Train's Clash
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“Son of a fucking bitch,” Train snarled, jerking away from her and touching blood on his shoulder. “Bite me again, and I’ll call Viper to come search you.”
She spat in his face when he moved to search her back pockets, but she didn’t bite him again.
When they were done checking her, she tucked her T-shirt back into her jeans, frostily telling him, “I told you I didn’t have the key.”
“Do you have your key?” Train asked Rider.
“Check my keychain on my desk.”
Train nodded at Killyama. “Don’t let her go.”
“I wasn’t going to,” he said coldly as Train went through the back area to where the workstations were, coming back with the keychain in his hand.
“Is it there?”
“No,” Train answered, staring at Killyama, who was staring back at him stonily. He put Rider’s keychain in his pocket. “Hold her tighter,” he warned.
When she started kicking out again, he caught both of her legs. Using all of his strength, he managed to pin her thighs against his side with one arm, his free hand going under her T-shirt to her bra. He ran his fingers under the bra, feeling for what he was looking for and pulling the key out.
Releasing her legs, he stepped back, showing them both the key.
“Let her go, Rider.”
Rider released her like he had just let a rattlesnake go.
“What were you looking for?”
“The bathroom.” She put her hand under her T-shirt, not embarrassed by the proof of her deception.
“You want me to call Viper?” Rider asked.
“No, I will.”
Train made the call, and then stared at Killyama while they waited.
When Train heard the knock on the back door, he opened it to let Viper and Shade inside. Then he stayed by the door, letting Viper deal with the situation. When she had refused to give him the key, he had lost the ability to interceded for her.
“How’d she get the key?” Viper asked grimly, staring down at the key Train handed over to him.
“She must have taken it off my keyring when she offered to fill the orders for me,” Rider explained, glancing at Killyama before moving even farther away from her, as if revolted from merely being near her.
“If you wanted to see what was in there, why didn’t you just ask Train?”
“I was just curious, okay? I didn’t realize it was a big deal until Train got pissed.” Her shrug didn’t set Viper’s temper off, but it did his.
“When you saw I was mad, why didn’t you just tell me what you had done?” Train questioned, still hoping she would come up with an explanation for her behavior.
“I lost my temper.”
“You lost your temper?” Viper gave her a deadly smile.
“Yeah. What can I say? I have a bad temper.”
Her offhand answers had the brothers simmering. Her attitude wasn’t helping her. It was making things go from bad to worse.
When Viper moved toward Killyama, she didn’t so much as flinch, but Train saw the brief flash of fear on her face before she was able to cover it up with a sneer.
Viper brushed past her, going to the door behind her. When he opened it, he called for Shade and Train, and then turned toward Rider.
“Can you watch her on your own?”
“I got her,” Rider answered as the three of them went through the door.
“Do you have any idea what she was looking for?” Shade asked as soon the door was closed.
“No,” Train answered, knowing there was no way Killyama could hear them through the soundproof walls unless the door was open. “I don’t know how long she was in here, either,” Train admitted, staring stoically ahead. He would be damned lucky this time if Viper didn’t take his jacket when he offered it. He had been the one who had given Killyama the chance to betray them twice now.
“I’ll check the security room.” Shade went to the back corner of the room, past the motorcycles and a few of the brothers’ cars. The one he had borrowed from Moon was up on a hydraulic lift, waiting for him to change the oil.
Shade pulled a key out of his pocket that only him and Viper had and opened the lock. Train saw the light flip on, and then they waited as Shade went inside.
“What do you think she was looking for?”
Train looked around the large room. “She could have been checking to see if she recognized any of the cars in here. I’ve borrowed most of them when I was watching her.”
“Could be. Hammer and Jonas are experienced enough that they might have seen you tailing them,” Viper agreed thoughtfully.
It took five minutes before Shade returned to their sides. “I don’t think she got in there. Whatever she was looking for must have been in the garage.”
“Okay, so maybe she was just trying to see if you were tailing her, but brother, we still have a problem.”
“I know. I already told her that, if she didn’t hand over the key, I was done with her.”
Viper nodded, satisfied the problem had been dealt with. “I’m sorry. I know you care about her.”
“I love her, Viper, but I can’t deal with her lies.”
“I’m not going to ban her from the club this time. You brought her back to the club, you can deal with the fallout.”
“I will.” Train understood what Viper was telling him. He was going to take the heat for Beth and Lily’s anger because Killyama would never again be allowed to step any part of herself on The Last Riders’ property.
Viper left through the bay so he wouldn’t have to see Killyama again. Meanwhile, Train went through the cars to satisfy himself that Killyama hadn’t been snooping through them.
“You’re being quiet,” Train said to Shade, who had made no move to leave when he had finished.
“I’m thinking.”
“What are you thinking? I’d love to hear it, because I’m so fucking mad I want to bust a wall.”
“I think she was searching for something, but I don’t know what or why.”
Train grimaced. “I should have known something wasn’t right when she showed up this afternoon. She never comes over until I call or text her.”
“You didn’t plan on her being here today?”
“No, she was supposed to be hanging out with Sex Piston. She said Rocky and Star had a virus. I believed her. She lied to me, and it wasn’t the first time. Usually it’s when she’s with Hammer and Jonas. I’ve been telling her I don’t like her bounty hunting.”
“Why not? She’s good at it. Damn good. She earned a reputation she deserves. Other than me, she couldn’t be in better hands than with Hammer and Jonas when she’s not with you.” Shade paused before telling him, “Every month, Lily mismanages our checking account. She gives most of her paychecks to anyone who comes into the church store with a sob story. Every month, when we balance the checkbook, she hates to admit what she’s done, saying she bought a new pair of shoes or a new dress, despite knowing I don’t see any new clothes or shoes. When you’re in a relationship, you get used to it.”
“I don’t have to anymore,” Train said starkly, going to the door. “You coming?”
“You go ahead. I’m going to check around here some more. I don’t need to be there to hear what you’re going to say to her.”
She spat in his face when he moved to search her back pockets, but she didn’t bite him again.
When they were done checking her, she tucked her T-shirt back into her jeans, frostily telling him, “I told you I didn’t have the key.”
“Do you have your key?” Train asked Rider.
“Check my keychain on my desk.”
Train nodded at Killyama. “Don’t let her go.”
“I wasn’t going to,” he said coldly as Train went through the back area to where the workstations were, coming back with the keychain in his hand.
“Is it there?”
“No,” Train answered, staring at Killyama, who was staring back at him stonily. He put Rider’s keychain in his pocket. “Hold her tighter,” he warned.
When she started kicking out again, he caught both of her legs. Using all of his strength, he managed to pin her thighs against his side with one arm, his free hand going under her T-shirt to her bra. He ran his fingers under the bra, feeling for what he was looking for and pulling the key out.
Releasing her legs, he stepped back, showing them both the key.
“Let her go, Rider.”
Rider released her like he had just let a rattlesnake go.
“What were you looking for?”
“The bathroom.” She put her hand under her T-shirt, not embarrassed by the proof of her deception.
“You want me to call Viper?” Rider asked.
“No, I will.”
Train made the call, and then stared at Killyama while they waited.
When Train heard the knock on the back door, he opened it to let Viper and Shade inside. Then he stayed by the door, letting Viper deal with the situation. When she had refused to give him the key, he had lost the ability to interceded for her.
“How’d she get the key?” Viper asked grimly, staring down at the key Train handed over to him.
“She must have taken it off my keyring when she offered to fill the orders for me,” Rider explained, glancing at Killyama before moving even farther away from her, as if revolted from merely being near her.
“If you wanted to see what was in there, why didn’t you just ask Train?”
“I was just curious, okay? I didn’t realize it was a big deal until Train got pissed.” Her shrug didn’t set Viper’s temper off, but it did his.
“When you saw I was mad, why didn’t you just tell me what you had done?” Train questioned, still hoping she would come up with an explanation for her behavior.
“I lost my temper.”
“You lost your temper?” Viper gave her a deadly smile.
“Yeah. What can I say? I have a bad temper.”
Her offhand answers had the brothers simmering. Her attitude wasn’t helping her. It was making things go from bad to worse.
When Viper moved toward Killyama, she didn’t so much as flinch, but Train saw the brief flash of fear on her face before she was able to cover it up with a sneer.
Viper brushed past her, going to the door behind her. When he opened it, he called for Shade and Train, and then turned toward Rider.
“Can you watch her on your own?”
“I got her,” Rider answered as the three of them went through the door.
“Do you have any idea what she was looking for?” Shade asked as soon the door was closed.
“No,” Train answered, knowing there was no way Killyama could hear them through the soundproof walls unless the door was open. “I don’t know how long she was in here, either,” Train admitted, staring stoically ahead. He would be damned lucky this time if Viper didn’t take his jacket when he offered it. He had been the one who had given Killyama the chance to betray them twice now.
“I’ll check the security room.” Shade went to the back corner of the room, past the motorcycles and a few of the brothers’ cars. The one he had borrowed from Moon was up on a hydraulic lift, waiting for him to change the oil.
Shade pulled a key out of his pocket that only him and Viper had and opened the lock. Train saw the light flip on, and then they waited as Shade went inside.
“What do you think she was looking for?”
Train looked around the large room. “She could have been checking to see if she recognized any of the cars in here. I’ve borrowed most of them when I was watching her.”
“Could be. Hammer and Jonas are experienced enough that they might have seen you tailing them,” Viper agreed thoughtfully.
It took five minutes before Shade returned to their sides. “I don’t think she got in there. Whatever she was looking for must have been in the garage.”
“Okay, so maybe she was just trying to see if you were tailing her, but brother, we still have a problem.”
“I know. I already told her that, if she didn’t hand over the key, I was done with her.”
Viper nodded, satisfied the problem had been dealt with. “I’m sorry. I know you care about her.”
“I love her, Viper, but I can’t deal with her lies.”
“I’m not going to ban her from the club this time. You brought her back to the club, you can deal with the fallout.”
“I will.” Train understood what Viper was telling him. He was going to take the heat for Beth and Lily’s anger because Killyama would never again be allowed to step any part of herself on The Last Riders’ property.
Viper left through the bay so he wouldn’t have to see Killyama again. Meanwhile, Train went through the cars to satisfy himself that Killyama hadn’t been snooping through them.
“You’re being quiet,” Train said to Shade, who had made no move to leave when he had finished.
“I’m thinking.”
“What are you thinking? I’d love to hear it, because I’m so fucking mad I want to bust a wall.”
“I think she was searching for something, but I don’t know what or why.”
Train grimaced. “I should have known something wasn’t right when she showed up this afternoon. She never comes over until I call or text her.”
“You didn’t plan on her being here today?”
“No, she was supposed to be hanging out with Sex Piston. She said Rocky and Star had a virus. I believed her. She lied to me, and it wasn’t the first time. Usually it’s when she’s with Hammer and Jonas. I’ve been telling her I don’t like her bounty hunting.”
“Why not? She’s good at it. Damn good. She earned a reputation she deserves. Other than me, she couldn’t be in better hands than with Hammer and Jonas when she’s not with you.” Shade paused before telling him, “Every month, Lily mismanages our checking account. She gives most of her paychecks to anyone who comes into the church store with a sob story. Every month, when we balance the checkbook, she hates to admit what she’s done, saying she bought a new pair of shoes or a new dress, despite knowing I don’t see any new clothes or shoes. When you’re in a relationship, you get used to it.”
“I don’t have to anymore,” Train said starkly, going to the door. “You coming?”
“You go ahead. I’m going to check around here some more. I don’t need to be there to hear what you’re going to say to her.”
