Chapter 5 – Beast
The week has gone by quickly and today was the day of the BBQ. Joker has been around the clubhouse more than usual making sure that everything is all ready to go for his proposal. I still can’t believe that my boy is going to ask his woman to marry him. I thought we’d be single together until we were too old to ride anymore, but I’m glad he found Ev. She’s a perfect fit for him and the club. She’ll make a great old lady.
Walking into the clubhouse it’s a hive of activity. We love to have BBQs as often as possible. It’s not a typical club party, no sex out in the open, club whores are welcome as long as they are respectful of the old ladies and kids.
We’ve become friendly with another MC in the area, the Cursed Bastards, and I’m sure some of them will be here today with their families.
When I enter the kitchen Queenie is ordering the other old ladies and the club whores around like a drill sergeant. She’s been the queen bee for years now and she runs a tight ship.
“Hey Queenie, you got everything you need babe?”
She stopped what she was doing and turned to look at me. “Yeah Beast, I’m good hun. The girls are being a great help. Everything will be good to go by the time Joker and Ev show up.”
“All right ladies, keep up the good work, and if you need anything else just let one of the prospects know.”
Turning back out of the kitchen I headed toward the back door to see if the prospects had everything under control out there.
It was a beautiful day outside, but thankfully not too hot. There is a nice breeze, so even though we’ll be outside we won’t be dying in the heat.
Looking around, the prospects were getting everything set up. Griff was setting up the fire pit for when the sun goes down, Kevin was loading coolers with ice and drinks and getting the kegs tapped and ready to go, and Nick was setting up the toys and games for the kids coming. We didn’t have a lot of kids in the club, most of them being older, but we did have a few younger ones so we always made sure that there were activities to keep them occupied and out of their parent’s hair.
“Everything under control Kevin?”
Kevin stopped what he was doing and looked up at me. “Yeah Pres. The ladies are getting all the food together, I’ve got most of the alcohol out here ready to go, with more in the storage room in case we run out, and Griff and Nick are almost finished getting the playground and fire pit set up.”
“Good job. Make sure to check in with Queenie to see if she needs anything from you boys. Who’s on babysitting duty tonight?”
Griff had walked up while Kevin and I were speaking. “That would be me Pres. It’s my turn.”
“All right, you make sure those kids are safe, but that they have a great time.”
With a nod, Griff went back to getting everything set up and I turned back into the clubhouse. People should be arriving soon and I wanted to get my work done so that I didn’t have to worry about it tomorrow. If everything goes well Brenna will be here and maybe I can convince her to come up to my room with me once the party starts to die down.
I wasn’t sure how long I had been hunched over my desk, but when a knock came, followed by Joker walking into the room, I looked at my watch and noticed it was time for the party to start.
“Hey brother, how you feeling? You think she’ll say yes?”
“Fuck you asshole, of course Red is going to say yes. That woman loves me and wouldn’t know what to do without me.”
I laughed at Joker and motioned for him to take the seat in front of my desk. Going into my bottom drawer I pulled out some scotch and a couple of glasses. I poured us each a health swallow and passed Joker his glass. Lifting mine I gave a toast. “Here’s to Red being drunk enough to agree to live with your sorry ass for the rest of her life.”
With a laugh Joker tipped his glass back and swallowed it down in one go. I took my time with mine, I didn’t have as much to be nervous about.
“So, did you get hold of Brenna to make sure she’d be here?” I asked as casually as I could.
“Brenna huh? What’s going on there?” Joker asked with a grin on his face.
“Nothing is going on. You asked for her number so you could invite her tonight and I wanted to make sure you were able to get hold of her.”
“Yeah, sure. We’ll go with that for now. I got hold of her, but she won’t be here. Has to work tonight.”
“All right, well good luck man. I’m sure if she turns you down, one of the other brothers would be happy to take her on.”
That got a rise out of him. Joker looked ready to commit murder. “Nobody better lay hands on my woman, she is mine!”
“Oh fuck, you are so easy to rile up. Of course she’s going to say yes to you man. Calm the fuck down.”
I stood up and walked around my, desk going towards the office door. “Let’s head out back and get this party started.”
When we get outside, Everly is outside already speaking to Queenie and Lil’ Mama, another one of the old ladies. We don’t have a lot of old ladies right now, so Ev will be a great addition to the girls club.
I wandered over to the beer keg where Kevin handed me a beer. “Thanks prospect.”
Looking around the yard, most of the club was in attendance and I could see a few of the Cursed Bastards with some of their old ladies and kids. Axel, their president, was in a conversation with Tiny and Irish, two of my officers.
Tiny turned to me and moved back to let me into their group. “Hey Beast, how you doing boss?”
“Tiny, Irish, Axel. I’m good. How’s it going Axel? Things going well with the Bastards?”
“Hey Beast, yeah things are going really well. Business is good and life is great.”
The Cursed Bastards are all current and former servicemen, just like the Death Dealers. It’s mandatory to have served in order to be eligible to be a member of the club and we try to stay on the straight and narrow as much as possible. We have some club businesses, a garage and a strip club, and are looking at some other options for starting up some new businesses.
“Well, I’m glad to hear it Axel. Enjoy yourselves and let the prospects know if you need anything.”
I kept wandering around the yard, striking up conversations every once in a while with my brothers and their women. Everyone in attendance seemed to be enjoying themselves, even the club whores, who were being good and not flaunting in the old ladies faces who they were.
Hawk was manning the BBQ and it was starting to smell fantastic. He was definitely the king of the BBQ in the club. We always made sure he would be here to do the grilling.
I grabbed some food from the buffet table and took a seat with Everly and Joker at a picnic table. “Hey Red, how you doing babe?”
Everly was sitting on Joker’s lap and when I called her babe I could hear him growl. What can I say, I liked to piss him off. It makes me happy.
“Oh hush Joker, you know he’s just messing with you. I’m doing really well Beast. How are you doing?”
We kept chatting throughout dinner and when the sun started to go down, Joker pulled Everly up and brought her up in front of everyone to give her her kutte.
Once Joker had everyone’s attention he had her turn towards Queenie, who had brought out the kutte, and as he had planned, when her back was turned he got down on one knee and proposed to her when she turned back around. Of course, as I knew she would, she said yes and the celebrating began.
I toasted the happy couple and went out front to grab my bike and head out for a ride.