Thirty

**

Beetle and Kamryn drove into the compound which was manned heavily, the gates not opening when they arrived but after the members rang through to let the President know Beetle and his woman had arrived.

“Bit of overkill, isn’t it?” asked Kam. “This is the Presidents car, is it not?”

“They know me, is true. Has to be this way Sweetling. When you teach kids stranger danger, you can’t say let uncle johnny in the door, gets confusing. Same rule applies to everyone and all, no one in or out. Stone’s orders. I rang ahead so we get an in, Stone needs to approve if we can go out”.

“Would you mind if I talked with Stone on my own. There’s something I think he needs to know”.

“Nup! I’m stickin’ by your side Sweetling. Especially after that job you did on my junk. Think I’ll be needing to apply for more than one license”, he added seriously.

“Craig. Ree-lee”, Kam said unbuckling her belt when Beetle parked the car a short distance from all of the bikes, his included.

“I’m scared Ryn. Big time?”

“Of what?” she asked not getting out of the car, waiting till she heard what he had to say.

“That goddam pussy and now that smart little mouth”, he offered getting out of the car and closing the driver’s side door before Ryn could respond. “Them two are lethal. D.A.N.G.E.R.O.U.S”, he spelt out.

“I might need to go back to school then”, she said laughing.

“Why?”

“Teach you to be a man and stop blowing your load so quickly”.

He had nothing to say, felt the heat in his cheeks but ignored that feeling and just stared at his girl. Not only had his reputation been tainted, now it was his pride.

He didn’t care about his ‘doin’ the deed’ reputation, but blowin’ in minutes’, that was a completely different ball game. She was the goddam slayer of his dick, ruthless.

“That’s harsh Ryn, real harsh! Remind me when my mouth is between your legs about being a man. Youre gonna be beggin’ for mercy and when I ignore you, remember this moment”, he said smugly.

“Uh!”

“That ain’t all I’ll be hearin’ Ryn. I want you screamin’ Sweetling”.

**

Stone was sitting on a stool sipping a black coffee, his back to the bar so he could watch everyone in the room.

He stood when Beetle and Kamryn walked in, hand in hand, everyone else remained quiet.

“My office”, he merely said, walking ahead of them both, leaving his freshly brewed coffee behind.

Kam already felt out of place wearing a stranger’s pair of jeans and t-shirt that felt overly stretched because she was so small, at least she had on her own boots.

But the feeling she got inside that bar room was not friendly, she thought it felt bad after she downed those two dips but this, she didn’t know what it was.

“Stop staring cunts or I’ll shoot you’s where you stand”, Beetle roared.

Stone chuckled to himself as he disappeared down the passageway, it was Frost who offered a piece of advice.

“I’d be wedgin’ mine where the sun don’t shine personally. Leave it in as a reminder”.

“Ain’t wedgin’ an empty barrel up someone’s arse, I’d have to shoot the fucken’ thing to clean it ’fore I pulled it out”, he replied which had every laughing their tits off.

Same old, same old. The married couple were in sync again!

“You two are so strange”, remarked Kam as she allowed Beetle to pull her towards Stone’s office.

**

“You good?” Stone asked as soon as the door was closed.

“Hmmm”.

“She’s amazing”, said Beetle, smiling at his girl.

“Got lucky ya’ punk! ...” Stone had said looking at Beetle then Kamryn “... Surprisin’! You were out like a light when you left here yesterday,” Stone said relaxing back in his chair.

“You are all so uncouth, I swear. At least I only swear or insinuate when I have reason”.

“Have reason Little Ninja, my boy smilin’ like that tells me all I need to know. Now you?”

“Me!”

“He means talk?” offered Beetle.

“Oh!”

“Need details. Fucks with my head knowing we’re a good man down”.

“How? How did he ... die?” Kam asked a little meekly, taking a seat so she sat opposite the President of the Razors M.C.

Beetle poured himself a bourbon then sat on another chair, staring at Ryn, waiting...

“Can’t say for sure. Can only make assumptions. Somethin’ I don’t like doin’ but it seems Timber got outsmarted. That scum you finished off shot him in the temple. Stole his clothes, that’s when you met up with him hot wiring the van”.

“He didn’t hurt me, he thought I was simple in the head. Even asked me to drive the van at one stage. He was in a bad way, his hands were pretty swollen, surprised he could even see what he was doing with his eye”, she said looking sad.

“You feelin’ it ’cos you took his life?” Stone asked sitting forward, Beetle not sure if he should interject and tell his Prez to fuck off or hope Ryn answered correctly.

What he got was something else entirely.

“No! Just sorry I wasn’t there early enough to prevent Timber from being shot. I kind of remember him, we never really talked but he was a decent man. Nodded his head at me, smiled”.

Kam told Stone her version of events, what he needed to hear. She skipped the bit about Beetle’s words of course.

She knew without a doubt that corrupt officer would not have hesitated to use her as a human shield if he wasn’t able to escape.

“You ...” Stone said and then changed his mind “... I offer my thanks”.

“It hasn’t sunk in yet, that I know”.

“Take what you need, time, solace, fuck kick more fuckers if you want. Just need you to know you can stay. Be proud to have someone like you wearing our cut”.

“Ummm!”

Oh fuck thought Beetle, hear it comes. The no!

“I asked Beetle if I could talk to you in private but he insisted on being my pillion”, she said which made Stone chuckle.

Beetle just looked like someone shoved a stick up his arse.

“You have a problem of another kind and I’m going to be making some mighty assumptions here”.

“Meaning?”

“Can I trust Beetle?” Kam asked looking at the man who’s cock she had sucked near on two hours ago.

“You shittin’ me. Damned near swallowed me whole and your wondering if I’m trustworthy”, he seethed.

Stone was genuinely confused, Little Ninja looked serious, so he remained serious too.

“Talk”.

“Your men’s toilets ...” she said looking at Stone and then over at Beetle smiling “... the tiles make listening in on conversation quite easy”.

“You hear talk? Like what”, he said scratching his head, his short black hair looking less messed than a few seconds ago.

“Tonight. Club Neveau. I want in ...” she said looking right at Beetle and then back at Stone “... if I killed a man protecting this club and your old woman, then I’m assuming you’d appreciate my help tonight too”.

Stone rubbed his freshly shaved chin, rubbed the top of his head and messed up his hair again then rested his elbows on his desk.

“You’re a contradiction Little Ninja. Thought you’d be a quivering mess not a strategist. What did you hear first? And by whom?”

“Not into tattle tailing but two men are dead. Edge repeated what Timber had told him about tonight. Spanner told him to shut it, church stays in church unless you say otherwise”, she said looking a little relieved now that she’d shared her woes.

“And you heard this in or out?”

“Ew! Walking past thank you very much. I was told it was the girls who gossiped, but I think that could now be a fallacy. Besides I’d never just walk into the men’s just to hear gossip”.

“So you’re telling me this ’cos you see that as a problem?”

“Huge. Especially on open nights”.

“Hmmm. Beetle, start the prospects on the demo. Make sure Edge is holding the sledgehammer. Every man can piss outside. Loose lips sink ships, my old man would say”.

“I can hold my own! Beetle not so much, he loses it too early”, she added smiling again.

Ruined! His reputation was pissed down the toilet and now flushed thought Beetle, looking up at the roof in disgust.

Stone laughed. A god almighty roar as he shot back in his chair. “You sayin’ he’s a quick talker or just quick?”

“None of your business tbh. That’s between him and me”.

“Fair enough”, he said sobering up.

“Say another word and I swear I’ll shoot your dick off too Prez”, said Beetle not impressed. Not impressed at all!

“Kamryn! You need one member to endorse you as a member and two to concur. If you get that, want that, I’ll bring you along tonight Little Ninja if you do what I say. Agree?”

Kamryn remained quiet while she thought out all her options. Her mum and dad, her work.

She could take her work anywhere it was just a matter of space and then shipping her pieces wherever the buyers were.

“I need to work, get my business up and running. That’s my priority before anything else. If you help me with that, I accept your terms”.

“Whoa! Little filly. You don’t know what the terms are yet. I just told you how to get in. What you need to consider is if you want to accept what you can’t do once you are”.

“Can’t do?”

“Leave. You become family. Ours. His ...” Stone said nodding at Beetle “... been less than a week but his tongues been hangin’ out of his mouth since you rode out of here without your helmet on your head”.

Kamryn laughed, then covered her mouth with her hand when Beetle gave Stone one of the filthiest looks she’d seen him give.

“If I get the endorsement and the two members to agree. Can I come tonight?” she asked keenly. “What happens with my parent’s?”

“We have family bbq’s, which reminds me, need to buy a kid’s playground for Sonya’s tribe", Stone said as an afterthought. "We volunteer at hospitals, donate toys and shit. Talk some nights with wayward teenagers. Bob and Mai are welcome, we just don’t let family hang out”.

Beetle was biting his tongue, didn’t want the fucka hangin’ out of his mouth anytime soon as he waited to hear what his Ryn said next.

“Who’d endorse me?”

“Claimed you that night Sweetling”, he said through gritted teeth while staring at his President, which made Stone chuckle. “I’ll give you that endorsement” he said, releasing his tongue.

Stone chuckled again, then picked up his phone to txt someone.

“Just need two to concur Little Ninja. Will be the fastest induction I’ve ever done”, said Stone replacing his phone on the desk in front of him.

knock, knock, knock.

“Snowman”, said Beetle, greeting his brother.

“Dopey”, acknowledged Frost.

“What say you Frost?” asked Stone.

“I concur”.

“As do I,” said Stone nodding at Beetle who wore a shit eating grin while Kam looked taken aback.

“Geez! Don’t muck around much”.

“Tonight Little Ninja I have an important role for you. You met Mal, carryin’ my babe. You proved yourself with the club, no questions no hesitation. Tougher than most men I know, so I’m trustin’ you with bringin’ the filthy cunts down who tried to steal my old ladies peace and quiet”.

“Makes me think of the women from my own past, how they had their lives changed forever not from their own choice but by others. This ... I'm bound by their words, Mal's too. Choice should always be our own not determined by others What do you want me to do”.

Beetle shifted in his seat, Ryn gave him another boner. FFS!

**