Page 25 of Celtic Dragon
After Hawk is done on the phone he walks over to me and gives me a hug, kissing the top of my head. “Everything is going to be ok, darl’n. I promise. I won’t let anything happen to you, not on my watch. Besides, Ice would have my head.” He chuckles and then adds, “I’ll make contact with the Satans and see what I can find out about Skid, too. You need to go back to the house, though. I don’t want you roaming around town until I know something more concrete about this.”
“Ok, Hawk. Thank you.”
“Dbag and Spike will be coming by to escort you ladies home.” He walks over to Honey and pulled her into a hug. “Even though the circumstances suck, I can’t tell you how nice it is to see you, babe.” He kisses her on the cheek and she giggles. It melts my heart to see her smile and be happy. It melts my heart to see him smile and be happy too.
Honey and I head downstairs to get something to eat while we wait for Dbag and Spike. A few minutes later, Hawk joins us. I guess he was serious about us not being left alone.
“So Cade called?” I ask.
“Yes. They just landed in Dublin,” he says as he looks at his watch, “about an hour ago. They’re heading over to get transport to Belfast.”
“Transport?” I ask.
“Yeah, one of the Knights sister clubs in Belfast arranged for them to have bikes. You know how Ice hates driving in a cage.”
I laugh in agreement. I’m glad that he was able to get a bike instead of having to rent a car. Like Hawk said, that would have made him miserable. I sure as hell hope the bike is a Harley, ‘cause he’s told me several times that there’s no other bike for him.
My laughter dies down and I ask, “Hawk, do you think we should be worried about this note?” I hate the uneasiness that I feel and I really hate the fact that yet again, I have to be watched and babysat for my own safety.Will this nightmare ever end?
And what about our child?
“Emma, I really don’t know. Give me some time to look into it further. The precautions I’m taking are preemptive and reactive. I don’t want to think nothing of it and have it turn out to be something. This way, I have you protected from the get-go.”
“Ok,” I say. “I trust you.”
About an hour later, Spike shows up at Betty’s. He walks over to our table and says, “Reporting for babysitting duty, boss.”
I look at him incredulously. He’s got to know that I’m not happy about the whole thing and that I don’t particularly like being referred to as a baby.
Before I can say anything, Hawk stands up and gets into Spike’s face. “You get this straight, brother: Emma is our prez’s old lady. You will protect her as you would protect him or any brother in this club, and you will not disrespect her. Understood?”
Holy shit, he’s really mad.I’m annoyed at Hawk’s reaction because I feel that Spike was just teasing, but Hawk clearly didn’t take it that way.
Spike says, “Hawk, man, I was just messing with her. I know who she is and I know how much she means to our prez. You don’t have to remind me.”
“Then remember this isn’t a joke or a game at Emma’s expense,” Hawk says.
“I got it, geez.” He looks over at me and then says, “I’m sorry, Emma. I meant no disrespect.”
“See, that wasn’t so hard,” Hawk says sarcastically.
“Fuck you. She knew I was messing with her. You just made a big deal out of nothing,” Spike says.
“Do we need to go a few rounds outside?” Hawk asks.
“Sure, old man! Let’s do it. I’ll kick your ass,” Spike replies.
Holy shit, are they really going to fight over this?“Guys, guys, stop this!” I yell.
They both looked at me with surprise as Honey busts out laughing.
“What?”
Now they’re all laughing. They’re all fucking laughing at me. What in the hell did I say? “Why are you all laughing?” I ask.
Finally Honey speaks up. “Emma, we’re laughing ‘cause they were just messing with each other and you thought they were going to start fighting. They do this all the time. I’m sorry for laughing; you didn’t know.”
“Oh,” I looked over to Honey. “Will I ever get this?” I asked her.
