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“Oh yeah. Maybe it would be better if all yous came for a sleepover at my house. Can we do that, Daddy?” she asked, and I looked over at Speed and mouthed sorry for throwing him under the bus. I shouldn’t have worried about my brother, he was used to dealing with his daughter.

“Sure, but you have to clear that with your momma,” Speed replied as we reached the back door to the clubhouse. From the sound of the bikes that could be heard, looked like most of the members were going to make the meeting.

I set Ally on her feet, and she ran inside to find Neely as soon as I opened the door.

“Nice save with Ally, but Sami is going to kill you when Ally bugs the shit out of her for a sleepover,” Speed said as he walked past. As we all made our way in the door, he stopped in the kitchen to speak with Shakes. The rest of us continued through the clubhouse to the large room that was located off the main one in the front of the clubhouse.

When we started the construction on the building that held Soft Tails, we made the decision to turn the main bar area into a bar that served food. We also opened it up to the locals. The new Soft Tails strip club would be in the new addition added to the back. It would have its own public entrance there, and a private one for club members only from the bar side.

So with the changes, we would now be holding Church at the clubhouse. For privacy, we converted the game room into a meeting room. The club was growing. Black Hawk hadn’t had a lot of members with ol’ ladies when it first started. But as the years passed, that changed, too.

“Dad said before they bought the building and opened Soft Tails, they held Church here. They moved it to the bar when the club started to grow, and a lot of the members lived in town. Plus, it was easier for the ones working the other businesses to attend,” Crusher said as we reached the main room and brothers were coming in the door.

“Yeah, my dad said the same thing,” I said as I walked through the doorway into the larger room. “Damn, the Prospects did a good job cleaning and setting this place up.”

The two pool tables sat to the one side in their own area, sticks hung on the wall rack between the tables. The card tables would serve as seating tables when Church was held. I walked to the bar on the back wall and ran my hand over the top.

“Ghost and Dare got it finished. Looks good, doesn’t it?” Flirt stated.

“Talk about a business that is going to flourish once the word gets out,” Devil said as he stepped behind the bar.

Crusher and I walked to the table in the front of the room and Devil and Flirt followed. When Speed walked in the rest of the members who had just arrived walked in behind him. Everyone sat and waited for Crusher to sit and start the meeting.

When the four of us sat, Speed and Coast pulled the doors closed and stood on each side of them. Crusher banged the gavel and Church began.

As I listened, my mind wandered to River. I couldn’t wait to see her again. I knew once the meeting was over, I wouldn’t hang around to bullshit, I had somewhere much better to be.

Crusher informed everyone that Church would now be set for Friday evenings. Partying could start after for the ones who stayed around. He also reminded everyone that there were now small kids that came through, so they needed to be mindful.

“VP is going to fill you in on what’s going on with the club businesses,” Crusher finished.

“First, I want to acknowledge Ghost and Dare for the fine bar they built. We all know it holds what most of you come to Church for.” I waited for everyone to yell out their thanks and cheer over the bar, then continued. “The gym is ready to open as soon as the final inspection is done next week. The massage side is finished and ready to open. The only thing it needs is a few masseuses. We’ve received a lot of resumes and narrowed it down to ten for interviews.”

“VP, I volunteer to be the interviewer,” Roscoe said, and the whole room chuckled.

“As entertaining as that would be, Roscoe, Ghost’s and Speed’s ol’ ladies will be conducting those. They will be more apt in hiring the most qualified, instead of who has the best assets to look at.” I laughed at all the groans in the room. “The bar is doing good on its own, but it will do better when the strip club side is done, which is slated in four weeks. Boss and Turk are closing on the building for the cannabis store. If all goes well, it will be up and running in three months. There’s only one more thing to mention, but I’m going to let our Treasurer inform you because he hasn’t released the check in his hand since it was given to him.”

Everyone laughed when Flirt held his hand up showing the check he still clutched.

“With this check I hold, Sons of Black Hawk Custom Rides is officially in the black. The first bikes rode off the compound this morning. There are already new orders to take their place. Now I give the floor back to our Prez.”

“Well, I say we christen the bar,” Crusher said and banged the gavel, ending Church.

“I’ll be at River’s if you guys need me,” I said.

“Coast, guess it is you and me now. Another is on his way down,” Flirt said, and I flipped him off.

“We wanted to tell you, boys, how proud we are of you,” Stroker said as he and the other dads walked up.

After one arm hugs and chatting, I made my break, anxious to see River.

“You heading to town to see River?” my dad said as I took my first step toward the door.

“How do you know about River?” I asked.

“Let’s just say the girl is determined to run over an Amara.”

“What?” I asked, and my dad filled me in on his close call. I couldn’t help but laugh.

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