Blue Angel

Words Unspoken Beyond the Grave

Since the awkward kiss between Scarlet and Jax, they had been both avoiding each other. Not a whole lot was said between the two besides the occasional good morning. Jax would pour himself a cup of coffee, and without eye contact, he would leave one behind for her in the cup she had begun to favor. That didn't keep Scarlet from overthinking his actions.The moment between them was pure fire, raw intense emotion. The argument was not your typical fight. Jax was not upset that she had killed this guy and refused to explain but more so that she could have been hurt and he was unable to protect her. It scared Scarlet to think when he looked at her, his heart also raced wildly as her's did when her eyes would set on his authoritative figure. The last thing she needed was to be sucked into whatever hole Jax was trying to pull her in. She needed to keep her focus on Otto, and her next move. She knew Jax was not one to typically settle down and Scarlet was not the type to sleep around. They lived in two different books in her eyes.

Scarlet was nervous when Gemma waved her over to the small beat up office she spent most of her time in. She had wondered if the kiss had got back to the mother of SAMCRO and if it had what did it mean for Scarlet. Otto was always clear, never cross Gemma Teller-Morrow and to always take her quick wits with a grain of salt. "Hey, Darlin' You tired of sleeping in the apartment yet?" She smiled as she gestured Scarlet to come in the office and take a seat.

"Yeah, it feels...boyish" She smiled, trying her best to not insult Gemma, but she laughed making Gemma peer down over her reading glasses and stiff a laugh.

"You mean it smells like raunchy pussy, stale smokes and dirty socks." Gemma winked at Scarlet allowing her to relax. Jax had called out Chibs' name catching her attention, her head turned to look out the door where Jax was standing with his arms crossed over his leather wearing chest. He must have felt Scarlet looking because his eyes soon found hers. Jax sent a charming wink her way before walking away with his brother to talk business.

"Yeah, I guess you are right. I put some candles in there. It helped." Scarlet was speaking to Gemma as she watched Jax walk away. Gemma roughly cleared her throat making scarlets neck whip back to look at the aged woman with an innocent smile.

Gemma coyly rolled her eyes while reaching into her purse, pulling out a set of keys. "Your daddy made sure you got anything and everything in his name. It's not much but it will keep some cash coming in for you." Gemma handed over the set of keys placing them lovingly in Scarlet's hand. "His house is all yours, Luanna had no one and no will but Otto made sure you were taken care of. He loved you. There is more but we will get into that a little later. I'll text you the address. I am sure you want to do this alone?" Scarlet's eyes locked on the keys in her hand. She couldn't believe Otto was giving her a house, a whole ass house that she could call her own. She agreed she wanted to enter the house for the first time alone, she needed to be alone so she didn't feel the need to hide any feelings that may emerge. Taking the keys and the address she walked out to her rusted car already nervous to see the place Otto was truly himself. She was not sure what to expect. Starting the car she felt eyes on her, taking a quick look she noticed Jax was watching her, something about the look on his face spoke to her, he was worried but surprisingly was respecting her space.

When opening the door, the first sight of her new home took her breath away. It was in her opinion poorly decorated. You could tell a woman spent more time in the home than a man. She curiously looked around the house, her eyes followed each picture. The memories she was unable to share with the small family of two pinched at her heart. She was able to look at them without feeling a wild emotional rollercoaster. Picking up an empty box Scarlet began taking the pictures down to put away until she was ready to visit those moments that she was never invited to live in.

While packing boxes her mind wondered off to the conversation between her and the asshole Jax. What gave him the right to try and suddenly run her life as if she was some victim? She was no victim no matter how hard he might try to make her feel that way. Scarlet was a survivor who lived independently, she didn't need a man to swoop in and save her even if that man did grab her by the gut, making her weak in the knees, a confession she would only admit to herself. That kiss, god help her if that kiss didn't soak those panties of hers. She knew there was something between the two of them more than the MC, something deeper, but she wasn't ready to explore it let alone admit it to anyone allowed, she wasn't even sure he felt the same temptation that consumed her. She couldn't figure out what his fixation was on her, or why keeping her safe seemed to be a priority. Why did he basically demanded she stay in Charming even after they finish the task of finding who took Otto's life?.