Page 11 of Ride or Die
“You have some explaining to do,” Minx says to me. She’s standing with her hands on her hips and a disappointed look on her face.
“I’m not talking to anyone about this until I talk to her,” I tell her. Disappointment is replaced with sympathy.
“You still love her,” she whispers, I almost don’t hear her right. Wren’s phone vibrates again, the same name as before pops up again.
“Is that your boyfriend you don’t want me to meet,” Shade asks Wren and her cheeks turn bright pink.
“Oh, leave her alone!” Minx says to Shade. I chuckle.
“Go get whatever food or drink you came here for and we’ll head out,” I tell Minx and Rivet. Minx gives me a pointed look and Rivet rolls her eyes at me before they go place their order. The other girl who went into the kitchen with Cali comes out. When she looks at me, she gives me a death glare. I don’t blame her. If Cali told her about me, then she probably told her I broke her heart.
“I better go make sure Cali is okay. I’ll see you guys later.” Wren stands, grabbing her phone.
“Wren.” Shade stops her. “If you need anything, I’m always here for you, right?”
She gives him a small smile. “Yeah, Shade. I know.”
Fuck, I was hoping I could talk to Cali while we were here. I knew before we got here if it was her, there was a possibility she wouldn’t want to talk to me. I glance around the shop and smile. She made her dream a reality. My eyes land on the books and I get an idea. I walk over to the counter.
“Do you have a pen I could borrow,” I ask the girl. She hands me one and I go back to the table and grab a napkin. I write a note and my phone number. I take the note and go over to the area with books, searching for a specific one. I find it, put the note inside, and go back to where Shade is sitting.
“What the fuck was that about?” He’s looking at me like I’m crazy.
“The start of my plan to get Cali to talk to me,” I tell him. He shakes his head at me. We both know I fucked up. I wouldn’t blame her if she never wants to talk to me, but I have to try.
“Alright, we can go now,” Minx says as they walk up to us. As we’re leaving, my phone vibrates. I pull it out and see a text.
From Bull:Church in thirty.
“We gotta go straight to the clubhouse,” I tell Shade.
“Why?” Minx pops up right beside me.
“Church.” It’s all I say, but she understands.
We pull up to the clubhouse and it looks like everyone is here with how many bikes there are. Both Clutch and Diesel’s cars are here, so I don’t have to worry about bitching at them to get here. I’m sure they were already here when Bull sent out the text. Raze is standing outside, waiting for Minx. I don’t even get the car in park before she’s pushing on the back of my seat.
“Hurry up and let me out,” she shouts impatiently, causing me to chuckle. I get out of the car and she comes flying out behind me.
“Hey Minx,” I call out, stopping her before she gets too far away. “Do me a favor?”
“What’s up?” She’s eyeing me suspiciously.
“Text Cali and tell her to look for Alaska.” Her face twists in confusion. “Please? She’ll understand what it means.”
“Okay.” She shrugs and pulls her phone out, typing out the text as she walks over to Raze.
“Do you really think your little plan is going to get her to talk to you,” Shade asks.
“Honestly? I’m not sure, but at least I can say I tried,” I tell him. He nods his head but doesn’t say anything. We walk into the clubhouse and the main room is filled with all the brothers. There are a few cut bunnies here, but since the party was at our house last night, the others are probably at their own homes.
“Alright fuckers, Church. Now,” Bull says as he walks toward the room where we have Church. All the brothers follow suit, dropping their phones into the basket by the door. Once everyone is settled in their seats, Bull sits.
“Riders, how did the meet with Nikolay go?”
“He was pleased with his shipment. We let a couple of his guys test the guns. Nikolay said they would be in touch soon with another order,” I tell Bull. He nods his head in approval but his face is unreadable.
“We got word the Torres Cartel has been seen snooping around. We don’t know why they’re here or what they want, but everyone needs to be on alert,” Bull announces. The cartel hasn’t been an issue for us, but that could always change. They know their business is not welcome here. They’re into some shit the club doesn’t agree with and if they try to bring it here, they’ll be starting a war with us. Bull turns to Raze before continuing.
