’s the last time that I will .
Hearing sighs, giggles and a comment, “Aw, how cute are they?”
Nyx breaks away from me and giggles herself. “Stop, all of you. Don’t be giving me trouble all day.”
Looking up, everyone is watching us, but with amusement and the atmosphere is better now than when I first walked in. I look at Tina and she’s giving me a much better look than when I arrived. Maybe I won’t get the cane up my ass after all!
“I’m going into town to get the keys for the house. Be ready later ‘cause we may move into it, and that means all of us. You, me, Penny, Arabella and Ruger. We’ll keep the lease on Penny’s place and your apartment for now, but we need to all be under the same roof so we can keep you safe.”
Once I’ve filled Ruger in on church. The fact he’s going to be living at my new house, and not working construction for now seems to be sitting okay with him. I was worried he’d not be happy about that, but he seems onboard with what we have to do to keep Nyx, Penny and Arabella safe.