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Flash

A fter Jake had his kutte placed on his back by Wrath, the meeting went at full speed as we were all informed of the plan that Wrath and Flame had decided on to deal with what they had learned from Micah and Cam. It turns out that while I’ve been off dealing with my family drama, Wrath and Flame had learned more details from Cam about what had been happening to him, and none of it was good. They’re beyond livid at everything they’ve been learning, and I don’t blame them. I’d feel the same way if it were Micah in Cam’s shoes and he’s only been in my life for a short period of time; I can’t imagine what it’s like for them.

I do have to say that what they had decided on as the best course of action is rather ingenious, really. With so many children being involved in the issues and us not being able to act the way we normally would, there’s no chance in hell we’d ever take our normal route when children are the main culprits; they’ve decided a show of force is needed in that school and not just for the children either. Their parents are in for an eye-opening experience too. After a very heated phone call with the school principal, who by the sounds of it couldn’t fall over themselves fast enough to accommodate everything Wrath and Flame asked for after learning just what had been happening at that fucking school, a full school assembly is being called with not only every child being required to be in attendance but all parents too. An assembly that will be held by Wrath and Flame, who are more than a little bit motivated to scare the shit out of everyone.

The children and their parents aren’t the only ones who need dealing with, though; there’s also the matter of the teacher who has been turning a blind eye and targeting Cam herself. She’s in for a shock after that assembly is over, as she won’t be leaving like everyone else; no, she’s going to be spending some quality time with some very angry parents. I can’t imagine she’s going to be enjoying the quality time she’s going to be spending with Wrath and Flame. They’re on the fucking warpath, and she’s the only adult involved directly who they can take their frustrations out on. It sucks to be her.

I couldn’t be prouder of my man becoming a patched member early. If there’s ever been anyone who deserves such an honor, it’s definitely him, and I’m so glad everyone else agreed. He’s more than proved his worth around here. I need to have a talk with Wrath, Flame, Blade, Shadow, and Wreck in private. I want to ask Jake to become my Ol’ Man, and I want to be his, but I want something showing that on our kuttes. It’s not like we can just hand over a property of kutte like Blade did with Sera; we need to come up with something else. I can’t imagine any of those men will have an issue with showing they’re taken on their kuttes; actually, I’m a little surprised they haven’t come up with a solution already. Maybe they’ve spoken about it between themselves, and I just haven’t heard about it yet. There’s only one way I’m going to find that out; I need to talk to them.

As we all head out of Church, Jake is surrounded by everyone congratulating him and telling him how much they think his road name fits. They’re not wrong there; Guardian fits Jake to a fucking tee. All his actions that proved himself to everyone were him being a guardian towards someone in one way or another. He couldn’t have a more fitting name bestowed on him if he tried. I wonder who chose it and when. It had to have been decided a while ago for the patch to already be on hand and on his new kutte.

With Jake distracted by everyone congratulating him, I have a feeling this might be the best time to talk to the guys about the kuttes. Luckily for me, they are all standing together talking, so I head towards them.

“Hey, Flash.” Wreck says when he sees me approach.

“Hey, do you all have a minute? I want to talk to you about something.”

“Sure. What’s up?” Wrath says.

“I was wondering if you’d all thought about doing something to the kuttes to show you’re all Ol’ Men as well as members.”

“Yes, actually, we’ve had more than one conversation about it. We’re going to have the property of patches placed on the back of our kuttes as well as having smaller Ol’ Men patches put on the front.”

“That’s awesome. I just wanted to see if we had anything in the works. Can I get some ordered for myself and Guardian so they’re on hand for when I ask him?”

“Of course. I take it he’s your one?” Shadow says while giving Wreck a loving look. How those two never figured out they were in love before they did will always baffle me. It’s always been so freaking obvious when you look at them.

“Yep. It might have taken us time to get together, but I wouldn’t change a thing. Getting to know him the way I have these past few months just makes everything feel more stable.”

“We get that, Flash. We’re all happy for you. One of us will let you know when the patches arrive. I’m guessing you don’t want to ask him until we have them on hand?”

“That’s the plan, yeah.”

“Alright. Well, we best head on over to the boys. It looks like both Cam and Micah want our attention if the waving hands that are happening right now are any indication.” Wrath says with a small laugh.

I can’t help but laugh at them myself when I turn around and see what caught his attention. Both Cam and Micah are standing, jumping up and down, waving their arms at us. Yeah, those boys definitely want our attention.

I head over in their direction with Wrath and Flame, and for the first time it hits me that I’m an actual parental figure right now. Micah may not be my son, but he’s now in my care, and I can’t just treat him the way I would Wyatt at that age; I’ve got to be more, and isn’t that a scary thought? I don’t regret for a moment taking Micah into my care, but it’s terrifying thinking I’m more or less now a parent to a preteen.

“What’s up, boys?” Flame asks as we reach them.

“We were wondering if we could have a sleepover tonight. Neither of us has ever had one before.”

“Whose house do you want to stay at?” Flame asks.

“Ours, please, Papa. Micah needs to experience your cooking.” Cam says, eyes pleading.

“I’m fine with that if you two are. I do agree with Cam that everyone needs to experience your cooking, Flame, and I’m sure it will turn out better than what happened in our own kitchen yesterday with Seth and Austin.”

Micah immediately breaks out in laughter when I bring up the whole kitchen fiasco, and I can’t blame him. It was certainly something fucking else. I’ve never seen two grown men end up in such a disaster just by attempting to bake a few cookies.

“What happened in your kitchen?” Flame asks, voice filled with horror. Which isn’t all that surprising; kitchens are more than a little sacred to Flame. Flame has a love for cooking and actually spends a lot of his free time either cooking or baking. It’s his love language, I think.

“Seth and Austin attempted to bake some cookies with Micah.”

“Right, and what happened?”

“Not cookies.” I say, shaking my head. “From what I can gather, any time they attempt to bake together, disaster occurs. All three of them and the entire kitchen ended up covered in flour and all the other ingredients. It took Seth and Austin two hours to clean up last night.”

Flame’s eyes widen in horror at what I’ve described, which earns us a chuckle from Wrath as he sees the look on his husband’s face. If there’s anyone who knows just how serious Flame takes what happens in a kitchen, it’s the man he’s married to.

“While Flame gets over his utter shock and horror at that, why don’t you take Micah to grab whatever he needs for tonight, Flash and then bring him over to our place? We’d love to have him.”

“Sounds like a plan. Come on, Mic, let’s go tell Jake the plans and let him know we’ll be back soon.”

Micah is bouncing with excitement as we head towards Jake, who is currently standing with Joker, laughing and joking around. I love seeing this side of Micah; he seems like such a typical child, the way he should be. It gives me hope that despite everything he’s been through, he’ll be okay.