Daughter of Mayhem

The Street

I walk outside to see Joey under the hood of his 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback. Joey was the reason I was into muscle cars myself and I drove a 1970 Dodge Charger R/T. As I'm walking up I see Gemma staring at us from the office but I pay her no mind. "So what's the plan short stuff," Joey asked calling me that stupid name he knew I hated. I smack him in the back of the head flashing him an innocent smile and say,"I say we ride to night see what people are saying on the streets." I light up a cigarette before continuing,"There is suppose to be a race along the outskirts of Stockton tonight. I can make few calls get exact location." I look up to him slamming the hood and he ask me,"Do you really think they are going want you to go alone?" I throw my cigarette to the ground and step on it before I look at him saying,"No but that's why Jax will be the only to know." "Ok but I got the calls," he says,"Something tells me you need to talk to Jax's mom. She has been watching us this whole time." I look over to see Gemma turn away. I smile back at Joey saying,"This is going to be like walking into the fires of hell."

I walk into the office and Gemma is sitting behind the desk on the phone. I walk over to the window waiting on her to get done with her phone call. I see Jax talking to a pregnant woman and I wonder if this was the woman. She was pretty enough but she looked so tired. I found myself wondering if her pregnancy was going ok. I was so lost in my thoughts it startled me to hear Gemma ask,"What is it you need baby?" I sit down in the chair and tell Gemma," I was wondering the same thing. You were content on watching Joey and myself out there. I thought maybe you wanted to speak with me." "You don't fool me," she says standing from behind her desk,"I see the way you look at him and I know the way Jax looks at you. I won't let you break his heart again." I sigh in frustration and say,"Listen Gemma if I look at Joey anyway it is cause I spent four years living with that man. I was in love with him at one point and he is the father of my child but that's it I'm not in love with him. I love him yes but I'm not in love with him. He is my best friend but we haven't been together in over a year. As for Jax I don't know what it is. I had left when I was a kid I thought I was in love with the fantasy of him. Thing is having him is way better then the fantasy. I'm not here to crush your son. I made that mistake once and I've regretted it every day. I made Jax pay for the sins of the club." Gemma walks around and sits beside me before saying,"The thing is baby, the club runs in Jax blood. If you love Jax you need to figure out if you can learn to love the club because he does." I know Gemma is right and I thought I could learn to do anything for Jax but the club scared me. Some the Sons were capable of bad things they didn't all have a code. Plus the club traveled with heat always. I knew I needed to think about this long and hard.

     We pulled in front of the gas station Ty had told Joey about and as we circled around to the back of the place I knew we were in the right place. Cars were parked everywhere around the back of the parking lot with music pouring from each of them. Though what really made me realize we were in the right place was the girls walking around half naked rubbing on anyone they could like a cat in heat. They were the crow eaters of street racing. I pulled up beside Joey's car and shifted the car into park before looking at Jax and asking,"You ready to do this?" He nods and says,"After you."

I watch as Sarah gets out of the car and can't help but think about when she use to say "A girls best friend is her ability to get her way with her body. It's not about sex. It's in the way you walk, the way you carry yourself, and the way you look at them." She use to swear that when meeting people's eyes did a dance.  The way she stuck her one leg out revealing just enough of her thigh for me to wonder what was underneath made me think of all this. As she got out of the car she let the confidence radiate off her. There was no mistaking this was her scene as she stood up staring around the lot with a grin on her face. She looks back at me with a smile on her face and nods her head for me to follow. As I rounded the car I take her hand. We walk off towards the table and as we do Zach and Joey flank her on both sides. The way they walk through the lot makes me have no doubt this is how it was in the past only it use to be Joey on her side holding her hand. I watched as with each step Sarah's hips swayed side to side calling me to them. She walked with confidence not paying anyone any mind. I looked around and realized that most men there had noticed the sway too. I knew she had meant them to she was preying on men's ultimate weakness. As we near the table I watch as Joey pulls out wad of cash from his jacket and slams it on the table. "I want in," he says staring at the man. "Joey nice to see you my man," the man says holding his hand out to Joey. "So Ted who all we got tonight," Sarah says as she jumps up on the table surveying the crowd. "Well we got Kim in his men, then over there is the Aztec crew, and of course we got the players trying to make a name for themselves," he says pointing at them as he named them off. "Thanks doll," Sarah winks at the man and lays some cash down,"I want in second round." She jumps off the table walking off towards the man named Kim leaving the other men behind. Zach put his hand on me stopping me from going forward. The guy named Ted laughs and says,"That girl can defiantly handle any guy here." I watch as she walks over hips swaying.

I walked over to Kim checking to make sure my boobs were on attention. I walk through the crowd to where he is leaning on his car. "2001 Nissan Silvia S-15 it's a nice car if your into foreign cars," I say as I run my hand through my hair. "Impressed you can name a car," Kim says shrugging me off. Damn that was a first. I turn back to him and say,"Well you know since I work on them and have raced them since I was eighteen I think I should know what their names are. Oh well was just having a friendly convo with the competition." I start to walk off before I turn back and say,"Oh nice to meet you by the way. I'm Sarah I run with Joey and his crew." "Wait," he says holding his hand up,"I know who you and you have my attention. I've heard of your crew's work but I know you better as the standing Drift Queen." I laugh knowing what would work with these street racing men. Every man out here was looking for their ride or die chick it was the way of their life. "So tell me what is this really about," he ask me walking closer to me. "What..." I manage to get out before he cuts me off holding his hand up. "You expect me just show you my hand," I ask brushing his hand away as he reached out for me. He laughed motioning his crew away. When they had left he says,"I know of your circumstances and I maybe inclined to help just on principle. I don't believe in hurting women unless they are coming at you. This is different though these people don't have a code." I walk towards him confused and ask,"Who are they?" He gets into the drivers side of the car rolling down the window and says,"There the Irish Chinese. They have been blowing up the streets in the last few months. Word is that they are going have a crew on the USA tour. If you really want to find them. Oh also I'm hearing they are offering a price for your head, your children's, and your brother's. It's personal I know that but why I don't know. Though I'd start there at the tour if you really are still inclined to find them." He rolls up his window driving off clearly not comfortable staying after helping me.