Chapter 21
Stone
I chuckle at the state of some of the Untamed brothers as they roll in, their bikes no longer the colors they originally were, each a different shade of bright pink, purple, and glitter as well as their helmets.
Clearly, they pissed some of their women off, and somehow, I doubt it’s because they were coming today, being used to club business.
“Not one word,” Dagger, their VP, states as he climbs off his now bright pink bike, and I laugh and ask, “What the fuck did you do?”
He winces and admits, “I got caught smoking after I promised to quit, while this idiot,” he points at Ink, “was my accomplice, and look out, and this isn’t all either, they also sent five male strippers to the club, cocks hanging out, glitter, lube, fucking everything.”
I try to hold in my laughter, then nod to Flame, who's on the phone like he’s arguing, as he points to his now glittery bike, the Flame no longer there, meaning his old lady and artistic wife, Star, had something to do with it, and I ask, “What about him?”
Ink winces and admits, “Forgot their anniversary.”
Ouch… I wince, but Dagger instantly interjects and says, “Their son is going through separation anxiety, they’re both tired. I’m just shocked Star remembered.”
“She only did because she set a reminder in her phone,” Ink laughs, and I laugh with him.
The poor fucker didn’t have a chance.
“I don’t know why you’re laughing, I heard Annalise talking on the phone yesterday to some woman named Rose,” Ink says, and I freeze, my eyes widening.
Shit.
“Fuck brother, please don’t tell me you allowed your wife to get in touch with Axel’s woman?!” Tank snaps with a little fear, and I swallow hard, suddenly regretting allowing her to call Annalise.
“I was married, didn’t tell her, got divorced, and married her behind her back, and did I mention I omitted to being a brother?” I say to Tank, and he groans, dropping his head as Smokey and Ink laugh while Flame storms over, cursing, “Fucking beautiful, annoying woman.”
“Star still pissed?” Ink asks with a smirk, and Flame shakes his head and mutters, “Nah, more like she apologized to me. She said she would have forgotten too if her alarm hadn’t reminded her, but what pissed her off is she realized she was late…”
“You accidentally knocked her up again?” Smokey asks in shock, and my mouth drops as Flame winces but nods.
“I did, and I have to admit, I’m pretty proud,” he gloats while Tank asks, “Didn’t you just have a kid?”
Flame grins and admits, “Two years ago, yeah, Matty, and I told Star I wanted a house full, and I guess her birth control is on my side.”
I chuckle as my phone rings and I say, “Excuse me a second, brothers,” as I get it out, and the brothers continue to grill Flame on how Star is coping with being knocked up again.
A picture of Rose sitting cross-legged on her bed wearing only my shirt with a soft smile on her face from before she found everything out shows, and I smile, my heart skipping a beat.
She’s calling me, my girl is actually fucking calling me.
“Hey, how’s my pretty girl doing this fine morning?” I answer, “I would have thought you’d still be asleep.”
Rose clears her throat as Dirty runs over to me gaining everyone’s attention, and just as she says, “I need you to stay calm,” Dirty shows me his phone, and the footage from in front of Rose’s door shows my fucking sister dressed as a slut comes into view, holding a knife as she bangs on the door.
My whole body vibrates as Dirty states, “I just got the notification,” and Rose groans, “Dammit, Dirty!” who winces so he must have heard her.
“What’s going on?” Smokey asks as he walks over, seeing the tension.
I reply, “What’s going on is my wife is going to explain to me why she didn’t call me as soon as she opened the fucking door to my lunatic sister holding a knife!”
Smokey’s eyes widen as every brother freezes while Rose mutters, “It’s so freaking weird when you call me wife and don’t call your sister a lunatic again!”
“Please tell me you are not sticking up for her, Rose?!” I snap, “She could have killed you.”
Rose sighs, “No, she wouldn’t have, her hand was shaking, and honestly, she’s been manipulated by your crazy ass ex-wife you never told me about.”
“Nope, no, you are not going to use that as a way to get me to go easy on Selena. I know I messed up, and I’ve been making sure every single day that you know how sorry I am for that and that I love you, but my sister threatening you with a knife is not fucking okay,” I snap, and the brothers wince already seeing my error.
“You did not just snap at me,” she replies in a threatening voice, but I don’t mellow. I say, “Think of it this way, Rose. What if your sister did what mine has just done when she knows how much love you hold for me?”
“Well, for starters, my sister loves you to pieces, so that will never happen,” she says with sass that the brothers obviously can hear by their chuckles, fuck even I smile a little, and she states, “Your sister was manipulated. Your ex-wife saw she had no real friends because of the club and used it against her. She needs guidance and help from all the crap that was put in her head, and while I’m at it, why didn’t you tell me you hit a nun with a stone? ”
My eyes widen as the brothers laugh their ass’s off, and I choke, “How fucking long did she stand at that door?”
“Uh, brother,” Dirty laughs, “she didn’t just stand at the door,” he informs me as he turns his phone back to me, and I see my wife guiding a tearful Selena into her apartment, and I sigh.
Fuck’s sake.
“You and your big heart,” I mutter.
She hums and reminds me, “Me and this big heart haven’t kicked you to the curb like you deserve yet,” and I narrow my eyes.
“That will never happen, I’ll tie you to my bed first,” I threaten, and she’s quiet for a moment before she replies, “That sounds kind of kinky…”
I choke out a laugh, and she sighs, then whispers, “She’s hurting and confused, Cage, don’t take your anger out on her, listen to her and understand where she’s coming from.”
“She could have hurt you, red,” I remind her.
She replies, “I know, but she didn’t. She just wants to feel like she belongs and having someone like your ex-wife in her ear, for what, eleven years, it’s bound to screw her up a little.
I mean, she’s twenty-one, so she was ten.
She’s had your ex-wife in her head since she was ten, and you missed it, so if you want to blame anyone for this, take a good, hard look in the mirror, Cage. ”
Well, there is nothing like a fucking lecture from the woman you love to put things into perspective and to calm you down.
“You’re not going to stop calling her my ex-wife, are you?” I confirm making the brothers grin as Rose replies, “Nope,” adding a pop to the ‘p’, and she reminds me, “You lied to me, so now I get to use it against you whenever I like.”
“Your wife has sass, brother,” Ink states the obvious, and Rose admits, “I got it from my mama, Daddy would agree,” and I laugh, shaking my head.
“Alright, red, I’ll let you get back to sleep. I’ll see you tomorrow when I get back,” I say softly.
“Promise me you’ll go easy on her,” she replies, and I shake my head and groan, “Rose,” but she continues, “No, promise me.”
Dirty looks away, trying to hold in his laughter, while everyone else, the fuckers, openly laugh.
“Okay,” I promise with a sigh, and she replies, “I love you, Cage,” and my heart fucking melts.
“Hold onto that, remember it while trying to trust me again, alright?” I plead and she whispers, “Okay.”
I smile and murmur, “I love you, red,” before hanging up, and I mutter, “I’ve got to call my dad.”
The brothers laugh, and I give them the finger and order, “Tank, get the prospects to change vans now that the glitter bunch are here,” and he laughs harder while the brothers all curse me out for being whipped just like them and they’re right, I’m so fucking whipped.
I bring up Dad's number as I walk over to some place quieter and put the phone to my ear.
“When are you going to give your wife her cut son?” he answers after a few rings, and I reply, “I thought you wanted me with Elsie?”
Dad snorts, “Nah, son, I can’t stand the woman. Now, Rose, she is a keeper. You need to get her a cut.”
“He’s got her one, Elsie tried to burn it when she went snooping the other day. It’s how she found out about her, but Mama stopped her,” I hear my sister admit, and my jaw ticks.
I swear to fuck, I’m going to kill the bitch.
“Like I said, I never liked the woman,” Dad grumbles, and I growl, “Where are you?”
“I’m heading to the Huntsmen MC. Doc called Steal, he said he’ll put your sister up for a while,” Dad admits, and fear hits me, the call with Axel coming back, and I begin, “Dad –” but he cuts me off and states, “your sister has agreed to help Steal and see if Hains is a traitor.”
“You sure that’s wise?” I ask carefully, “If the man finds out…”
“He won’t, your sister is smart enough not to say too much, and honestly, son, she needs this, she needs to feel like she’s needed,” Dad murmurs, and I hear a few sniffles.
“I guess being the VP’s daughter, then the current VP’s sister, was hard on her making friends,” I murmur with sadness, guilt flittering through me.
I should have seen the signs instead of believing she was up Elsie’s ass.
Come to think of it, she didn’t try to latch onto Ace until I started fucking Elsie.
Fuck.
“She’ll fit in there, son,” Dad confirms before Selena says loudly, “Don’t ruin things with your wife, she’s a sweet one.”
I smile slightly and ask, “I take it I have her approval?”
Dad replies, “You do and you have mine and your Mama’s, not that you ever needed it. You and I need to talk when I get back, son.”
“We do,” I agree, then state, “I’m currently doing a run, message me when you’ve got Selena settled and tell her,” I take a deep breath and I say, “Tell her I forgive her,” before I hang up and quickly type out a message.
Me:
I was kind and only because of you. I love you, my red
I press send, then put my phone away, knowing I won’t get a reply because she should be going back to sleep until at least six. I walk over to the brothers, needing to get this shit done so I can get home and continue groveling to my wife.