Bumper Cars [EDITING]

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Just then, one of Henley's favorite people in the entire world picked her up and twirled her around.

"Uncle Tiggy !", she giggled, hoping that he'd put her down. "Henley, baby !", he replied, putting her back on the ground.

Henley was probably the closest to Tig. When she was younger, she could tell him anything. He once told her that no matter what she had done, she could always tell him because, odds are, he's done it too, or something way worse.

He was the only person in the world she never lied to. And he told her almost everything because she was so kind and considerate. She never judged him, for anything, even the super weird shit, even the necrophilia.

Jax was still staring at her in disbelief. He loved Henley, always did. He wondered how long she'd be staying in town.

Just then, it was like Chibs was reading his mind, because he asked Henley, "How long do we 'ave ye, lassie ?"

"I've got 3 weeks of vacation time...", Henley replied.

'3 weeks ?', Jax thought to himself. A huge part of him wished that she was staying for good.

"No matter how long she's staying, we're just glad that you're back", Gemma said, with a sly smile on her face. She was definitely planning something.

"What made you come back ?", Jax finally spoke up.

"Your Mother", Henley said with a sarcastic smile on her face, "Who else ?"

"Well, we've definitely got to have a party tonight to celebrate your return, baby girl", Clay said.

"Yeah, definitely", Henley started, putting her arm around her dad, "I've just got to go see Ope, Donna, and the kids, but I can definitely come back here later."

She wanted to get out of there. She missed everyone, even Jackson, but she really needed to see Opie. She was so close to her brother. Donna was pretty much her only friend. They got really close after Ope got locked up. Henley made a promise to step up and take Ope's place for Donna, and she did.

She sent Donna money. She had Donna bring the kids to see her, at least 3 times a month. She visited Donna, secretly, in Charming, a few times, as well.

"Where are you staying, sweetheart ?", Henley's dad asked her, pulling her out of her thoughts.

"Probably with Ope, if not, I'll go up to the cabin", she said, giving a look that said that she meant what she was saying.

"Okay", he said, planting a kiss on her forehead.

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Henley got more excited the closer she got to her brother's place. She got super attached to those kids while Opie was locked up. She hadn't seen them since a few weeks before Opie got out.

As she pulled in front of the familiar house, she was happy to she Ope's tan truck in the driveway. She half expected him to be at work. He must've had the day off.

She walked up to the door, before using the key Donna had given her a while ago to unlock the door.

When she walked in, no one was in the living room. 'They must be in bed', Henley thought to herself, 'I hope they aren't fucking.'

She peeked inside their door to see them both asleep.

She opened the door and jumped onto the bed, in between them. She wrapped her arms around Opie's neck and placed kisses on his cheek, trying to wake him up.

"Henley ?", Donna asked sleepily.

"Yes......", she said.

Opie must've realized what Donna had said, because he jumped up, and wrapped Henley in a huge bear hug.

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Henley left the room to let Opie and Donna get dressed. She'd been waiting about ten to fifteen minutes in the living room, flipping through channels on the TV.

Then they both walked out of the room. Opie and Henley hugged again. Then Henley hugged Donna, before asking, "Where are my babies ?"

"They've got school... They should be home I'm about an hour", Donna said, looking at Ope's watch for confirmation.

"How long are you back, Hen ?", Opie asked.

"Gemma wouldn't take no for an answer, like always. I'll be here for 3 weeks", Henley answered.

"Good", Opie said, with a huge smile on his face. He was ecstatic to see his sister after so long.