Page 30 of Ghost

“How’d you end up with Ally because she was with Sami?” Speed asked.

“They were helping Luna unpack, and Ally was bored. Bailey called and caught us going out the door and asked if I would pick up Ally because they called Sue and she agreed to watch the girls. So...there you go,” Devil said and held hishandspalm up. “Ally wanted to stop and see you before I dropped them at Sue’s.”

“We need to work on the bikes. We lost time,andthe buyers are anxious to get them. Don’t want to have a delay,” Speed said.

“We won’t be much longer here. And with the women occupied, we can work on them this afternoon. What is your opinion on splitting the space, Ghost?” Crusher asked.

“Since the club is going to purchase the building, I think we should definitely have the space divided and each side should have its own entrance. The door there now would beonthe gym side. If we place the wall where I just marked with chalk, the door for the massage side would then be centered for its space and blend in as if it had always been there. Better chance to get more clientele if it has its own entrance. Not a lot of folks gonna want to walk in the gym area to get to the massage side. Especially if they aren’t members of the gym. The wall could run here,” I walked to the front wall, “to the back, to include splitting the storage room between both.”

“Going to need an office area. That will shrink the storage space even more,” Coast said and walked to the doorway that led to the storage area in the back.

“An office on each side of the new wall should be doable. A door could be put in, which would allow us to go between to each business through the offices without having to leave the building,” I said and pointed to where the door could go if we agreed with the plan.

“Shit, Ghost, you really thought this out. Hell, instead of running this for the club, you should start your own construction company,” Flirt said. “You’ve done repairs at almost every business the club owns. Why don’t you do the renovationtothis place?”

“Brother, thanks for the vote of confidence. Not sure I know enough about building to take that on,” I said and smacked his shoulder.

“Ghost, if it is something you would be interested in, the club would back you.Lotsof guys in the club have construction experience. Dare worked for a big construction company until he threw his back out,” Crusher said.

“You should talk to him, brother. Hell, he’d probably want in and would work, too, as long as he didn’t have to do the heavy lifting,” Jag added.

“Appreciate it. It’s something to think about it.”

“You could test your skills on this place,” Flirt said and turned to me.

“Not if the club wants this place opening soon and making money,” I chuckled. “Building the dividing wall and enclosing an area to make a room is one thing. Cutting the brick on the outside structure to add a door, above my skill. Not to mention I need a license before I could even begin to get the permits.” I’d never thought of having my own business. And definitely never a construction company. I’d always tinkered with things growing up and helped my dad in his workshop where he made furniture as a hobby. I’d even worked for a construction business for a summer when I was sixteen. I picked up a few things if it was slow and the guys had time to teach me, which was rare. I mostly was used for cleanup or hauled materials around.

“I think that is a great idea, but it also creates a problem. Who’s going to oversee these two businesses?” Coast asked, and it reminded me about Luna.

“Talking of jobs, Luna asked if any of the club businesses might need help,” I said and looked at Crusher.

“I’m shocked, brother. You just got her here,andshe is trying to escape already.” Flirt chuckled when I flipped him off.

“She could probably have her pick of where. I know the garage could use a receptionistbecausethose fuc... I mean, those suckers have the worst phone skills. Surprised they get any repeat business,” Crusher said.

“They get the repeat business ‘cause they’re beyond good at their jobs. But Payton shouldn’t be allowed to be near the phone. Last time I was in there, he told some woman who called to see what it was going to cost for some repair to her engine. He listened, told her approximately how much the repair was going to cost her, and she must have been shocked. Anyway, Payton tells her he bet she didn’t question the price when she had her nails done or the cost of some product to make her look younger. Crap, Roscoe wouldn’t even say that to a woman. And we all know how he is,” Coast said and laughed.

“Sami isn’t going to go back to Soft Tails, so Tank could probably use some help. He likes the day to day managing but says dealing with the women is driving him insane,” Speed said, then leaned through the doorway to check on Ally and Neely when he heard them laughing.

“Ghost, just ask where she’d like to work. Brothers will make a place for her.”

“Thanks, Prez. I’ll let her know.”

“If you decide on the construction business, we could put two people to oversee these places. One for the gym side and one for the massage side,” Devil brought up.

“Not sure she’s interested in full-time. I’m hoping after the baby comes, she’ll want to stay home.” I wanted her to stay home because I wasn’t too keen on the working idea. But mostly, it had to do with wanting her close.

“Yeah, I can see you now with the baby strapped to your back while you’re swinging a hammer or helping someone with one of the machines.” I looked at Flirtandall he did wassmirk.

“Brother, I hope the woman who finally snags you is a hard ass,” I said, and the others agreed.

“Won’t happen,” Flirt replied, and I shook my head. Poor bastard thought he had a choice. There was no choice when the right woman presented herself.

“We’ll let you be delusional and just have fun at your expense when it happens. Kinda like you did with us,” Devil said, then laughed when Flirt narrowed his eyes at him.

“Alright, if we can’t talk Ghost into doing the construction on this place, let’s use the guys who built onto the garage for us,” Crusher suggested.

“They did an excellent job, and they got it done fast,” Jag responded.

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