MC: Pres: Book Four (15 page)

Danny

I talked to everyone earlier.  Kate tells me she has a ton of work because Anita is out sick.  It’s the perfect time to call Ben.  “Brother are you sitting in the patio watching the light play on the water with a beer in your hand?”

He laughs.  “You know it.”

“How is everything going?”  I ask with a smile.

“You want to talk to Kate?”  He asks sounding surprised.

This is just the opportunity I need.  “No.  If I wanted to talk to Kate I’d call her.  I want to talk to you.  Like it or not we’re partners.  I need to know that everything is working for you.  We’re in this together.  It won’t work if we don’t talk.”

He sighs.  “It’s been fuckin crazy here.  Anita is sick.  Patches is with you and the fuckin Brothers are still avoiding me.  I am so fuckin lost I had no clue how to help Tiny with Little Brothers.  He laughed at me all fuckin night.”

I can’t help but smile with the picture of Tiny laughing at Ben in Chicken Little mode.  “Take a breath Brother.  Next week Digs can help with Little Brothers then Patches will be back.  Tess does everything Patches does if you give her space.  She’s still nervous around you; step back and let her run with it.  Just keep an ear and eye out for her.  She works well when she’s not pressured.  As far as the Brothers go, Fuck ‘em.  You have enough shit to deal with; having a break from their whining will be good for you.  They’ll come around soon enough whining in your ear again.”

“Fuck you’re right.  Thanks Brother.  Thanks for the heads up with Tess.  I think maybe I jump in too quick with her.  I’ll give her room.  She’s so fuckin cute doing their homework with them.  I was nervous about the visions so I stuck close.”

Good for him.  He’s not taking it lightly.  “The kids know what to do.  They’ll send someone to get you if she needs you.”

“Thanks Brother.”  He sighs out.

“Ben you got this.  You know what to do.  Trust the people around you and yourself.  You will never be me and I’ll never be you.  No one expects you to do exactly like I would or vice a versa.   Relax and enjoy the time you get with the kids.  It will build memories they wouldn’t get if you weren’t there.  I’m not loving the training thing but I’ll do my best knowing it’s everything I have to give them.  They’d probably prefer you here but they’re dealing and not giving me shit because I’m not you.”

He laughs.  “I enjoy the training Brother.  It’s a hell of a lot easier than this.  I don’t want your fuckin job anymore Brother.  You can have it back as soon as you walk through the fuckin door.”

I laugh.  “Anything else I should know?”

“Not that I can think of.”  He says.  I can hear him take a drink from the beer.

“I’ll call in a couple of days.  Have a good one Ben.”  I hang up with a smile.

I scroll my contacts and call Doc.  He agrees to have a conversation with Sally in front of Tess about Ben and Kate needing time.  I know my girl will help.  She lives to help where she’s needed.  I smile wondering what she’ll come up with.

Ben

Fuckin Danny.  I’m fuckin ashamed.  I was fuckin jealous because he did the better man thing and left giving me time with Kate and the kids without him.  He’s showing me how we’re all partners.  Something I’m just learning after all this fuckin time.  I’m not in this alone and no one expects me to be him.  I laugh, six paces in front of me.  I need to let it all go and just be myself.  Kate fell in love with me when I wasn’t trying to be fuckin Danny.  As much as they’ve said that, it’s funny that it just sunk in with one phone call.  I go and look for Kate.

Kate

I grab my coffee and see the note.  “What’s this?”

He laughs, “Apparently the kids have been kidnapped and will be returned Monday after school.”

“Oh my God!  I love that girl.  She sees entirely too much but she’s an angel.”  I go to him and give him a hug.

He kisses my head.  “I’ll pick you up from work.  I’m stealing you for the weekend.  I’m going to cancel church and bring you home on Sunday night.”

Damn that sounds good.  “I love it!”  I lean up and kiss him.  “I’ll need to pack a bag.”

“Nope, I got this.”  He says with a smile.  He kisses my lips and slaps my butt.  “You need to get to work.”

Oh shit.  He’s packing for me.  I just smile and walk to the garage.  I guess I can pick up what I need wherever we are going.  On my way to work I call Danny and thank him.  I don’t know how he did it but I know he did.  He laughs and tells me he loves me and to have fun.  Freakin men.

ben

I’ve had the best fuckin day.  It hasn’t been this good in a long time.  I cleared my desk, met with Jess and even got Peg to laugh.  When I picked up Kate she was smiling.  We had dinner in Boston and the best fuckin night with not one fuckin interruption.  She was surprised I got everything she would need.  I’ve watched her dress and put makeup on every fuckin day since I found out about the lingerie.  When I tell her she says I’m perfect.  It dawns on me Danny doesn’t shop or pay attention to what she puts on her face.  I guess we really are that different but fit together in the ways she needs.  I feel like a million fuckin bucks right now.  We spent hours with me worshiping her body.  She had fuckin tears telling me it was beautiful and she loves me.  Fuckin Kate, I love her so fuckin much.  My fuckin head won’t shut down with everything running through it.  My phone beeps with a text.  I look at it and fuckin laugh.  ‘Kiss her head for me.’  Fuckin Danny.  I do telling her we love her.  I fall asleep with a fuckin smile on my face.

Ben

I just get off the phone with the Chapter President from Colorado.  He’s impressed with Danny and the boys and wants to let me know.  I laugh and tell him I am too making him laugh.  He thinks between Rich and Danny they have their new HS Team set to run.  Danny got through all the information and gave him the book I had made for him.  They got finished early and can leave tomorrow.  Thank Fuck.  It has been so good but I’m ready for some fuckin help.  I need to step up and help him out.  I see how it should be and I know the kids like me around.  Jessie has given me approving looks all week and it feels fuckin good.  I’m not letting that end because Danny comes home.  We can work as a team and make it better for all of us.  I scroll and hit Danny.  “Brother I hear that you’ve impressed our Colorado Brothers so much they feel comfortable enough to send you home.”

“Are you fuckin serious?”  He says surprised.

“I am Brother.  They feel ready enough to run it alone.  We could use you here too.  Don’t take the long way.”  I know he can hear my smile.

“Thank Fuck.  If I have to tell another fuckin whore to get the fuck away from me I’m fuckin stringing her up.”  He sounds so disgusted I crack up.

“It’s the fuckin patch Brother.  Take it off for a while they’ll leave you alone.”

He cracks up.  “No fuckin way I’m taking the patch off.  Last time I did that the fuckin Brothers posted the picture all over the fuckin place and Kate went ballistic.”

I laugh, "I remember that day like it was yesterday.  You and the fuckin ‘gaping hole’ comment and Steve with the ‘Chicken Little’.  Fuckin Brothers."

“I’m going to find Rich and Patches.  Thanks for the call Ben.”  He’s gone with the last.

I smile going to find Kate.

Kate

“Danny will be on his way home tomorrow.”  Ben says from the door.

I smile,  “I’m glad, I miss him.”

He smiles too.  “Me too.”  I can’t believe he said that, he must have read the shock on my face.  “He called me when he first got there.  It wasn’t until that phone call that I got we’re partners.  All of us together.  He’s always shown it but I didn’t get it until he called to find out how everything was going.  He needed me to communicate with him and showed me how to do that from more than two thousand miles away.  Fuckin Danny gave me pointers and told me to trust myself and the people around us.  It dawned on me that while I was trying to be him I wasn’t being myself.  You need me to be me.”

I can see the honesty in his eyes.  I’ve always loved that about him, I can read his eyes.  I get up from the desk and walk over to him.  “I love you so much right at this very minute.  He said you’d get it and to give you time.  The freakin guy is too much sometimes but he’s usually right.  Thank God.  I love you Ben, just for you.  I don’t need two Danny’s.  Fuck, one is more than enough; thank God we have so many kids.  He’d drive me crazy if he spent all his energy on me.”  

He laughs.  “I could actually see that.  I love you baby.  I’m glad we work the way we do and I’m glad he knew it could be like this.  I’ve always respected him but I appreciate the fuck out of him, now that I know what he was actually giving me a shot at.”  He bends and kisses me lifting me up.  Fuck, one of those toe curling kisses.  I moan in his mouth.  He closes the door and walks to the desk.  Closing the laptop he clears the desk and lays me down on it.  I’m already breathing heavy.  He slides my panties off and puts his mouth on me.  Holy Crap!  It isn’t long before I’m begging for him to be inside of me.  I’ve loved this time with him.  He always asks and gives me just what I want.  It’s kept a smile on my face, just like now.  He stands and flips me over.  I hold onto the desk and hold my ass up for him.  He takes me from behind.  I love this.  He’s talking the whole time making me hotter.  He slams into me and I cry out.  He doesn’t stop.  Holy Fuck I like when he’s rough.  When I’m close he bends over me and circles my clit.  I’m freakin gone in seconds.  “Thank Fuck!”  He says as he slams into me again then falls on my back.

“Holy Crap that was good.  Thank you.”  I mumble out.

He freakin laughs.  “I don’t know what the fuck came over me but I’m so fuckin glad it did.”

I moan when he pulls out.  Oh my gosh, I can’t freakin move.  I hear his belt then zipper and moan again.  He lifts me and carries me to bed.

Three Days

Ben

Doc calls telling me he has to leave Tess but she doesn’t want to miss Rich and Patches coming home.  I go over and stay with her.  We chat about a video she made with the kids.  It was so fuckin cute.  She has a knack for shit like that.  She’s so proud it makes me laugh.  I’m glad she’s more comfortable with me; she always looks at me now.  It was good to spend time getting to know her this past week.  Danny was right without me hovering, she did Patches job really well.    She’s wicked funny on top of all her cute little quirks.  Within a half an hour they’re back and she’s running out the door.

I’m actually excited to see Danny.  When I get to the house he’s kissing Kate.  I stand back and smile.  He’s so fuckin rough around the edges but so tender and gentle with her.  I walk closer and he releases her.  He turns and surprises the fuck out of me when he man hugs me.  “I missed your moody ass Brother.”  He says making us laugh.  He puts his arm around Kate drawing her closer.  “I need to sleep for a while; I want to be up for dinner with the kids.  Yeah?”

“Yeah.  I just got here so I could see you before you fell asleep.  I love you my badass pirate man.”  She rises up to kiss him.  He bends and really kisses her.  It's like his fuckin signature.  I smile.

He raises his head and looks at me.  He cracks up and looks at Kate; she’s smiling and nods her head.  “All fuckin in Brother.  Nice welcome home.”  He slaps my back, picks up his bag and walks to the stairs.

Kate laughs, kisses my lips and walks out the door.  I stand in the empty kitchen with a huge fuckin smile on my face.  Fuckin Danny.  Thank God there are no fuckin cameras here.

Danny

I hear the kids and smile.  I missed the fuck out of them.  I get up and shower giving them time to get their homework done.  If I go down too soon it will never get finished.  I watch from the stairs.  Tess is doing homework with Victor and Ben is signing with Darren getting his assignment done.  I almost can’t believe my fuckin eyes.  He’s explaining about tectonic plates.  I sit in the living room until I hear them handing snacks out.

I smile and walk in, they all come running.  I laugh and fall on my knees.  They jump me and I try to stand.  Fuck, they are getting heavy or I’m fuckin old.  I hold as many as I can then bend to release the older kids.  I hold onto Ally and Aaron.  Alex is running around saying something but I can’t understand him.  Ben laughs telling him to sign.  He runs around signing, ‘our other dad is home.’ Fuckin kids.  I bury my face in Ally’s hair hugging her.  When I lift up I see Ben at the sink looking out the window.  Jessie and Little Ben watch me and Ben with a smile.  Darren signs, ‘took him long enough.’  Fuckin Kids.  I laugh and they notice me watching.  Jessie shrugs.  I put Ally and Aaron down and they start running around with Alex.  I ruffle Victor's hair and he starts running too.

Tess laughs reminding me she’s still here.  I walk over and stand in front of her.  She nods and I hug her.  “Thank you Tess.”

“Welcome home Danny.  I have to get back before the guys wake up.”  She says stepping back.  We laugh as she runs out the door.

The kids fill me in on their riding lessons.  They’re excited to show me how good they are doing.  I’m excited too and tell them.  Kate comes in and Devan screams, “Dada!”  I kneel down for him, he launches himself at me talking and laughing.  He’s so fuckin cute.  “I missed you little man.”  He talks away and I have no fuckin clue what the hell he’s saying.  We sit at the table talking and laughing.  Devan lays his head on my chest.  I missed my family more than I thought I would.  Kate is happy.  Ben is talking to the kids.  “It’s so fuckin good to be home.”  They all agree.  “Do we have a plan for dinner?”  I ask because I’m fuckin starving.

“I have Sam sending over dinner at five thirty.  I wasn’t sure how long you’d sleep.”  Ben surprises me.  Kate is smiling big.  I love that fuckin smile.  I throw him chin.

Steve comes in and walks to the patio.  I look at Ben.  He stands and nods.  I stand up and hand Devan to Kate.  When he starts to cry I take him with me.  Ben gets beer and follows me out.  “What’s up Steve?”  I say watching him pace back and forth.

“Fuckin picture with purple fuckin bike on a road sign.  HS saw them puttin it up today.  Need to blow another fuckin road sign.  Out of C4.  Kevin’s findin me more today.  I’m gonna kill the motherfucker puttin em up.”  Oh fuck!  His voice in monotone and he's not looking at me.

I look at Ben.  “Got any C4?”  I ask with a straight face.

He looks like he’s thinking.  “We had some at the Club in the basement safe room. Did you go up there yet?”   Why the fuck is he telling him where it is?  Fuckin Ben.

Steve stops pacing and looks at him.  “Let’s go.  Gonna need help with this.”  He says to Ben.

Ben shrugs and nods.  Something doesn’t feel right here.  “Give me a couple of minutes to get Devan settled.”  His eyes aren't right.

“We’re good.”  He cuts me off.  I look at Ben, he just smiles.  Fuck this isn’t right.  Steve walks out with Ben following.  

I walk back to the kitchen.  “Somethings fuckin off with that.”  I tell Kate.  Ben’s phone rings.  I look around, it’s on the counter.  Fuck.

“This is Danny.”

“I need to talk to Pres right away.”  Geek says sounding alarmed.  Fuck.

“He just left with Steve.”

“He’s gonna fuckin kill him.  I tried to tell him.”  Geek says like I’m accusing him.

“Hook into my helmet and tell me where they are.  Give me five minutes.”  I tell him.  Kate's is standing by me; I kiss Devan’s head and tell him I have to go to work.  He goes right to Kate.  "Ben is the one that was doing the pictures." 

She turns white.  “He’s going to kill him.  Hurry!”  I kiss her head and tell the kids I’ll be back.  Fuckin Steve.

In the safe room I get my bike, helmet and jacket.  “LP1 on.”

Geek: “Heading south down the highway.  He isn’t gonna kill him is he?”

Me: “He’s fuckin pissed.  He might.  He’s not right.  Back in that commando mode.”

Geek: “Oh Fuck!”

Me: “Yeah.”  I’m going a hundred up the fuckin ramp.  I know Ben doesn’t ride that fast and they’re not on Ducati’s. 

Geek: "They stopped two miles down from you."  Fuck they've got five minutes on me.  Steve can do a fuckin lot in five minutes.

I finally see the fuckin bikes.  They aren't with them.  Hopping the fence I run to the billboard frame.  Steve has Ben fuckin duct taped to the frame looking like a gray fuckin mummy.  I fuckin laugh. Steve looks at me.  "Fuckin knew and didn't tell me?"  Fuck his eyes are wrong. 

I put my hands up.  "Swear to God I didn't know until right before I left.  I just got back today.  That's not something I can tell you on the fuckin phone Brother."

He nods. "Told him I was fuckin killin the motherfucker.  Thought it was Outlaws.  Whole time he was fuckin with me."  He's doling out wire as he's talking. 

"Brother you can't fuckin blow him up.  He's your fuckin Pres, your Brother.  Beat the fuck out of him, but you can't blow him up."  Fuckin hell he's walking away doling out the wire. 

"You can be Pres he can fuckin rot in hell." 

"Brother I was just fuckin with you.  This was the last one."  Ben says. 

Steve spins around.  "Fuckin months I been lookin for whoever.  It was you, never said fuck, kept puttin them up."  He yells at Ben.  Fuck he's pissed.  Steve turns and keeps walking.  Fuckin Brothers. 

"I can't let you blow him up Steve.  He's my Pres and partner he just fuckin got what that means.  Fuckin guy grew on me.  Can't let you do this."  I stand in front of him.  He walks around me.  Fuck! 

I run over to Ben and start cutting the tape off of him.  "You had to keep fuckin with him.  Should have left it alone." 

"Save the fuckin lecture for when I'm not in danger of blowing the fuck up."  He growls at me. 

I get the last piece cut and pull him away, we run for the fence.  I get to the top of the fence and the fuckin billboard explodes.  Fuckin Steve.  I land flat on my back, the air knocked out of me.  I can't fuckin feel anything opening my mouth I try for air.  Fuck!  Finally I take a fuckin breath.  Steve walks over to me.  "Still alive."  Fuckin Brother.  If I could move I'd beat the fuck out of him.  Ben crawls over.  "Ever take another picture I'll chain you to the fuckin frame."  I don't see him over me anymore.  I hear his bike leave.  Fuck!

"You alright Brother?"  Ben asks panting for breath. 

I try to turn.  My fuckin face is killing me.  "Can't move yet.  I hit hard, fuckin face hurts."  I'm still pulling air and trying to feel anything but the pain in my face.  My jaw isn’t working.

Tiny is standing over us.  "Doc!" 

"What the fuck did he do?"  Doc says checking me.

"Blew the sign with C4.  Danny was on the fence when it blew."  Ben yells to them.

"Face hurts.  Hit hard." 

"Fuckin VP and the fuckin pictures."  Tiny says.

"Was me.  Danny just found out.  Fuck, call Geek.  He'll kill him."  Ben yells to them. 

Tiny walks out of my sight.  Fuck, my head hurts.  Doc touches my legs.  "Feel that.  Starting to feel more."  I tell him then move my arm it just drops back down.  I bend my knee.  "Fuck my back hurts." 

"Take a minute.  We'll try in a minute."  I move my foot then my arm again.  I can't feel my left arm. 

I wait it out.  Doc checks my face.  I grab his hand with my right hand.  "Plate moved.  Hurts to talk.  Jaws not working right."  He nods and moves away.  I hear Tiny yelling but I can't make out what he says. 

Ben leans over me.  "I'm sorry Brother.  I didn't think he'd actually kill me."

"If he wanted you dead you'd be dead."  Fuck it hurt to say that.  My fuckin mouth isn't working right.

I move my left hand.  Thank fuck.  I lift my arms over my chest.  I move my feet.  Thank Fuck!  I try to move my head.  Not so good.  Fuck.  Doc comes back with a collar.  He moves me slow and puts it around my neck.  "Your doc is meeting us at the hospital.  They'll adjust the plate right away.  Do you want me to call Kate?" 

"Fuck No!"  I say with my jaw not moving.  "Sit me up Doc, can move everything but head."  He calls Tiny over and tells him how to help get me up.  I'm sitting then they lift me to stand.  Fuck everything is moving.  "Minute."  They stand on my sides holding me up.  The world turns back to normal, the ground isn't moving anymore.  "Got this."  I tell them.  I take a step and don't fall on my face so I take another.  I make it to the truck but can't get in.  Tiny pulls Nancy's stool out and I climb in. "Not a fuckin word."  I say, he fuckin laughs.  He gets us to the hospital and I'm out before I know what the fuck is happening. 

Opening my eye I see Ben and Steve pacing.  "Kate's gonna fuckin kill us."  Ben says.

"Was you with the fuckin pictures."  Steve growls at him. 

"You can't keep going around blowing fuckin shit up.  That shits not normal Brother.  Cost me a fuckin fortune replacing what you shot and blew up."  Ben's growling back at him.  I want to laugh so bad but I know it's going to hurt. 

"Shouldn't put the fuckin pictures out there.  Wouldn't have been on the fence you could get over it.  Didn't know he fuckin stopped to cover your ass a-fuckin-gain."

"Fuck stop.  Can't fuckin laugh.  Stop trying to fuckin kill me."  I mumble out.  They look at me and smile.  Fuckin Brothers.  "What the fuck happened?"

Tiny moves to where I can see him.  "Two stupid fucks almost killed you.  Your doctor met us here and fixed your plate.  Did it through your eye and a hole in your cheek.  You can leave tomorrow morning provided these two fuckin idiots grow a fuckin brain and don't do any more damage.  Jaw will be sore; they replaced some hardware that got damaged.  Doc said it will take about a week." 

"Thank fuck.  Get me out of here."  I tell them.  Tiny smiles. 

"Not leavin.  You just fuckin woke up."  Steve says.

"Fuckin dipshit wasn't blowing fuckin shit up I wouldn't be here.  You think I need a fuckin nurse all night, sleep on the fuckin couch.  I'm going home."  I hold my fuckin face so it doesn’t explode.

Tiny moves away.  I sit up and take a minute.  Tiny comes back with a doctor.  Actually pulling the doctor in by the arm.  I clench my jaw and it fuckin hurts.  He's not trying to make me laugh but he's so fuckin funny.  "Get the paperwork sign me out." 

"Sir it would be against the doctor’s order to let you leave."  She says.

"Against the fuckin law to have c4 in a building but I can guarantee one of the fuckin Brothers has it in his pocket.  Get what I need to get the fuckin crazy ass bikers out of your hospital."  I tell her trying not to move my jaw.  She pulls a drawer open and takes the IV out putting on a band aid.  Steve hands me my shirt. I just look at him.  The fuckin thing is full of blood.  He rolls his eyes and takes off his shirt handing it to me.  Tiny helps me put it on.  Ben brings my pants and boots over.  I get my pants on and he helps get the boots on.  The doctor hands Tiny paperwork and we walk out. 

"Fuckin bad when Tiny is the sane looking one of us."  I tell them walking out.  They laugh hysterically.  

At home Kate gets me settled on the couch and reads over the paperwork.  She calls Doc to come explain what it says.  Ben is quiet.  Steve is even quieter.  Doc comes in glaring at Ben and Steve.  Kate sends them to get the recliner for me.  I can't lay flat.  Doc explains the paperwork and what happened and Kate goes ballistic.