We get back to the compound and park our bikes in their spots. Knuckles runs up the steps, mobile to his ear while he heads in and gets everything in motion.
Candy and the girls are all huddled near the bar as Knuckles grabs the telephone numbers lists and gets them all to start ringing everyone to get them to start heading in.
Candy grabs the keys and I follow her down the hallway, opening all the spare rooms up and airing them out. As I come out of the last family room, Candy comes back past me.
"Has Ariel come past you?" She asks as I remember that I totally forgot that she was sleeping in the room at the end.
"No and she would not have missed me." I reply as I head down towards the room.
I open the door and see that the room is empty so we head back to the main clubhouse and I keep an eye out as I go and find the linen for the rooms.
Xavier, Grae and Blaze are now back, so I head over to them to see how they went at Mandy's place.
"She wasn't there and it looked like she has left in a hurry. Her frount door was wide open and most of her clothes are gone." Grae says as I approach.
I feel terrible, to think that Mandy was involved with the Bandits and for how long has she had been possibly relaying information back to them. Mandy always came across as a nice girl and was good for a laugh, I feel like I've been deceived and I can tell that Grae is not happy as he makes his way to the bar and pours himself a drink.
"ALRIGHT, CHURCH!" Xavier calls and all the members move towards the chapel. Ryker finds me and hands over Jae.
"Any chance you can not leave this clubhouse?" Ryker asks as he leans in and gives me a peck on the cheek.
"I have to help Candy with the beds." I reply.
He sighs and says "OK, just don't leave the buildings."
I smile and he lets me go and heads into the chapel with the last of the guys. I pick up the linen and make my way back down the hall to the rooms.
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It's late when the doors open and the guys all pile out. Most of the families have arrived and the clubhouse is buzzing with people everywhere.
Bernice did a big cook up on the BBQ and everyone is sitting around wasting sausages on bread while we wait to find out what is going on.
Xavier heads to the large picnic table and stands into he top. He whistles to get everyone's attention.
"Alright listen up. I know that this is not the best solution at the moment but with the current threats that have been happening I've decided to call a full lockdown and have everyone accomodate here at the moment until we can work out what to do. Everyone will have a space and I know that it will be a bit cramped at the moment but until we can neutralise the threat, I don't want to put any family at risk."
There are gasps and grumbles around the crowd as there has not been a full lockdown called since the night that Mickey Tanner was killed. Everyone knows that for this to happen, it must be big but still, it is such an inconvenience for this to happen at the moment.
Xavier hops down and starts to answer a few questions but everyone realises that this is the deal and they start to file away in the directions of their new accommodations.
Jae is fast asleep in my arms when Ryker finds us.
"Have you been carrying him all this time?" He asks as he transfers him from my arms to his.
"I just didn't feel right putting him down, every time I tried he would wake up so I just kept on carrying him and doing what I needed to do." I replied as I rub my tired shoulder.
Blaze pushes through the crowd and makes a beeline for us. He looks angry and I wonder if Ariel has pissed him off again.
"Have you seen Ariel?" He asks. He runs his hand through his hair and keeps looking past me like he is still searching the crowd for her.
"Oh shoot, I plain forgot. I was looking for her before you all got called into church but then I got caught up in setting up the rooms." I say as I pull my phone out.
"Ah crap, my battery has died." I call as I make my way to the kitchen and find a charger.
I plug in the cord, put in my code and the phone springs to life.
3 missed calls from Ariel and a voice message. I push the loudspeaker as I play the voice message.
There was a lot of loud noises coming from the message along with a banging sound like someone is trying to breakdown a door.
"Mia! David is here, he is here!" we hear Ariel yell and then the message ends.
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Going Home.
RomanceMia Salvatore always knew what she wanted to do in life. Her plan was to go to University, graduate as in child counselling, then return home to work in the local outreach centre, marry the love of her life and have his babies but when she was spott...
