Maggie’s ex-husband Reef. He didn’t know what that girl was doing with him, but at least that gave him a bit of a clue as to how to find Reef. Ash worked his way back toward The Hole. He really needed to talk to Jack. Today. He needed to get another set of eyes on this thing, and he couldn’t wait another day.
Ash pulled into a spot in the long line of bikes in front of The Hole. Jack’s bike was actually in the line, which was surprising given the fact that you usually didn’t catch Jack out of bed before noon most days. He cut the engine and made his way into the bar. When he walked through the door the smell of pot hit him hard. Looks like the party was still rolling from last night.
He walked deeper into the room and stopped by the bar to let his eyes adjust in the dim light. He finally found Jack sitting in the far corner near the pool tables. He reclined on a couch with a girl sitting on either side of him. Ash shoved off the bar and moved toward the couch. Halfway there he realized one of the girls sitting with Jack was the sweet-butt Jamie. She looked surprised to see Ash, and for a moment almost looked embarrassed. As if Ash gave a shit what this girl did.
“Jack.”
The president of the Steel Breed MC opened his eyes and lifted his head off the back of the couch. His arms tightened for a moment around the shoulders of the girls before he realized that it wasn’t them calling him. He finally focused on Ash standing over him. Jack’s blue eyes were rimmed in red, the scruff on his face a week old. Jack usually kept his face pretty clean. Ash frowned slightly at his appearance. What was going on with his president lately?
“What’s up Ash? How’s our girl doing?” Ash frowned at Jack’s words. He didn’t like him calling Maggie ‘our girl’. She wasn’t Jack’s girl. No part of her was. She was all Ash’s. “Shit.” Ash thought to himself. “Now you’re thinking of her as your girl. This is not going to be good.”
“Yeah um... She’s good. That’s actually what I came to talk to you about. I need some back up on this. I want to bring Prentice out with me. I need a second set of eyes.”
While Ash was talking Jack had pulled Jamie into a deep kiss. She had stiffened at first, watching Ash from the side of her eye, trying to gauge his reaction. Ash could care less what she did. He just wanted the go ahead from Jack to bring Prentice along with him.
Jack pulled back from Jaimie and frowned up at Ash. “What do you mean you need a second pair of eyes? You can’t handle one girl on your own? What happened to your balls man? I thought they were brass.” Jack snorted laughter.
Ash chose to ignore the insult. Jack was obviously not being himself right now. “Yeah it’s not just one girl Jack. It’s her ex. Someone just tried to run me off the road and I think it was him. I didn’t get a good enough look to confirm it, but that little blond from the gym that works in the smoothie bar was in the passenger seat. I figure I’ll start there and work my way back to the ex.”
Jack sat up at Ash’s words. Finally his eyes started to clear and he began paying a little more attention to what Ash was saying. “What the fuck? You think that shit-head tried to run you off the road? I thought you said you hadn’t seen him around. You weren’t even sure that he was in town.”
“That’s exactly why I need another set of eyes on this. I can’t keep my eyes on Maggie and my own back at the same time. I need Prentice. Someone who can hang back and watch from a distance. I know he’s working muscle at the bar right now, but you got three prospects who can take over for him.”
Jack stretched his arms high over his head and let out a loud bear like yawn. “Why not take one of the prospects?”
Ash narrowed his eyes at Jack. Why was he making this difficult? “Because I know Prentice. I trust Prentice. I need someone familiar on this. Not some little piss ant prospect that doesn’t
Ash pulled into a spot in the long line of bikes in front of The Hole. Jack’s bike was actually in the line, which was surprising given the fact that you usually didn’t catch Jack out of bed before noon most days. He cut the engine and made his way into the bar. When he walked through the door the smell of pot hit him hard. Looks like the party was still rolling from last night.
He walked deeper into the room and stopped by the bar to let his eyes adjust in the dim light. He finally found Jack sitting in the far corner near the pool tables. He reclined on a couch with a girl sitting on either side of him. Ash shoved off the bar and moved toward the couch. Halfway there he realized one of the girls sitting with Jack was the sweet-butt Jamie. She looked surprised to see Ash, and for a moment almost looked embarrassed. As if Ash gave a shit what this girl did.
“Jack.”
The president of the Steel Breed MC opened his eyes and lifted his head off the back of the couch. His arms tightened for a moment around the shoulders of the girls before he realized that it wasn’t them calling him. He finally focused on Ash standing over him. Jack’s blue eyes were rimmed in red, the scruff on his face a week old. Jack usually kept his face pretty clean. Ash frowned slightly at his appearance. What was going on with his president lately?
“What’s up Ash? How’s our girl doing?” Ash frowned at Jack’s words. He didn’t like him calling Maggie ‘our girl’. She wasn’t Jack’s girl. No part of her was. She was all Ash’s. “Shit.” Ash thought to himself. “Now you’re thinking of her as your girl. This is not going to be good.”
“Yeah um... She’s good. That’s actually what I came to talk to you about. I need some back up on this. I want to bring Prentice out with me. I need a second set of eyes.”
While Ash was talking Jack had pulled Jamie into a deep kiss. She had stiffened at first, watching Ash from the side of her eye, trying to gauge his reaction. Ash could care less what she did. He just wanted the go ahead from Jack to bring Prentice along with him.
Jack pulled back from Jaimie and frowned up at Ash. “What do you mean you need a second pair of eyes? You can’t handle one girl on your own? What happened to your balls man? I thought they were brass.” Jack snorted laughter.
Ash chose to ignore the insult. Jack was obviously not being himself right now. “Yeah it’s not just one girl Jack. It’s her ex. Someone just tried to run me off the road and I think it was him. I didn’t get a good enough look to confirm it, but that little blond from the gym that works in the smoothie bar was in the passenger seat. I figure I’ll start there and work my way back to the ex.”
Jack sat up at Ash’s words. Finally his eyes started to clear and he began paying a little more attention to what Ash was saying. “What the fuck? You think that shit-head tried to run you off the road? I thought you said you hadn’t seen him around. You weren’t even sure that he was in town.”
“That’s exactly why I need another set of eyes on this. I can’t keep my eyes on Maggie and my own back at the same time. I need Prentice. Someone who can hang back and watch from a distance. I know he’s working muscle at the bar right now, but you got three prospects who can take over for him.”
Jack stretched his arms high over his head and let out a loud bear like yawn. “Why not take one of the prospects?”
Ash narrowed his eyes at Jack. Why was he making this difficult? “Because I know Prentice. I trust Prentice. I need someone familiar on this. Not some little piss ant prospect that doesn’t
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