Spark in the Dark

Chapter 36

Shawn walked through Fun Town with Lyla as Piper ran ahead of them to get in line for the next ride.

"Do you know how much stuff I could get done in a day if I had as much energy as your kid?" Shawn asked Lyla, making Lyla laugh.

"Tell me about it." While Piper was on the ride, Shawn walked over to a food truck and got a cotton candy for her and Lyla to split and one just for Piper. She and Lyla were eating and talking when Lyla looked over Shawn's shoulder. "I spy SAMCRO."

"Right behind me?"

"Yea, and," Lyla pretended to drink, "looks good today."

"He always looks good," Shawn said and casually looked over her shoulder.

The guys all seemed to notice her at the same time. Juice was with Jax, Tig, and Bobby. Gemma and Clay were also there, walking slightly behind the rest. Jax gave her an upwards nod and Tig gave her a one armed hug.

"Hey, doll," Tig greated her.

"Hi, Dad," Shawn replied. "This is my friend, Lyla."

Tig removed his arm from around Shawn to shake Lyla's hand. "Hi, I'm Tig."

"Hi," Lyla said politely and shook his hand. Shawn saw the look on her Dad's face and knew what was on his mind.

"No!" Shawn yelled at him. The rest of the guys started laughing.

"I'm just saying hi," Tig tried to defend himself.

"C'mon, ya dirty old man," Jax said with a pat of Tig's back. He gave Shawn a wink.

Piper got off the ride and they started walking, again. They were a little bit behind Gemma and the guys, until Gemma and Clay went off on their own and the other four stopped to play a game at one of the booths. Shawn walked passed them with Lyla and Piper. They came up to a dunk tank where a man dressed as a clown was sitting. Piper wanted to try to dunk the clown, so Lyla paid and handed him two balls. The clown talked shit while Piper threw the balls and missed both times. They were starting to walk away as the other guys caught up to them.

"What's wrong, ladies?" The clown called to them as they walked away. "Make you a deal, if neither of you can get me wet, I get to make you wet."

The guys of SAMCRO heard and were about to act, but Shawn turned on her heel and walked back to the tank. She slammed her hand onto the button, making the clown drop into the water. Then she held him under water for a few extra seconds. When she let him go, he resurfaced, gasping for air.

"Prick," Shawn said and moved to walk away. The guys were all laughing and Bobby clapped his hands. Shawn's anger faded at the sight of them and she shook her head at them with a smile on her face. Shawn caught back up to Lyla and Piper chose another ride to go on.

The girls were standing there waiting for Piper, talking.

"I think Juice is trying to get your attention," Lyla said.

Shawn turned to look and saw Juice standing 20 feet away with the other's. Gemma and Clay had rejoined them and no one was paying attention to Juice. He looked away from Shawn to give a pointed look at a photo booth. Shawn shook her head slightly and Juice gave her a look that said "come on."

"Go," Lyla said. Shawn looked back at her.

"What about you guys?"

"I'm a big girl. I'll be fine for a few minutes. Besides, I have to try to convince Piper to slow down long enough to eat some real food."

"What? Cotton candy doesn't count?" Shawn asked her sarcastically.

"No, it doesn't. Now, go!"

Shawn looked back at Juice to make sure he was still paying attention to her. Then she walked over to the photo booth. She got in and closed the curtain behind her. Shawn put quarters in and it began to take pictures of her as she smiled and made funny faces. Right after her last photo, the curtain on the opposite side she had gotten in opened and Juice stepped in. He sat down next to her and put his own quarters in.

"Anyone see you?" She asked.

"Of course not."

After he put in the last quarter, he put his arm around her and pulled her close. She smiled at him as he looked back at her. It took the first picture, getting their attention.

"Hey! I wasn't ready!" Shawn laughed.

"Get ready now," Juice told her and they smiled at the camera. For the third picture, Shawn turned and kissed Juice's cheek. For the last picture, Juice turned and kissed Shawn's lips. They kept kissing even after the picture was taken. Shawn pulled away for a moment.

"I thought we had to be smart," she said.

"No one can see us," he replied between kisses.

"We're going to get caught."

"I don't even care right now."

Juice's phone rang and he reached into his pocket. Shawn moved her lips away from his, but didn't stop kissing him. She moved her mouth down to his neck as he answered the phone.

"Yea?" Juice answered and tried to say attention to what Chibs was saying on the other end. He hung up after only a few seconds and turned his attention back to Shawn. "Baby, I gotta go."

"I know," she groaned. Shawn kissed his lips one more time before sitting back up and away from him. Juice let out a long breath to calm himself.

"I'll call you later," he said. "Count to 20, then come out."

"Bye."

Juice stepped out of the booth the same way he went in. He looked down and saw the pictures waiting there. He pulled them out and took a quick glance. He put both pictures in his wallet as he jogged away to look for Clay.

Shawn counted to 30, just to be safe, and then got out. She looked and realized that not only had he taken the pictures of them together, but the ones she took alone first, too. Shaking her head, she walked away to look for Lyla.