Hey Whiskey

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

***Twenty Weeks Pregnant***

We're sitting at the doctor's office waiting on my appointment and I am quiet. "You okay baby?" Juice asks. "Yeah. Just anxious to find out what we're having." I tell him with a small smile. A few minutes later, my name is called and we are headed back to the exam room. After going over the normal questions and checks, she moves the ultrasound machine over and puts the cold gel on my stomach. Moving the wand, we hear the heartbeat and I see Juice smile from ear to ear. She moves the wand and little more and says "Looks like you're having a little boy. Congrats." I clean the gel off of my stomach and get myself back together while Juice is looking at the ultrasound pictures. "A son." he tells me as he looks up at me. "Yeah baby. A son." I say smiling.

Walking in the door at home, I pull out my phone and call my dad and Lydia and tell them to come over. A few minutes later, we hear a bike pull up and Juice lets them in. "What did you want to see us about Sweetheart?" Daddy asked. "I had my appointment. Looks like you two are getting a grandson." I tell them and Lydia pulls me into a hug and says "I'm so happy for you." and I can't help but smile. We are all sitting around and Daddy asks "Have you thought of names?" Juice says no but I say "I have." They all look at me and I say "Devin James" and they all smile. "Devin James it is." Juice says before kissing me softly. He puts his hand on my stomach and Devin kicks his hand and Juice's smile gets bigger.

After my dad and Lydia leave, Juice and I are sitting on the couch and I ask "Are you sure you're okay with the name?" He smiles and says "I love the name. I promise." I lay my head on his shoulder and he laces his fingers with mine, we sit in silence. After a few minutes I ask "You think Happy would paint a mural on the wall for us?" He looks at me and asks "What are you thinking?" I look at our hands and say "Just crows flying over the crib. One for each member of Redwood and his name over the crib." I say. "I'll ask him at work tomorrow." he says and I smile.

The next day, I pull up to my office and am sitting there when Unser comes in. "How are you doing Sweetheart?" he asks. "Good. Found out we're having a boy. Devin James." I tell him. "That's good Sweetheart." He says and I see something is wrong. "What can I do for you, Wayne?" I ask. "Have another that needs help. Girl is five years old. Only family is her dad and he's beating her. Teacher called me and reported it. Cops have been out there a few times and nothing's been done. He convinces them that she just a clumsy child." he tells me. "Shit. Okay. Her only being five, that's going to be hard. I can have the guys make him sign her over and handle him, but is there anyone that can take her? I don't want her going into foster care." I tell him. "There's no family. Just her and her dad." he tells me. "Okay. Let me call the guys and see what we can get done. Just keep an eye on her and I'll call you shortly." I tell him.

I walk into the clubhouse and see Opie and Shannon sitting at the bar together. I walk over and Shannon hugs me. "Are you okay Liv?" Opie asks, seeing me stressed. "Can you get the family together? I need help." I tell him and he starts making calls. We have everyone together, members and Old Ladies. "Unser came to me today with a client but there's a problem." I tell them and they wait for me to continue. "The client is a five year old little girl who's father is beating her. No family which means she'll go into foster care and the cops have been out there several times and haven't done shit. Now, I have a plan but the only thing is, there's nowhere for this little girl to go other than foster care." I tell them. I see Shannon whisper something to Opie and he looks at her for a minute before nodding. "We'll take her." Shannon says. I look at Opie and he nods. "Okay, do you guys think that you could convince her father into signing custody over to you guys and him just leave town?" I ask and Jax says "We got you. Just get us the info. But Shannon will need to be there to take the little girl." Jax says and I nod. "What's her name?" Shannon asks. "Maggie." I say and she nods.

A little later, we are sitting in the office and I have the papers to sign over all legal right over to Opie and Shannon. We head out to the house and as soon as we knock, a man answers the door and we push our way in with Opie pinning him to the wall. "Who are you?" the man asks. "Doesn't matter who we are. Here's what's going to happen. You're gonna sign these papers signing Maggie over to me and my Old Lady." Opie says "And why would I do that?" the man asks. "Because if you don't, I'll slit your fucking throat and she will still go with us." Opie says. "Why do you care? She's a worthless brat." the man says. "Then sign her over to us." Opie says. "Fine." he says before Opie releases him and signs the papers. "Girls, go get Maggie and get her things packed." Jax says and we nod. They take the man out to the van and a couple of the guys take him to the cabin.

Shannon and I walk into the bedroom and see Maggie cowering in the corner. We inch over to her saying "Maggie, I'm Liv and this is Shannon. We're going to get you out of here sweetheart." I tell her. "Where's my daddy?" she asks. "He's not going to hurt you anymore. Our friends are helping him go away for awhile but you are going to be living with me and my boyfriend. No one is going to hurt you anymore." Shannon tells her. "You won't hit me?" she asks. "No baby. Me and my boyfriend won't hurt you and won't let anyone else hurt you." Shannon says. "Are you going to be my new mommy and daddy?" she asks. "Yeah baby. We are. We need to get your things packed and get you to your new home, okay?" Shannon asks. "Okay." she says before standing up and letting us help her get her things together. We get out to my car and head to Opie and Shannon's to get her settled in while the guys are handling the dad.

At the cabin, Opie is in the guy's face seething as he speaks. "You think it's okay to beat up on little girls? Do you?" Opie asks. "You wanted the brat. Why are you here?" the man asks. "That little girl is my daughter now. She's young enough that hopefully she won't remember you." Opie says before emptying his clip in the guy's head before walking out to go home to his new family.