Two of a Kind

Chapter 6

She prepared three roasting pans of beef enchiladas, two roasting pans of Spanish rice, a large bowl of homemade guacamole, and brought several bags of chips. When she arrived that Friday afternoon, Jax had the prospects help her unload her car. They set everything up on the bar before one of the prospects went to get a stack of paper plates, plasticware, and paper towels. With all the food set up on the bar, Jax called for everyone to come eat. Gemma was curious as to how well this woman actually cooked so she made herself a plate as well. Jax encouraged Skylar to stay for the party and to eat with them. She smiled and said she could stay to eat but she really needed to get back to her nightly stream. Gemma was pleasantly surprised at how good everything tasted. The young woman was indeed a pretty good cook. The bikers all enjoyed dinner. Most came up to her after they'd eaten to thank her for cooking for them and to tell her how great it had all been. She just smiled and told them it was her pleasure. After she'd eaten and visited with the bikers for a little while, she bid everyone goodbye and headed home. Tig wished she'd stay and hang out but didn't want to say anything.

About six weeks later, the club's Vegas charter needed some help. Jax was happy to send some of his boys down to help out. The blond was sending Juice, Chibs, Tig, Happy, and Opie. When Juice told Skylar about their trip to Vegas, she wanted to go too. She'd never been to Vegas before and promised she'd stay out of their way. Juice asked Jax if it was ok for her to tag along. The blond gave him the go-ahead as long as she didn't interfere in their club business. Juice relayed what Jax had said and told her when they were leaving. He suggested she ride with him which she happily agreed since she'd never been on a bike before either. She packed a duffle bag with several days' worth of clothes, her toiletries, a book, and her extra phone charger. They were leaving early in the morning so she arrived half an hour before Juice told her they were leaving with a bag of banana nut muffins for everyone. The IO thanked her as she set the bag on the counter. Chibs thanked her as well earning a smile in return. The small group ate breakfast as the men discussed the route they were going to take and the hotel arrangements. Happy was getting a room by himself while Juice & Chibs shared a room and Tig & Opie shared a room. Skylar also got her own room. Once everyone had eaten and finished their coffees, it was time to hit the road. Juice helped her get her duffle bag in his unoccupied saddle bag before they hit the road.

The ride took several hours. Skylar enjoyed the ride and being out on the open road. The sky was clear, the sun was shining brightly, and the wind from zooming down the highway kept her cool. Since the trip was a last minute kind of thing, they didn't have reservations for a hotel. They came into town mid morning as the drive only took roughly five hours. They stopped at a hotel and parked their bikes. The group took their bags and walked into the hotel. She looked around in awe as they made their way to the front desk. Tig smiled at the hotel receptionist and asked about renting a couple rooms for several nights. It was a little more expensive than what he thought it would be but they had enough rooms to accommodate all of them. Happy and Skylar got their own rooms while the other four shared a room. Grabbing their room keys, they headed upstairs to their rooms. After dropping their bags in their rooms, Tig called up the Vegas charter president to make arrangements to meet up while Skylar headed downstairs to the hotel's casino.

The bikers left the hotel and headed to the Vegas charter's clubhouse. They were greeted with man-hugs before church was called to discuss the situation. Skylar started playing the slots and after a few hours, wound up winning a few grand. She was ecstatic at winning. Taking her bucket of coins, she moved to Texas Hold 'em table. Playing for a while, she wound up winning a few more grand even though she didn't play cards regularly. Then she moved to the craps table. She was having a good time that afternoon. She won a little at craps, she lost a little. There was a large crowd gathered around the table as she and a few others played. Her last bet before she decided to go back to the slot machines, she placed her bet and waited. To her shock she wound up winning over two million dollars! The crowd began screaming and cheering as her jaw dropped. A representative from the casino came over to verify the winnings then escorted her verify who she was and do her paperwork. Of course there was all the fanfare of her winning big. Confetti, one of the casino's representatives came over to interview her and take her picture. Once the interview and pictures were done, she was taken to do her paperwork.