Hide The Wine

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

***Three years ago***

Laying there with my head on Koz's chest, I finally gave in and slept with him. Kissing the top of my head he says "You're mine Sweetheart." and I feel my heart melt. I look up at him and he places a soft kiss to my lips before we both drift off to sleep. Waking up the next morning, I am in bed alone. That's nothing out of the ordinary since the club often calls him when we're together. I get up and handle things around the house and get my college graduation invitations done and decide that on the way to the post office, I'll drop the one for SAMTAC off at the clubhouse. My brother, Tig and his club SAMCRO sent me to Tacoma for college so that I would still be protected. I walk into the clubhouse, invite in hand, and see Koz sitting on one of the couches with a sweetbutt straddling his lap and his tongue down her throat. I run out of the clubhouse, dropping the invitation, and peel out of the lot and rush to my apartment. I get everything I can packed up, put it in the car and drive as fast as I can back to Charming.

Pulling up to Teller Morrow, I get out of the car and walk into the office. "Hey Gem." I say. She looks at me before jumping up and hugging me tight. "Hey baby. What are you doing here?" she asks. "I graduated and decided it was time to come home." I tell her. "Your brother know you're back?" she asks and I shake my head no. We walk into the clubhouse and everyone comes and welcomes me home. "I thought you're graduation wasn't for another week?" Tig asks. "It's not but I decided I didn't want to walk." I tell him and he looks at me concerned. "Not everyone would be able to come up so I decided to just come home." I tell him and he takes my answer but Gemma looks at me like she doesn't believe me. A little later, Gemma and I are at the diner getting a bite to eat and she says "Now, tell me the real reason you came home early." I look down at my plate and push my food around. "I messed up." I tell her and she looks at me concerned. "I started talking to this guy and we'd started hanging out outside of the clubhouse. I finally gave in and hooked up with him and he told me that I was his and the next day I walk to the clubhouse to give them the graduation invite and see him on the couch with a sweetbutt straddling him and his tongue was down her throat." I tell her. "Shit baby. Who was it?" she asks. "Kozik. Gemma you can't tell Tig. He'll lose his shit." I tell her. "Your secret's safe with me." she tells me.

Back in Tacoma, Koz walks back out from the dorms with the sweetbutt wrapped around him and walks outside, lighting a smoke. "What's this?" the sweetbutt asks. Koz takes it from her and opens it. Seeing that it's the invitation for my graduation, he runs his hand down my face before running to his bike and heading to my apartment. Running up the stairs, he makes it to my door and starts knocking. "Raven, babe, open the door." he shouts as he knocks. My neighbor's door opens and she says "She packed her things and said she was moving back home. Who are you?" she asks. "A friend." he tells her. "Kozik?" she asks and he looks at her confused. "Yes ma'am." he answers. She takes a note out of her robe pocket and says "She asked me to give this to you." He takes the note and says "Thanks." Opening the note, he starts to read.

Kozik,

If you're reading this, that means I am already on my way to Charming. We both knew that me being in Tacoma was a temporary thing but a part of me thought about making it a permanent home. That is until I came to the clubhouse to bring in the invitation to my graduation that I worked so hard to get to. Imagine my surprise when I walk into the clubhouse and see you with a sweetbutt straddling your lap with your tongue down her throat less than twelve hours after I finally give in and sleep with you. You told me I was yours but I quickly figured out that all that meant was you got what you wanted. Enjoy your life. Stay safe.

XOXO Raven

He rubs his hand down his face. "Shit." he says before heading back to the clubhouse. Walking in, he sits at the bar and has the prospect grab him a beer and just takes it outside and sits on top of one of the picnic tables and Lorca comes out to sit next to me. "What's on your mind brother?" he asks. "I fucked up man." he says. "What'd you do this time?" Lorca jokes but sees he's not smiling. "Fuck. What happened man?" he asks concerned now that he sees Koz is being serious. "I've been hanging out with this chick and we finally hooked up. I messed up and told her that she was mine after hooking up and then she walks in and sees me with one of the whores in my lap making out. I found out she had been here and took off to her apartment and she'd already packed and left. Left me a note telling me she saw me with someone else." Koz says. "Who was it?" Lorca asks. "Raven." Koz says and Lorca laughs and says "You better hope Tiggy don't find out." before patting his shoulder and walking into the clubhouse.