“We’ve all taken a vote about you, Tristan.It seems we’re all in agreement that it’s time to patch your ass in.You will now be called Cupid because you seem to like playin’ matchmaker for Zach despite the fact that you suck at it,” Judge states as we all start cheering and clapping from our seats.
Fury gets up and grabs the patches Tristan will need to put on his cut.I watch as he walks over to him and lays the patches in Tristan’s hands before giving him a man hug.We all stand from our seats and welcome him to the brotherhood.Judge reminds him he needs to sew the patches on his cut before he can start to party.We all know that won’t happen.Wren will take care of it for him because he’s her foster brother and she’ll be proud as hell for him tonight.She has no clue who’s getting patched in, we kept it from everyone.
We all leave church and make our way back to the common room where I find Keaton and Wren cornered by one of the Rebels.I watch as she backs Keaton against the wall and gets in her face.Rushing over, I listen to her words.
“I don’t know who the fuck you think you are, but Ice ismyman.Take my rag off right this second!”Brandy screams in Keaton’s face before raising her hand in an attempt to slap my wife.Keaton catches her hand without missing a beat.
“I don’t fucking think so.You’re nothing more than a slut who spreads her legs for every man in this clubhouse.I’m not slut shaming, I’m simply stating a fact.Not only am I Ice’s ol’ lady, I’m his fucking wife.We got married a while ago.Haven’t you realized he hasn’t been at the clubhouse?He’s with me every damn day and night,” Keaton states, not raising her voice at all as she holds Brandy’s wrist in the air.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doin’ attackin’ my ol’ lady?”I question Brandy as she turns around to face me so fast she almost falls on her face while dragging Keaton with her.Keaton releases her wrist at the last second so she doesn’t fall.
“Baby, tell her to give me my rag back.I know you were planning on making me your ol’ lady and this bitch stole it from your room while you were in church.Are you really gonna let her get away with that shit?”Brandy questions me, lying about my wife and dismissing the fact that I called Keaton my ol’ lady.
“Brandy, I’m sick of dealin’ with your shit,” I say before I call for everyone’s attention.“Listen up!We need to take a vote on Brandy.She’s been doin’ nothin’ but cause problems in the clubhouse and abusin’ the rest of the Rebels when she believes she can get away with it.I’ve seen it all on the cameras when I watch the footage.I can show all of you the evidence against her.Now, she’s tryin’ to say Keaton, my ol’ lady and wife, went into my room here at the clubhouse and stole a rag meant for Brandy.And, she attempted to slap her.If I remember correctly, the rag is for no one but Keaton and she arrived here tonight wearin’ it.I want to kick this skank out of the clubhouse permanently and ban her from Briar Glen.She won’t have a second chance to come for my ol’ lady.”
“Everyone say ‘Aye’ to kick Brandy out,” Judge says, walking up to stand next to me as we all go around the room and call out our vote to get rid of her.
Brandy stands there with fake tears as she realizes she no longer has a place in the Knight’s Rebellion clubhouse.Zach and Wyatt drag her ass out once Judge pronounces her banned from the clubhouse and Briar Glen.She screams and cries the entire time as I pull Keaton in my arms and make sure she’s okay.Once I’m reassured she didn’t get hurt, I help her take a seat at the table next to Wren again and walk over to grab her another bottle of water.
Once Judge announces that Tristan has been patched in as Cupid, we all cheer and watch as Wren pulls her foster brother in her arms with tears streaming down her face.As we all knew, Wren sews Tristan’s new patches on his cut before he gets handed the first of many drinks for the night.It takes less than a half hour before the first member starts fucking one of the Rebels out in the open and Keaton gets an eyeful.Her face heats in a blush that travels down her neck and disappears under her shirt.I wonder how much of her upper body is covered in red.Something to discover when we get home maybe.We drink, talk, laugh, and watch as Tristan, or should I say Cupid, is handed one drink after another.In an hour he’s trashed and there are more people having sex out in the open.Keaton looks so uncomfortable and I take her home as Judge leaves with Wren.Neither one of our ol’ ladies need to see another man’s cock.Especially when one of those men is Lock who Keaton spends a good amount of time with.
Epilogue
Ice
THE LAST YEAR has beenfull of ups and downs in our lives.Bridger is thriving with us and he learns something new every single day.He’s walking now and it scares the hell out of Keaton because she’s worried he’ll fall and hurt himself worse than a simple scrape or cut.He’s saying some words and has taken a protective role already over his sister, Adeline.Bridger is a good kid and loves his Uncle Lock almost more than he loves Keaton and me.The first time Lock saw him walk, he got him an ice cream cone to celebrate.They shared the treat and somehow my son ended up covered in the sticky mess.Keaton simply laughed at them and took a million pictures to document it.Our walls are covered in pictures of our family and we’re always adding new ones.Soon, we won’t have room for anymore.
Keaton and Memphis did a mini tour with Wicked Angels and performed their three songs.The crowd loves them together.It was another eye-opening experience for me because I did go on that entire tour with her.Keaton was pregnant and I wasn’t about to let her out of my sight, entrusting her safety and care to Memphis and Jagger.Yes, I know they would have done everything in their power to protect her at all costs, but I couldn’t let her out of my sight.So, we left Bridger home with Logan and Tiffany while I went on tour.They made it to a few shows so we could see our son and we had a blast with him.My wife was exhausted by the time the tour was over and she told Jagger she wasn’t going on the road for the rest of her pregnancy.He was surprised to learn we were not only married but expecting a baby.Jagger agreed with her completely and told her they’d figure something out to promote her upcoming album.
The club is thriving as well.All of our businesses are doing better than ever and we haven’t had any issues with rivals or someone coming to our place of employment.Zeus has come down with Sabotage and Jaelyn to spend time with me.He went over everything with me and I now work with more confidence when I have to dig into things for the club.I’ve also pulled back the nights I work at the strip club.Tristan has taken on a larger role since getting patched in and he now manages the club more often than I do.If Whittaker’s needs him, I step back into my position, but I’d rather be home with my family instead of seeing a bunch of women on display as they dance on stage.It got really old really quick and the only woman I want to see naked is Keaton.
Something is going on with Agony.None of us know what it is though.He disappears for hours or days with no word and refuses to tell anyone where he’s been once he returns.Agony has lost weight and his skin color isn’t normal.Vulture and Demolition have taken him out to a bar and tried to get him to open up, but Agony refuses.He simply says he’s okay and dealing with everything on his own.I won’t dig into his records and the club knows this about me.It’s the one line I won’t cross when it comes to the ol’ ladies and members.It’s all about trust and I refuse to break it to find out information someone isn’t ready to share with anyone else.
Right now I’m sitting on our front porch with Adeline in my arms as she sleeps while Bridger plays on the porch in front of me.I look down at my daughter and think of the night she entered the world almost three and a half months ago.Keaton’s water broke early in the morning and we rushed to the hospital.Lock was staying with us because he didn’t trust me not to lose my shit when my wife actually went into labor.Thankfully, I didn’t do anything embarrassing.I was the calm one while Lock lost his shit and ended up in the truck wearing one boot, his shirt was on backwards, and he was missing everything including his cut.I’m surprised he managed to get his pants on.Keaton and I had a great laugh about it though.
Keaton was in labor all day long with no relief.We thought she was going to end up having an emergency cesarean section because Adeline’s heart rate kept dropping to dangerous levels.My wife ended up spending most of her time on her left side because it’s the only way Adeline wouldn’t be in distress.Keaton was miserable all day long before they finally gave her medicine to help her contractions become stronger.Still, she ended up being in labor for almost fifteen hours before our stubborn daughter decided to enter the world screaming the hospital down.Our little girl definitely lets us know when she’s not happy.
