Page 42 of Whip’s Wisdom

I roll my eyes and I know that there is no arguing and head to the front door. When I pull the door open I am greeted by a woman I have really never seen before.

“Hi, um can I help you?”

She smiles at me and I notice the woman would be pretty if it weren’t for what I am assuming is drug use. She looks rough and I am so confused as to how she ended up at my door.

“Well, sure sweetheart. Can you tell me where I can find Cooper Stone?”

The phone is still up to my ear, my dad starts to talk, “Do not tell her where Cooper is and act like you don’t know what she is talking about.” He sounds panicked and I do not know or understand why.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t know who you are talking about. This house belongs to Knox Miller.”

“Oh I’m sure it does, Peyton, but you see I know that Cooper also lives here. I know that he has been seeing you for a long time. I want him to get in touch with me and if he doesn’t I want him to know that I know just where he and his little family live. And if I know where he lives, so does Travis and all Travis’s friends. Do you understand me?”

“I’m sorry again, I don’t know you or who you are talking about. I will ask you one more time to get off my property and I do not know how you even got on club land.”

“Oh the nice little prospect at the gate, I told him that I was here to see my daughter-in-law Peyton Jacobson and what do you know, here I am. He gave me directions and everything, not that I needed them. I had all the information I needed to know. It is so nice that they are so helpful here.I’m sure they would also help a sweet little grandma see her grandbabies as well.”

“Peyton, I’m texting Knox. Shut the door now!”

Before I do that I look at this woman that is on my steps, “Don’t you ever threaten my children again. Get the hell off my property.”

With that I slam the door in my face and I hear her laugh on the other side of the door. I put my dad back on speaker phone and pull up the camera feeds around the house and bolt the door.

“Who the hell is this dad?”

“It’s Whip’s mother.”

“What do you mean it’s Whip’s mother!?! How in the hell do I now know that his mother is some psycho?”

“There is a lot you don’t know about, baby girl and I’m sure he will tell you when he’s ready. He told me he hasn’t heard from his family since last year so he thought he had everything handled. I’m surprised that Wiz hadn’t flagged her being around or even his brother.”

“Who are his brother’s friends, dad?”

“Baby, he’s involved with the Bellacane Syndicate.”

“Are you fucking kidding me? How does someone just get involved with an Italian crime family?”

“Well, I would guess prison.”

“Is he even fucking Italian?!?!”

“Honey, calm down. Just wait for Knox to get there. Has she left yet?”

“No, she is still standing on the porch and it’s creepy dad. She’s like looking around and shit.”

I then hear a few motorcycles pulling up the driveway and I see on the feed it is Knox, Anvil, Domino, and Switchback.

“Can we help you?” Knox asks.

“Ah if it isn’t the whore’s other man. Why yes, you can help me. I am looking for Cooper Stone. He owes me about two years worth of money. He’s been very hard to track down this past year, I’m assuming because he was barely in Richmond, but now he is back.”

“I’m sorry, but you have the wrong club and the wrong house. You need to leave. I will be making sure you can never get on this property again.” Knox says.

“Oh little Knox ‘Fang’ Miller, you don’t want to be lying to me now. Your little chapter of your club is all brand new. I would hate for something to happen to it or you. You’ve got those three little babies and that whore to take care of.”

My dad starts speaking again from the phone and I almost forgot we were still connected.

“Alright, I am going to let you go, I hear some brothers are there. I am going to make a phone call.”