Page 8 of Vapor
Julius
The late call has me racing to Veritable. I’ve never been called by Cort or his second, Amal, who actually made the call for him. The man is giant and Ranger said don’t piss him off so I won’t. Andy took my class since Pres is out for Ops. She pointed out this has to be a law call.
I don’t waste time backing in and just shut it off and run toward, then into the Club. “Cort?” I ask barely glancing at the counter.
The Prospect points up. “Ops, Boss. I’ll let them know you’re here.”
I nod and run the stairs. This isn’t like Phoenix, Jinx has a hall connecting to Ops by the Officer floor meeting room. Pres said it’s so he’s not walking the whole Club to get to Ops. I take his shortcut and never hit the training center floor here.
Scanning in, I see more people here than I expect. I’m not usually in Ops here, or anywhere really, but I’ve seen our Ops room and all these people wouldn’t fit in there.
“Cort?” I ask the guy that turned and tried to move for me.
He points toward the wall with the boards up so I squeeze by, glad they move aside. “Vapor?” I know that honey blond braid that hits the center of her back.
She turns with a smile. “Hey, Julius. You’re not this Club, are you?”
“Sort of, Law is a Club in a Club, this is our mother Club. I’m glad you’re back but I got called in.”
She nods and waves for me to go by.
When I turn, Cort is watching. “Boss, what can I help with?”
He smiles. “Bishop is on a job and the app isn’t clear. The Phoenix lawyer doesn’t do criminal. Can you stay on with Teller to get this straight?”
“I can and will, Boss.”
He hands me a headset from Aaron and slaps my shoulder so hard my knees want to give way.
Aaron lets Teller know I’m on and nods when I answer the jurisdictional questions. This is what Alder asked Pres the first day I met him. To me it’s fairly simple but I went to school for this.
“He’s saying he’s got immunity but I think it’s a lie.” Teller is flying and the sheriff has the perp, so I guess he reads long distance.
I shake my head. “Let PD or the deputies take him in and verify that when they have a chance. It gives them time to sort the actual crime out. If immunity is real, they’ll apologize, until then, Pres said no benefit of the doubt in Badass towns.”
I get a roger and turn for the snickers I hear behind me. Cort is at the door watching the board and the crowd is smiling at me. I shrug. “I’m not usually on Ops.” I explain to them but don’t know that I should.
“You’d be good on Ops. Don’t take shit or excuses from anyone is a good policy. PD shouldn’t be so accommodating. Bishop trained you?” Cort has me relaxing.
I nod. “He explained the Bible lessons I didn’t understand. Asking forgiveness is a lesson and one we all should learn, he said. It keeps us humble. I threw that last bit in.”
He laughs. “You’re both right. You’ll stay with Teller until they’re straight?”
I nod again. “Anything you or they need, Boss.”
“Meet us at the pool for dinner.”
I throw him chin. “Roger, Boss.” I relax and watch the boards as they all file out.
The Op is done but Mase is still there talking with the Sheriff Deputies so I wait. “Do you do a lot of Ops?” I ask Aaron.
“Pres Jinx ask I run IT. Boss Debra have appointment. Pres Cort say stay with chopper. Boss Ranger pick up soon. He have BSC Op.”
I scan the boards and see Phoenix Ops room with Pres Bishop up in the air with Ethan following him around a building just off a busy road. There are bikes on the road but I can’t hear what’s happening. Ranger waves his hand and the board moves to another Club like he swiped a phone or something.
I smile seeing him swipe again to this Club then to Phoenix board with the name up on top. He must have a lot of boards.
“Veritable, Bravo took the BSC Op. I’m back on the aerial deck.”
