have a girlfriend who abandoned his ass. Emotionally, he was defeated.
“Yeah, I am, but it’s nothing. I think I need the winter to sweep in. At least that will slow down the shop a bit.”
“Maybe you should hire at least one more person. I know you’ve got the capital to do it.”
“I do, but I it’ll slow down and then I’ll have a bunch of guys standing around fiddling with their dicks instead of working.” I turned around and placed my mug in the sink. “Listen, thank Mom for the coffee and breakfast, but I’ve got to get to the shop. It’s Friday and you know that’s when we’re the busiest.”
I drove my truck to my parents because after all these years of riding my motorcycles, it still made my mother fearful. She was a mom and I knew that was a typical response, so I obliged. It was good that I did anyway. The skies opened up as I hit the road. Rain came crashing down onto the windshield. Hitting the wipers, they did their job half-assedly. I guessed it was time to change them. I didn’t give my truck the love it deserved. When I hit one of the few stop lights in town, I looked around in my truck. It was filthy as fuck. One of the new guys was going to have a project today. We had the two younger guys that just started this week and maybe they both could get on it. They were apprentices anyway, and I just didn’t have time for that kind of shit.
When I pulled into the parking lot, I saw all my men’s rides out there. Good, so everyone was here. Time for a quick staff meeting then I could get some shit done.
“Hey, you finally made it. You didn’t bring us breakfast, too?” Danny, my custom paint guy, said. He was another young guy who came from getting into shit on the streets of Colorado Springs. He was sent to juvie and I gave him a chance to change when I read about his graffiti. The guy had a talent but no outlet for the creativity.
“Get your own moms to cook for your asses. Call everyone over for a quick huddle.” Danny ran to get the team. It took five minutes for the guys to get their asses out on the main floor.
“So what’s up, boss man?”
“We’ve got a very busy day today. I looked at the scheduled appointments and it’s full. If anyone doesn’t come in on time they are going to be bumped. I don’t think we have time to take walk-ins. In other news, your paychecks hit this morning with the new company running the payments. Did anyone check to see if their money was there?”
They all nodded. “The boys all got their pay. I checked this morning, so it’s working just fine,” Jack said.
“That’s great. So remember, it’s a long weekend with the holiday on Monday. Keep it cool and out of jail. I don’t want anyone needing bail money.”
“Says the guy who got into a fight with a punk ass college kid.” It was true. The little pussy was pissed because his girl was flirting with me. I had no interest in the chick, but he wanted to prove he was tough. I dropped his ass and continued to drink my beer. I put all of his friends on notice that I wasn’t one to fuck with, so they all backed the fuck up.
“Sometimes it just needs to be done. Don’t do as I do, do as I say, fuckheads. Now get back to work.” I didn’t have the patience to deal with their teasing this morning. It was barely eight in the morning, and I knew I wouldn’t be out of here until after nine tonight. Tonight was the night I’d have to see Sonya again since we met Tuesday. We were all going to the bar. Not that I didn’t want to, but I tried to stay away. First, I didn’t know if she was with Brent and that shit wouldn’t be cool. Second, I was trying to hold onto the promise. Something about her begged me to forget everything but her. I didn’t understand it, but I didn’t have time to work it out now. There was too much to do today to daydream around the blue-eyed brunette.
I loved working with my hands, whether it was working on making custom bikes or repairing cars, so that