I walked in and seen every members mug shot hung on the far back wall. It was all exactly how I remembered it. Only there was a new photo on the wall Kip's. When I left he was just a prospect. I looked at his cut it was a Samcro cut. He made it through his prospect year. I was so proud of him.
"So are we gonna pick up where we left off?" Kip asked.
"Yeah we might. We will talk about it tonight; yeah?" I said and he smiled. Chibs opened the doors to the chapel I have never been allowed in here. The old ladies never were so I stopped Kip pulled me in the room.
"I'm not allowed in here." I said looking at him; my face a picture of questions. Why was he trying to bring me to church?
"Aye sweetheart you can come in here. Things are different." Chibs said.
"Things are about to get bloody." Tig said. I looked around the table Happy was there smiling; I knew it was at the idea of getting bloody. Out of the original members Chibs, Happy, Tig, and Rat. Four of the original members where alive. Chibs looking old and wise; Tig angry as hell; Happy with a new row of smiley faces now on his neck. Rat still very much Rat. There were new faces as well. Two young men who looked like they could be twins, A girl, and a man with long black hair. The girl and I locked eyes. Girls where never a member just old ladies. She took the joint that Rat handed her without looking away. Maybe old ladies where allowed to sit in on the meetings now. On closer inspection she was wearing a cut, and not just a prospect cut. It was a member cut. Her brown eyes bore into mine. Something about her was familiar. She had the same eyes as Chibs her curly hair gave her a wild appearance. She couldn't be but a few years older than me. I looked to Chibs he was holding the crumpled photo of Jax Teller's knife.
"Aye the memories this brings back," Chibs spoke to the picture. "Jackie-boy" He whispered He sat the photo of the dark wooden handled knife, and a worn brown leather sheath gently on the table in front of the gable. This is now my life; a life I couldn't be happier to have back. I would grow old here. Things would get better especially after this retaliation is taken care of.
"Lets get down to business. Alvarez must die. I want him dead after what he did to my granddaughter." Tigs fist came down on the table to enhance his words.
"And Nero? We need to go talk to him." Kip spoke up.
"Yes Abel, and Thomas belong here with us."
"It's what Jax would want." Rat said.
"What do you mean? Does this have to do with getting bloody? I vote yay."
"Happy you would." The girl spoke with a heavy Irish accent."
"And another smiley." He winked at her.
"Your running out of room." She said as she held a lighter to the joint. I missed the smell, and taste.
"Maybe then i'll mark them on you." Chibs chuckled.
"Karrianne, when you gonna let him make it official?" Rat spoke.
"He hasn't worked hard enough yet." She retorted. "Aye you want to hit this?" She held the joint out to me. Before I realized it my hand had reached out and taken the joint. I inhaled deeply; the familiar burn filled my lungs pulling in one more long hit I held my breath, and handed the joint to Kip. The smile of pride lit up his face as he hit the joint. Exhaling I realized everyone was watching me
"What?" I asked smoke still billowing from my lips and nose. Well hell I guess that I had hit the joint harder than I thought.
"Do you still smoke like you used too?" Happy asked. I pulled a L&M out of my pocket my favorite brand of cigarettes.
"I aint smoked since I left. I am surprised that I didn't cough like hell," I looked to Karrianne. "This is good smoke. " I smiled and was rewarded by her smile. It was dazzling.
"Filip, the phone." Another ladies voice said from behind me, Her voice thick with an Irish accent as well
"Thanks Fiona." She strode confidatly towards the presidents seat, and handed Chibs a prepay. His face hardened, but his voice was friendly.
"Nero; yeah that will be okay. I'll have Fi make up the club house for Wendy, and the boys." He hung up. Tig's expression was murderous. It hadn't relaxed any since he seen my scar.
"What did that wet back want."
"Wendy told him she wanted to see us. They're coming to stay here."
"They're?" Several members echoed.
"Nero has business with Charming heights." Chibs spoke. "He can't see Braetin. It'll be dangerous for her.
"We should tell her the past." Kip spoke through clenched teeth. " All of it. Hiding it from her will only endanger her more."
"I agree we will start from the beginning." Happy said.
"Sit down Braetin" Karianne spoke as she handed me the joint. I hadn't realized it had made it's way back to us.
"What do you know about the Original Nine?" Happy asked.
"The Original Nine." I repeated studying the joint before I hit it again. "That's John Teller, Clay Morrow, Piney Winston,Otto, Lenny, McGee, Wally. So on, and so forth. Clay killed JT, and Piney." Some of the members were nodding. "JT wanted to get the club out of guns; that's why Clay killed him, not to mention the fact that him and Gemma was sleeping together. I know Jax found a manuscript, and tried his best to do what his father didn't get the chance to do. Gemma killed Tara, and blamed it on the mexicans which of course lead to the retaliation murder of some random dude then Jax found out about it. He killed Gemma and Unser. "
