Page 41 of Knuckle's Dispute

“You gotta go back to the office once we’re done with lunch?”Tease asks me, his voice distant as the waitress approaches our table with a smirk on her face as she pushes her tits up while staring at Tease.

“No.I’m done for the day.Victoria will be in the office for a little while longer to study for her classes and work on a few things there.If anything important comes up, she’ll call and let me know so I can make arrangements at the time.Marie already said she’ll be there to watch Kaden if I need her to,” I answer as the waitress eyes Tease and then my brother while completely ignoring me.

“What can I get you today?We’ve got a few specials for lunch and I can provide the two of you with anything you’d like that might not be on the menu,” she says, her voice coming out like nails on a chalkboard as I cringe next to my brother.

“I’ll have a chocolate milkshake with a loaded cheeseburger and fries.Gravy on the side,” I speak up, forcing her attention to come to me while Tease and my brother laugh their asses off."And I can assure you neither one of these men want anything you have to offer.My brother has a girl who will beat your ass without breaking a sweat.Or breaking a nail.”

“What the fuck?You can’t talk to me like that!”she screeches, her voice reaching levels only dogs can hear.

“I can talk to you however I want.I’m a damn customer in this diner and I won’t tolerate your disrespect.You’re like a fucking dog in heat.Have some fucking self-respect for fuck’s sake,” I tell her, my voice hard as every ounce of anger and fear for Knuckles comes to the surface and explodes.

“Are you two going to let her talk to me like this?”the waitress says, looking between the two of the guys sitting with me as if she has them wrapped around her skanky little finger.

“My sister can talk to you anyway she pleases.You’re the one who walked over here more worried about getting cock than doing your job.If this is how you do your job on a daily basis, then I’m surprised you still work here,” Aaron states, his voice hard and cold as he glares at the waitress with anger filling his eyes.

“Yeah.We’re here with her and there’s no way in fuck either one of us will allow you to disrespect her the way you have in the minute you’ve been over here.Now, get us a new fuckin’ waitress who knows how to do her job.One who won’t flirt with us and make our companion feel invisible.She’s worth a million of you and you’ll never be on her level,” Tease growls out, his voice harder than I’ve ever heard before in my life and it sends a chill through me because it’s scary as fuck.

“There’s no one else here to take care of you,” she tries to say, pulling out the fake tears and puppy dog eyes.

“Of course there is.I see two other waitresses and your manager is here.She’s always here this time of the day,” Tease says, sliding out of his seat and towering over the girl as her fake tears immediately dry up and she turns a glare on him.“Get.Fucking.Lost!”

Without another word, she scrambles from the table and I hear her scream because she was called out on her shit and not allowed to treat me like shit.Now I can’t stop the laughter from escaping as Aaron looks at me with confusion filling his eyes.

“The fuck is wrong with you, Nessa?”he questions me, his voice lighter than a minute ago.

“I’m so sick of bitches like her.Ignoring another woman with a man without hesitation because she wants to fuck him.This is the last piece to break me completely with everything I have going on,” I tell the two men with me as the door of the diner opens and I look up to find Barb and David strutting in as if their shit doesn’t stink and they own the world we live in.Fucking entitled asswipes!

“We’ve got your back, Janessa.No one will ever hurt you if we’re around.You’re a great woman and my best friend’s girl.You’re the mother of my godson and I will never allow you to go through shit on your own if I’m around,” Tease says just as Roger’s parents stop at our table and glare down at me.

“Look at you.Whoring yourself around town while our son sits in jail for crimes he didn’t commit.Everyone!”Barb says, bringing all attention to herself as the rest of the diners stop eating and turn their attention toward us.“This homewrecking whore over here is out to lunch with two men while her boyfriend sits in jail awaiting sentencing for crimes he didn’t commit.Crimes she’s having him charged with because she’s a selfish gold digger.”

I can hear the murmurs of everyone surrounding us and I know this is only going to get worse before it gets better.Especially when the door opens again and the bikers enter the diner and head straight for us.

“Your son is in jail for crimes he committed.He beat me almost daily and I ended up in the hospital more than once.On top of the daily beatings, he almost succeeded in raping me because I left him.I’m not the only one pressing charges against him either.Other women have come forward and will be ensuring he spends the rest of his life in prison where he belongs.These two have been stalking me and harassing me as often as they possibly can.They’re not even from Frostford and have been here for a long time now,” I say loud enough for everyone in the diner to hear me.

“Lies!All fucking lies!”Barb screams out in anger as she lunges for me and drags me out of the booth by my hair before my brother or Tease can get to me.

I fight back with everything I have against the old bitch as I catch sight of the bikers stepping next to Tease and my brother so they can’t save me.It doesn’t take me long, thanks to Micah, to get free from Barb’s hold.I slap her across the face and prepare myself for Barb’s next move.She doesn’t hesitate as she lets out a war cry and lunges for me once again.I step out of the way and she stumbles into the table she just pulled me from.My brother and Tease are yelling my name and fighting to get to me without causing too much damage inside the diner.

“Get my son out of jail right this second, you fucking skank!”Barb yells, turning back to face me as her glare turns to a smirk.“I paid you to take this bitch and dispose of her.I suggest you do this right now.”

My attention turns toward the bikers who have been keeping me separate from Aaron and Tease.The biggest one steps forward and I know if he gets his hands on me, things won’t end good for me.As he reaches out to grab me, I dodge his grasp and kick him straight in his nuts.The fat, old fucker hits the floor on his knees while the rest of the guys with him pause for a second and stare in stunned silence at what just took place.Before he can get up, I aim a kick at his face and connect with his nose, the crunch sounding in the diner as he crumples in on himself.

“Stay the fuck away from me!”I shout, my voice echoing in the silent room.

The door of the diner opens once again and I watch as two police officers enter.They bypass all the bikers and head straight for Barb and David.I watch in stunned silence as the two of them are placed in handcuffs.

“What the hell is going on here?”Barb questions, her voice raised as she struggles against the officer’s hold.

“You are under arrest, facing multiple charges at this time.Including attempted murder and kidnapping, embezzlement, conspiracy to commit fraud, stalking, blackmail, and multiple other charges,” the officer informs Barb loud enough for everyone in the diner to hear.

“You have no proof of any of that taking place.These are all more lies fed to you by this manipulative, gold digging, piece of shit.She’s already got my son in jail waiting to be sentenced for crimes he didn’t commit,” Barb states as if she’s spewing facts and not the lies she’s been saying for so long that she actually now believes.

“The evidence we have against you, your husband, and son didn’t come from Miss Burns.It came from an anonymous source and we have all the documents necessary to send you to prison for the rest of your lives.All three of you.If you continue to resist arrest, I will be forced to add more charges against you,” the officer says, his voice almost monotone as Barb continues to struggle in his hold.

“You’ll pay for this, Janessa.You’ve never been good enough for my Roger and you’ll find that out sooner rather than later,” Barb says, glaring at me while the officer finally drags her from the diner.

As they exit the diner, Rooster and several other bikers enter and make their way straight for us.Aaron rushes to my side and pulls me into his arms while I cry against his chest as the fear I was holding back finally breaks the surface and consumes me.It’s not long before I’m in his arms and he’s carrying me from the diner while covering my face so I can’t see anything going on around us.I know Tease is following us based on the steps behind my brother.Today needs to fucking end right now.I want to go to sleep and pretend nothing ever happened and that Knuckles isn’t still missing.

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