Bri: We can do that. 7:00?
Molly: Perfect. I’ll see you then.
Smiling to myself as I’m thinking,yeah, going to catch a stepsister, and I can’t wait. My head snaps up when I hear Angel.
“I told you that there are no spare appointments to see Dr. Grant. I can book you in to see Dr. Brackenridge. Stop being so awkward about it. This is your option; take it or leave it.” Angel snaps at the patient.
“Angel!” I step up to the reception desk directly behind Angel, and now I have gained her attention. “Move…” I snap at her and take her seat. I look up pleasantly at the lady waiting. “Let me see what I can do for you.”
I fiddle with the system for a few minutes and see there is a ten-minute slot tomorrow. “Is tomorrow early enough?” I look up at the young woman, and she looks like she wants to cry.
“Yes, that would be lovely, but I want to see Dr. Grant.”
“This is an appointment for Dr. Grant. It’s 10:20 a.m. tomorrow morning.”
“That would be lovely. Thank you.” I get the woman’s details and book the appointment. When she leaves, I turn to Angel. “As soon as the practice closes you come to my office.” I don’t wait for her to respond. I make my way to my office with steam coming out of my ears.
At the end of the day, I’m waiting patiently for Angel to come into my office when Jamie walks in, giving me a raised eyebrow in question. “I’m waiting for Angel. She is on her last warning, and she’s disrespected a patient today.”
“Did you know she got her job because she’s Bear’s niece?” Jamie takes a seat and I shake my head.
“I had no idea. Is that how she got the job? By you doing a favor for a brother of the MC?” I ask, shocked. “If I get rid of her are you sure this is not going to cause a problem?”
Before Jamie can answer Angel walks in with a smirk on her face, and Bear directly behind her. I hear Jamie suck in a shocked breath, but me, I don’t react at all.
“Hi, Bear, what can we do for you?” I ask calmly.
“Angel contacted me saying you are picking on her and are going to take her job.” Bear near enough snarls.
I look at Angel long enough for her to look away. Bear gives me a dirty look, and again, I don’t react to intimidation. “Take a seat, Bear.”
I wait for him to settle into a seat, and Angel is stepping from one foot to another. Jamie as yet hasn’t said a word, but she’s frowning at Angel right before picking her phone out of her purse and tapping out a message to someone.
“Okay. Let me inform you about why Angel has been called into the office. First, I took on the job as practice manager to help Jamie run the place smoothly and economically in time and finances. As you know Jamie is available to some people when accidents happen.” I give Bear a firm look, which lets him know that this could involve the club. “As one of my first duties I went through every person's work records. Angel is not an exemplary staff member. She was placed on a last warning with regard to her timekeeping and her attitude. Angel was clearly told that if she made one more slip, she was gone. Today, her attitude toward a patient was another slash on her work record.”
Bear turns to look at Angel who is now not looking as confident as she was. Jamie has a tiny smirk on her face, and I feel like jumping up from my seat and snarling at both Angel and Bear.
Heavy boots are heard, and looking up I’m shocked to see Rage and Breaker bursting into the office. I think now I know why Rage got his name because he is red in the face, all the veins in his forehead and neck are standing at attention. I lean back in my seat a little because shit, this is scary.
“What the fuck are you doing here trying to sort out this little bitch’s problems? She is downright useless, you know it, and we know it. Your brother knew it, Bear. That’s why he ditched her when he moved to Australia. Shame his fucking plane went down, or I’d have Pres ship the bitch off. I still might do that.” Rage is right in Bear’s face, nearly nose-to-nose.
Breakers taps Rage on the shoulder, then speaks to Bear. “Brother, you can’t fix what can’t be fixed. She’s a useless piece of ass, and that’s all she’ll ever be. Wash your hands and step away. Your brother knew what she was, and he ditched her for you to sort out, because he’d had more than enough. Cut her loose. It’s time she grew up.”
“No, Uncle Bear,” Angel whines and I can see that is the moment Bear decides.
Slowly standing from his seat, Bear looks at Breaker, Rage, Jamie, me, and then Angel. “I’m done, Angel. I got you this job, and you couldn’t keep your fucking mouth shut, head down and get ahead for once. Every job you get you end up getting thrown out because you can’t do what is needed. My brothers are right…it is time you grew up. You have two weeks to find a place to live and a job because I want you out of my house by then. I’mputting the place up for sale and moving into my room at the clubhouse. Your momma would be ashamed of you.”
Bear storms out of the office with Angel right behind him. I look at Jamie, but she’s giving Rage a soft look. Screwing up my nose at the sight, I turn to look at Breaker, who is watching me in amusement.
“Where is Angel’s momma?” I ask.
Breaker loses the smile. “She died five years ago. She was hit by a car and died instantly. It was a terrible night, and nobody could understand why she was even outside. Turns out Angel was whining and causing trouble because she wanted mac and cheese. Katie didn’t have any in the house, so popped out to get a box to make up. Yet even now Angel still whines to get her own way. It’s more than time she grew up and stopped having people running after her ass.”
CHAPTER 20
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I’m staying away from the house until later tonight because Molly is having her powwow with Bri and Marcia. We are all interested in what is going to happen with the three of them because ofhowthey are going to find Carrie-Anne.
