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“Rule nu as you are prospecting You ask to leave,” Red said, lighting a cigarette, and fanning the smoke away from my face

“Yeah, I made Red ride with me to Ha I arched my eyebrow at her

“And just exactly how did you do that?” I asked Maddie had said they had never had sex

“Everyone has secrets, Dallas,” she said, with a wink Red laughed and I had a feeling I was on the outside of an in-joke Apparently, Red knew about Marty and Maddie It wassurprise I scoffed, feigning shock, but in reality I was fighting sos of hurt and jealousy Of course Red was closer to Maddie She had always been here It was me that was the newcomer It didn’t matter that Maddie and I shared the saer

“Okay, so this is how this is going to work Maddie, are you in?” Red asked looking at Maddie, her eyes turning to resemble those of a puppy

“Yeah What the hell,” Maddie said, gesturing for Red to continue with the plan of action

“Good Dallas, I need you to distract the guys Mainly Luke, but try to get all their attention Preferably, get them all in the clubhouse Maddie, you watch the door andto the PROSPECT” Oh, for fuck’s sake

“Red, why don’t we just give hi?”

“Because, Dallas, hoould you feel if your man was offered help from another woman and took it, and then had to be subjected to all the shit the guys threw at hiuys to think that he did this on his own The chances of that are sliuys will be none the wiser” I still didn’t quite get it, but if Red thought it was for the best, then I would help She seeuy, and if she neededhim, then as I to say no?

“Okay How do I get the guys’ attention?” I had thought of a feays, but none would make Luke very happy

“Give ‘em a speech about how much you appreciate all their help and all that shit,” Maddie suggested The thought turned ut

“That just feels wrong”

“No, it’s perfect Think of it like this, not only are you thanking the out soht knowing that you were responsible for a potential brother losing his patch?” Red asked, looking at me with fake pity

“And what about that sweet girl he has with him? Do you kno devastated she would be?” Maddie chi me

“Fine But et those fucking bikes finished” Red jumped up, and squealed like a little kid They ushered me outside and, just like that, the first of ould be many ‘Save the PROSPECT’ operations was launched

Chapter 3

Dallas

I was standing on the bar, h in the air, as I concluded otten all about the PROSPECT, and the reason I wasthe speech in the first place I was sure that Red had delivered the package and all was good, but at this point I couldn’t care less What mattered to me were the faces that looked at s bare for all of them They were an easy crowd I felt like I could tell the, well, al I told theht I would never see their faces again I told the there, ready to give their lives to save h me when their bikes surrounded Luke’s truck and led us off the highway I thanked the there, not just for me, but for Luke too I let them all know that if the role was reversed, I would do the salass, I concluded my speech with the words that I would live by for the rest of my life “This is to all of you and the sacrifices you have ht me what family is and for that, I will be forever in your debt To all of you, and to the ades: Love, loyalty and respect” I closedout fro-arounds, barirlfriends, and wivesmore than a shot of alcohol We shared a moment of truth A moment in which each and every person in that room knehy they were there This was a moment e all understood what it ade I was lifted frorasped his s wrapped around his waist I felt his hardness through his jeans, as he pulled me to him