Spark in the Dark

Chapter 117

Juice walked into the dorm at TM and locked the door. He had no idea how long he had before Tig broke down the door to beat his ass. No matter what Tig decided to do, Juice knew he had to take it. There was no way he would let Tig come between them now.

He walked over to the bag Gemma had packed him with some clothes and opened it. Sitting on top of his clothing was his hair trimmer. Juice was surprised Gemma thought to pack it. He picked it up and held it for a minute, trying to decide what to do with it. If Tig was really pissed, maybe Juice would be better off looking like the tougher outlaw he had made himself be before going to prison. He carried the shaver and his bag into the bathroom and shut the door.

He cut his hair first, taking his time to make sure the lines were just right. For the first time in months, he checked out the skull tattoos on either side of his mohawk. His rubbed his hand over the strip of hair left, thinking about the other tattoo that lay underneath it. No one in Charming had ever seen that tattoo before. All the guys assumed he got his tribal tattoos after he arrived in Charming. They didn't know he had gotten them while still in Queens, but had let his hair grow out to cover them while on the run to fit in better.

Next he got in the shower and cleaned off quickly. As he got dressed in clean clothes, there was a knock at the door. He opened it cautiously and saw Chibs.

"Chapel," he told him.

"Okay," Juice said and stepped out of the room. He and Chibs walked down the hall together.

"Is Tig here, yet?"

"Yeah, of course," Chibs answered. He suddenly stopped when he realized why Juice looked so anxious. He grabbed Juice to make him stop as well. "Why?"

"I, uh..."

"Does he know?"

Juice nodded. "I went to Shawn's last night and we got back together. Tig let himself into her house this morning and found us in bed together."

Chibs surprised Juice by laughing. "You're a dead man."

Chibs started walking away and Juice followed. "You don't think he'll try to have me kicked out, do you?"

Chibs stopped again to look at him. "If he does, is she worth it?"

"Yeah. Absolutely."

"Good," Chibs said and patted his arm. He tried to walk away again, but Juice grabbed him and pulled him back. "He can't have you voted out. There's no rule against this. Even if he does it has to be unanimous. I'm certainly not voting yes to that."

"Thanks man," Juice said with a sigh of relief. They started walking.

"He is going to beat the bloody hell out of you, though."

"You think?"

"Oh yeah," Chibs said as they reached the chapel.

* * *

Clay hit the gavel down on the table, ending the meeting. Juice had avoided eye contact with Tig the entire time and was hoping to get out of the room before Tig said anything to him. He had no such luck.

"You," Tig said and pointed at Juice. He then motioned with his thumb behind him. "Outside."

Everyone looked at Juice as Tig walked out. Chibs looked almost giddy at what was happening.

"Ah, shit," Juice said and started to stand.

"What's this about?" Jax asked.

"Oh, don't worry," Chibs said. "Juicy boy here sort of deserves this."

Juice followed Tig outside and the guys followed Juice. Tig was standing near the boxing ring, waiting for Juice.

"Take off your rings," Tig ordered him. He had already removed his own and handed them to Bobby. Then took off his cut and gave that to Bobby, too.

"Can't we talk about this?" Juice asked.

Tig responded by swinging his right fist hard into Juice's jaw. Juice stumbled a bit, but didn't fall.

"Still want to talk?" Tig asked.

Juice pulled his rings off and gave them to Chibs, followed by his cut. He climbed into the ring behind Tig as Bobby looked at Chibs.

"You going to tell us what this is about?" Bobby asked.

"Nah," Chibs answered. He was still smiling.

Across the lot, Gemma stepped out of the office to see what was going on. She swore to herself when she saw who was fighting. There could be only one reason Tig and Juice were in the ring.She went back in the office and picked up her cell phone. She called Shawn's cell phone and she answered after a couple of rings.

"Hello?" Shawn answered.

"Does Tig know about you and Juice?" Gemma demanded.

"How the hell did you figure that out so fast?"

"Because they're in the ring right now fighting," Gemma stated matter of factly.

"Shit!" Shawn shouted and hung up her phone. She was in her car on the way to the studio. She hit the brake and did a u-turn as her tires squealed to head back to TM.

She pulled into the lot, but didn't pull into a parking space. She got out and walked over to where Jax and Opie were sitting on a picnic table, watching the fight. Judging by the looks of them, they had each landed a few good hits on the other. Jax noticed Shawn.

"Hey. What are you doing here?" Jax asked her.

"You guys have to stop this," Shawn told him.

"Why would I do that?" Jax asked confused. "Do you know what this is about?"

"Yeah," Shawn nodded. "It's about me."

Jax looked at Opie confused. Opie shrugged.

"About you how?" Opie asked.

"I was with Juice before you guys went inside. We never told anyone and we got back together last night and Tig found out." Jax looked at Opie, again. Then they both stood and started ushering her into the clubhouse. "What the hell are you doing?"

"They need this," Opie explained.

"You're not going to break it up?" Shawn asked.

"Nope," Jax answered. They got her inside and sat her on the couch. "Explain."

"I already did."

"Eh. Sort of. When did it start?" Opie said.

"At his patch in party," Shawn admitted.

"You were banging Juice for over a year?" Jax asked in shocked amusement.

"You banged Juice period?" Opie said skeptically. Shawn gave him a dirty look.

"I'm pretty impressed," Jax told Opie. "I didn't know he had it in him."

Jax and Opie laughed and Shawn covered her face with her hands. "Why am I friends with you two assholes?"

The door to the clubhouse opened and a bunch of the guys walked back in. Shawn sat up and looked for Juice and Tig. Chibs walked in last and grabbed a first aid kit from under the bar. He turned to Shawn on his way out.

"They have to patch each other up. Then they'll come find you," he told her and she nodded.

"Wait," Bobby said. "She knows what's going on?"

"She is what's going on," Jax informed him with a laugh. Everyone turned to look at her.

Shawn glared at Jax. "I hate you."