Page 58 of Wheelie's Challenge
Wheelie jerked in his chair.
“Easy, man,” Throttle said in a low voice.
Banger crossed his arms. “We’ve known for a while that Tigger hasn’t been treating his old lady so good, but she never came and filed a complaint with me, so I figured she didn’t want the club’s interference. I’m gonna admit it gnawed at me, so I had a real long talk with Tigger and told him that I didn’t wanna see any more bruises on Sofia. I also told him to get some help. I even gave him names of counselors and a bunch of other shit. I made it mandatory for his old lady to attend family events and help out the other old ladies with club duties and charities. I did that to keep an eye on her. To make sure she was safe.”
“Isn’t it the brother’s right to run his household the way he wants to?” Bones asked.
Some members grumbled in agreement.
“It is, and as long as I’ve been president the club’s never gotten involved in what goes on between a brother and his old lady, but this is different. We have an old lady who is abused on a regular basis. As I said, I extended my offer of help to Tigger. I gave him options, but he’s chosen not to take them. We can’t have a brother who does this. Just like we can’t have a brother who’d hurt his kids or mess with them.”
“So you wanna kick Tigger out because he was pissed that his old lady was fuckin’ another brother?” Skeet said, his eyes darting from Banger to Wheelie then back to Banger.
Hawk held up his hands. “The issue here is that Tigger has been hurting Sofia for too long. She’s an old lady. She deserves our respect and protection.”
“She’s a whore,” Cruiser said. “She got what she deserved.”
“They’re baiting you, dude,” Animal said as Wheelie started to get up.
At that moment, Tigger walked in.
“What the hell are you doing here?” Banger said, his eyes narrowing.
“I heard we had church. I know this is about me, but I have a right to defend myself.”
“Get the fuck out! You know the rules. If I wanted you here, you would’ve gotten the word.” Banger clenched his fists and started walking toward Tigger.
The member shrugged then opened the door. “I’ll respect that, but ask Wheelie why he betrayed me and fucked my old lady.” Tigger walked out and slammed the door.
Banger scowled at Wheelie. “Is what he said true?”
Wheelie stood up and stared at his president. “Yeah.” The room went quiet, and Wheelie felt the anger radiating from Banger.
“No wonder Tigger’s been beating his bitch. He’s been punishing her for her whoring ways.” Skeet threw a smug look at Wheelie.
Wheelie’s body tensed as tight as a sheet of metal. “You shut the fuck up or I’ll make sure you do… permanently,” he said to Skeet in a cold, calm voice.
Banger hit the gavel. “Both of you shut the fuck up. We were discussing Tigger. We’ll get to Wheelie later.” He scratched his beard then tugged at it. “No woman deserves what I saw last night. Tigger told us that he thought his old lady was fucking the neighbor, and when Hawk asked him if he had proof she was fucking around, Tigger said he found a necklace hidden in her drawer.”
Wheelie’s heart sank.That’s what started all this. I should never have given it to her. I should’ve insisted she leave Tigger. I fucked this up big—
“Hawk confirmed Cara gave it to her, just like Sofia said. Tigger then admitted he made a mistake.” Wheelie looked at Hawk, who caught his gaze for a half second then shifted it to Banger.
Hawk shook his head. “The point is: no brother—for any fuckin’ reason—should beat the shit outta his old lady. Period. And what Tigger did to Sofia last night is the last straw. His ass needs to be thrown out.”
“What about Wheelie’s ass? It needs to go for betraying a brother,” Cruiser said.
“We’re talkin’ about Tigger right now. Fuck. Keep focused,” Hawk replied.
“Let’s take a vote and majority rules. All in favor of kicking Tigger out sayyea.”
At first no one said anything, then a few “yeas” came from the back, then more, and suddenly “yeas” resounded through the room.
Banger nodded. “Those opposed to kicking Tigger out saynay.”
Cruiser, Skeet, Bones, Itchy, and Rob loudly spoke their “Nays.”
Banger looked at Hawk then back at the members. “Looks like theyeashave it. From this moment on, Tigger’s no longer an Insurgent. We’ll let him know he has to turn in his cut and remove any tats he has that are club-related.” Tattoos related to the clubhadto be removed, and that member had the option to either black them out or have them fully undone. If the member who was kicked out didn’t do so, the club itself removed the tattoos.
