Call of the Wild

Business dealings

You are an incompetent idiot!" Tony bellowed as he back-handed the bald man standing before him

"Sir, in his defense the girl is good." The redhead exclaimed

"Is that not why you are taking classes from her?! We are never going to get anywhere out here until we over-power the Sons of Anarchy! This whole operation depends on this!" Tony exclaimed loudly, "She's a girl for fuck's sake! A damned tiny one at that!"

"But..." The bald man started out

"How fucking hard is it to keep track of this bitch? Find out where the hell she's hiding at?!" Tony hollered

"Sir, we've got one of our small distributors is asking for more product. Says he's got a couple guys who buys from him regularly." The redhead stated

"Good. Get the money and give him more product." Tony stated

Tony's right-hand man entered the room. He was an intimidating hulk of a man at 6'6 and roughly 275lbs of muscle. His mere presence intimidated most people he came across. He told his boss the message he'd been given. Tony listened as the large man whispered in his ear. The whole room watched as Tony got angry again.

"That bitch has the protection of the Sons?! How the fuck did that happen?" Tony demanded

"We don't know. As far as we know she hasn't had any contact with them." The bald man exclaimed

"You better find out how close she is to the Sons, what she knows, and what they know! DO YOU HEAR ME?!" Tony screamed

Everyone, save his right-hand, scampered out of the room. Tony sat down in his chair. He ran his hand through his thick mass of dark brown wavy hair.

"What do you want me to do, boss?" The Hulk asked

"There's a meeting I need to get to north of Lodi. Drive me." Tony simply stated, "Send James to go see him."

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Kalila had taken her class back to her designated room. Each of the designated rooms were about 40'x40'. The building was quite large. She was the best martial artist Don employed and was one of the best teachers. She was busy with her class so Don was roaming about the building checking on clients and classes. One of his.... shadier....contacts' men entered the building. He quickly approached Don stating they needed to talk.

Don nodded his head towards his office indicating he wanted the beefier man to follow him. They silently made their way to the office where Don shut the door behind him. He went and sat down in his plush leather office chair behind his desk. The beefy man sat down in front of him in silence.

"Can I help you?" Don asked, getting to the point of this little meeting

"We need to talk about expanding the business." James

"What's there to talk about?" Don asked, raising an eyebrow

"We're getting some good interest here in Charming. We need to expand." James dryly stated

"I haven't seen enough interest yet." Don replied with the same dry tone

"Well our informants say different." James countered

"We just don't have enough interest to be opening up a normal supply route! What part of that doesn't your boss understand?!" Don asked, voice raising

"What's that saying? If you build it, they will come?! We've got the interest. We just need to expand." James forcefully replied.

"I'm trying very hard not to have any heat on me. Run a legitimate business here. I don't want cops or anyone 'unsavory' poking around!" Don stated

"You owe us!" James stated as his nostrils starting to flare, "And don't tell me your slice of the pie isn't good."

Don ran his hand through his hair before plopping back into his office chair.

"Alright. Here's what I can do. I get some of my supplies from Stockton. A shipment comes in once a week. You can bring it in on that shipment." Don stated

"What about when business really starts picking up?" James asked

"Then we'll have to get more business for the studio so I can order more supplies." Don quickly retorted

"Fair enough. Have a good day." James stated, as he stood to his feet

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Kalila changed back to her street clothes. Before she left for the day, Don handed her the appointment book and a note book and said he wanted to see her draw up an idea for her separated classes. Thanking him, she took the offered items and left the studio. Since she had been working all day, she didn't have time to buy groceries. She missed lunch due to the rental meeting and classes so she headed to her favorite little bar.

She was sitting at "her" spot at the bar trying to figure out the best times for each class and when to be available for private lessons. 25% commission was too much to pass up. Between that and her salary, she would be able to put back more than enough to sustain her for a good while after she left. She was drawing out time blocks and ignoring everything around her. She had been nursing the same beer for over an hour.

"You ok?" Billy asked as he wandered over

"Hmm? Oh yeah. Just working on some work stuff." She stated, giving him a half-smile

"Alright. I'll leave you to work then." He stated before looking up, "Evening boys!"

Billy left her to her work to attend other patrons. Clay had called him the day before and asked to be notified when she came back to the bar. He called the number he was given and simply stated "She's here." Billy didn't even need to wait for a response. Clay sent Chibs, Jax, Tig, and Bobby. It didn't take the foursome long to arrive at the bar. They found a table with a perfect line of sight to where Kalila sat but where they were out of sight.

Jax watched her curiously as she scribbled in a note book. She'd furrow her brows then X out what she had done and then start over. She'd ordered food, a large plate of bacon-cheesy fries, but had only picked at them at best. Nothing had happened since they arrived. She didn't talk to anyone except Billy, didn't keep an eye on the other patrons, wasn't watching the door, or anything else that was suspicious or otherwise. Four guys, the three from the martial arts class and one from the fight outside TM, arrived about two hours later and had a seat at a table.

"So how's the residence hunting going?" Billy asked when things slowed down

"Found a nice little house, newly renovated, all new appliances. Good rent with utilities included." She replied quietly

"Congratulations! Where did you find this place?" Billy asked, wiping down the bar

"Thanks. The owner of the studio gave me the number of a woman who was renting. I called, made an appointment to meet the next day and that was that." She replied

"Well if you now have a place then why are eating here?" Billy questioned curiously

"I just got the place today and didn't have time to go grocery shopping." She replied haphazardly, "Besides, I don't have a vehicle."

"Then how have you been getting to work?" Billy asked with a humorous grin

"Walk." She stated with a shrug

Billy chuckled before making his way down the bar checking on patrons. She went back to her work.

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