Psycho - Headless Horsemen MC novel Chapter 62

- Jax -

We've been in Las Vegas for the past three days, and everyday Gunner has called me to complain about something. He insisted on staying behind with the girls and the babies, idiot obviously didn't think it through fully. Locked away with a bored Shelby and Harley and it becomes dangerous, Betty and Poppy steal the kids any chance they can get. "What's it today brother?" I ask as I watch Knuckle's order's his men around from a distance.

"I'm handcuffed to my bike, how do I break it?" He asks slightly panicked, I laugh and grab my cigarettes off the table beside me popping one in my mouth and lighting it. "You can't break them numbnuts, you need the key or you need to chew your hand off" I reply before taking a drag.

Yesterday the bar's floor was covered in cups with water in them, that took them nearly 2 hours to clean and the day before that they locked him outside and ambushed him with water balloons for half an hour. "Harley said she was going to play her own version of Geralds game" He grunts out as he pulls on the handcuffs making them clink against the bike.

"You've never seen the movie?" I ask, "It's a movie?" He replies and I roll my eyes as i take another drag "It's a brilliant movie, Harley and I watched it about a week ago. Basically, this chick gets handcuffed to the bed by her partner for some kinky sex but he has a heart attack and dies, she's stuck there and this dog comes in and begins eating his body".

"She has to escape the handcuffs before she dies from dehydration or starvation, or before the dog gets to her. So she basically rips her hand off to get out of the handcuffs. So I'm taking it Harley's saying you can rip your hand off or let the dogs eat you" I can hear shuffling on the other end of the phone before Gunner begins to scream "HARLEY, HARLZ I DON'T WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME". After a few more minutes of him screaming and panicking I can hear laughter in the background.

"Where's Shelby?" He asks sounding worried, "Feeding your crotch goblins, loser" I hear my kitten reply. I smile to myself at the sheer thought of her, I fucking miss her and I have to be away for another 3 days, it's bullshit, I just want to be with my wife. "Harlz let me out please" He somewhat begs, "And give me one good reason why I should?" She says with amusement in her voice.

"I'm the only one that will take you McDonald's at 3 am" He tries to bargain. "Wood, Juice and Blade can do it. Plus you're a fatty and enjoy our adventures too much", Gunner curses under his breath, "Wait, I have your husband on the phone" He tries again. "Ah -ah- ah, uncuff me first" He says, I hear a loud punch and Gunner groaning before Harley's voice comes through clear on the phone "Hey Puddin," She says in a sing-song tone, I have no idea where the nickname came from but it's the one she's stuck with the longest without switching it because it 'doesn't sound right'.

"Hey kitten, when are you going to stop giving my VP a hard time?" She scoffs and I know she rolled her eyes, "He's as weak as piss for a VP and no, no I'm not. I have Shelby on my side, it's an all-out war now" I can hear Gunner yelling in the background of the call but I can't make out what he's saying. "Shut up you're annoying, I'm trying to take a phone call and you're being rude" She huffs before talking back into the speaker.

"Anyways, are you magically going to come home tonight?" I kick the rocks underneath my feet and look down at the ground, "Yeah for sure kitten, just a few more hours" She laughs at my reply. Apparently, it's easier to joke about me coming home early than to talk about when I'm actually coming back.

"I knew it, alright I'll talk to you later I need to unlock the babysitter. I love you" I lean against the wall and look back out onto the lot "Thank you, I love you too" I hear the line disconnect so I lock my phone and put it back into my jeans pocket.

"Hear about the nomad?" Knuckles asks from behind me, I turn around and squint when the sun hits my eyes, I can't sleep when I'm away from Harley no matter what I do so now I'm super sensitive to fucking everything. I flick my sunnies down onto my eyes "Which one?" I ask folding my arms over my chest, "Not sure if you've ever met him, Killer. He's about 10 years older than you, been a nomad most of his life moving from charter to charter goes by 'Ice'". I raise an eyebrow at him "Ice?" I question, "Like's to make weapons out of ice, leaves no traces" I nod my head at his reply.

"He's heading your way apparently, you're the last charter that he's yet to be in. Trouble follows him everywhere he goes, he's an idiot but generally an alright kid" My eyes zero in on Knuckles "He's heading to my clubhouse as we speak and I'm only finding out about it now, did you forget my pregnant fucking wife is there not to mention my unborn fucking child?" I hiss.

"He's going to be there in a few days to a week, I was only told an hour ago man" He holds up his hands and backs away from me. I pull out my phone and call Harley, "Miss me already Puddin?" She answers almost instantly. "I did but I need you to do something for me. Write all of his down and then round everyone up, 'Prospect and leftover men, all parameters of the compound are to be watched at all times until we are back. Any nomads who approach the compound are to be turned away until we get back, everyone on lockdown until we get back. There's a nomad going by Ice that's bringing trouble with him, he's apparently coming to us to join us".