Chapter 25
The group, minus Kermit who had veered off when they had reached downtown Los Angeles, arrived at their new ‘home’, two hours later. Getting settled in their respective rooms, the men double checked the house to make sure no listening devices or cameras, other than, were found in the home. Once they were satisfied with their set up, they went about setting up security measures around the home and in the yard.
The women unloaded the secret stash of weapons that was left for them and placed them in different places around the house in case they were invaded like they suspect will happen. Their end goal was to end the threat to Diesel and her daughter once and for all.
When the men were finished, they walked into the house to find the four women doing shots of tequila as they looked at schematics for the Eternal Nights club and where the rest of their ‘team’ would be. Things the men were unaware of.
“Who all did you bring without talking to us?” Viper asked, rubbing his face with his hands.
“Aside from Alpha Squad and the rest of your horde with the MC? Just Bravo Squad who will be assisting everyone. You didn’t honestly think that Bravo would just sit back with Showalter walking into the lion’s den did you?” Diesel asked, taking another shot.
“They don’t trust you ladies to look after her?” Viper watched as the four women clinked glasses, laughed at his question before drowning their shots.
“Of course, my team trusts these hussies. It’s you and your boys my team considers the unknown at this point and time. While we trust Highlander and his clan of merry hotties, my team came in case these sexy beauties needed back up. They are technically the back up to the back up.”
“Truth be told, we’d be doing the same thing if the roles were reversed.” York advised Viper nonchalantly.
“So, you basically don’t trust the other to watch your teammates back?” Viper repeated his question differently.
“Again, we trust each other with our lives. It’s not about trusting others. It’s about going through the fire with them because we are family. Family doesn’t go through hell alone. We may not be a blood family, but we are a family forged by blood, sweat and hell. A huge difference there, snake pit.” Pratt advised, shaking her head as she pointed something out to York on the map.
“Snake pit?” Viper repeated, sending Pratt and scathing look.
“Yeah. Your sign is Viper. Vipers are snakes. Venomous fuckers, for one thing. Therefore, snake pit. Duh!” Pratt answered looking at Diesel and rolling her eyes.
“Okay, lass. I think ye have had enough shots.” Highlander advised, walking over to the table to take the bottle away.
“Touch the bottle, Scotsman, and my girl will be a widow before this case even starts.” Showalter, said as she grabbed the bottle before Highlander could. “Now, are you boys done trying to dissect every movement we will make or have made and ready to get down to business? Because the four of us know how each other works, probably better than you and your teams do. I want to get this down and plan for anything and everything. Something tells me tonight is going to be a huge test.”
“Tonight? We aren’t going in until tomorrow night.” Jacko stepped up, arms crossing his chest as he looked at the women.
“Wrong. Tonight, we go and scope out the place. Raso, Phoenix, Gigi and Brocard are already surveying the area. And before you boys start, Kermit and one of your other boys, Houston I think his name is, is with them so they aren’t alone. They’ve broken up into two teams, one of your boys is with each team. There are a few abandoned buildings from what’s been reported so that gives more places for surveillance. Taz is having Oz check to see what’s going on with those abandoned buildings as we speak.”
“Phoenix and Gigi?” Viper asked, looking between the four women and Highlander.
“Phoenix Duong and Gina ‘Gigi’ Riordan are from my team. Phoenix’s last name should be an indicator she’s Asian and Gigi is a girl next door type with her looks but she’s anything but. Those two can blend in any crowd better than a master of disguise expert. Both are former Marines and know what the hell they are doing.” Showalter informed Viper and Jacko without looking up at them as she surveyed the map, pointing to the areas she had mentioned abandoned and where the two teams were setting up.
“Ok.” Viper sighed deeply, running his fingers through his hair. “Since you guys obviously already have a plan worked out. Spell it out for us cavemen.”
“There’s hope for him yet!” Showalter said before slamming her shot back then banging the glass down on the table. “Plain and simple. Men are simple creatures no matter what side of the coin they are in. Boobs!” Showalter replied, matter of fact as she sat back in her seat.
“Unless they are gay!” Jacko huffed out as he shook his head at Showalter.
“Even gay men like titties, Jacko. May not be female titties, but they still like titties.” York rolled her eyes at Jacko’s statement as she high-fived Showalter.
“Don’t forget ass. Men love ass, gay or straight. They have a major fascination with ass. If it’s not titties, then it’s definitely ass.” Pratt said, winking at Highlander who winked back after his eyes shifted between Pratt’s tits and ass.
“Ye have excellent tits and arse, lass. So, I have to agree with these lass’s. My lass, is not showing either, if that’s where ye are headed.” Highlander advised the women.
“Cavemen!” Pratt laughed. “I’m going to be in leather, babe. All our tits are going to be on semi display, except for Showalter’s.”
“Dude, have you seen your wife’s ass? Those leather pants we’re going to be wearing is going to make your wife’s badonkadonk every man’s focal point.” Diesel quipped, clapping her hands together and rubbing them back and forth as she winked over at Pratt.
When Highlander growled low in his throat, the women burst into laughter. “You know that growl has me all warm and fuzzy inside. I don’t know what would be sexier, him baring his fangs if he was a vampire or him growling if he was a wolf shifter.” Pratt joked as she stood up and ambled over to her husband, rubbing her hands up his torso to his chest and then around his neck as she brought his head down for a passionate kiss.
“I’d go with a vamp since they are immortal and he wasn’t the first born, so he can’t be an alpha.” Showalter mused, watching the two with their steamy PDA.
“Technically, an alpha doesn’t have to be a first born. There are stories that show an alpha can be born to others and beat a first born in a fight. My money would be on the scottie hottie.” Diesel replied, smirking at the two.
When Viper growled low in his throat, Diesel smirked over at him and crooked her finger for him to come to her. When he quirked his eyebrow, Diesel stood up and sauntered over to him, lowering her eyelashes as she stood on her tip toes, nipping his lip as she pulled back.
“I prefer vamp myself. Something about the bite and the suck that just makes me want to scream out as I come.” Diesel winked up at Viper.
“No love for a wolf. You two are definitely kinky bitches!” York mumbled grumpily as she sat back in her seat crossing her arms.
“Wolves are awesome but all that shedding from their wolf fur. Nah, I’ll stick with my vampire fetish.” Pratt laughed as she turned around in Highlander’s arms and stuck her tongue out at York.
“Maybe if you show Jacko your boobies and let him play with your ass, you can have your own vampire fetish.” Diesel prompted, causing Jacko to choke on his beer as he coughed and Showalter to fall out of her seat from laughing hard at the expression on York and Jacko’s faces.
“Bitch!” York huffed when she glared at Diesel and Pratt.