70 – Alex
Fuck I hated clans‘ meetings.
Especially in such a dense area.
While Henderson was no Las Vegas, it was close enough to still have the high level of traffic seen by its neighbor. “Alexander,
relax.”
I turned my head, looking to Yuka, as we drove from the hotel room to the private mansion where the first of many meetings would take place. “I’m trying. Yuka.”
“You’re just more on edge because Jolene is here.”
Too damn right I was.
I didn’t want to be in the car with my boss. I wanted to be in the car with my girlfriend. Actually, fuck it. I wanted to be back home, safe and secure. There was something niggling in the back of my mind that this trip was going to go balls up and there was nothing I would be able to do about it. I’d have to let it run its course and hope for the best.
Joey was sitting in the car behind us, with Yasu and Aoto; and while I knew she was more than safe in Aoto’s capable hands, my brain kept telling me, she would be safer with me.
Sota wasn’t driving today. He was solely the bodyguard for me, and I was Yuka’s bodyguard, so we were relying on a new driver, which wasn’t helping with my stress either. He pulled the car up to the gates of the mansion and waited as the gatekeeper came out of his little booth.
“Yuka Takada and entourage. Two cars. Six guests plus two drivers.”
The guard quickly looked into the back of the car, while another couple did the rounds of the vehicles with long mirrors, checking under the cars. “You will be searched for weapons at the door. Please leave all items not pertaining to the meeting in your vehicle, when you leave it.”
Well, at least we knew no one was going to have a gun on them in the meeting. Someone might be able to conceal a small knife, but if it was like every other clan meeting. I’d ever been to with Yuka, the metal detector should pick it up on the way
- in.
Driving through the gates, the car stopped behind a line of others and we waited until it was our turn to exit our vehicle. Which gave me time to check in with everyone. I lifted my arm, speaking into the small mic at my wrist “Aoto, how is everything back there?”
“It’s fine, sir. We’re ready.
I couldn’t help it..
“And Jocy? How is she?”
There was a bit of a pause, and I heard Joey’s voice come to the earpiece. “I’m fine, Alex.”
I turned my head, looking back to the car behind us and chuckled. I could see Joey, with Aoto’s arm up in front of her face.
“And turn around, you’re supposed me protecting Yuka ”
I chuckled again and turned around, as the driver took us closer to the entrance and finally, we were able to climb out of the car. “Yuka, wait.”
Climbing out, I walked around to the other side of the car and opened the door, letting Yuka out, standing in the way, so that if anyone tried anything, they would have to go through me first.
Sota and I flanked Yuks, and my head turned to the other car, as ours drove off and we waited for Yasu and Joey, along with Aoto to climb out.
Normally, Yasu was the one to be let out of the car, closest to the building, signifying his importance to Yuka, but when he climbed out of the other side and came around the car, helping Joey out, my eyebrow rose. Even Yuka’s own doctor recognized her importance to the clan.
Hopefully the others inside the building will be as accommodating.
Joey, Yasu and Aoto came over to us and Joey stopped beside me. “Stop stari
staring. You’re making me nervous.”
I leaned in a little, whispering to her, as someone came up to us, passing a wand over our bodies to check for weapons. “I
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can’t help it if you’re so beautiful. I might have to swap and be your security. Keep everyone away from you.”
“No thanks. I’d rather have Aoto,” She quipped, turning to look at me. “At least he wouldn’t do stupid shit to keep me safe.”
Yasu put his hand out, for Joey to walk ahead of him, with Yuka and I frowned as she stepped away. She was right. If something happened to her, I would do the dumbest shit to make sure she was safe. Jolene Brewster was the most important person in my life right now.
Not Yuka, not even myself. But the woman I had been spending my life with for the last six months. She was who I cared about above all others. And if anyone tried to take her away from me… there would be hell to pay.
Stopping just inside the doors, we went through the security checks, guns, weapons of any kind. Jocy T and stepped through the metal scanner. It beeped and the whole damned room turned and looked at la
I blinked, as she stepped back through, her face red with embarrassment. “I’m sorry.”
ver her bag
“Ma’am, do you have any weapons concealed on your person?” The Yakuza security asked her, and she looked back at me, before shaking her head.
“No. I am a doctor in training. I fix wounds, not cause them.”
The man looked her up and down, “We’re going to have to do a pat–down.”
Like fuck they were.
I stepped forward to stop them, but Yuka put his arm up, stopping me and he stepped forward instead. “Gentlemen, I can guarantee Miss Brewster will have no weapons on her. You will find that the item setting off the scanners may in her lingerie.”
be something
Almost every pair of eyes went to Joey’s ample breasts, and I wanted to run around the room and poke each of those
OUL
Joey flushed red. “Yeah sorry. It takes some heavy–duty underwire to keep these puppies up.”
My hand came to my face as Aoto and Sota snorted, and Yuka chuckled. “Okay Jolene, let’s move on.
eyes
“Yes sir.” She stepped through the metal detector again, and it beeped again, and she turned back, looking at the guard. “Do I
have to flash the bra? Because I don’t mind…
“I do. Keep moving, Joey “I grumbled and the guard turned and looked at me. I raised and eyebrow and he turned his attention to Yuka, who passed through the scanner with ease.
By the time I went through, as the last of our group, whispers about Joey were circulating the room. Great. Just what I didn’t need. She was supposed to keep a low profile. Threatening to flash the clans her tits was not a low profile.
This meeting was going to be very interesting indeed, and that was not to mention the after–meeting drinks. I had a feeling I would have to keep a very close proximity to my woman
