Page 110 of Jackass

“I get to play with my new friends soon,” Charlie said excitedly.

“Oh yeah? Are Chrissy and Tabby coming over?” I asked her.

“No, Daddy. I’m going to see them. Did you know Chrissy’s daddy has a store that is filled with books? He said I can pick out three books to bring home,” she said, holding up three little fingers.

I looked over at Sammy. “I thought we agreed Charlie should stay here until everything was done?”

“That was my fault, Jack. Ryder asked about it, and I happened to mention it in front of Charlie. I’m sorry,” Beck explained.

“She’s so excited, Jack,” Rachel added.

Sammy looked at me. “If you think she should stay here, we can reschedule.”

I looked at my daughter.

“Please, Daddy?”

I gave in, of course I did.

“Ok, I’ll talk to a few of the guys and see when they’re available.”

“Thank you, Daddy,” Charlie said, throwing herself into my arms and giving me a hug.

“Excuse me, Sam. Can I talk to you for a minute?”

I looked up and saw Mimic at the table. I glared at him, and he ignored me.

“Of course, Mimic,” Sammy replied with a soft smile.

“Um, in private?” he asked, tipping his head toward the corner.

“No,” I barked.

“Jack, stop,” Sammy scolded as she stood up.

“Sammy,” I growled.

“We won’t leave the room, Jack,” she said, trying to appease me.

Spoiler alert: it didn’t work.

I watched the two of them walk over to the corner of the room.

“What’s going on there?” Rachel asked.

“He better be fucking apologizing,” I grumbled.

I continued to watch Sammy talking with our youngest patched member. I didn’t know what they were saying, but I would find out.

When they finished talking, Sammy pulled Mimic into a hug. The kid wrapped his arms around her waist, and it looked like he was holding on for his life.

He was a tall kid, so he had to lean down to hug Sammy. When he finally let go, she went up on her toes and kissed his cheek. Then walked back to the table and sat down.

When she said nothing, I asked, “Well?”

“Well, what?”

“What did he say?” I asked, getting frustrated.

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