Chapter 27 – Beast
When Joker and I were finished in church we came out to the bar and didn’t see our women anywhere. Nick saw us looking and came over to let us know that the ladies were pitching in and were presently in the kitchen.
Walking into the kitchen, we could hear the ladies laughing in the pantry. Instead of letting them know we were here, we both sat down at the island and turned to watch them.
I never thought I’d want to just sit and watch a woman when she wasn’t doing anything provocative. Just sitting here watching Brenna have a good time with her best friend, while doing something for my club, has me just sitting here smiling at her.
After sitting in silence for a couple of minutes, the girls came out of the pantry and stopped at the entrance when they noticed us.
“How long have you been sitting there staring at us?” Brenna asked.
I got up off of my stool and walked up to her, holding on to her hips and pulling her into me. Brenna and I needed to have a talk soon about taking things further in our relationship. I know most people would think that we were already pretty far in a relationship since we were having a baby together, but I would want to be a part of her life even without the baby being in the picture.
“We’ve only been here a couple of minutes. Thank you for pitching in. It means a lot.”
I leaned down and started kissing her. I was really getting into it, forgetting that we weren’t alone in the kitchen until I heard Joker clearing his throat behind us.
When Brenna walked over to Joker to say a few words to him, I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her, resting my chin on the top of her head.
The four of us wandered out to the main area of the clubhouse, heading to the couches to have a seat. Joker and I sat beside each other, pulling our women down into our laps.
Brenna turned sideways and looked at me. “What’s on your mind, Baby Girl?”
“Just wanting to make sure you’re all right.”
“I’m okay, Bren. We are still trying to figure things out. We are going to be staying here at the clubhouse every night for the foreseeable future. I just want to make sure we are all safe.”
Brenna leaned forward and gave me a peck on the lips. “Beast, I’m okay with that. Whatever it takes for you to feel comfortable and that we are safe I’m okay with. Am I still able to go to work?”
“Yeah, you can still go to work. I’m still going to take you there and back, but we’ll have one of the brothers or a prospect following us just as an extra precaution.”
With a nod, she leaned into me, resting her head on my shoulder.
Joker and I started chatting over the lady’s heads, both women just sitting there quietly and listening.
Looking down at Brenna, I noticed she had fallen asleep. “I’m going to take Bren to my room. I’ll talk to you later brother. Let me know if you hear anything from any of our contacts.”
I put an arm around Brenna’s back and under her legs, standing up from the couch and walking to the back of the clubhouse, where the rooms were. When I got to my room, I had to dig into my pocket for my keys, juggling her in my arms trying not to wake her.
Once we got into the room, I quietly closed and locked the door behind us and lay her down on the bed.
After pulling her shoes off, I moved her to the opposite side of the bed, drawing the covers over her.
I sat down on the bed and pulled off my boots and shirt, getting comfortable, before crawling in beside her and pulling her back into me.
I woke up what seemed like minutes later, but when I looked at the clock, we had been asleep for over two hours.
Brenna was still fast asleep and knowing she needs to get as much sleep as possible, I pulled my arm out from underneath her and got out of the bed.
Going into the bathroom, I closed the door behind me, before turning the shower to hot and jumping in before the water had heated up.
When I came out of the bathroom, Brenna was sitting up in bed rubbing her eyes. “Good morning sleeping beauty.”
She looked over to me with a small smile on her face. “How did we end up in here?”
I came further into the room and sat on the armchair across from the bed. “You fell asleep on my lap, so I brought you back to my room and we had a nap. I woke up a bit ago and since you were still asleep, I figured I’d have a shower.”
Brenna came over to the side of the bed and swung her legs out of the covers so that she was sitting on the edge facing me. “What time is it?”
I looked at my watch and saw that it was closing in on 1 o’clock. “It’s almost 1. Do you want a late lunch?”
“Sure. That sounds great…Oh wait, are we still able to go to dinner at my parent’s house tonight?”
I stood up and came over to the bed, sitting down beside her. I grabbed her hand off the bed and wrapped our fingers together. “It’s still okay to go, we’ll just need to take a prospect with us as extra protection.”
Brenna leaned over and put her head on my shoulder. “Okay good. I wasn’t looking forward to telling my mom I wouldn’t be coming anymore.”
Standing up, I kept hold of Bren’s hand and pulled her up behind me. We were both dressed so we left the room and went down to the kitchen. “What can I get you for lunch, Baby Girl?”
“Actually, I’m starving. I’d love a sandwich please.”
She walked over to the fridge to get out fixings for her sandwich while I grabbed the bread and a couple of plates.
We made the sandwiches and sat down to eat them at the island.
“So, can you tell me what this soft lock down is about?”
I finished my bite thinking about what I was able to tell her. “Unfortunately, I can’t tell you everything, but I can tell you the basics.
We don’t know who keeps messing with our businesses, but we are doing everything we can to try to figure it out. Until we know more and can deal with it, we are having a soft lock down. That means that everyone is staying here for the foreseeable future, but everyone is allowed to leave, as long as they have a brother with them to offer protection.”
She nodded as I explained this to her. “Okay, so what is a regular lock down?”
“A regular lock down is similar to the soft lock down. Everyone stays here and the only people allowed to leave are the brothers, and even they can’t leave alone. Everyone travels in pairs so that we can all watch each other’s backs.”
I was watching her face closely as I explained this to her to see if I could gauge her reaction. So far, she wasn’t giving anything away.
“Okay sounds reasonable. Do you guys have to do lock downs very often?” she questioned.
“Not really. In the time I’ve been president, this will only be the second time.”
We continued eating our food and chatting about mundane things. It surprised me that she wasn’t more upset about the restrictions she was about to experience. Her acceptance was just more proof that she was going to make a great Old Lady.
When we were finished eating, we headed back to the couches and had a seat, just relaxing and watching some TV to waste some time before we had to go.