by Cilla Lee
“Lena it's fine”
“Yeah I don't think so come on”
*
It takes another fuckin' hour for Lena to help Colt pick a tree while Tank and I stand back and watch as she drags him around. Lena finally picks one and I walk over and help Colt pick it up. We walk past Tank and Colt gives him the finger and he laughs “Yuck it up fuckhead she still hasn't found your tree” Colt says and gives him the finger we both laugh all the way to the truck
*
We pull up to the house and I help Colt untie the tree “Fuckin' lift it dumbass” Colt says
“I fuckin' am asshole” fuckin' branches are stickin’ in my hair and I smell like a fuckin' pine forest
“Where do you want it baby” Colt asks Niya
“Just in the corner, I placed the stand there” we carry it over to the corner and place the tree into the stand, Colt brushes all the pine needles off and walks over to Niya
“It's perfect Colt” she says but I still smell like a fuckin’ forest
“You can thank Lena for that baby she helped pick it out” Niya looks up at him
“Now I know why they took so long”
“Yeah she's fuckin' picky” she laughs
“Well Colt she does live by the words of Coco Channel”
“Coco who?” and I roll my eyes at him even I know who she is
“Coco Channel Colt she's a famous designer anyway Lena loves her and she lives by her motto’s one of her favorites is, A Girl Should Be Two Things Classy and Fabulous”
“Yeah well, I'm avoiding all shops if I know she's there” Niya laughs, the girls get to decorating the tree and we head into the kitchen to cook dinner
“You sure you don't wanna come tonight man” I'd rang Dad and asked him why Razor needed us and he told me tonight was the night we got rid of Pixie and I'd told Colt
“Yeah Brother I'm sure” I watch him from the corner of my eye he seems so happy and for the first time in my life I feel a little jealous of my friend. Niya comes into the kitchen and kisses Colt
“What was that for baby?”
“Because I can” she says and he pulls her in and deepens the kiss
“Oh god will you two get a room” Zoey say makin’ a gaggin’ noise and I laugh
“I know sickinin’ right squeak” she smiles and Colt bends down and lifts Niya up over his shoulder (lucky fucker) I’m happy he’s found a woman like Niya
“Sounds like a plan” he slaps her on the ass and walks down to their room, Brandy laughs but Zoey and I roll our eyes.
“Ok that’s me out, see ya later ladies” I tell Zoey and Brandy
“Night Stryker” they both say and I head out to my bike and back to the clubhouse to take out the trash.
Chapter Seven
Lilly
The morning started off bad the weather had gotten a little bit colder and it was time to look for a job “KC come on it's time to look for work”
“I don't want to”
“Hay you’re the one that wants to stay here in this town so we either need to work or we do a few breaking and entering’s to get money”
“Fine” she says storming into the bathroom and slamming the door (fucking moody teenagers)
*
We do most of the stores in town a few on shops on the boardwalk but nobodies hiring not a week before Christmas anyway.
“Come on Tink let’s get something to eat I'm starving”
“Lilly maybe we should head on up to Canada”
“Tink it's too late for that now, we'll go after the holidays ok”
“Yeah ok I'm sorry”
“Will you stop saying sorry, there’s nothing to be sorry for, where fine we still have money ok don't worry” she smiles but I know she wants to say more
“Ok Lilly” is all she says
“Good, now come on” I drag her into a dinner for some well-deserved hot food.
*
It's late by the time we left the dinner having spent about Twenty bucks on a pin ball machine when we hear a rumbling sound coming towards us. We look up and watch as three guys on Harley's ride past and I pull KC into the shadows. That's one group of guys I know to stay away from KC and I had a run in with an mc down in Rapid City we'd been passing through when Two mc's got into it shoot out it was close and scared KC half to death. We were walking past a bar when one club rode up and opened fire on the building that was the other mc watering hole two men were injured but no-one died. I'd never once came that close to death before and I never want to go there again. As we get back to the motel Tink turns to me “Lilly what are we going to do”
“Hay you let me worry about it ok”
“But”
“No buts”
“We need money”
“I know Tink, look there's a job going at this club”
“What club let me see” I try and pull the paper away from her but she grabs it (little sprite is fast I'll give her that)
“Pink Slip, it's a strip club” she says
“I know”
“No Lilly not after what happened last time no”
“Tink it's fine”
“No Lilly no strip clubs”
“Tink we need the money and I can make good money in a short amount of time”
“Lilly”
“Tink it'll be fine”
“We can find jobs Lilly”
“Tink no one is hiring but this place, it'll be fine we'll go have a look and if we don't like it we leave”
“We'll leave” I nod my head at her
“Yep”
“Ok I suppose we could look”
“Good now give me the remote”
“No way you choose what we watched last night”
“Yeah”
“So, it's my turn” I roll my eyes at her
“Tink theirs like five channels”
“So” (fucking teenagers)
****
Stryker
“Bout fuckin' time” Razor says as I walk in than Dad and Blaze I'd met up with them on the way over
“Where here keep your panties on” Dad says to Razor
“Where is she” Blaze asks
“In her room” the three of us head towards Pixie’s room
“And boys, make it slow and painful” Razor says headin' out the door, the three of us look at each other surprised, Razor’s a mean motherfucker but when it comes to women and kids he’s got a soft side
“Pixie you in here” Dad asks knocking on her door
“Yeah come in” she says in her sweetest voice, I wanna kick her in the cunt, the three of us walk in and she smiles
“Well boys three at once” she asks smilin’
“How about we take this somewhere else darlin'” Blaze tells her and she jumps up
“Whose bike am I on” I look at the other two (not fuckin' mine)
“Mine darlin'” Blaze says pullin’ her into his side and we follow behind them to our bikes
“Yo Prospect” Dad calls out to either Jordan or Jaxson
“Yeah Tiny man what’s up”
“Empty out Pixie's room” he looks at us and nods as we walk out of the clubhouse in time to see Pixie get on the back of Blaze’s bike smiling (bitch doesn't have a clue) We'd pulled up to the barn and her face lit up
“Who owns this place” she'd asks (dumb cunt should know where we are she's been around long enough)
“The club darlin' come on” Blaze takes her into the barn, Razor had one of the Prospects out to hang the chains from the ceiling so we could string her up
“Why here?” she asks looking around and then at us
“Just changin' it up darlin', you know the same old same old gets really fuckin' old after a while, come on over here” he pulls her to the center of the room and kisses her. He reaches down and he pulls her arms up and clamps her wrists to the cuffs
“What the?” she says looking up at her arms and she tries to pull them off
“Are we doing a little
BDSM tonight boys” she says with a smile and the three of us look at her blank stares all round “This isn't funny guys let me go” she says on a shaky breath
“No can do darlin' bosses orders” Blaze tells her and I see the panic in her eyes
“What are you talking about?”
“Niya” I say and she looks at me
“I don't know what that bitch ha...” (slap) her body is spun around from the impact of the Blaze's hit, she starts to cry and beg “It was nothing just harmless fun” I pull out my knife as I walk towards her
“See their cunt, that's where your wrong, it was never a game Pixie and you fucked with the wrong girl” I pull her head back and slice just at her collar bone where Niya had her cut “Does that feel fun for you bitch” I ask as I stick the blade in my dick gettin’ hard (dam I'm a sick fucker) she's beggin' for me to stop but the sight of the blood has me hard and I smile
“Please... please don't do this I've been loyal to the club please don't do this” Dad comes up behind me and punches Pixie in the face
“Sorry darlin” do I feel like shit cause she's a woman fuck yes, this is one thing I hate but when the boss man says make it slow and painful it's ganna be slow and painful man or women. We bury her in an unmarked grave just over the border it took a few hours but at least it won't come back on the club, just another body the club has added to over the years but this one this one felt good. I'd always known that I had a cold side, being a son of a patched member and growing up in the club. You learn how shit works in the world sooner than most, Dad never sugar-coated shit. I knew where my life would end up in the club as a member and as one of the Enforcers like Dad use to be and Blaze who is one. Nothin' like puttin' a piece of shit in the ground.
Chapter Eight
Lilly
Walking into the Strip Club I felt my heart rate go up and I had a flash back to the asshole in Reno slamming me up against the wall and pulling at my G-String. I take a deep breath and feel Tink squeeze my hand “We don't have to do this Lilly”
“Yes, we do” I tell her “Come on” I pull her through the doors it's not what I expect, the lights are all on and I see people walking around cleaning. I turn and see a woman behind the bar and she turns and looks at us as we walk over to the bar
“No underage kids in here” she says looking at Tink
“She not she's just small” I tell her
“Than what can I help you with?”
“Are you still hiring”
“You looking to strip” I nod “Give me a minute” she walks off to the back of the club, where standing there a few minutes when a very handsome older black guy walks towards me (dam)
“You looking for a job darlin'” he says and I nod, he looks at me than at Tink
“So, you wanna be a stripper or you just need the money”
“The later” I tell him and he nods his head towards a seat and we sit facing each other
“Any experience”
“Yes, I've done it before in a club in Reno”
“Reno why'd ya leave”
“Honestly”
“Straight up girl”
“I almost got raped and I didn't wanna stick around” he frowns at me and rubs his hands down his goatee
“How old are ya”
“Twenty”
“What's your act?”
“What are you looking for?” I ask him
“Anything special you can do”
“I'm good at the pole”
“Will you do private rooms” I look around
“No” I say firmly and he holds up his hands
“Just askin' we got back rooms that can make you a hell of a lot of money”
“No, I'm fine with just the stage work”
“Ok no problem and seein' that I'm desperate your hired”
“When do I start?”
“Tomorrow”
“Who's the kid?” he asks and I look at Tink
“My sister”
“How old is she?”
“Nineteen why?”
“I could use her” I squint my eyes at him this fucking prick better not suggest Tink be a stripper “Not what you’re thinkin' girly I need someone to help the girls out the back, the last person I had up and left with his boyfriend and I need someone to help the girls get ready”
“So, no front work”
“No, strictly in the back room, no men allowed back there darlin' not even the Brothers” I'd noticed his jacket when I came in and hesitated but dam we need the money
“Tink come here” she gets down off the stool and walks over to us. She's a good half a foot shorter than me when I met her I honestly thought she was like thirteen or fourteen not eighteen.
“Well aren't you a tiny little thing”
“So, what time tomorrow” I ask him
“Come in around four and we'll go over shit, bring ID and then you can work out a routine, have a practice and shit before your first show” I stand and hold out my hand
“Thank you, Sir,”
“Oki darlin' nothin' else just Oki”
“Thanks Oki we'll see you tomorrow” I can see out the corner of my eye Tink staring at me, I push her towards the door and smile and the women behind the bar. As we round the corner of the club Tink pulls away from me
“What did he mean by us Lilly?”
“He gave us both a job ok”
“Noooo, I'm not stripping you know I can't I won't” I know Tink's always had a thing about people looking at her body even during summer when it's like eighty degrees out she's still covered up
“You’re not, you’re just helping the girls out the back to get ready”
“Lilly” I turn to face her
“Hay I would never let anyone hurt you, you know that right” she nods her head
“I know”
“Plus think of it this way it's double the pay check” she smiles
“Good come on I need to get ready for tomorrow” we walk to the nearest salon, this is the bit I hate about stripping.
*
“Hello how can I help you” the women behind the desk asks as we walk in
“Yeah I need a wax”
“Sure, what would you like done?”
“Everything” I say and she looks at me
“Everything” she repeats and looks down at my crotch
“Yep the lot”
“Ok come on back and I'll get Sharon to help” she leads me out the back After the wax I had my nails done fingers and toes. I had a spray tan my hair done eyebrows waxed and everything was ready (god I hate my life sometimes).
*
Lying in bed later that night we watch an old black and white movie on the crappy TV that get five stations “Hay Lilly”
“Yeah Tink”
“Are you scared about tomorrow” I turn over and look at her
“Are you”
“Yeah, a bit, that Oki guy looked kind of scary and he was wearing a mc jacket”
“I know but we need the jobs Tink, it's going to be ok, you'll see I have a good feeling about this place”
“Are you sure we can still look around”
“No Tink I'm ok, it's just a job”
“But you'll be... you know......naked and stuff”
“Tink I'll be fine and I have done this before ok, don’t worry or you'll start to freak me out”
“Sorry”
“Hay” I get up and sit next to her on her bed
“We'll be together and Oki said where you'll be no men are allowed back there ok, so you'll be safe and I'll be on stage not on the floor so no-one will touch me”
“I hate this”
“What?”
“This, look at us we have nothing”
“Hay we have a lot more than some people have, don't we” she looks at me
“Like what?”
“Each other numpty” I give her a noggie and she laughs as I jump on top of her and start tickling her
“Stop Stop Stop I'
m going to wet myself”
“Then tell me where good”
“Where good, where good ok” I kiss her on the cheek
“Get some sleep Tink we've got a big day tomorrow”
“Night Lilly”
“Night Tink”
Chapter Nine
Stryker
Wakin' the next mornin' after getting' rid of Pixie, Dad's standin' at my bedroom door
“What the fuck?” I ask him
“You ok boy” I sit up a bit and look at him
“Yeah why?”
“Just checkin'”
“You’re just checkin'” I repeat, he looks a little nervous
“It's just...you know with Pixie” I sit up and look at him a little more
“Dad I'm good, it's not like she was the first person I've help put down”
“I know it just her bein' a woman and all”
“Fuck have you grown a vagina, you sound like a pussy” I smile at him tryin' to ease his mind
“Fuck you, Oki needs help at Pink Slip today so head over there” he tells me
“Alright” I tell him and lay back down
“Hay” he says and I look up again “You sure” I roll my eyes at him
“I'm fine”
“You sure”
“For fucks sakes, I'm fuckin' fine”
“Good” he says and goes to walk out but stops and looks at me
“I'm fine” he nods and walks out, killin' that bitch was fun and I slept like a fuckin’ baby
*
The car park is empty when I pull up to Pink Slip the club opened the place about two years ago and has been a great money maker for us. I see Jade and Bunny smokin’ a cigarette they look over at me as I get out of my truck, the weather way too cold for my bike “You two good” I ask them both and they nod “Oki man, where the fuck, are you” I say walking in the lights are on and its weird to see the place, it’s usually dark as fuck the only lights coming from the small table lights or the spot light on the stage. When I walk in further I see Cookie walking towards me
“Yo man” he says
“Where’s Oki”
“In the office, how'd it, go?”
“You know” he nods not sayin' anythin' else
“So, we got Two new girls comin' today”
“Two I thought we only needed one”
“Ones a stripper the other is going to do Jeremy's old job helpin' the girls get ready”
