Whiskey

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

"Go inside and sit there until I come back for you. I find out your speaking to anybody, I'll slit your fucking throat. You hear me?" my dad asks and I just nod. He hands me money and I get out and head inside the diner. My dad drops me off here every day and I sit here and drink coffee and water until he picks me up in the afternoon. I take my normal booth and the normal waitress comes over and puts a coffee in front of me. I've been here every day for the last couple of weeks. "You need anything else sweetheart?" the waitress asks. "No ma'am. Thanks." I say without looking up and she moves on.

That afternoon, my father shows up and I pay for my coffee and waters and head out the door so I don't keep him waiting. I get into the car and we head home. As soon as we walk in the door, I can tell he's in a bad mood and as soon as the door is closed, he grabs me by my hair and slings me into the wall. "You're a fucking worthless piece of shit. You're whore of a mother should have aborted you like I told her to." he seethes. "I didn't do anything Daddy." I sob. He gets in my face and says "I fucking hate you." before beating me again and this time he punches my face along with hitting my ribs and stomach.

The next day, he drops me off again and I have my hoodie on like I always do but my hood is up. The normal waitress puts my coffee in front of me and asks "You okay honey?" and I just nod. She pats my shoulder and then heads to the back. Once she gets in the back, she takes out her cell phone. "Gemma, can you come to the diner...There's a girl here, beat up pretty bad." she says. "Sure...be there in a few." Gemma says before ending the call.

A few minutes later, Gemma walks in and takes a seat at the counter. "Hey Gemma. Thanks for coming." Rosie says. "No problem. Now tell me about this girl." Gemma says. "A man drops her off every morning and picks her up in the afternoon. The only thing she gets is coffee and water, never eats. Won't look at anyone. She's been in here every day for the last two weeks but today she came in and her face is all busted up. Swollen eye and busted lip. She needs to get away from that man." Rosie says. "Bring us over fresh coffee. I'll talk to her." Gemma says.

I am sitting at the table, wincing every time I take a drink when a woman sits down in front of me and the waitress sits a fresh coffee down in front of both of us. The woman takes a drink of her coffee and I look up at her. "What's your name sweetheart?" she asks. "Misty ma'am." I say. "Baby don't call me ma'am. My name is Gemma Teller-Morrow. You want to tell me who's handiwork that is?" she asks. "I'm okay Mrs Morrow." I say. "Gemma baby. The man who drops you off, he your father?" she asks and I look at her shocked and she says "Honey not much goes on in Charming that I don't know about." she tells me. I look down at my hands on the coffee cup and say "He is my dad." She reaches for my hand and asks "How long's he been hurting you?" I feel a tear start to fall and say "Since I was a kid. After mom died." I tell her. "Do you want out?" she asks me and I just nod my head yes. "Come on Sweetheart." she tells me as she starts getting out of the booth. "Miss Gemma..." I start. "Just Gemma baby. Come on." She tells me. "What happens when he comes to get me?" I ask. "Don't worry about that sweetheart. Let's head to your house and get your things while he's gone." Gemma says and I tell her where we live.

After we get my things from my house, we head to what Gemma called the clubhouse. "I'm going to set you up with a dorm of your own. You can help me around the office. You'll be protected baby." she tells me and all I can do is say "Thank you Gemma." She reaches over and takes my hand and gives me a supportive squeeze.

We pull up to the clubhouse and when we get out, the Prospect comes out to get my bag and Gemma says "Take this to the spare dorm and change the sheets please. New towels too." she tells him and he nods before doing what he's told. Two men walk up, one is tall, older and he walks up to Gemma and kisses her lips. The other is younger and blonde and he walks up and kisses her cheek. "Everything okay?" the blonde asks when he sees me looking down at the ground. "Baby girl, this is my husband Clay and my son Jax. They're the President and the VP of the SONS. You're safe here." she tells me. A dark haired girl walks over and Gemma says "Tara, can you show her the dorm she'll be staying in and check her ribs and face." and the woman says "Yeah. Sure." Gemma looks at me and says "This is Tara. She's Jax's Old Lady and she's a doctor." I nod and follow Tara into the clubhouse and to the dorm.

While Tara is checking my ribs and face, Gemma is talking to Clay and Jax. "She's going to be staying in the dorm and helping me in the office. Rosie called me to the diner and said there was a girl there that's there everyday. Said she came in and was beat all to hell. Her dad has been beating her since she was a kid. No mom. No one to take care of her." Gemma says and both men smile. "Thought you said all baby girls should be drowned?" Jax asks. She smacks his arm and says "Maybe not all." before walking away and heading in to check on me.

Walking into the dorm, she asks Tara "How's she doing?" Tara looks at her and says "Looks like her ribs are just bruised. I think her jaw has a deep bone bruise but she should heal just fine." Gemma walks over and sits beside me and Tara sits on the other side. "Baby I need to ask you something but I'm only asking so I know what my next step is to help you. Did your father ever do anything to you or let anyone else do anything?" she asks and I shake my head no. "No. But he always told me that I was worthless and that my mother should have aborted me like he told her to." I tell her. "Well, baby, you're one of us now. Let's head out to the main room and introduce you." Gemma says and I nod and follow her. Tara stops me before we get to the door. "No one here will hurt you. Won't let anyone else hurt you either." she tells me. "Thank you. Both of you." I tell them and they nod before we head out to the main room.

Walking up to the bar, the prospect puts a bottled water in front of me and I thank him softly. "Misty, let me introduce you to everyone. You met Clay, Jax and Tara. This is Bobby, Chibs, Piney, Opie, Lyla, Tig, Happy, Kozik and the little Rican is Juice." she says. "Nice to meet you guys." I say but don't meet anyone's eyes. "She's going to be staying with us from now on so give her a chance to get to know you guys so she's comfortable here." Gemma says. I move with Lyla over to one of the couches and sit. "How are you doing Sweetie?" she asks. "I don't know, really. Scared my dad is going to find me. When he does..." I start and a guy walks up saying "We won't let him touch you." I look up and see a soft smile. A beautiful smile. A gentle smile. He sits on the other side of Lyla. Leaning forward a little so he can look at me, he says "You're family now. Gemma doesn't just take anyone in but any of us here will do whatever it takes to protect you. You're safe here." he tells me. "Thanks Juice." I say softly. Lyla excuses herself and Juice asks "Can I move closer?" knowing I'm skittish. "Yeah...um...that's okay." I say and he moves to where Lyla was sitting. I am leaned back, drinking my water and he asks "What do you like to do?" I finally look up at him and he says "You're family. We'd all like to get to know you." I smile softly and say "I used to love to sing but I haven't sang since my mom died." I tell him. "What's your favorite song?" he asks. "Basically anything country." I tell him. "I can dig that." he tells me smiling and I see how beautiful his smile is. We go on talking a little more before I start getting tired. "You should get some rest." Juice tells me. He walks me to my dorm and kisses my cheek and says "Goodnight Misty."