“Hey Nic. What ya’ into today?” Irish said, handing me an empty plate.
I went about filling it with some scrambled eggs and sausage that had been set out in dishes along the bar, added a piece of toast and sat down across from them.
“Got some stuff going on with Dani later, that’s about it. Hey Irish? What days am I working this week? I haven’t seen the new schedule.” I asked putting some butter on my toast.
“Uh Nic, Dragon said you weren’t working at the club anymore.”
I stopped putting my butter on half way through and looked up at Irish.
“He what?” I growled.
“Hey take it up with the Boss. All I know is what he told me and he says under no circumstances is his woman schlepping drinks to a bunch of drunk, horny bastards.”
I finished buttering my toast. I was kind of pissed, but I couldn’t help snorting at the way Irish said it. Plus, Dragon had apparently called me his woman. There was no way I could be pissed after that. I took a bite of the toast and vowed to plan my attack with Dragon later.
“What time will Dragon and the men be back?” I ask pushing my eggs around my plate.
“Probably late girl, Crush and him went to the prison to see Dancer and then had some other things to do.”
I nodded, finishing up my toast and deciding my eyes were bigger than my stomach.
“Okay boys I’m out of here I need to go check on my girl and pack up some more clothes.”
“I thought Dragon wanted you to stay here because of the lock down?” Nailer asked.
“He wouldn’t want you to just leave Nic. Nailer is right,” Irish added.
“I’m just going to the house. That’s what? A twenty minute drive at the most, I have to get some more clothes and shit and Dani called. I shouldn’t be gone long.”
“Take Nailer with you. I’d go myself but the bar is expecting a delivery soon,” Irish said.
I looked at Nailer with a shake of my head.
“I’ll probably bore you silly, so if you don’t want to go…”
“I’m ready when you are.”
“Whatever then, let’s hit the road. See ya later Irish.”
“Later Nic.”
****
“Okay Nailer, I’ve seen Dragon mad, so I know how he got his name. Irish is pretty self explanatory and even Crusher or Bull. Should I just assume Nailer means you are a horn dog?” I ask from the passenger seat of the club’s SUV. Nailer insisted we take this black Chevy Tahoe, as opposed to my Mercedes. He mumbled something about his Tahoe being manlier, men were so silly.
“Well I’m a man and I think we’re all pretty much pussy chasers.”
“Well…some chase dicks,” I said philosophically.
“Okay, well I don’t though, but even so I used to work construction, so hence the nickname.”
“Well dang Nailer, that’s kind of a boring story,” I said with a grin.
“Would it help if I told you Bull got his name because he was hung like one?” He joked turning into the house Dani and I had rented.
“I don’t think I’m supposed to know that kind of information about Bull. Oh my God, I’ll never be able to look at the man again now.”
Nailer laughed and we got out of the SUV. I had been dreading being in a car with someone I didn’t know, but Nailer made me laugh. So far I had to say with the exception of the bitch I had to put in her place? I liked all of Dragon’s ‘family’.
Dani’s car was in the driveway, so at least I wouldn’t have to wait around until she got home.
I opened the door and walked in still laughing with Nailer and because of that was completely unprepared for what happened next.
The smallest guy that Dani left with the other night came out from behind the door and used the butt of his gun to hit Nailer in the head. Nailer went down with a horrible thud. I scream and immediately the man wraps his beefy looking hand around my mouth and drags me further inside.
I try biting him, but he holds my head so tight, I can’t move enough to get away from him. I know there is fear in my eyes, you couldn’t really help it in this situation, but I’m still pissed as hell at myself for allowing it. I look over at Dani and she doesn’t appear alarmed. There’s something in her eyes, I wasn’t sure what it was exactly but she starts walking towards me.
“Calm down Nic. It’s not what you think. Tiny and me are trying to save you. Girl you just don’t know what that man you are with has done.”
I elbow the idiot holding me and Dani nods at him and he lets me go.
“Are you crazy?” I immediately go down on the floor to check on Nailer. He’s breathing, but definitely out cold with a knot the size of Texas on the back of his head.
“Nic I had to get you away from that club. You don’t know what they’re doing!” Dani said, reaching down to pull me away. I stubbornly refused to let her.
“Have you lost your freaking mind?”
“Nic!”