A Flicker of Redemption

Chapter 20

She sat up and stared at him. For a moment he seemed confused at her reaction. 'She probably never heard things like this growing up.' he sighed before pulling her back down for another kiss. He was determined to show her how much he wanted her, how much he cared for her, in any way he could. He kissed his way from her lips, down her jaw, and down her throat. A low moan escaped her throat as he began sucking on her neck. Her heart rate sped up and her breathing began to get shallow. He finally leaned up to see his handiwork. The hickey he left made him proud as he pulled her in for another searing kiss.

He flipped them over so she was on her back. Although not wanting to go over her boundaries, she didn't seem like she had a problem with what he was doing. She rested her hand at the back of his head and pulled him down for a kiss this time making him moan this time. He nibbled on her lower lip making her smile into their kiss. He was making her feel things and she wasn't sure what to think about that. He was making her want things and she didn't know whether she was ready for them or not. He moved back to her neck to a different spot to leave another mark. She ran her hands down his back urging him to continue. When he was done sucking on her neck, he leaned up into her ear, "You are mine."

It gave her shivers hearing that deep, raspy voice tell her she belonged to him. She asked him to say it again making him smile at her before he repeated it. She hugged him as tightly as she could as he slid his hand up the back of her shirt as he rolled them onto their sides. He moved her knees apart with his and rested his leg between hers as he continued running his hand up and down her back. She shivered feeling his rough hand on her skin making him smile inwardly to himself. Soon, she let her hands roam up his shirt as well giving him goosebumps at her delicate touch. He enjoyed the feeling of her skin touching his.

As things were slowly heating up, there suddenly came a knocking at the door. "Fucking cock-block." he grunted. Juice shouted that church had been called. Happy groaned before kissing her one last time. He detangled himself from her and moved to put his boots back on. She missed his touch already as he made his way to the door. Without looking back at her, he left to head to church. She sighed. Things were getting hot and heavy and she hadn't stopped him at all. If anything, she urged him on. Shaking her head, she didn't understand why she hadn't put a stop to things. On the other hand, the feeling of him on her felt right and she enjoyed every second of it.

Happy was not thrilled when he walked into the chapel and had a seat. Jax was going over their plan for the night and the following morning. The blond wanted to lift the lockdown the next day if things were safe. They discussed their options and what all needed to be done the following day before lifting the lockdown. Satisfied they had everything covered, Jax finally slammed the gavel down. Happy grunted something incoherent as he left the chapel. Gemma had Tara and Lyla helping her prepare dinner so he had a seat at a table and told the prospect to bring him a beer. He decided he'd give her a little space in case he'd gone over the line and she hadn't felt comfortable in stopping things.

He'd promised her they'd go at her pace and he didn't want to break that despite how badly he wanted her. She was only eighteen and her only sexual experience had not been good. When they went over that line, he wanted to make sure it was because she wanted to not because she thought she had to. Tig noticed his brother seemed deep in thought about something and wondered if it had anything to do with Angelika. He was sure there was more to her than what he and Chibs had told them that morning. If she'd been attacked by bikers, that would explain why she was so hesitant to trust or open up to them. It was a shame, really, since it gave all bikers a bad reputation.

When Gemma called for dinner, Happy had the prospect go get Angelika. Hearing the knock at the door and someone tell her dinner was ready made her sigh. She was sure Happy was going to want her to sit out there with all those people and be social. She slipped out of his room and headed down to the kitchen to stand in line. Tara sneered at her as she passed by with plates for her two children making Angelika roll her eyes. As she was leaving the kitchen to go sit down, she ran into Gemma. The Matriarch zeroed in on the two bruises to her neck as her eyebrows shot to the roof.

"Oh baby, what happened to you?" Gemma asked making her slightly uncomfortable.

"Uh..."

"Oh. Happy was marking his property." Gemma suddenly got it, "Those are some huge love marks on your neck, sweetheart."

"Oh my God..." Angelika sighed.

"Don't worry. He's just trying to keep other men from hitting on you." Gemma smiled, "Go enjoy dinner with your man."

Happy had watched the interaction between Gemma and Angelika and wondered what had been said. Tig eyed the marks on her neck as Gemma did with a smirk. The assassin didn't want any mistakes to be made about whose woman Angelika was. She slowly ate her dinner as the men finally stood up to stand in line to get theirs. Angelika couldn't believe she'd let him mark her as he did. Gemma was walking by the table she was sitting at alone when Tara walked by, "Biker slut!" Gemma quickly grabbed Tara by the arm and told her to knock it off that Angelika was there permanently. The doctor huffed and shrugged out of Gemma's grasp before stalking to the dorm she was sharing with her husband.

Seeing Angelika looking rather pissed off, when she hadn't been when they left, made Tig curious about what had transpired while he and Happy were gone. Gemma went to talk to her son about having another chat with his wife. Happy noticed the change in mood in Angelika and wondered what had gone on while he was getting his dinner. He remained quiet for a few minutes before it got to the better of him. Looking around, he decided it was safe to ask.

"What happened?" He asked.

"That doctor bitch being a bitch." Angelika huffed making Tig raise his eyebrow at her.

"Explain." Happy commanded.

"Walked by and called me a biker slut. Again." She hissed, "I swear I'm gonna gut that bitch before this lockdown is lifted."

"No. I'll have a talk with Jax." Happy stated making Tig look over to him.

"He better keep that bitch on a short leash. I've stabbed people before. I got no problems doing it again." She stated taking Tig aback.

"Who'd you stab, Doll?" Tig inquired.

"Several people. (She shrugged) The worst incident was when I was about sixteen and staying at this camp. This older guy kept hitting on me and I kept telling him I wasn't interested. He didn't want to take no for an answer and started grabbing me inappropriately. Told him to leave me alone or I'd cut him.

He pushed me up against a wall and tried pinning me there. I took out my knife and sliced his arm. He backhanded me and started calling me all sorts of names. I couldn't get away from him so I stabbed him in the chest. He looked shocked as he stumbled away. I ran, grabbed my stuff, and took off. Not sure what happened to him." She explained.

"Damn, Doll. Sounds like you might've killed him. How long was the blade of your knife?" Tig asked.

She reached into her pocket and took it out. Happy watched as she handed it over to the SAA to check out.

"The probability that you didn't cut a major artery is slim depending on where you hit him. There's a good chance you killed this guy." Tig told her as he handed her knife back.

"It was self-defense." She retorted.

"I never said you were wrong for doing it." Tig quickly replied.

He promised he was going to have a talk with Jax after they ate. She nodded and went back to eating quietly. Tig began to wonder what else she has had to do or what all has happened to her since she ran away. Did she ever finish school? If she ran away when she was fourteen and she was eighteen now, it sounded like she missed all of high school depending on what time of year she left. He was starting to feel a bit protective over her like Happy and Chibs obviously were. The little they had told the rest that morning made her life sound like hell. She went from one hellish nightmare to another before she came into Charming.

A/N: Think Angelika and Tig will ever become close?

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