Bailey 'The Bullet' Teller

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Bailey walked into the Clubhouse, smiling slightly. She'd had a really good morning, getting up early to spend time with Abel, and then with Kenny and Ellie whilst Donna was working. And she loved chatting to Donna when she got back from work in the afternoon. There were still paint smudges on her arms and glitter in her hair from helping them with their artsy homework projects.

But the moment she stepped through the Clubhouse door, she was confused. Chibs stood there with a somewhat concerned expression on his face, Gemma looked kind of uncomfortable at the bar with Juice, who looked really unsettled.

"What's goin' on?" Bailey asked as she watched the group of the other MC guys gathered around someone on the couch.

"Lil Bee. Y'need t' leave." Chibs said seriously. 

"Why?" She shot quickly. She could see Juice looking pale and tense with his head in his hand as he smoked a cigarette.

"She'll be fine." Her brother dismissed. "Bails. C'mere." Jax called her over.

"She can't be 'ere, Jackie." Chibs spoke clearly.

"Fuck that." Bailey scoffed and pushed passed him to walk quickly towards the couch where her brothers and the rest of the guys stood.

But she stopped in her tracks. A woman she hadn't seen for eight years. A woman she very distinctly remembered telling not to come back into the Clubhouse, was sat on the couch sniffling. Luann sat beside her rubbing her back in comforting manner.

"What's she doin' here?" Bailey asked stiffly as she looked around at the guys. Juice couldn't even look at her. No one answered. "Someone talk!" She snapped.

Her heart pounding in her throat, almost dizzy from the possibilities of why Juice's ex-favourite Crow Eater might be sat in front of her. And why Juice couldn't even look at her. The conversation she had with Donna only yesterday, swirling loud in her head.

What if he had knocked her up?

"She needs keepin' safe." Luann stated softly to her niece.

"That's great. Who'd the little whore piss of this time?" Bailey asked through gritted teeth as she crouched in front of Cleo with her eyes locked to her.

"Bullet." Clay warned.

"Nah." Bailey shook her head slightly. "I remember tellin' you if y'came back i'd make sure y'couldn't walk again." She spoke coldly to the annoyingly gorgeous woman in front of her. "So do tell, what was so damn scary you'd risk that?"

"My ex, he wants t'kill me." Cleo stated.

"Why?" Bailey asked harshly.

"He found out I was cheatin' on him." Cleo said shamelessly.

"Sounds half deserved t'me." Bailey shrugged as she looked up at the guys.

"It was before you got home, Bails." Jax tried to keep her calm.

"Her cheatin'?" She asked, Jax, Chibs and Luann all nodding. "What the fuck has her cheatin' got to do with me comin' home?" Bailey asked quickly.

"She was cheatin' on him with Juice, doll." Tig said gently.

Bailey nodded slightly and stood up straight. She was trying to keep calm, she really was. But all those years ago, Juice promised he wouldn't see her again. It was stupid promise, she told him it was fine, she didn't expect him to do that. But he'd still promised, he insisted. Then when she was gone? After he'd finally been with Bailey? He went back to the one woman that managed to get under Bailey's skin.

"She one of your girls now?" Bailey asked Luann, her tone sturdy but her breathing almost shaking.

"Yeah, been with me for a few years." Luann nodded.