Stranger In Town

Seeing Old Friends, Keeping Promises

PHOENIX POV

FLASHBACK 1WEEK BEFORE JOHN TELLER DIED

"Promise me Phoenix you'll look out for my boy, you'll protect Jackson, that one day he'll know he has more than the family he knows that you'll guide him in his hours of need...promise me"

"I promise uncle John I won't let anything bad happen to him you have my word...I love you uncle John"

"I love you too and one day everyone will know the truth you've just got to be there okay kid"

"Okay uncle I will I promise"

"Goodbye Nix's love you"

"Love you too uncle JT"

" Micheal brother I'm sorry I have to do this but you know it has to be done, Clay won't let the club out of the deal with the Irish"

"I know JT but you can count on, that we will be there when they bury your body brother I love you man"

"I love you too Micheal...i gotta go I'll see you soon brother"

"See you soon"

END OF FLASHBACK

Sitting at the far back of the old worn out bar waiting for Derek I couldn't help but let my mind drift back that that fateful day when John made me promise him to look after Jax, one week late he died a "motercycle accident" they said but me and my dad new better, but I kept his promise you see this isn't the first time I've been in Charming the first time I was here was for my uncle John's funeral 1993 after that me and my dad  would ride up every cuple of weeks until he died a few months after John did by then I was fully trained to be cold, heartless but it still hurt to have the only person left in your life, gone in the matter of seconds but after years of wait it's almost time to let the truth out and when it dose I'll be the one to kill Clay Morrow.

"Hay Nix's you okay? What's the SOS?"

Derek's husky voice pulled me out of my thought, looking him in the eyes I knew he could tell there was something wrong but I couldn't handle answering any more questions

"Ask no questions"

He looked at me and without hesitation finished my sentence

"Tell no lies"

After he'd said that he pulled out the wooden chair from behind the table and sat opposite me we sat in a comfortable silence just watching our surroundings until Derek broke it

"So you okay Nix's?"

"No I'm not...someone's getting to close for my liking and I can't handle getting hurt again"

"Nix's I don't know what's happened in your past for you too have so many walls up but maybe this is a good thing"

Turning my head to look him in his brown eyes I could see he was serious about what he had just said

"Derek I know you think your helping but your not, not about this, you don't know what I do for a living, I've know you 3 months but the only way you could help me right now is getting in a ring"

He gleared daggers at me standing to his fullest high of 6'6ft he spoke in a deeper voice than he did a few seconds ago

"Lets go and after your telling me some shit Nix's and I don't care if I have to beat you with in a inch of your life to do it Got! It!"