Motorcycle clubs have always been a boys club. It makes sense: the violence, the hierarchy, the fact that they haven't exactly met the women's movement. Now, there's a new club in Northern Cali, looking to make a name for itself. It's already allied...
Tiki looked up from her hot fudge sundae when she heard the bell over the diner door. She grinned when she saw Tig come through the door, but rolled her eyes when she saw his BFF rolling in behind him. They walked over to the table and sat down, Tig across from her and Happy beside her, pushing her over as he sat. Tiki huffed in annoyance as Tig chuckled and Happy just smirked at her, that damn toothpick rolling across those perfect lips.
"What's with the toothpick, sunshine?"
Happy grinned and leaned in closer. "Trying to quit smoking."
Tiki nodded, momentarily stunned at the feel of his warm breath on her cheek as Tig spoke up. "What's up doll?"
Tiki took a deep breath, trying to ignore Happy as he lifted his arm and placed it behind her head on the bench seat, leaning in closer still. "You guys heard of Ernest Darby?"
Happy nodded. "Yeah, small-time drug dealer, makes his shit here and deals out of Lodi."
Tig nodded. "Yeah, until we find his meth labs and blow em up. What about him?"
"One of his crew raped a teenage girl in Lodi. A cousin to one of our girls. I tracked him down here, but Marcus isn't available to help. Tony thought you guys might be of assistance."
Tig shook his head. "You don't need Alvarez. We'll handle this douchebag. Give us the address."
Tiki smiled and shook her head. "Oh no, doll, that's not what I need. Really, all I need from you is transport, and I was hoping you had a place that's private enough that I can work. I have a cage in Oakland, but nothing closer."
She could feel Happy's stare burning into her and Tig frowned. "Why go to all that trouble? If you have an address, we'll just pop him there. No muss, no fuss."
Tiki smirked. "Now, where's the fun in that?" She heard Happy chuckle. "He needs to know pain before he dies."
Tig stared at her for a minute before shaking his head and laughing. "Ok, now I get it."
Tiki frowned. "You get what?"
Tig smirked as he motioned between her and Happy. "The attraction. At first, I couldn't see it, but now I get it. You're both bloodthirsty freaks."
Tiki rolled her eyes as Happy just laughed harder before composing himself. "We'll have to take it to the club, but we need to hear the plan first."
Tiki nodded and proceeded to lay the plan out to the two men. When they agreed to take it to the club for a vote, she grinned. As they were walking out to their bikes, Tig pulled her back to walk beside him. "If you're trying to play hard to get, you might want to stop staring at him like he's lunch."
Tiki put her best poker face on and faced him. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Tig just laughed and slung an arm around her shoulders. "See, now you're just lying, doll."
When they got back to TM, Tiki saw that Tony and Alvie were already there, standing off to the side chatting with Chibs and Juice, and looking very happy with the current situation. She got off her bike and started to walk their way when a tattooed arm stopped her progress. She shivered as she felt his breath blow across the shell of her ear when he whispered roughly. "Next time, you call me, little girl."
Tiki recovered enough to smirk at the big man standing close. "What difference does it make? I ended up with you anyway."
Happy chuckled, sending a shock wave of awareness down her spine. "You'll always end up with me. Tig's right. We got a lot going on here girl." He shook his head then, a frown replacing the smirk. "I don't like this plan. Too many variables."
Tiki sighed as she looked up at him. "That's just it, though. You don't have to like the plan. It's all on me, and believe me, I can handle it, sunshine."
Happy shook his head, his frown deepening. "You gotta be more careful with your own safety. This lone wolf shit needs to stop."
He walked away before she could reply, leaving her to shake her head and walk over to her friends. Tony nodded as Tiki stopped beside her. "So, the boys in?"
Tiki shrugged as she lit a cigarette. "I know Tig is. He's taking it to the table, but Happy... he doesn't seem pleased. I'm pretty sure he's going to try to shut it down."
Alvie nodded and shrugged. "Well, if they vote it down, we'll handle it ourselves." She grinned, elbowing Tiki. "Hell, what happens in Oaktown doesn't concern Charming, right?"
Tiki snickered. "Yeah, but transport from here to there might be a bitch." She then shrugged as the three women watched all of the guys file into the clubhouse. "I'll figure it out."
Chibs shut the chapel door behind himself and took his seat as Clay brought the gavel down, calling the meeting to order. Clay listened as Chibs brought everyone up to speed on the Irish, Opie and Jax caught everyone up on the Mayans, and Bobby gave the treasurer's report. When all business was taken care of, he raised a hand and looked around the table.
"As most of you know, I've been talking to a new MC out of Oakland about joining the ranks. I've given it a lot of thought, and I think the girls would make a good addition to the family."
He heard Piney snort from the other end of the table. "We patching in women now? What's this club coming to?"
Clay shook his head and pointed a finger at the older man. "Not patching them in, the bylaws still stand. Just... joining together, an alliance if you will. I think they'll bring a lot to the table with the connections they have to other groups." He looked around the table, seeing most of the men sitting there grinning. "Ok, it's not a patch decision so it doesn't need to be unanimous. All for?" He watched every hand but one shoot up. "All opposed?" Piney raised his hand, rolling his eyes as he did and making Clay grin. "The ayes have it. The Valkyries are now part of the SAMCRO family. Anyone else have new business?"
He watched as Happy nodded to Tig, who raised his hand. "I have something we need to discuss."
He nodded to Tig and the other man began to speak. After everything was laid out for the club, Clay shook his head and looked at Happy. "You good with this plan of Tiki's?"
Happy shook his head. "No, but that's personal and not club business."
Clay nodded before sighing. "As far as sanctioning this goes... I don't think we can. I'm glad that we're all on the same page as far as rapists go, but if this has already been reported to the police, we'd be stepping into a mess. The blowback from this could be astronomical." He shrugged and grinned. "But... if our van should come up missing for a couple of days, that's not a major problem, and if Tig and Happy wanted to take a drive out to Oakland, just to see the sights, who am I to deny them a couple days off?" He looked at Happy before bringing the meeting to a close. "Let her know."
