Twelve
Romeo
The night is clear, and the full moon is bright, lighting up the area, so I feel like we’re sitting ducks.
Fuck!
I take out my cigarettes from the inside pocket of my Cut, take one out, and Fiend grabs the box. I light up, inhaling deeply and exhale releasing the smoke.
Yeah, for bikers, we don’t do the fucking drugs, only weed at times. I don’t like to lose control, so I don’t smoke it much, but cigarettes, yeah, I love smoking. It’s not good to use; it will mess with the MC. We need to be on it. I didn’t see the higher-ranking MC Brothers use it, ever. I did hear of one lower-ranking Brother that OD. So, Dad made sure that I never got into drugs.
For being a biker, the MC’s Enforcer, he was strict and on it. He spent as much time with me as he could before partying with the Brothers. He made sure to take me out to dinner and yeah, I miss him. He was a fucking good Dad.
I turn to watch the Brothers take the last box of AK-15 out of the cage and into the warehouse.
I look out into the night to make sure that we’re not going to get attacked. It looks clear, but my gut is not right.
“Okay, that’s the last one,” Prospect Crow says, walking to me.
“Okay, let’s get gone,” I hum, waving at the other Brothers.
“Let’s go,” Fiend yells.
“Thank fuck, the run is done. The fucking Herd Boys didn’t show. That informant must be fucking with us,” I say, looking at the Brothers get on their bikes.
“Fuck, we have to drive the cage,” Fiend huffs, running his fingers through his short hair.
“Yeah, but we need to pick up Cherry; she’s getting out of class soon and will be waiting for me,” I say, closing the warehouse door.
We walk over to the cage, the MC’s black van and I open the driver's door and get in. Fiend gets into the passenger door, slamming it close. I look at him, raising my brow as I turn on the cage.
“What’s your fucking problem?”
“Fucker, you best not be messing with Cherry,” Fiend hisses, glaring at me.
“Fuck, you know that I love her since forever,” I huff, pulling forward.
“Yeah, Romeo, but you’ve ignored her for a few years, and now you want her?”
“I was fighting it because you know that Momma Bear asked me to take care of her. I’m not the best option for her, but Cherry is persistent. I thought that maybe she would give up and find a fucker outside the MC.”
“Fuck! Cherry is stubborn, just as stubborn as you are. I don’t know how you two get along.”
“Brother, we don’t have any problems getting along,” I hum, turning up my lips.
“Motherfucker! I don’t want to hear it! You’re damn lucky that I know that you’re going to treat her right. Otherwise, I would be kicking your ass,” Fiend grunts.
“Right. Let’s get gone. Cherry is waiting for me,” I say, rubbing my heart, just where my tattoo is with her name inside a heart.
It only means one thing, shit is going down. I can’t ignore my gut feeling, especially with crazy Rose White. I know that bitch! She tried to be my girl in high school, but it wasn’t happening. Ever. Hell, I messed around with her, fucked her once, and moved on.
The bitch was furious. She didn’t like the fact that I’m into Cherry. That’s why she started to harass Cherry.
“That bitch Rose White is in the same fucking class as Cherry. I don’t like the fucking gut feeling I have.”
“What the hell! That bitch is something else,” Fiend growls.
“Fuck!”
I press down on the gas, running a couple of red lights to get to Cherry. I look in the rearview mirror and thank fuck nobody is trailing us. I’m so damn paranoid; my heart is pumping fast.
I drive down the street to the school and pull into the parking lot.
“Fuck, the parking spots are taken,” I huff.
“There’s some in the back row,” Fiend says, pointing.
“Right.”
I drive to the back row and back into the spot so I can see. I turn off the cage and look at the school building, holding onto the steering wheel tight. I roll down my window to get fresh air. My chest feels tight.
A couple of minutes later, I see students exit the building and walk to their cars. I look for Cherry, but I don’t see her. I’m going to tell her that she needs to get out of class fast.
Finally, I see Cherry walk out of the building and down the walkway, looking around.
“I need to text her; she’s looking for the bike,” I huff, pulling out my cell.
I slide my finger over the screen, look up at her, and then type the text.
Romeo ~ Baby, I’m in the cage.
I hold the cell and watch Cherry walk, twisting her head. Then, a car pulls out of the parking space, drives slowly, and gets close to her. Then I see a huge fucker jump out of the car and grab Cherry.
My heart stops and then starts pounding fast as I watch Cherry kick and yell, but she can’t fight off the fucking ape.
“Motherfucker!” I growl, turning on the cage and pressing the gas.
“Look, that’s Rose getting into the passenger door.
“Fucking bitch! She’s taking Cherry,” I yell, pressing down on the gas.
The black fucking car is the same black Dodge Charger that tried to run us over.
“That Charger almost ran us over when I was dropping Cherry off. It was intentional. Fucking hell, I need to listen to my gut feeling! Dad always said that’s what will keep me alive,” I yell, chasing the fucking car.
The cage doesn’t make the turns as smooth as the Charger, and fuck, the fuckers are speeding. But I follow, I can see them, and I’ll be damned if I lose them.
“I’ll call the Brothers,” Fiend shouts, pulling out his cell phone to make the call.
“Demon, some fuckers took Cherry. We’re chasing them,” Fiend yells, holding onto the dash and looking around the streets.
I don’t know what the fuck Demon said, but I know that the Brothers will be here; they have our backs. Period.
“We’re on Folsom Blvd passing the Becks Store,” Fiend says.
Fiend ends the call and pulls out his Glock from the back.
“The Brothers will use GPS to ping us and Cherry! Fuck, that’s a fucking relief,” Fiend hums, holding his Glock.
“That’s right, but I’m still following the fuckers. They don’t fucking know that we’re following them since they slowed down.
The motherfuckers pull into a small warehouse in an isolated part of the industrial street. I turn off my lights and drive slowly. I stop to look at the bastards, and Rose gets out of the car. The tall, ape-looking asshole pulls Cherry out of the car.
“Let me go,” Cherry yells.
The fucking ape slaps her, and Rose grabs her hair.
“Shut the fuck up! I told you that you’re going to get your ass kicked,” Rose yells.
“Let’s get her inside,” the ape shouts.
A tall bastard grabs Cherry and drags her across the parking lot. I stare at his fucking jacket.
Herd Boys in white letters.
“That’s the fucking Herd Boys,” Fiend hisses.
“Fucking hell! I’m going after her,” I hiss, shifting in my seat and ready to push open the door.
“Wait, let me call Demon. We don’t want the fuckers to kill her, and it’s only two of us. We don’t know if that warehouse is full of the Herd Boys,” Fiend says.
“I don’t give a fuck! Fiend, I’m going to get her out. Are you coming or not,” I hiss, lowering my eyes.
“Let me text Demon the address; that would be quicker for them to get here,” Fiend says, moving his head up and down.
“Right.”
I stare at the warehouse, my chest tightens, and I gasp for air. I inhale deeply and exhale to control my fear, my fear of her. Who knows what the fuck they’re doing to her. The fucker already slapped her, and Rose grabbed her hair; no telling what the fuck she will do next. She’s had out for Cherry for years.
Fuck me!
I should have scared the shit out of Rose, and maybe this won’t be happening.
“Okay, ready, but we have to be careful,” Fiend hums.
We get out of the cage, closing the doors slowly to avoid making any noise. We pull out our Glocks and walk slowly. We don’t want to give ourselves away. Surprise will work in our favor. We creep slowly to the warehouse, looking around.
The stupid fuckers don’t have any guards. Maybe the informant didn’t get the details right. The attack was at us but through Cherry. This is a warehouse, fuck. It could be that they think that we’re distracted and are not taking any measures of having guards.
We get close to the building, and I signal for Fiend to go around to the back. He lifts his chin and walks towards the back. I walk to the door, and it’s slightly opened. I can see through the crack. They’re fucking stupid. My gut twists, and I grind my molars.
“Stupid bitch! I’m so happy that it turned out that my brother Thomas is out to get the Satan’s Warriors MC! Do you want to know why I hate you,” Rose yells, waving a switchblade around.
“Fuck you,” Cherry hisses, lifting her chin.
My badass Cherry doesn’t know when to back off.
Fuck me!
That crazy bitch will cut her up. The tall fucker must be Thomas because he’s sitting on the chair with his legs stretched out, drinking a beer. The ape bastard is standing with his arms crossed.
“Rose, leave the girl be. I just want to get the Satan’s Warriors MC, and she’s the ticket to get those fuckers here!”
“Thomas, you promised that I can fuck her up,” Rose whines, turning to look at him.
“Rose, stop it and get gone,” Thomas yells, pointing at the door.
“Let me tell her something, then I’ll leave,” Rose hums.
“Make it quick because I’m going to make the call to the Satan’s Warriors MC Prez,” Thomas huffs, taking a pull of his beer.
“Listen up! Cherry, I hate your fucking guts! Kevin is mine, but you took him away from me,” Rose yells, waving the switchblade.
That fucking bitch! I that was the reason she had been attacking Cherry. I watch her crazy bright eyes and her stupid attitude. She’s trying to be a badass, not.
“You’re insane! Kevin was never yours,” Cherry shouts, trying to pull her hands from the plastic ties.
Fuck, Cherry needs to chill, or else she’s going to cut into her wrists. That stupid bitch Rose needs to shut the fuck up. I’m glad that I didn’t go out with her, other than the one-time fuck.
She’s absolfuckinluty insane.
“I’m going to cut up your face, you fucking whore. That’s the only reason that you have him is because you’re a slut,” Rose yells, taking a step forward with her hand raised, ready to cut Cherry.
My heart stops, and I’m ready to go inside when the ape wraps his arm around Rose’s waist and pulls her back.
“Ape, get Rose the fuck out of here! I don’t want to have to deal with her bullshit,” Thomas shouts, pointing at the door.
“Right, boss,” Ape says.
Well, well, well.
I did call it, right?
Ape.
I look around, and I move to take cover behind the dumpster.
Fuck, it stinks.
I wait for Rose to exit the warehouse, and she stops to look at the moon.
“Fuck Thomas! He lied, he only wanted me to help me get the Satan’s Warriors MC. Fuck! He didn’t let me carve up her face. Stupid bitch! But I’m going to get you later,” Rose huffs.
She walks away and gets into a small white Honda. She drives out of the parking lot and onto the road.
I return to the door to look through the crack. This fucking door doesn’t close, and that’s fucking lucky for me.
Thomas pulls out his cell from his jacket and makes a call. Ape stands next to him, and they ignore Cherry. She’s looking around, moving her arms as if she can escape from the plastic ties. Well, at least she’s not crying.
My cell lights up, and I look at the text.
Diablo ~ ETA one minute. Wait.
Fuck me!
I look inside; Cherry has stopped moving. She’s looking around, but she’s listening to Thomas. I look at Thomas; he smiles and leans back in his chair, sliding his fingers over the screen.
“Fuck, he’s not picking up! I’m going to leave a message,” Thomas scoffs, shaking his head.
“Demon, it’s Thomas, the Herd Boys boss. I got Romeo’s girl. I will release her if you come and get her!”
Thomas ends the call and throws back his head, snickering.
Stupid fucker.
He’s going to be the one that’s fucked, not Demon.
I hear the cages roll up; the Brothers didn’t bring their bikes. They climb out and inch up slowly, looking around. Diablo makes the hand signals, and the Brothers spread, taking their positions. Diablo does the countdown, moving his fingers to count.
We barge inside, and I run to my Old Lady. I cut the plastic ties and pull her into my arms, holding her tight.
“Baby, you came for me,” Cherry yells, wrapping her arms around my neck. She buries her face in my neck.
“Always and forever. You’re my Old Lady, and nobody will ever take you from me,” I hiss, looking around.
I can’t fucking believe it. The motherfucker had his boys hiding somewhere inside the warehouse. Well, I could only see so much through the crack.
My Brothers are shooting; it’s chaos. I see Diablo and Fiend grab Thomas. I know that that fucker is going to the fucking pit.
“Baby, let’s get gone,” I say.
I signal to Diablo that I’m taking her. He lifts his chin.