The last of early fog was slowly burning off, as Opie let himself down into the boat.
It listed and Melanie tried not to laugh, watching him quickly regain balance.
"Paddle out before you start the motor" she directed, hoping they had escaped being noticed by Lydia . "I can see the diner across the water now..." she pointed, and tried to see the hotel they spent a busy night earlier.
"You coming to town later ?" He called from the water. She was studying his powerful shoulders and arms as he dipped the oar in the water and pushed.
"I think so...Annie wants to have lunch!"
"I'll look for the car at the schoolhouse!"
As she watched him stroke further away, in a white tank top, she suddenly realized his battered leather jacket still covered her. Not that it worried her. She loved how it smelled of him, and whisky.
Dan Fawcett was behind schedule this morning. It had been a while since he had to prepare his own breakfast, with his housekeepers abrupt exit, escorted by those greasy bikers. The absence of his hired hand slowed his daily progress sharply, so it took awhile catching up with his poultry and dairy chores. It didn't help his temper to discover the rear tire of his new Jon Deer farm tractor completely flat. The manure spreader sat where it was by the barn, filled to the top.
A pair if dark eyes watched him disappear in the small office by the barn to make a phone call.
Some distance away, the dark eyes planned to meet privately with Fawcett.
They were only slightly distracted by gulls that circled above, landing by a small pond behind the little farmhouse. ...
A Tasty Freeze vanilla cone, dipped into warm chocolate sauce thought Jax, as he warmed himself in the morning sun, watching the gulls float above. He was thinking about Deke, and the conversation in the diner, concerning the sudden popularity of RED ROAD and the influx of customers it brought into his business.
"How quickly can your guys set me up with a weekly supply ? Are you interested in cutting me a percentage?" Deke asked him earlier.
"I'll bring it to the table when we get back to Charming. You got some kinda thing for my Mom ?" Jax leered back at the graying owner.
Deke coughed ,and his face turned bright red. He wasn't ready to confess how Gemma, in her tight jeans, affected him.
"Its ok, dude. LOTSA guys like don't lie to her, she'll fuk you up"
Grinning to himself, Jax stood on the dock, watching some fishermen ready their gear.
"Jax !"
He turned to see Opie waving from a small outboard some distance away.
"Yo, Ope !" Jax yelled. The boat slowly burbled towards the dock, as some gulls floated above.
"What the fuk are you doing in a boat ?" He laughed.
Before Opie could answer, two chocolate dipped cones dive bombed the passenger, almost knocking him into the water.
The gulls dove hard and fast, two of them colliding with the uppermost portion of Opies forehead. Momentarily stunning him, a third struck from behind. The biker reflexively acted, as he swung his arm in the assailants direction, but blood gushed from his temples, blinding him. Jax watched from the dock, as his bro lost balance and fell backwards into the boat, with a heavy thud. The small outboard continued to burble, but without Opie steering, it sloshed around in a lazy circle.
"Ope ! What the fuk ? Ope ! Grab the tiller, get it to the dock !" Jax was pacing back and forth, ready to dive in the water. He relaxed as his best friend slowly sat up, in a daze. His face was dripping blood. Gunning the small motor, he made way.
"Toss me the line...fuk, what was that?"
"Some seagulls... dive bombers, and I'd say they got their target! " Jax grinned back. He watched as Opie splashed his face , rinsing the blood off.
"Jezis, were you with Melanie last night?" Tying off the lines, they both climbed onto the dock, and walked towards the diner.
"Yea...she's ok, Jax. I can't say it's a serious thing, but she's good company, and I think she feels the same way. I don't think she's interested in her old man anymore."
"Ope, this is our clubs lawyer, he's the best we've ever had. You can't fuk that up by fuking his ole lady." Jax stopped and faced him.
