Total pages in book: 60
Estimated words: 56606 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 283(@200wpm)___ 226(@250wpm)___ 189(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 56606 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 283(@200wpm)___ 226(@250wpm)___ 189(@300wpm)
My time to put up or shut up is here. The final step to solidify my place in the Hellions motorcycle club is within my grasp. This weekend is the time I take the ride of rides. My prospect period is over and now it’s time to ride the Tail of the Dragon and get my final rockers as a full brother in the Hellions MC. This final rite-of-passage is the only thing left and I’m a prospect no more.
I never imagined this as my life. Going from a boy who walked through life in an unconventional family and now to a man truly building a family of my own, I’m full of pride. The odds were against me. My life isn’t supposed to turn out this good. After all my own biological mother tossed me aside to never look back. Being here, now, I feel like damn, I almost have it all. The Hellions are as much my family as Anna and Hollis. If only I can get her to be part of this with me.
I was on the phone with Anna the day it happened. She had me wound tight and I missed the turn signal of the car ahead of me. I slammed into the back of Danza. My vehicle was a mess. Airbags deployed, pieces everywhere, but the stupid Bluetooth running through the speakers still worked. Anna heard it all and went off more than she was before I got in the accident. How could I total our only car? What was she supposed to do? I better not be injured because I had to work the next day. Honestly, as Danza approached, I thought this man is about to cuss me out.
He didn’t.
He stopped, asked if I was okay, took me by the hand and literally pulled me out of the Hell I was living in. And more than just pulling me out of the car, he pulled me through my life. Not only did he not call the cops, file a claim with my insurance, he gave me a job, and opened more opportunities for me to take care of my responsibilities as a man.
The club, it’s a whole new world. A place I feel I truly belong. Unconditional acceptance. I entered the Hellions MC a man lost. In all the drama and chaos this club is where I have found my peace. I want Anna to take this ride for my patch with me. I want her to embrace this family we have found. I don’t know why she can’t see it. The club isn’t taking me from her, they want her right here by my side.
I didn’t think it would bother her at all. With the money I get paid working at the garage, our bills are paid current for a change and a little cushion. We haven’t had our utilities not on a disconnect notice since I got out of the Marines. Month after month, it was skipping the water to pay the lights only to skip the lights to pay the water the next month. Living in a way that one mistake meant something was getting shut off. Since taking the job from Danza, I’ve been able to buy her a new and larger SUV along with buying my Harley. We have never had two vehicles since getting married. Anna didn’t bring her car when we came to North Carolina. She sold it and used the money to buy our first bedroom set. It was a nice gesture, but some days I wished we had two vehicles. I can sleep on a mattress and frame; the headboard and matching dresser don’t do shit for me.
Having the bike that Crunch sold me on payments has been helpful. Anna hates it but I love the Harley and I’m grateful Crunch has made it affordable for me. She says it’s fine for me to ride, but she is scared of them. I get it. Before I began to ride, I thought, damn, I might die. Not because motorcycles are bad, but because cars don’t watch out and it only takes an instant.
Honestly, I’m surprised Anna is refusing to go. I really thought this would be an easy sell for her. Not that she wants to meet the ol’ ladies or be part of that, but for the help she gets with Hollis. Since Maritza and Vida have given her a free pass to bring Hollis to the office any time, she feels overwhelmed, Anna has spent more time without our son than with him. I’m lucky if once a week she stays home with him now. What she does while I’m work? I have no clue. I know my son is safe in the office and what she does to get by is not something I’m going to sweat. Should I? Probably, but she has yelled less, demanded less, and seems to enjoy her life a little more having this childcare option available. I hate not paying them, but Maritza nor Vida will take my money. I’ve tried to pay them, even going so far as to get gift cards for dinner or nails. All of which end up back in my envelope with my paystub.