Five Mountain Daddies: A Reverse Harem Romance by Hamel B. B

Author:Hamel, B. B.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-20T05:00:00+00:00

18

Samuel

We walk off the job. And nothing happens.

Which is really the point of a strike, actually. The early shift meets up at the usual spot, but instead of heading down into the mine, they leave and go to The Shaft. Most of the union’s there, minus a few guys from last night’s last shift.

And everyone’s in a good fucking mood.

“Looks like they’re gonna cave,” Roy says, grinning his head off, already on his second whiskey of the day. “I mean, they haven’t done shit, right? And they got that order.”

I nod, frowning. They haven’t done shit, that’s true. Ingram threatened to hurt us, but he hasn’t done anything, which doesn’t seem like him. I know he has the means and the ability to cause damage, not to mention the desire, but there’s nothing. As far as I can tell, all the guys are fine and accounted for.

Which is what worries me. I drink some coffee, not in the mood to get drunk with the other guys this early.

I keep thinking about Amelia. I know she’s trying to help us, but she’s so unprepared and powerless. I can’t blame her though, she got thrown into the middle of this violent, insane situation, and she’s doing the best she can. But still, she can’t help, and I know this is all on me.

“You’re not celebrating,” Roy notes, shifting in his seat toward me, the smile on his face gone.

“Not yet,” I say. “We don’t have a contract.”

He sighs. “You can’t celebrate any victories, can you?”

“Just doesn’t feel like a victory, is all.” I look around the room. “Why hasn’t Ingram done anything?”

“He’s all talk, maybe,” Roy says.

“Nah,” I answer. “I got the bruises to prove he means business.”

“Maybe your plan worked.”

I shrug a little, unsure. Ever since Ingram threatened us, I ordered all mine union members to go everywhere in groups of at least three, the idea being that they’re safer in numbers. It was a pain in the ass for a couple of days, always trying to get groups together, but we did a pretty good job of it. Maybe that’s what kept Ingram at bay.

But I’m not so sure. Ingram’s just not the kind of guy to back off like this, for any reason. I have this terrible feeling in my gut, and it’s just not going away.

“Maybe this isn’t about Ingram after all,” Roy says, raising an eyebrow.

I look at him. “What do you mean?”

“We all know what you think about the new CEO.”

I sigh. “This again?”

“I’m just saying, she’s not on our side. This strike is probably making her look bad.”

I hadn’t thought about that. “She understands why we’re doing it.”

“Does she? Does she really?” Roy leans toward me. “We’ve been shit on our whole lives. Does she understand that?”

I meet his gaze, but I don’t answer. I don’t know if she gets it, but I think she does. I just know I can’t convince Roy of that, and I’m not going to bother trying. The guys all

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