Marriage Clause

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I'm sitting at my desk at Cara Cara, the porn business that my mom left me when she died, after the day is done, doing a little editing when my phone rings. "Hey Gemma. What's up?" I ask as I turn the volume down on the video. "Baby, we need you to come to the clubhouse. Something's happened." she tells me and I immediately start shutting everything down and say "I'm on my way." I hear her sigh on the other side and say "Be careful baby. See you in a few." before ending the call. I grab my purse, lock the door and head to the clubhouse.

Once I pull onto the lot, I see it's empty of people but all of the bikes are here and Gemma's SUV but no one else. I run into the clubhouse and see all of the guys sitting around, looking upset and I see Gemma standing strong as always. "What happened?" I ask. "Baby, sit down." Gemma tells me. "I'm fine. Just tell me." I tell her. "Baby, you're dad's gone. I'm sorry." she tells me and I look at her shocked before my legs give out and Juice catches me as I sob into his chest. He wraps his arms tighter around me and just holds me as I sob. "Take her to her dorm." Jax says and Juice picks me up and as he carries me to my dorm, my arms go around his neck and I bury my face in his neck and he whispers "I got you. It's going to be okay. I promise." He lays me down on the bed and Gemma walks in behind us. "I got her baby. Head out there with the guys." she tells him. He kisses my temple and whispers "I'm sorry Lina." before leaving me and Gemma alone in my dorm.

The next morning, I wake up to the dorm door opening. Gemma walks in with a cup of coffee and I sit up in the bed as she hands me the cup. "Thanks Gem." I say. "Get a shower and get dressed and I'll have you something to eat when you come out." she tells me. "Yeah. Okay." I tell her. I head to the shower and she heads out to the bar. After my shower, I get dressed and head out to the bar and Gemma puts a plate in front of me with an orange juice. "When you're done, we'll head to Skeeter's and get the arrangements made." Gemma tells me and I freeze. "It's going to be okay baby." she tells me and I just nod.

After the arrangements were made, Gemma and I head back to the clubhouse and I tell her "I think I'm gonna head home." She looks at me and before she can say anything, I say "I just need to be alone." I tell her. "Well, Jax called Lyla. She's going to handle Cara Cara until you get back so just take some time baby." she tells me. "Thanks Gemma. For everything." I tell her, hugging her as the tears fill my eyes again. I go to my car and pull off the parking lot and head home.

It's the day of my dad's funeral and I am standing in front of the mirror. I am wearing a black dress that comes to my knees and is form fitting in the top and flows out at the waist. I slip on my heels and hear a knock on the door. I open the door and Gemma is standing there. "You ready baby?" she asks. "As ready as I'll ever be." I tell her and we walk out the door. We pull up to the graveyard, I get out of Gemma's SUV and see the guys getting my father's casket out of the hurse and carrying him to the grave site. Gemma walks me over to the row of chairs and we take our seats. The guys all walk over and take their places around the casket and I feel a hand on my shoulder. I reach a hand up and place it on the one on my shoulder and he leans down and whispers "I got you." and I know it's Juice. I squeeze his hand and feel him kiss the top of my head. We start the service and after the priest says a few words, he says "And now his daughter would like to say a few words." I stand up and walk over to stand next to the casket. "Thank you all for being here. You all knew my dad in one capacity or another and I know you all have your own special stories to tell. My dad had his demons, like we all do but he was a good man. A good father and a good brother. He loved his club and I grew up loving that same club. He taught me about loyalty, family, and responsibility. But most of all he taught me about love." I say and I start to sob. Juice is immediately by my side and I turn into his chest and sob as the rest of the club stands by me. "I got you Princess. I'm right here. You got this." Juice tells me and I get myself together. "I'm sorry. Thank you again for being here. I love you all." I say before Juice helps me back to my seat and takes his place back behind my chair, hands back on my shoulders as Gemma takes one hand and Tara takes the other.

It's been a couple of days since my dad's funeral and I am back at work. I hear a knock on my office door and see Juice standing there. "Hey Lina." he says as he walks in. "Hey Juice." I say back. "Just wanted to come by and check in. See if you needed anything." He tells me. "I'm okay Juice." I tell him. "Have you eaten?" he asks. "A little. Lyla brought me something back when she went." I tell him. All of a sudden his phone rings. "Yeah...Okay, I'll head that way now." he says before ending the call. "I gotta head back for church. Call me if you need anything Princess." he tells me. "Thanks Juice but I'll be okay." I tell him. Kissing my cheek he heads out the door and to the clubhouse.

Walking into church, they all take their places around the Redwood. "We need to talk brothers." Clay says. "There's something we need to vote on. Back when Lina was born, her being the only girl born to one of the first nine, we put a clause in the original charter by-laws. It was always known that the boys would patch in and be connected to the club that way but her being the only daughter of the club, we had to make sure that there was a contingency in place to protect her. To keep her connected to the club. There's a clause that we named the marriage clause. It states that upon Otto's death, Lina is to be put into an arranged marriage and to be married to a member of SAMCRO. This way, she's connected to the club and will still be protected by all charters." Clay says. Opie looks at Piney and asks "You know about this?" Piney nods his head yes and says "Yeah. We needed to make sure that she would always have protection." Opie nods and Tig says "So, how do we decide who marries her?" Clay looks around the table and says "It states that if she isn't involved with someone from SAMCRO then someone would have to volunteer and then we would vote on it to make it official." Piney says. "So who wants to volunteer?" Jax asks. "I will." Juice says. They all look at him and Clay says "Are you sure brother?" Juice looks him in the eyes and says "Yeah. I'm sure." Clay nods and says "All in favor of Juice marrying the Princess?" A unanimous round of yea's and Clay slams the gavel. "Looks like you're getting married Juicy Boy." Chibs says and Jax says "Now just to tell Lina."