Page 23 of Mav
“You need any help today, Meat?” I shout to him, although I can see the trap door is closed, which is him telling everyone he’s not available. Looking down at me, he frowns, grabs Star around her waist and pushes her into the treehouse, slamming the door behind him. Effectively telling me to fuck off. I sigh and makemy way back to the clubhouse, where I dodge Mia and the Three Stooges in the kitchen.
BS grabs my arm and drags me into his office as I was passing to go to my room. “I need you to come with me to check out an empty shop. The one at the end of the main street. One of my contacts has seen someone going in and out. I’ve spoken to Wings, Knuckles and Colton. We can sneak over there tonight once it gets dark and take a look. You in or not?”
“I’m in. What about getting Graham in on the action? He’s bored as fuck at the moment.”
“Get me involved in what? You’re right, I’m bored. Nell has everything wrapped up nicely, and apart from working on the property to keep it tidy, we’ve nothing going on. So, whatever is going on, I’m in,” Graham states clearly. Where he appeared from I don’t know, but he seems to come around here quite a lot of late.
“What are you doing here again?” BS asks, and we both watch the smirk grow on Graham’s face.
“I came to fill Axel in on Nell’s date, and the fact Vincenzo is chasing Nell even harder than normal. He’s invited her to one of his mafia events, and from what one of his men tells me, if she goes, it’s Vincenzo's way of saying she’s his woman to his men. I know Nell has no idea at the moment, but I want to be a fly on the wall if she agrees, then finds out this shit.”
BS and I look at each other, then at Graham, who can’t hold back the laughter and throws his head back, laughing loudly. I don’t hold back my smirk because I’ve got to agree I’d like to be a fly on the wall, too.
Feeling my phone vibrate, I take it out of my back jeans pocket and see it’s a message from Chaos.
Chaos: Not going on a ride this weekend. I’m helping Winter set up a new range out back of the property.
Mav: OK. No problem.
Chaos: Another time, Mav. Any news on the fight?
Mav: No, I’ll catch up with Colton and let you know.
Chaos: OK.
Putting my phone back in my jeans pocket, I turn to BS and Graham. “I’ve got to go as I am working out with a couple of the brothers. See you later, Graham.” I give them both a chin lift and quickly make my way outside.
I give a hand to Drag and Buzz after leaving BS and Graham, who are working on a new workout routine. Being the one who’s taking the hits from these two is never fun, but it teaches me a few tactical moves ready for the fight coming up. If it happens!
These two can fight and they keep each other sharp. I’ve seen Chaos, Wings and Target working out with them, too. They all are fast and fierce, not giving a quarter to each other.
“You ready for this fight thing if it comes off, Mav?” Buzz asks, and I give him a chin lift as I respond.
“Yeah, we all are ready, and I’ll tell you I’m more than happy to not have Colton as a bona fide manager, ‘cause shit, he’s a mean one.” I chuckle as I think of the last session we had where Colton was giving Wings shit about moving faster.
“I wish I’d put my name down now. I could do with a good fight. Nothing much going on around here these days. I’m notcomplaining about it as such, it’s just boring. I’ve spoken to Reuse about helping at the tattoo shop now and again. I need an outlet because with the club being at peace, I’m bored following Axel around all day. He’s in his office a lot of the day, checking on the officers’ reports.”
Drag surprises me with his comment because I had no idea he went to the tattoo shop. I know he gets along with Reuse and Hashtag well, but not sure about the woman called Siggy as I’ve not been to the shop since it opened.
“What can you do at the tattoo shop, Drag?” Buzz asks.
“I can stand on the desk, use a broom, whatever is needed. I can watch some of the women coming in and out, too.” Now, he has a huge grin on his face saying the last, and I’m sure he’s found himself a few women for a one-nighter that way.
Buzz looks at me and I shake my head grinning, but know better than to comment, but I chuckle more to myself than anyone else, as I make my way back to the clubhouse kitchen where I’ll grab a bottle of water to take with me to my room. It’s time to shower and change after that workout. It doesn’t take me long before I’m back downstairs and heading into the kitchen to drop my empty water bottle in the recycle bin that Reuse had positioned in the kitchen.
“Mav, I’m going over to Nell’s. Can you come with me? I’m leaving the twins and Summer with Jo and Sybil. I don’t want to stay long but I need to get out of here for a while.” Mia asks, giving me fluttering eyelashes, which I admit has me chuckling.
“Okay, let me drop this bottle and then I’ll get the truck keys. Meet me out front.” Turning, I head to PT’s office to grab the truck keys.
Once I have the keys, I walk through the kitchen, drop off the bottle and head outside to where Mia is waiting at the truck. Axel is standing with her. Well, he has her pinned to the side of the truck and looks like he’s getting rather frisky, much to my amusement and Mia’s displeasure.
“Axel, get off. I’m going out for an hour to Nell’s. Mav is driving, so I’m not on my own. I’ll be safe. Now get off…”
Axel is smirking, knowing full-well that he’s annoying Mia on purpose. He has this knack of getting her angry, then whisking her upstairs or to their house on the compound, where he soothes her down again. We all know how that soothing goes, and how Summer came to be.
Once Mia had freed herself from Axel, we quickly make our way to Nell’s. All the while, I’m hearing Mia mumble under her breath about Axel being anarsehole, an idiot, a sex maniac,and other hot and angry comments.
Deciding to divert Mia’s attention, I ask, “Have you heard anything from Shar lately?”
