Jane merely stood there as the police finally managed to shove her mother into the police car where she began using her feet to kick at the window. She stared coldly at her mother, realizing the woman was never going to change. Each time Jane went to visit her and gave her money, her mother would promise to be different.
Jane had paid for three trips to different rehabilitation centers, each making the promise to help her mother. However, they had all failed, just like her own daughter had failed because, ultimately, the woman didn’t want to be helped.
“I’ll call Sex Piston.” Killyama pulled out her cell phone.
“Don’t bother. Let’s get to the party. We’re already late.” Jane didn’t watch the patrol cars as they drove away.
“You sure?”
“I’m sure.” Jane got back in the car. Killyama and Crazy Bitch both gave her curious looks as they also climbed back in, as well.
The ride to the clubhouse was short, and the parking lot was filled with bikes by the time they arrived. Cade came up to her as soon as she got out of the car.
“I could call a lawyer. I know he could—”
“Leave it alone, Cade. Maybe jail time can do what I couldn’t, but. I’m not going to think about that tonight. It’s three weeks until Christmas, and I want to have some fun. Can you help me with that?”
“Darlin’, I can give you all the fun you can handle.”
Chapter 25
Cade grinned as he watched the four women dancing, commanding everyone’s attention.
“They’re something else, aren’t they?” A man Cade hadn’t seen before stood next to him, drinking a beer. “I’m Skulls, former President of the Destructors.” When the man reached out his hand, Cade shook it.
“You’re Sex Piston’s father?”
“Guilty.” Her father laughed. “She been busting your balls?”
“A couple of times,” Cade admitted.
“Only a couple? Hell, she must like you.” The old man hit him on his back, knocking him forward against the bar.
“Which one’s your old lady?”
“How do you know one of them is mine?”
The man gave a sudden burst of laughter. “From the way you’re glaring at all the brothers thinking of approaching them. Stud’s on the other side of the bar doing the same fucking thing.”
“Jane.”
“Jane?”
“Fat Louise,” Cade said through gritted teeth. He was fast learning where Sex Piston had inherited her abrasive personality from.
“Aw, you’re a lucky man. She’s a sweet girl. Sometimes.” He took a swig of his beer. “You met that cat of hers yet?”
“Yes, I have,” Cade said grimly.
“I need some extra money for Christmas; want me to get rid of it for you?”
Was the man offering to kill Jane’s cat for him? Cade took a drink of his own beer, tempted by the thought. “No, thanks. I kinda like it,” he lied.
“You fucking liar. No one likes that crazy motherfucker. But I can respect a man who will lie to protect his woman’s feelings. Been doing that my whole married life. If my wife invites you over to dinner, run. She can’t cook for shit.” He leaned heavily against the bar. Sex Piston’s father was drunk off his ass. “Didn’t catch your name?”
“Cade.”
“What kind of name is that?”
“I was born with it.”
“The brothers ain’t given you a nickname yet?”
“Other than, ‘hey asshole,’ no, they haven’t.”
“They call him Traveler,” Stud said, taking a seat next to his father-in-law.
“Why they call him that?”
“Because they know he’s not here to stay,” Stud answered. “He’s waiting for me to finish building his bike.”
“I thought you finished that bike a week ago.”
“I did,” Stud answered, meeting Cade’s eyes. “I was trying to get him to stay around until after Christmas.”
“You shouldn’t hold the man up if he wants to leave,” Skulls reproached Stud.
“You can give me the bike. I’m not going anywhere,” Cade told Stud. “I’m done traveling. I’ve gotten weak. The whole time I was moving from town to town and fucking woman after woman, I thought I was happy.” His eyes went around the clubroom, looking at the men he had grown close to over the past few months. His eyes stopped on Jane.
“When I met Jane, I was attracted to her. I planned to fuck her before we left Corpus, but she took off before I could. When I came to Jamestown, I thought I’d fuck her then leave town.” He gave a wry smile. “How I felt about her scared the shit out of me, so I fucked it up. I couldn’t admit even to myself how much I cared until Sex Piston let it spill about the baby.” Cade’s voice went hoarse. “Never thought I wanted a woman and kid until I lost them both. I won’t be making that mistake ever again. Everyone at this fucking clubhouse has become my family, despite me not wanting one. I might not have been born into the family I wanted, but one day, I’ll die in one that was everything I could ever want.”