I pull into Jam Pony with a roar, grinning at Normal when he starts to shout about the engine. "Can't hear you Normal! Engine's too loud!" I kill it and he stalks over.

"No bikes in the warehouse Missy miss." He crosses his arms.

I smile. "I am not leaving my baby out front to be stolen Normal. If you're not giving us raises for this MotorPony service, we get to park inside." I meet his gaze head on.

He glares at me. "Whatever. There's a group of miscreants over there claiming they know Alec. I don't believe them. Since the two of you are together, would you mind getting rid of them?"

I raise an eyebrow and glance at the gathered group, meeting one of the males' eyes briefly. "Alec's old fighting buddies. They have cycles."

"Those are Alec's friends?"

"Yes."

"Come with me to get their sector passes."

I think I like being Alec's girlfriend. I smile and follow Normal to the window, grab the passes, and turn to the group.

I walk over to them and see their tense stances. "Kick back, relax. I come bearing Sector passes." I smile tightly.

Their frames relax a bit at the near command.

"Who are you?" the nearest male asks.

"Why is it that in units with male C.O.s the male is always the first to question a new arrival?"

They look at one another guiltily.

"I'm Max, and like I said, I come bearing Sector Passes."

"You're alpha, like 494."

"We call him Alec here."

"Even you?"

I smile. "Especially me."

"X5-511; now known as Biggs, reporting ma'am."

"Ever call me ma'am again and your balls will never fall back down."

His eyes widen. "Right then."

"Also, I don't need to know your designations. Just your names. I'll get designations when it becomes necessary."

"Some of us don't have names yet." Biggs offers carefully.

I sigh. "Seriously? They had you that tightly controlled that you had to wait?"

He nods. "Special Ops."

"Good to know." I glance at the group of seven. "Names?"

"Mikey." The tall brown haired guy offers. "665 doesn't have a name yet." He indicates the other male.

I glance at the girls. The blonde lifts a hand. "I'm Cece, red hair is Blaze, and black hair is Jasmine."

I nod, and glance at 665. "I suppose you're waiting for Alec to name you?"

He nods.

"Until then I'm gonna call you Dick, aiight? People out here have names, not numbers."

"Bip, Bip, Bip! Let's go missy miss!" I grab the package that Normal tosses at me and groan.

"Normal, come on. I just got in."

"Suck it up princess!"

I sigh, and turn back to the Xs. "Blend. Mellow. Alec will be in soon, just let him know I'm out on a run."

As I walk by the desk I freeze when Jason pulls a gun on Wheels.

"He's got a code man! He's got one of those barcodes!" he shouts, and I glance over at Alec's unit. They quickly fan out to back me up.

I step slowly towards Jason. "Put the gun away Jase. Come on, you don't want to do this. You've known Wheels for years."

He moves the gun around, pointing it in front of him. "He's got a barcode." He turns the gun on Wheels again.

Shit. I notice his finger push on the trigger slowly, and make a grab for the gun, accidentally breaking his arm. Oops. I glance at Biggs, whose eyebrows lift, and he nods carefully that the room is secure. "You okay Jase?" I ask carefully.

"How the hell?" he asks, cradling his arms.

"I'm a black belt. Started when I was little." I reach over to the back of Wheels' neck, and wipe off the ink. "Ink Jase. Pay attention next time."