Page 28 of Outlawed Treat
Lunch with Luca wasreally good.I managed to get him to open up a little bit.I’ve found out he wants to be a mechanic and is going to go to a trade school once he graduates from high school.Kreed and Masters have been helping him study and catch up on things he’s missed when he was still living at home.Caleb is letting him work in the garage with them a few days a week and is personally training him.Most of the guys in the club are helping Luca in one way or another as the youngest Prospect.Another thing I learned is that he just turned eighteen and while the members knew it was his birthday, they didn’t make a big deal about it.A request he made because he hates being the center of attention.That will change by next year.I plan on throwing him the biggest birthday party ever if I’m still in Glendale.Luca deserves it.
I enjoyed good food and conversation with Luca as we lingered over our plates.Luca did seem more relaxed when it was just the two of us.I did see one of the waitresses staring at him, too.She’s a young girl and hasn’t been working at the diner for very long.The girl is skinny with glasses and long brown hair she always has back in a bun.There is never a hair out of place.She doesn’t wear any make-up and her clothing is always either too big or too small with stains and holes in it.She’s obviously living a hard life and maybe this is her way out of it.She’s also very quiet and shy.Staring at Luca is the first time I’ve ever seen her come alive.Especially when he looks in her direction and that’s something I witnessed him doing more than a few times while we were in the diner.It might be time to play matchmaker.I think these two will make a really cute couple.
Now we’re in the grocery store not far from the diner.It’s taking every ounce of self-control I possess not to say anything to Luca about the girl in the diner.I don’t want to embarrass him or make him not go after her because he feels some type of way over a comment from me.Though I can tell he’s distracted and wonder how much he already knows about the girl we just saw.These are things to think about when I’m home.Luca might be distracted but he still pays attention to his surroundings and makes sure no one gets too close to me while I move throughout the aisles of the store.He’s going to make a damn good brother when the club patches him in.
I grab everything I need for the next few weeks of food and cleaning supplies.Luca and I are both pushing overflowing carts by the time we’ve gotten everything on my list.Kreed added more than a few things when he saw me making one.Sam and Tank added a few things too.They’ve all been coming up to the house for dinner almost every night so they made sure to add what they wanted to eat while they’re still here in Glendale.I even tossed in a bag of candy I know Luca likes because he’s been stuck with me so much the last few weeks.He deserves something nice being done for him that doesn’t come with any strings attached to it.I don’t believe that’s something he’s ever gotten to experience in his life until he met Caleb and came back to the clubhouse.
Luca helps me unload everything on the conveyor belt before pushing the carts to the end of the aisle we’re in.I watch the cashier ring everything up while Luca bags because he knows I can be particular about that.It doesn’t take us very long at all to have the purchase rung up and I pay using Kreed’s card.By the time I’m done, Luca already has everything bagged and loaded in the carts we’re pushing.Together, we leave the store behind and head out to my waiting SUV and Luca’s bike.We’re parked as close as possible for less exposure.Another lesson I was taught by Tank growing up.The man is a fountain of knowledge he had no problem sharing with the girls in his life.Tank wants nothing more than to protect us and make sure we have all the necessary knowledge to avoid being attacked and taken.
When we get to my SUV, I come up short so fast Luca almost hits me with his cart.I’m looking at my vehicle with pure devastation filling my body.Someone has keyed my SUV and spray painted so many derogatory statements and words on every inch of my vehicle.The same vehicle I transport my children in.The words slut, whore, homewrecker, and so many other things are painted in red.With the way the paint is trickling down my paint job, it almost looks as if everything has been written in blood.This was deliberately done by my stalker or someone who knows about what’s been happening to me.In fact, I feel as if I’m being watched right now.I look around the parking lot and don’t see anyone out of place.People are walking in and out of the store and there isn’t someone hanging out in their car at all.
“Luca, do you feel like we’re being watched right now?”I ask without turning my attention to him because I can’t keep my eyes from the destruction of my SUV any longer.
Tears fill my eyes as I realize I’m going to have to buy a new vehicle.With how old my SUV is, I guarantee the insurance company will total it.Especially when I realize the tires have been slashed and there’s other damage done.
“Callin’ Reckless and Link now, Miss Cali.You can’t drive this anywhere.We’ll get to the bottom of this,” Luca promises me, moving closer so no one can get near me.He’s in full protection mode now and I’d appreciate it if I weren’t so completely over this situation.“Miss Cali, the guys are on their way over.They’re a few blocks away at the haunted house.Reckless is gonna get the flatbed here to take your SUV to the garage.I’ll personally help them work on it once you get a decision from the insurance company.We’ll make sure you’re taken care of, Miss Cali.”
“Thank you, Luca.You’re so damn sweet,” I tell him, leaning heavily on the cart in front of me.
We remain silent as we wait for Caleb, Kreed, and the flatbed to show up.I don’t take my attention off of the SUV the entire time.This is the vehicle I’ve had since before Bryce was born.I’ve taken care of it with the help of Playboy, Kreed, and Caleb.The three of them have made sure I’ve gotten my oil changed on time, gotten regular tune-ups, and everything else that’s regular maintenance on a vehicle.My little family has made a lot of memories in this SUV over the years I’ve owned it and some of them include Darren.It’s like I’m losing another piece of him and there’s nothing I can do about it.
It doesn’t take long for my best friends to show up.I warn Luca to brace for Reckless because I can already tell he’s pissed.He’s riding his bike like he’s being chased and barely stops next to us.Kreed is riding safer, but just as fast as Caleb.The second Caleb’s bike is off and he looks at my SUV, I know he’s about to explode.
He walks over to me and places a hand on either side of my face, looking me over from head to toe.
“Are you okay?Did someone hurt you?”he questions me, his voice rough as he heaves one breath after another in rage.
“I’m okay.No one touched me.We were in shopping and came out to this.We weren’t even inside the store for very long,” I answer him as Kreed walks around my SUV.
By now we’re drawing a crowd as more members of the club show up.They pull as close to us as they can before getting off their bikes and making the crowd move back.I barely see the flatbed pulling in the parking lot as Caleb loses his shit.
“Everyone get the fuck outta here!”he yells, his voice heard above the crowd.“This doesn’t need pictures and all the other bullshit bein’ spread around town.Get.Lost!”
Luca flinches when Caleb yells and I feel horrible for him.I move closer to the Prospect and let him know without words that he’s okay and I’m here for him.Kreed rushes over to us and stands in front of Luca while Master moves to his other side.We’re surrounding the young man to assure him Caleb isn’t going to hurt him.Rationally, Luca knows Caleb won’t touch him in anger.Right now, he’s in his head and reliving his past.Caleb notices it and immediately moves away from Luca and attempts to calm himself down.He manages to do it relatively quickly and I know it’s purely because of Luca.
“Get this loaded up on the flatbed right now and get it to the garage.Kreed, I want you with Cali when she calls the insurance company.Luca, ride back while we’re here and grab one of the club’s SUVs.Master, take pictures of the damage you can see.We’ll do the rest once we get it to the garage.I want this taken care of as a priority,” Reckless orders in full Presidential mode.
Everyone starts following Caleb’s orders while I remain next to Kreed.He doesn’t leave my side as we wait for everything to happen and Luca to get back with the SUV.
In less than a halfhour, Luca is pulling up to Kreed’s house.I quickly get out once he’s parked and head up the steps.Before I even reach the top, I know my stalker has been here.More pictures are scattered across the porch with blood droplets all over them.There are dead butterflies thrown about over the pictures and tears instantly fill my eyes as I take in the beautiful creatures that have been killed for no reason at all.When I step up on the porch, I see the body of a dead bunny closer to the door.I can’t stop the pain from escaping in a loud scream.
“What’s wrong, Miss Cali?”Luca asks me, rushing up to my side and taking in everything laid out on the porch.
I know it appears random, but the layout of the pictures, butterflies, and bunny are all meant to be placed directly as they are.There’s a method to this stalker’s madness and it hurts my heart to know this is happening to innocent animals.
“Get inside, Miss Cali.I’ll deal with this after I get the groceries in,” Luca says, ushering me to the front door as we carefully step over and around everything that’s been left behind for me.“Make sure the kids and Miss Tiffany are okay.That’s your only priority right now.”
I know Caleb and Kreed will soon learn of what’s been done today.If I thought Caleb was pissed about the SUV, it’s nothing compared to what he’ll be like once he learns of this.I turn to Luca and remind him to stay away from Reckless for the rest of the day.After he lets them know what’s going on here at Kreed’s house, he needs to hide out in the clubhouse or at the garage.Anywhere Caleb isn’t going to be.
Tiffany and my children are perfectly safe inside the house.She didn’t even hear anyone on the porch while I was gone.Tiffany’s upset about this happening again because she was there the first time I found photos on my porch.She knows I don’t know what these ones are, but can imagine it’s more of the same as before.Like me, she’s upset about the butterflies and bunny.If the kids weren’t here, I’m sure she’d be yelling up a storm and swearing like a sailor.Tiffany is very passionate about things and you know when she’s pissed off about something.
Instead of dealing with the groceries or anything else, I head for the bedroom and take a shower.I need to have a few minutes to myself and Tiffany assured me she’ll be with the kids.Once Sam, Shy, and Maddie know what’s going on here, they’ll show up with their men.Playboy, Tank, and Slim will work with the Feral Dragons MC to get to the bottom of this shit.For now, I simply want to forget all about it and think of better things.Obviously I have more than one person after me and that thought is making me sick to my stomach.
