Hey Whiskey

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

A month later, the doors to Munson's Missions are opened. Sitting in my office, getting things together for a meeting with the counselors that I hired, I hear a knock on the door. Looking up I see Opie. "Can we talk?" he asked. "Sure. Come on in." I tell him. Sitting down, he speaks. "Look, I wanted to say I'm sorry for everything. I had a lot of time to think about things and what I did was fucked up. I should have chosen you, both times." he says. "Opie..." I start. He cuts me off. "I know you're with Juice and I get it. You're happy and he's good for you. I just wanted to say that I miss my friend. I want my friend back. No more problems. I'm glad you're with Juice. You look happy." he says. "I am happy Ope. You know Juice was the one that brought the idea of this place to the club? Helped me get it running because I said it was my dream?" I asked. "Jax told me. I know you might not want to forgive me but I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry." he says, standing up. "Ope, I forgive you but you really need to apologize to Juice. All he did was try to be what I needed." I say. "I will." he says. Before he leaves I stop him. "Opie?" I ask. "Yeah." he says turning back to me. "I could use some extra muscle around here if you're up for it." I say. "Anything you need." he tells me.

The mission is open 24/7 and I am just about to walk out the door when Unser comes walking in the door with a woman who's clearly been beaten. "Hey Sweetheart, she needs your help." he says. "Of course. Take her to my office. I'll be right there." I tell him and he leads her away. Pulling out my phone, I call Juice. "Hey Princess. You almost ready to go?" he asked. "No. Unser just brought a new client in. I might need some help." I say. "Yeah. Me and Opie are on the way." he says. "You guys talk?" I asked. "Yeah. We're good." he says. "Okay. Be careful. I love you." I say. "Love you too Princess." he says before ending the call.

Walking back into my office, I see a scared and beaten woman. "Hey honey. I'm Liv. What's your name?" I asked. "Shannon." she says softly. "Shannon, you're safe here okay. Can you tell me what happened?" I asked and I see she's shying away. "Wayne, can you give me a few minutes? Juice and Opie are on their way." I asked him. "Sure sweetheart. I'll wait for them." he says and walks out of the room. "Shannon, it's just us and I need to know what happened so I know how to help you." I tell her softly. "My boyfriend has been beating me and, uh, raping me." she says. "Okay. Is is just your boyfriend?" I asked and she shakes her head no. "Okay. Here's what we are going to do. I need to get some info on your boyfriend and anyone else involved." I say. "No, I can't. The police can't be called." she pleads. "Sweetheart, I don't work with the police. My family helps me." I tell her. "His name is Lee Daniels and his two friends are Levi Jacobs and David Lewis." she says.

Unser knocks and peeks his head in. "Juice and Opie are here. Tara too." he says. "Thanks Wayne. I'll be there in a minute." I tell him. Turning to Shannon, I say "Okay. My boyfriend and one of my best friends are here. They brought my friend Tara. She's a doctor. We have an exam room for Tara to tend to your injuries and make sure you're okay. Then we are going to take you to a safehouse. One of my guys will be there with you all the time. If you would be more comfortable, I can have one of the ladies of our club stay with you." I tell her and she nods.

Walking out, Shannon is cowered behind me. "Shannon, honey, this is my boyfriend Juice, my friend Opie and this is Tara." I say to her. "Hi." she says softly. "Come on sweetheart. Let's get you checked out." Tara says as she leads Shannon to the exam room. "How's she doing?" Juice asked. "Not good. She gave me names but we can get more info on them when we get her to the safehouse." I tell them. "Gemma is there now, getting things together." Opie says. "Good. Thanks for this guys." I say. "Yeah. Anytime." Opie says and Juice says "Yeah babe." I walk into Juice's arms and he kisses my temple. "What did she tell you?" Opie asked. "Her boyfriend has been beating her and raping her and letting two of his buddies rape her too." I tell him. "Shit." he says.

Tara and Shannon walk back out and Tara asks "Can I talk to you a minute?" I nod and say "Shannon, I'll be right over here. You're safe with these two." I tell her and she nods. Walking over to Tara she says "She has bruised ribs on both sides. I think her kidneys are bruised too. He beat the shit out of her. She has tears on her vaginal area and her anal area." she tells me. "Shit. Okay. I got her. Thanks Tara." I tell her. She nods. Walking back over to Shannon, I see her keeping close to Opie and he's got his hand on the small of her back protectively. "I'll be by tomorrow to check in on you." Tara says as she leaves. "Before we go, when we get to the safehouse, we'll get you something to eat and let you shower and then you can tell us what you know about your now ex and his friends." I tell her. "Okay. Thank you." she tells me.

We head out to the van and when we get inside, I see Shannon staying close to Opie. Juice leans over and whispers in my ear "You seeing what I am?" I nod my head and he kisses my temple. Watching them, I can hear Opie talking to her. "We won't let anyone hurt you again." he tells her. "Thank you." she says. I see him comforting her and it makes me remember all the times that he comforted me.

Pulling into the garage of the safehouse, we get out and Shannon goes right to Opie's side. He puts his arm around her and leans down to her and says "I'm right here." We walk into the house, and Gemma is standing there. "Hey Gem." I say. "Hey baby." Gemma says. "Shannon, this is Gemma. She's gonna be here when I'm not so if you need anything, you let her know." I say. Shannon says "Nice to meet you." Opie leads her to the bedroom and says "Get a shower. I'll be out here when you're done." he says before closing the door behind her. While he's gone, Gemma asks "What's that about?" Smiling I say "He's not left her side since they got to the office." Gemma smiles back.

We are sitting in the living room when Shannon comes back out. She's wearing a clean shirt and leggings that Gemma brought for her. "Come here Sweetheart." Opie says and she walks over and sits next to him. He puts his hand on her back and rubs her back soothingly. "How are you feeling?" I asked. "Better. Thank you." she says. "What can you tell us about the guys?" I asked. She tells us what she can about where to find them and the guys go to head to the kitchen to talk about things. Opie goes to stand and Shannon starts to panic. "Hey, it's okay. I'll just be right in here." he tells her and she seems to calm down.

A few minutes later, the guys come back into the living room and Juice says "We've got guys watching for them. As soon as we find where they are, we'll take care of them." Shannon nods and looks down at her hands and I see tears falling down her face. "Guys, give us a minute." I say and they all go to leave the room. Opie whispers to her "I'll be in the kitchen if you need me." She nods and he walks out of the room. I sit next to her and take her hand. "Talk to me sweetheart." I say softly. "Thank you for helping me. It just sucks that no one is going to want me after this." she says as the tears fall. "That's not true." Gemma says. "Sweetheart, a few years ago, I was brutally raped by three men. They kidnapped me and raped me. I didn't think that my husband would want me anymore but, honey, the right man won't let that stop him from seeing the strong woman you are. Seeking help? That's takes a strong person. Plus, you have all of us beside you." Gemma tells her in that motherly tone of hers. "Thank you Gemma." Shannon says.

We can hear the guys talking in the kitchen. "No one touches her again." Opie says. "You claiming her?" Juice asked. "Yeah. I am." Opie says. The guys walk back into the living room and we all give Opie a minute with Shannon. "What did you mean, you're claiming me?" she asked. "I claimed you with the club as my girl. That means the club protects you and you are my Old Lady." he explains. "Why did you claim me?" she asked. "Something about you makes me want to protect you. I won't let anyone hurt you again." he says. "Okay." Shannon says as he pulls her into his side.