Tig Trager's sister Jessie has been around the club as long as she can remember. She's always held her own with the men and croweaters alike until Happy walked into the clubhouse. Can she handle the killer, or can he handle her?
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Jessie stood staring out the window of the office at TM, waiting for the guys to come rolling in on their motorcycles like they were on a run instead of gone for a year. She grinned as she watched Gemma hurrying around, making sure everything was ready for their party that night, a party that Jessie hoped that she wouldn't be expected to attend.
Kozik and a few other guys had arrived earlier from the Tacoma charter as well as some from Portland. Chastity hadn't looked happy to see Kozik for some reason, but Jessie didn't dwell on it. She was more worried about what would happen when the guys finally appeared. She hadn't visited Happy since Chastity appeared, preferring to visit Alex instead. Chastity, however, had gone every week, a fact that, according to Chibs, Happy wasn't thrilled about.
As she walked back over to her desk, she heard the sound of Harleys thundering down the street and couldn't help the smile that flitted across her face momentarily. She was happy that they were all home, even if the future wasn't clear. Gemma stuck her head in the door and smiled.
"Are you comin?"
Jessie shook her head. "No. There's enough excitement the way it is. I'm just going to wait for everyone to get into the clubhouse, then I'll sneak out and head home. I doubt much work will get done today."
Gemma sighed and shook her head. "Baby, I know it's hard but I really think you need to be out there."
Jessie thought it over for a moment, then thought perhaps Gemma was right. If nothing else, she could at least welcome him home. She started to walk out when over Gemma's shoulder she saw Chastity run up and throw herself at Happy, making him catch her to stop her from falling. When he didn't let go after a moment but continued to hold onto her, Jessie felt the tears welling up. She shook her head as she angrily swiped at her wet face. "No, I think I'm good, but thanks."
Gemma turned to look and snorted at the sight that greeted her. "That asshole. Look darlin', no matter how much it hurts, you're coming tonight. You're gonna come for your brother and your family. Fuck Happy and Chastity." At Jessie's lifted brow, Gemma grinned and gave a one-shoulder shrug. "Ok, bad choice of words, but you know what I mean."
Jessie sighed and shook her head. "Ok, I'll go home and get changed."
Gemma grabbed her close and hugged her before kissing her on the cheek. "That's my baby girl. You're gonna show him what he's giving up tonight."
Jessie parked her car just inside the gate to the lot and walked toward the clubhouse. She had promised herself that she would stay long enough to have a drink with Chibs and see Alex in between his bouts with croweaters. She found Chibs easily enough as he was walking outside for a smoke when she approached the door. He smiled when he saw her, holding out an arm for her to take as he walked around to the picnic tables.
"My darlin' Jessie. Don't ye look stunnin' tonight? Come have a smoke with me."
Jessie grinned as the obviously drunk man stumbled along beside her, sighing when he sat down on the table and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. "How's the party going?"
Chibs shook his head. "It's interesting, to say the least."
About then, they both heard Alex swearing loudly as he came out the clubhouse door, yelling Chibs' name. He jogged toward them when he saw Chibs with Jessie. "There you are! Jessie! Baby girl, where have you been?" He turned to Chibs then back to Jessie, clearly as inebriated as his friend. "Did you tell her?" He looked back to Jessie. "Did he tell you? I'm so sorry sis, really. I wanted you two to work out. I mean, I know you won't believe me, but I did."
Jessie looked at both men, confused. "What are you talking about, Alex?"
Alex sighed as he pulled her in for a hug. "The road pussy... she says there's a kid."
Jessie could have sworn she was going to faint for a moment before she fought her way out of the clouds that threatened to take her down. "Excuse me, but what? What do you mean, there's a kid?"
Chibs shot Alex a dirty look before turning his attention to Jessie. "We don't know for sure. They have to get the testing done, but... she says she has a baby and that it belongs to Happy."
Jessie took a moment to try to process that, but when that failed to happen, she just nodded and broke away from her brother. "I need a drink... maybe twenty."
Both men nodded as she made her way inside, her thoughts flying everywhere as she fought her way to the bar through the throng of kuttes and spandex. She jumped up onto a barstool and ordered a shot of tequila from Half-Sack, telling him to leave the bottle after he poured her drink. He shrugged and did just that, walking off to fill the next drink order. Jessie was four shots in when she felt someone sit down beside her at the bar.
"So I guess you heard?"
Jessie looked to her left to see the blond that had hit on her before. Kozik, she thought. "Yeah, you could say that. You wanna take me home?"
He seemed to think it over, finally making a decision. He stood up and grinned as she took his outstretched hand. "I would love to take you home."
They were almost to the door when Jessie heard a very familiar voice yelling her name, making Kozik, the idiot, stop in his tracks. "Jess!"
Jessie rolled her eyes as she turned to face him, finding most of the club watching with avid interest, including a very smug looking Chastity. "What, Lowman?"
"Where the fuck are you going with Kozik?"
She looked up at the blond adonis beside her before looking back at the man who, unfortunately, still had a tight grip on her heart, and smiled coyly. "I'm going home, where hopefully, he's going to fuck me so hard, he makes me forget you ever fucking existed." She turned from an irate Happy to a stunned Kozik. "Come on, Koz. Give a bitch a ride."
