Page 110 of Restless
“So I’m free to fuck up Johnnie?”
“What? No! Don’t hurt Johnnie either. Save it for the issues in the club.”
Second time she alluded to problems within the club.
Prez noticed, too. “Mort or Johnnie mentioned club business to you?”
“Does it matter?” she asked, evading the answer. “You’re needed at the club.”
“You need me more.”
“Don’t you miss being the president?”
“Fuck, yeah, but my head not straight.”
“You always enjoy poker nights at Boy’s club. I wanted you to go to take your mind off—”
“If you not better, I don’t even remember to eat. I sure the fuck couldn’t concentrate on poker.”
“You forfeited your money.”
“Don’t matter.”
“At least it was only $5000.”
“It could’ve been five million and I still wouldn’t have gone. Who the fuck came to you about club business?”
“We need to resolve one issue before we move onto the next.”
“You look worn out, Megan. Get back in bed, then tell me who. I’m thinkin’ about lettin’ Mortician off with a warnin’.”
“What about the others?”
Godspeed.
“Derby don’t like you. Johnnie tormentin’ you. Digger disrespectin’ you. And Dez insulted you, by tryin’ to get me to fuckin’ cheat.”
“Derby is entitled to his opinion, Christopher. Digger is concerned about you, so he’s frustrated. Dez had no power to make you cheat, and you didn’t. You’re not thinking clearly right now.”
“The fuckin’ way you keep leavin’ out John Boy tellin’ me everyfuckinthing I need to know.”
“I think there’s a reason for Johnnie’s behavior.”
“Assfuckery.”
“Besidesthat.”
“Megan—”
“The club needs Outlaw,” she said softly.
“You know how many times you almost been fucked up cuz of Outlaw? Let me count the fuckin’ ways.”
“That’s not how that poem goes.”
“Don’t give a good fuck. Snake kidnapped you and Rack strapped you to a fuckin’ torture table then let motherfuckers grope you. Your step fuckhead stabbed you. Cee Cee was takin’ you somewhere to fuck you and cut your fuckin’ head off. Spoon beat you so bad you lost our second boy and wasn’t ever able to have a normal pregnancy after. The fuckin’ badges humiliated you with a cavity search. Sharper sent Digger for Bailey andyouwere there, so one of the motherfuckers stuck his cock in your mouth then intended to throw you out the fuckin’ window. Digger’s cunt, Peyton, shot you and I had to watch you fuckin’ drop to the ground then send you to the hospital without me. Daphne tried to make you believe I was fuckin’ her. Johnnie fuckin’strangledyou.”
Derby started.
