“What did Race say when he got there?”He had to have been furious that his old lady was involved in a fight.
“He was shocked to say the least.He didn’t realize I was able to defend myself so well.”
“He wasn’t mad that you started a fight?”Sadie couldn’t imagine what Crockett would have done if his old lady had done something like that.
“No.Not really.He thought it was funny.”
Cathy smiled and nodded, “Not only can she handle herself in a brawl, but she can shoot a gun really well, too.”
“Huh?Me, too.”Sadie was starting to get a different impression of the Sons of Redemption's first lady.
“You know your way around a gun?”Bellamy asked as she looked at her in a new light.
“Yes.My brother made sure I knew how to use one.He got me my own gun and took me shooting every chance he got to make sure I knew what I was doing with it.Too bad Crockett took mine and all of my brother’s guns from my house when he raided it.”
“Raided it?”
“Yes.It’s a long story.”She waved it off, not wanting to get into it right now.
There was a pause in conversation until Cathy said, “I still can’t believe you lost your job at Bottoms Up.”She reached across the counter and squeezed Sadie’s hand.
“It sucks that I’ll have to work five days a week to make less money than what I made before, but I really don’t have a choice.Christmas is coming, and my savings won’t last forever.”
“What about insurance?”Cathy asked.
“Nope.”She shook her head and tried to work up her nerve to ask her to babysit.She took a big breath and released it.“I really hate to ask, but is there any way you could keep Oliver a night or two until I figure something out?I really need to find someone who can come to the apartment to stay with him so that I don’t have to bring him out in the cold in the middle of the night.”
“Oh, shoot.I love keeping Oliver, but I’m not sure you want him to come over tonight.One of the boys is home throwing up, and my mom is watching him right now.I’d hate for Oliver to catch whatever is going around.”
Well, shit.What was Sadie going to do now?She didn’t know anyone else to ask.She couldn’t leave him home alone; he was too young.She couldn’t take him to work and leave him in the break room either.That wouldn’t be a great first impression, and it would be a horrible thing to do to her nephew.“That’s okay.I understand, and I definitely don’t want him catching that.”
“What are you going to do?”Bellamy asked.
“Well, I’ve got only one other idea, and it’s a crazy one.”She hadn’t been seriously entertaining the idea of Jed staying with Oliver, but she was officially desperate.She pulled her phone out of her purse.“Do you have Jed’s number?”
“Yes.”Bellamy looked at her like she was nuts.
“It’s his fault I don’t have a job, so as far as I’m concerned, he owes me.I’m going to see if I can guilt him into babysitting until I can figure something else out.”
“I like the way you think.”Bellamy laughed and gave her the number.“This ought to be good.”She and Cathy came around the counter to read over her shoulder.
Sadie shot off a text.This is Sadie.I need your help.
It didn’t take but a second for him to reply.What do you need?
Sadie: I need you to babysit Oliver tonight so I can go to work.
Jed: Babysit?Go to work?You’re supposed to be on leave until we deal with Tinker.
Sadie: Yeah, well, what if that takes forever?I found a job, and I start working at Big Dick’s tonight.Cathy can’t watch him because she has a kid at home throwing up.
Jed: You’re working at Big Dick’s?It’s not exactly a family-friendly place.
Sadie: I know, but I need the money.
No response.
“I hope he feels guilty,” Cathy giggled.
