Page 34 of Vapor
The little Anton boy was on that chopper. Be Legendary. They certainly earned that one.
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Julius
“We need to do the list if you’re serious about us,” I tell her watching those sparkling gray eyes closely seeing interest in them but she doesn’t do more than nod and roll her hand. “It’s the Badass list that Aylen told you about and Justice gave me. Jack and Bishop said it’s Important. The decisions we make now guide us in our future. It seems odd but makes sense to have decisions made before we’re in the middle of stress and or upheaval and have to keep clear heads to move forward. Like military protocols - this happens and we do that.”
She smiles. “I’m all for it. Life isn’t easy and protocols kept me alive this far.” I lean over and kiss her. She holds on so I do. Her gentle push on my chest reminds me that we have a list to get through. “We’ve talked Badass, ridden to Clubs and through mountains and spend the time we’ve had together. Is it enough for you?” It’s a good question.
“Yeah. We talk while you’re out of the country when I’m free. I know you. I know about you and I like what I know. You’re oaths and Creeds matter. Mine do too. Honorable means something to both of us and I don’t see it changing, if anything I feel like it means more daily here in the BSC.”
She nods. “I didn’t know what went wrong but something surely did. Being a woman in the military was tough enough but people pissed at me because I was seemed way offkilter when I got out. Badass feels like it’s fixing that in my head as well as my life. You’ve been a big part of that, Julius the JAG. I like that you’ll be Julius my Jag. It’s what I call you my head already. I think it started at my twenty-hour ride time.”
I laugh at her and pull my tablet. “Question one:…”
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Veritable Rising
Vapor
“You’re serious?” Is this Badass not so equal?
Julius gives me a look that is too sexy to screw around with. He’s like hot boy next door face with Badass don’t fuck with me eyes. “Look, I get that you’re Commander Vapor. I’ve seen the Night Stalker mission reports and even two from Specter. Nothing in me would take away any hard-fought rights you’ve gained. I’ll fight your next with you and every Brother here would join that fight. It’s not about what you’ve earned, it’s about us and what we can be. I’m not behind you on every ride unless that behind you means I have your back or I climb on the back of your bike. I’m claiming you and that’s me putting a property of patch on the front of your cut. I’m not wearing a property of patch. I get equal, I get that you choose the name you want to use and I get that you are my President. I love it even, but I’m not spending my life being the Mrs. We fuck behind a door or where we’re not seen.” He looks like that behind a door isn’t negotiable. I’m not challenging it.
I try to keep the smile off my face. Aylen said he’d do this because every Badass Brother shows his dominance and I shouldlet him. Freedom agreed but said not to talk too much, just stay quiet and let him think what he wants. Knowing he means every word he says, I was agreeing after his nutty list of claiming decisions we have spent the entire way long night answering. My eyes check the light in the window just so I have time to take my happiness over him being that man off my face. “Okay, I took Ross, I agreed to the President cut with a patch on the front and I don’t give a shit if I ride in front or behind. The last was finding lovin’ outside the room. I agree for you but don’t give a shit about that either. Military Officer has unbecoming guidelines we both agreed to live by. I’m not sure I’ll ever give them up.Youbrought what we agreed to back up. Which one is important to you?”
He smiles. “Walker said to lay what matters to me out there. Ranger said you’d kill me. Raid said nothing is going to matter and we would agree on everything. Justice said so.”
I smile at the nut. Mucimi said so too but I’m not telling him. “So, you don’t give a shit and we’ll work out problems.”
He nods.
“Good. Now shut up and let me sleep. I need three hours.”
The light goes off and he rolls me into his chest. It’s not my normal side but I’m too damn tired to care. With a final yawn, I’m done. Virginia Ross. That sounds like a name I’ve heard before and one I’d be happy to hear again and again.
Chapter Five
Two days
SOAR
Julius
It’s funny that I never used the word until I was in Bravo. The Protector magic was chaos to me, the Alpha-Bits I had seen were always running and seemed chaotic to me in the middle of the Clubs or training. The trainees I was in Badass classes took the chaos as normal which I found shocking. Then I moved to Law with trainees learning law, the app, flight suits, the swirling eye’d Jinx, Pres and his weird Ops, old town with new technology, more people moving in every time I go to the old town or the new ones by the river, it all pales in comparison to this.
This, is utter chaos, everywhere I look and no one comments or thinks it’s odd, not even the Night Stalkers that are new to Badass crazy. A boy that we rescued is yelling at the bikers, that he knows apparently. I don’t know how since they just got let out of the bunker. Kids are flying in suits but I don’t know them. Night Stalkers are fighting with very little exertion. It’s odd to see. I’m pretty sure they caused this whole shit show so maybe Night Stalkers have crazy already built in them.
“Julius!”
I turn and duck, pulling my gun when I do. The laser means I can hit him anywhere. Taking a crab step to the side I shoot his knee and stand straight. I’m far enough away that he doesn’t fall on me.
While my gun is out, I start shooting. The steps are higher than just about everyone else so I start with the other biker on the steps then just aim for civilian clothes. A deep laugh to my side has me turning fast with my gun following my line of sight. Bishop has his hands up and a smile on.
“Hey, Boss. I don’t know what happened but every person out here, including the older kids and an Alpha-Bit were fighting.”
“Who are they?” He points to the bikers from the bunker.
