by Quinn, Vera
Chapter 34
Callie
I wake up feeling hot but surrounded with arms around me. I am pulled to Devil’s chest and I feel unusually rested. I look at the clock on my nightstand and it is already after ten in the morning. Wow. I never sleep this late unless I have been out late the night before. I move my knee up a little trying not to wake Devil up. I never woke up once last night and that is unusual. I try to roll over Devil to get out of bed but he pulls me to him and won’t let go. I know he is awake but he hasn’t said anything.
“If you don’t want me to pee on you, I would suggest you let me up. I don’t usually sleep all night and my bladder is full.” I try to roll over him again but he stops me half way and kisses my cheek. I finish rolling off him and my feet hit the cold floor and I rush in the bathroom and shut the door.
I take care of my business, run a brush through my hair and brush my teeth. Then I open the door and Devil is not up yet, so I jump over him and try to get back under the covers. Its summer and warm, but a few more minutes in bed won’t hurt. When I’m comfortable again Devil pulls me over close to him and starts kissing my neck, which feels amazing.
“Do you trust me?” Devil asks me. I think he’s playing but I give an honest response.
“I trust no one that has to ask do you trust me. Sorry, built in reflex.” I know I’m not sorry but it’s what I’ve always been taught.
“Usually that’s a good practice. But I’m talking about do you trust me to stop? I want to kiss you like I want to, but I will stop. I won’t get carried away. I respect your choices. Now again, do you trust me?” Devil seems to be sincere and I trust that.
“In that instance then, I trust you. I don’t trust easily, but for this I do.” I give him this one. I do trust he’ll stop and if not, I know my family is right outside my door. I have to let him in somewhat. If this is going to work, I can’t keep him away from me.
“Just give me a minute. Stay put.’ He gets out of bed and I see his naked, very nice, ass. Mmm, very nice. When he turns around, I see his very sizeable cock. My mouth falls open and I do the stupidest thing. I cover my eyes. Then I realize what I did and I feel embarrassed. I feel my face turning red.
“Darling, are you ok? Never seen a naked man before?” I have seen naked men before, but they were family and by accident, or I walked in on them at the club and it was momentary. This man has a huge cock and he thinks that thing will fit inside me.
Ok. I can do this. Breathe Callie. Quit embarrassing yourself.
“I’m fine. Just a little shocked. You think that thing is going to fit in me? I mean I’m sure it will, but are you sure? I don’t want to be the first one to die from being split open.”
Devil looks at me and bursts out laughing. Not a little chuckle, a loud belly laugh.
“I’m glad you find this amusing. Maybe if I find a dildo and come towards you with it you won’t laugh so hard. A big one. A very big one.” I am beyond embarrassed. It was just a shock. He moves on into the bathroom, but I still hear him laughing at me. Now I am beginning to get pissed. How was I supposed to know he had the jolly green giant’s dick? I hear Devil brushing his teeth and I have half a mind to leave him in here alone, but just as I get the nerve to move he is back in the room and getting back into bed with that monster.
“Baby trust me, no dildo is coming close to me unless I’m using it on you. I’m sorry for laughing so hard. I forgot how inexperienced you are. But really, a female shocked at my size and then talking about a dildo in the same breath, you have to see the humor in that. Your face was priceless. I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time.”
Well glad I could bring in the comic relief at my expense. Devil goes to get back in the bed when there is a tap on the door. “Just a second” Devil yells out and reaches for his jeans and puts them on but doesn’t zip them and he opens the door to Woody standing there.
Woody’s eyes go straight to me and he looks for any sign of me being scared. He finds none. “Chief wants you two down stairs for breakfast.” Then his eyes go to Devil’s. “Steel, Stone and Mrs. Steel are there, too. Waiting.” With that Woody turns and leaves.
“I thought your brother Keifer was coming. Who’s Stone?” I ask from the bed. Getting up to find some shorts to put on. I find my old cut offs and put them on waiting on an answer.
“Stone is Keifer’s road name. You two should get along fine. Mom is going to love you. When you meet Kimberly, you will like her, too. We just have to get her away from that asshole she is with.”
Devil has been dressing while we talk. Low slung jeans that are tight, and a snug fitting black t-shirt. Leather belt and heavy biker boots. Looks just like my brother Ty dressing, but I like this view better. Maybe more than I should. At least my earlier embarrassment is forgotten for now.
“Is that what you’re wearing downstairs?” Devil is pointing to my shirt and shorts. “I mean if we were at our home, it would be fine, but there are men down there I don’t want seeing what is mine.”
Oh hell no, this is not happening. “Devil, this is how I dress. Period. You do not get to tell me how to dress. I will put a bra on but the shorts stay.” I won’t be intimidated about my dress. This is my home and family. I won’t let him dictate to me. Yes, I’m being picky, but I have to pick my battles now for the wars I want to win.
“You are mine, and if I want you to change, you will, but the bra will work for now. See, I can compromise.” He looks at me like he won, but I know I am really the winner.
I reach in my drawer for a bra and go into the bathroom to put it on. When I come out he is leaning against the door checking his phone. He looks up when I come out and puts his hand out for me to take and we leave the room together. He shuts the door behind us. “I never see you on your phone. Don’t teenage girls stay glued to their phones? What’s up?” I thought I had avoided this but I guess not.
“Mason keeps calling and I don’t want to talk to him. Plus a lot has happened the last few days, who has time? I have just been keeping it off. I check it a couple times a day.” I give him the basics. He doesn’t need to know Mason has called me over fifty times and Cru London and Jeb have been keeping my voice mail full. I’ve been erasing them all and not listening to them. I can’t listen to Mason and I’m not interested in what Cru and Jeb have to say.
“I will have a talk with them next time they call. He needs to forget he knows you. You are mine and he will learn to respect that.” I will be keeping my phone away from Devil. The thought of Devil confronting Mason or his friends on the phone does not feel right. I know Hanna would tell me to let Devil go on Mason because he deserves it, but I don’t work that way. A confrontation between the man I love, I mean the man I used to love, and the man I am going to marry does not sound good to me.
Just as we make it to the bottom step a red headed woman with a big smile on her face descends on us. She takes Devil and hugs him and then she pulls me in for a hug before I know how to react. “Hey ma, I missed you, too. It hasn’t been that long. Just a few days.” Devil keeps trying to get out.
“Kylar Damien Steel, introduce your ma to your girl before I get a hold of you. Where are your manners? I brought you up better than that.” She is loud and she gives great hugs. I think I will like this woman. She is outgoing and she just gives off the mom vibe and I’ve never had that.
“Yes, Kylar could you please introduce me to your Ma? I think I like this woman.” I laugh and hug the woman again.
“Oh shit. You two are not ganging up on me. I knew you would love her ma but I didn’t know she would warm up to you so fast.” Devil laughs and tries to get his breath back. “Ma this is Callie and she is going to be my wife. In fact, next Saturday we will be tying the knot. Can you handle that?” Then he turns to me. “Callie this is my ma, Katherine Steel, Kat to her friends.”
“Don’t you be silly Kylar. Honey you can call me ma, just like my boys do.” I am taken aback by this gesture, but somehow it seems right. It feels right.
“Ok, ma. I like that and it feels right. Call me Callie or my family calls me baby girl. Completely up to you.” I really feel comfortable with this woman and that hardly ever happens to me.
“That sounds great baby girl. We are going to get along great.” Ma is gushing over with enthusiasm.
“That’s funny. The only thing you have ever called my wife, besides Kizzy, is bitch or slut. Playing favorites are you, ma?” a man who looks similar to Kylar says aa he walks up to me like he is going to hug me. I put my hand out in front of me to shake his instead.
“No hug for your brother-in-law to be? I’m Keifer, the better looking older brother.” This man rubs me the wrong way but I know I need to play nice.
“I don’t hug strange men. Especially since I am engaged now. Appearances are everything in this life. Right?” I give him what I have been taught for so long, besides I don’t want him hugging me. I don’t like the way he looks at me.
“Well you are direct aren’t you? I like that. Be scared little girl, be very scared.” Well that just pisses me off.
“Because I don’t want your hands on me doesn’t make me scared it makes me selective of who I let touch me and let in my space.” I let him know he does not intimidate me.
“Well it seems like you got one full of sass this time Devil. I can’t wait until you break her of that.” I start to say something but Devil beats me to it.
“Stone this is my woman, speak to her respectively or do not speak to her, are we clear?” Devil looks at his brother and I see now this conversation has very little to do with me, but more to do with the hostility between the brothers. I need to find out what that is about.
“Ok boys, take it outside or put it aside. I am meeting my future daughter-in-law and I want to get to know her.” She takes my hand and we go over to the table where Steel, dad, Driller, and Ty sit waiting for us for breakfast to begin.
Chapter 35
Devil
Mom is getting to know Callie over in the other corner of their front room. Mom loves Callie just the way I knew she would. They talk like they have known each other their whole lives. Mom is telling Callie everything about home and about the house we are going to be living in. It was mom and dad’s first home. It’s on the same property as our compound, where dad and mom live now. Keifer and his wife live in town. Keifer wanted the house we’re moving into, but mom wouldn’t have it. Mom doesn’t like Kizzy, Keifer’s wife. They have never liked each other. They barely speak. In fact, it is better when they don’t speak. Mom has furnished the whole house and put all the housewares we’ll need in it. All I have to do is get her to buy our food next week and then Callie can finish it when she gets there.
Chief was called in to a meeting not long ago and so dad, Keifer and I are just waiting.
“Are letting her know everything?” Keifer asks but dad gives him a hard look and he knows to shut up. I motion for dad to know we need to take this outside.
“Kat, we are going outside. Be back in a few.” Dad let’s mom know and the three of us make it outside and we walk over to mom’s SUV and get inside to have a talk.
“Keifer, you need to keep shit to yourself. No, I have not told her everything and I am not. I will keep her safe and she is going to be my wife. That’s all she needs to know. Everything else is club business. She understands what club business means. She’s not like Kizzy. She was brought up in our life.” I want Keifer to keep his mouth shut.
“Have you told ma?” Keifer ask dad. “Did you tell her this matter is delicate?”
“You leave your ma to me. She knows our life is hard and we have to do what we have to do. You keep your woman away from Callie. She doesn’t need to be upset with things Kizzy will throw in her face. If you want to keep her breathing, keep her away. Last warning.” Dad looks at Keifer so they understand where the other one stands.
“She seems like a nice kid. I hate to see her caught up in this. When Chief finds out we will have a war.” Keifer is always the family worrier.
Then we see Ty stick his head out the door and look around. I step out of the door and wave over my head letting him know we see him and will be in soon.
“We will need to get back to Oklahoma tomorrow morning. As soon as the courthouse is open you two can get your license and we will return Friday night. Devil if you want to, we have that cabin at Beavers Bend for a short honeymoon. You can at least give her that. I’ll call and have it stocked and cleaned. You need to talk wedding when we get back in there and get it over with. The sooner the women have it squared away the better it will be. No monkey suits though. I hate ties and being uncomfortable. I know Chief said a couple of the club’s ol’ ladies would help. That way ma and Callie have more stuff to keep them out of the way for a while.” Dad is talking like he is the one getting married. I know he just doesn’t want to have to bring ma back down here this week.
“That’s fine with me. The cabin will work.” I hadn’t even thought about the honeymoon. Marriage is two people, a license, and a preacher to me. All the rest is unnecessary but if this is what I have to do to get a ring on Callie’s finger then this is what I will do.
“I think we should get back in there.” We all agree and get out of the SUV and walk back into the clubhouse. I hear the laughter coming from ma before we get in all the way. Ma and Callie are laughing it up. I knew they would be good friends. They are too much alike not to be.
“We need to get this wedding discussion over with. I only need to know my part. Everything else doesn’t matter to me. What have you two come up with?” I look at ma and Callie but both look confused.
“Son, I know you men of mine think this world revolves around you, but we haven’t been discussing the wedding. We were having girl talk, but if you want to discuss the wedding we can.” My ma puts me in my place. She loves us but she does enjoy taking our egos down a peg or two every once in a while.
“I don’t want a wedding. A JP ceremony works for me. You wear whatever, I wear my jeans and we go in and it is over. Simple. We make an appointment and it is done fifteen minutes later.” Callie puts in, but Chief is coming out of his chair and his face does not look happy.
“I said you would have a wedding here. I am going to get Kelsey and Chelsea in here so everything can be put together while Kat is here.” Chief lets his wishes known. “I only have one daughter and I will give her away at her wedding. Callie, I swore to Tommy I would. I will keep my promise or you won’t be getting married. Ty get the girls from upstairs” Chief is not letting Callie out of this. We will have to do a small ceremony.
“Chief, what if we have just a simple ceremony here with just club families. Will that work? Callie you can have your simple. Chief can give you away and I, get the I do’s. Everyone happy. Ma, Kelsey, and Chelsea will set up the ceremony so you don’t have to do anything. Just pick out a dress and show up.” Seems simple to me. As long as I don’t have to wear a suit I am fine.
“What if I want to wear jeans?” Callie is being difficult. Then I see she is just kidding. She has a sexy little grin on her face. She knows exactly what she is doing and ma sees it too, and has a big grin on her face. Those two together are going to be trouble.
“Ok, settled.” Chief must know Callie is playing or he just doesn’t care and knows he is going to get his way. “Women in the front room and men in my office. We need to talk about a few matters. Kelsey and Chelsea will be down soon to join you two. Callie will you send Hambone and Zman back when they get down here. Get it all taken care of Callie. There will be a ceremony if you’re getting married.” With that Chief leads us into his office.
Chapter 36
Chief
I take the chair behind my desk and sit down. I feel tired. Very tired. Driller, Ty, Steel, Stone, Devil and I just get seated when Hambone and Zman joins us. Everyone here needs to know the information that we have dug up. All of our main objectives is to keep Callie safe. I have to trust Devil and his family to help with that now. It is hard but I hav
e to accept it.
“Ok, Devil I am talking to you now. Not Steel. This is the way you want it so you get it. Diamondback is the one responsible for the shooting in front of the club. We know he has found out Callie is his biological daughter. This son of a bitch is twisted. We don’t know what his angle is yet, but we are sure it was him. We have to keep him away from her for her safety. A little while after your wedding, I am going to try and set up a meet with him. I want to find out what he wants. I still can’t figure out why he would want to hurt her. I have never met the man, but surely he doesn’t want to hurt her for no reason.”
Chief looks deep in thought. The man looks tired. He can run an entire Club but when it comes to someone hurting his little girl, then he will leave no stone unturned or stop until he puts an end to it. “Can your club keep her safe? Will you do what it takes to protect her?”
“Our club will keep her safe, I assure you. I will guard her with my life and every life in our Club. She is mine and no one hurts what is mine.” Devil says it and by looking in his eyes I believe it. Callie has worked her magic in such little time. I see that he genuinely cares for her. That helps with the things I must show him next. Callie would hate it if she knew I showed this to him but I have to. They have to know what Karen is capable of if she comes in contact with Callie. I know Callie can take care of herself but I still do not trust Karen to fight fair and she has sworn her revenge on Callie. She has always hated her daughter since before she was born. She tried to make herself miscarry many times during her pregnancy. She did not have an abortion because she knew Tommy would have left and cut her out of his life. For as much as Karen hated Callie she loved Tommy.
