Chapter 99 My turn now, baby
Butcher
Catalina held up the note with the phone number. “Who has the phone for this?”
“We do not have it anymore,” I told her. “But Bear checked the last call that came in and remembered the number. Guy was stupid enough not to lock his screen.”
“Who did it belong to?”
“Jakes.”
Catalina let out a hard breath. She never could stand him. Even knowing he was not the one who chose to sleep with Raven, she had caught him more than once, smiling too long at other men’s wives. People told him to stop. He always said he was just being friendly. Catalina never bought it. She warned me about him, over and over. I wish I had paid attention.
I watched her work, keys clicking. I needed her to find something. I needed to know where Liam was, and that he was not too far gone.
“It is a cheap phone, no real trail,” she said finally. “But I used the cell towers near it. He is in New York. Right around here.” She tapped the screen, where a blue blob covered part of the map.
“Damn. That is a huge piece of the city. Full of hotels and rental buildings.”
“It is the best I can get. I am sorry.”
“Do not be sorry. You did good. Thank you.” I rubbed her shoulder. “Now we know he is nearby. I will call Church when the sun comes up and tell everyone. Then I am going to ask Lia if she can draw Liam’s face for us. I feel like a fool for not asking sooner.”
“You are not a fool,” Catalina said, standing up. “Nobody knew how good she was with a pencil. Maybe Beast knew, but it did not occur to him either. My father knew, and he did not think of it.”
“You have a point.” I smiled and pulled her into a fast hug. My hand went to her stomach. “Be good for your mama in there,” I said to the baby.
I walked her to the door. We talked about names for the little girl she and Viper were expecting in a few months. She liked Layla or Callie. Viper told her to pick whatever she wanted.
“What was your mother’s name?” I asked.
“Theresa Maria. My sister Jenna was named for her.”
“What about Resa? Short for Theresa.”
Her face lit up. “That is really pretty. I will see what Viper thinks.”
She hurried out. I almost laughed. Viper would love it. That man gives his woman anything she wants.
In the kitchen, I pulled out the pies some of the wives had brought over. I carried two outside, then came back for two more. The second I set them down, the kids swarmed the table. A few of the men grumbled, but I told them there were eight pies left. They shut up. Grown men acting like children.
Rockstar came over and took a piece of chocolate pie. He looked at me, and I could tell he had something on his mind.
“What is it?”
“I met someone.”
“Okay. And?”
“And I want to bring her to the next family day.”
I stared at him. That was a big step.
“You know how it works. She needs to come to a few regular dinners and a party first. Then we see about family day.”
“I know. I already asked her to come tomorrow night.”
“Is she going to stick around after, when the girls come out to play?”
“Yeah. She will be fine.”
“Are you sure about that?” He did not look sure at all.
“I am sure.”
“What is her name?” I watched him get uncomfortable under my look. “Amber.”
“Amber.” My voice went flat. “Not the same Amber who messed with Viper, and Catalina put two knives in her backside?”
“No! Fuck no. I would never bring that woman near here. I would not do that to Catalina.”
“All right. Good. So what makes this one different? Why family dinner?”
“She is fun. Tough, too. I saw her at this gym called Girl Power when I was walking past. She has legs that go on forever. When she came out, I pretended she bumped into me. Started talking. We have been together a few weeks now.”
My heart began to pound at the name of that gym. I shut my eyes. A memory of Moira shot through me.
“A few weeks is a long time for you.”
“I know it is. That is why I want to see if she can handle our life. I told her about it. But seeing it is different.”
I nodded. Some of the men found women outside the club. Some stayed, like Catalina, Jenna, and Lia. Some did not. Two years back, a brother named Stick, skinny no matter how much he ate, brought around a girl he met outside. He said they had been sleeping together a month. She was a librarian with a wild side, he said. I thought she just liked the idea of being with a biker. He asked to bring her by. I asked if he had met her friends or family. He said no, they always stayed at her place. I thought, yeah, because she is ashamed of you. But I said yes.
A week later, he brought her to dinner. After we ate, when the club girls came out and things got heated, one of the girls asked Stick if she could help his girlfriend get him off. Before Stick could say no, the woman started screaming. Called us all sinners and whores and trash. Stick got her out of there fast before one of the wives or club girls knocked her teeth out.
“Bring her,” I said to Rockstar. “I hope it goes well for you.”
“Thanks, Prez.”
I nodded back. I really did hope it worked out.
Beast
My woman and I were feeling good. It was a perfect day. First, she surprised everyone with those amazing pictures she drew. Then I got to be with my son and my little girl. Good food, good people. Now that I have her, family day is my favorite day.
We have a full week coming up. Rockstar, Doc, Bear, Rachel, and Carrie are all coming with me, Hex, and Lia to Slick Willies to see Owen. I got rooms at the same hotel his band is using. Tomorrow, I am taking Lia shopping so she can get some clothes for the trip. I want her to buy a few dresses that show her off. And some heels.
We tripped up the stairs to our room, laughing. I could not keep my hands off her. Her ass was right there. She giggled as I touched her. We made it to our room, and she told me to get naked and lie on the bed. I did not argue. She did a little dance for me, taking her clothes off, and my dick got hard just watching. I lay back and she climbed on top of me.
She kissed me, deep and slow, her tongue in my mouth. I held her tight. I love how she tastes, like something sweet. Her mouth is so soft. She kissed my jaw, then moved down to my chest. She bit gently at the rings in my nipples and I moaned. My cock jumped every time she did it. Then she moved lower, and it hit me. Oh fuck, she is going to use her mouth. I was so ready for this. I do not care that she is new at it. She learns fast, and she wants to please me. Rockstar and Hex have been giving me looks lately but would not say why. Now I knew.
I made a sound when her hand wrapped around my dick. She looked up at me with this little smile. She started by licking the head, slow, her tongue playing with the metal bar there. Then she licked along the bottom, and I groaned. She moved down the length of it, getting it wet. Then she took a breath and took me into her mouth.
I shouted. Her head moved up, then down, and each time she went deeper. Her nose pressed against my stomach and she made a happy sound. My eyes closed and my head pushed back into the pillow. My toes curled. She did it again, taking all of me.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck, baby. Oh my god, please do not stop. So good. Jesus Christ, Lia!” I yelled. She pulled up, flicked her tongue over the piercing fast, and my whole body bowed off the bed. Then she took me deep again and I lost it. I grabbed her head, held her there, and came in her mouth, over and over.
I collapsed on the bed, breathing hard. She licked me clean, and I trembled.
“Holy fuck,” I got out.
“Was I good?” she asked.
“Where the hell did you learn to do that?”
She told me how Jenna, Owen, and Catalina taught her, using a cucumber and telling her what to do.
“I will have to thank them,” I said, and then I pulled her under me. “My turn now, baby.”