Page 59 of Static

His mouth was opening and closing like a beached fish as he tried to figure out how to get out of the mess he'd just created for himself.

Taylor helped save the day. She stepped forward and eyed the newcomers. "Are you any good at cards?"

They both blinked at her. "Cards?" Scythe asked, finally speaking.

"Yeah," she demanded, "like poker?" Her voice was dripping with sarcasm.

Priest's little girls weren't for the weak hearted. Not after Butcher and Toxic had taken them under their wings. You wouldn't be playing 'go fish' with these girls.

"We should play," Gabby added, a sly look in her eyes. They'd found a new target. Everyone here knew what little cheats they were by now, but they were like sharks, scenting blood in the water. They saw new victims and were planning to capitalize on it.

Grace came over to me. I knelt next to her. "Please don't repeat what you just said again, okay?"

She nodded. "Okay, Mommy."

"Who do we have here?" The rest of the men walked up. There were five we didn't know—counting Scythe—and Cynic, who made the sixth.

The women approached to give Cynic a hug.

One of the other men snorted in disbelief. "If I'd known we'd get to hug gorgeous women, I'd have made sure you sent me down here to help earlier, Cypher."

"Shut up, Warrant," Cynic said. "Everyone. This is Cypher, our president, Scythe, VP, Pyre, Demolition—Demo for short, and Warrant, Sgt. At Arms." Cynic went on to introduce all of us and our children to the Berserkers. Our men had already left to enact the plan they'd come up with.

I gave Pyre a piercing look, one that told him not to cuss in front of my daughter again. She was going to end up with a colorful vocabulary living here, but I was doing my best to keep it under control. And Pyre had just taught her a doozy of a new word.

"It's nice to meet you all," Seek said with a smile. She was holding Sawyer, meanwhile Auron placed himself between her and the newest arrivals. Jecht was lying by her side. Both dogs were watching the guys with mistrustful gazes. They would learn who they were soon enough. It sounded like the men would be here for a bit.

"Why is your name Warrant?" Taylor asked.

"'Cause he has a fu-" Demo cleared his throat when we all glared at him. "He has a lot of them."

"What's a warrant?" Caitlyn asked. Her voice was so quiet from where she was hiding behind Jenny's legs, that we almost didn't hear her.

Pyre's eyes softened as he looked over at the soft-spoken little girl. He seemed to recognize an injured soul when he saw one.

She was doing so much better here with Priest, Jenny, and their girls, but she had a long road ahead of her. We all did. I understood the little girl in a way I wasn't sure many could.

"It means he's gotten in trouble with the police...a lot," Cypher answered, scowling over at Warrant.

The man just grinned and shrugged. He had dark hair and a gorgeous smile. His blue eyes were deep and full of mischief. "A bike can be parked anywhere," he said as though that was a defense.

"Not on top of Owen's car," Cypher growled.

"He needed a reminder of who the town belongs to," Warrant claimed.

"He may have been your friend since you were shitting your diapers," Cypher said—no one corrected him for his language, a bonus of being an MC President—"but that doesn't mean you park your motorcycle on top of his damn cruiser. That cost a pretty penny to replace."

"Eh," Warrant replied, as if that was all that needed to be said on the matter.

"What other kind of trouble did you get into?" Sean asked, fascinated by them.

I groaned to myself. He already worshiped Static and the others; at least our men had some manners taught to them by their women. These new men were wild cards. More like Butcher and Toxic than anyone else. That was the last thing we needed, them influencing the kids. But, they seemed nice enough, and were answering our children's questions. And they were here to help the guys, and us. So, that was a huge mark in their favor in my book.

"Mostly parking tickets," Warrant replied.

"And that indecent exposure," Pyre reminded him.

Warrant shook his head when our eyes widened. "I just needed to take a piss. Since when can't you piss in a back alley?"