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Doc
B iker's Heaven is packed tonight. Harleys by the dozens are parked in the small lot next to the bright color neon lights and a few prospects are watching over them.
I spot the kid wearing my colors and park my ride with the other Category 5 Knights bikes. The prospect squints at me; he's a newbie. He's about to protest my parking here when his eyes fall on the Nomad patch. He nods at me and turns his attention to the cute babe who tried to hide behind him as I drove in.
Standards are getting lax, I don't remember being allowed to chat up anyone when I was a prospect on guard duty. But then again my president was Stallion and he was a mean son of a bitch. Can't say I felt bad when I learned he'd been murdered by the asshole supremacists he had associated the club with. My home chapter closing was sad though.
Entering the bar, I scan the room. It's hard to see through the smoke, but I spot a handful of Knights sitting together and make my way to their table. There're a couple of locals I know, some I don't, and another Nomad I've shared bits of roads with.
Prince is an interesting guy, not a talker. He was the sergeant-at-arms of the South Florida chapter when the shit hit the fan. "It was rough, man ... but then Stallion got what was coming to him." It’s the only thing he ever said when I asked him about it, and it’s the longest statement I’ve ever heard him make. This one beat his previous record by three words, if I have my counts correct.
As soon as I get my butt on a chair, a waitress comes with fresh drinks. She's a skinny sort of girl, so tiny I half expect her to topple under the weight of her loaded tray. The twig notices me and comes closer, "Hey handsome," she purrs, "what can I get you?"
I smile at her attempt at seduction. Not my type at all. I like a woman with a lot more curves.
"I'll have a draft and a Bunny," I tell her.
She frowns. "A Bunny?"
Prince and the other guys laugh. She has no clue what I'm talking about.
One of the guy grabs her by the waist and says, "Don't you wrinkle your pretty nose. You're Bunny's replacement, sweetheart."
"Oh, that Bunny," she says as the light bulb flashes on in her mind. "Yeah, got it. Her name is still on my locker door."
"When did she leave?" My frustration is such that I bark the question at the poor girl who takes one step back.
"I don't know, Doc. End of August, I'd say." The local Prez scratches his head and then nods, "Yeah, that's right. It was 'bout a couple weeks ago. The time my kid started college. Bunny gave my daughter all her stuff before she left. So yeah, end of August."
Fuck. I'm too late. When I left in June, I'd asked her to wait and told her I'd be back soon. I didn't expect to be away so long. I should have called, but every day one thing led to another and I couldn't get free before the Labor Day weekend.
Did she wait? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe she did and then gave up on me. In her shoes, I would have thought I wasn’t coming back. Either way, it sucks.
Who's stupid enough to ride across three states for a woman without checking she'll be around when he arrives? Me, that's who. But then, the past months have been so damned hard, the only thing I could do at the end of my shifts was collapse into bed. I probably haven't had a coherent non-medical thought in weeks.
And now she's gone. Fuck me sideways. I need a place to crash tonight before I ride back tomorrow. I'm frustrated. A good old fashion bar fight would be perfect to let off some steam, but it's probably not a good idea. The last thing I need right now is to get arrested or injure my hands.
I don't need to give the chief of surgery an excuse to fuck with me. He's already resentful enough that my army connections forced the hospital to accept me in his program. I don't need to aggravate him more.
"Come on," Prince says after the waitress returns with my drink. "Looks like you need a change of pace. There's a pool table with my quarters on it."
I follow him to the
Doc
B iker's Heaven is packed tonight. Harleys by the dozens are parked in the small lot next to the bright color neon lights and a few prospects are watching over them.
I spot the kid wearing my colors and park my ride with the other Category 5 Knights bikes. The prospect squints at me; he's a newbie. He's about to protest my parking here when his eyes fall on the Nomad patch. He nods at me and turns his attention to the cute babe who tried to hide behind him as I drove in.
Standards are getting lax, I don't remember being allowed to chat up anyone when I was a prospect on guard duty. But then again my president was Stallion and he was a mean son of a bitch. Can't say I felt bad when I learned he'd been murdered by the asshole supremacists he had associated the club with. My home chapter closing was sad though.
Entering the bar, I scan the room. It's hard to see through the smoke, but I spot a handful of Knights sitting together and make my way to their table. There're a couple of locals I know, some I don't, and another Nomad I've shared bits of roads with.
Prince is an interesting guy, not a talker. He was the sergeant-at-arms of the South Florida chapter when the shit hit the fan. "It was rough, man ... but then Stallion got what was coming to him." It’s the only thing he ever said when I asked him about it, and it’s the longest statement I’ve ever heard him make. This one beat his previous record by three words, if I have my counts correct.
As soon as I get my butt on a chair, a waitress comes with fresh drinks. She's a skinny sort of girl, so tiny I half expect her to topple under the weight of her loaded tray. The twig notices me and comes closer, "Hey handsome," she purrs, "what can I get you?"
I smile at her attempt at seduction. Not my type at all. I like a woman with a lot more curves.
"I'll have a draft and a Bunny," I tell her.
She frowns. "A Bunny?"
Prince and the other guys laugh. She has no clue what I'm talking about.
One of the guy grabs her by the waist and says, "Don't you wrinkle your pretty nose. You're Bunny's replacement, sweetheart."
"Oh, that Bunny," she says as the light bulb flashes on in her mind. "Yeah, got it. Her name is still on my locker door."
"When did she leave?" My frustration is such that I bark the question at the poor girl who takes one step back.
"I don't know, Doc. End of August, I'd say." The local Prez scratches his head and then nods, "Yeah, that's right. It was 'bout a couple weeks ago. The time my kid started college. Bunny gave my daughter all her stuff before she left. So yeah, end of August."
Fuck. I'm too late. When I left in June, I'd asked her to wait and told her I'd be back soon. I didn't expect to be away so long. I should have called, but every day one thing led to another and I couldn't get free before the Labor Day weekend.
Did she wait? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe she did and then gave up on me. In her shoes, I would have thought I wasn’t coming back. Either way, it sucks.
Who's stupid enough to ride across three states for a woman without checking she'll be around when he arrives? Me, that's who. But then, the past months have been so damned hard, the only thing I could do at the end of my shifts was collapse into bed. I probably haven't had a coherent non-medical thought in weeks.
And now she's gone. Fuck me sideways. I need a place to crash tonight before I ride back tomorrow. I'm frustrated. A good old fashion bar fight would be perfect to let off some steam, but it's probably not a good idea. The last thing I need right now is to get arrested or injure my hands.
I don't need to give the chief of surgery an excuse to fuck with me. He's already resentful enough that my army connections forced the hospital to accept me in his program. I don't need to aggravate him more.
"Come on," Prince says after the waitress returns with my drink. "Looks like you need a change of pace. There's a pool table with my quarters on it."
I follow him to the
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