Mass Destruction

Chapter 37

Gemma tries to keep the fact that she was in lock up a secret from her family knowing they do not approve of her new relationship with Nero; and they'd keep Abel away from her if they know she's been partying it up at Diosa. Wendy was the only one she could turn to; so she did and had the junkie bail her out for which the matriarch is paying her back right now.

Wendy watches the old ladies and crow eaters carrying in flowers and food

"Is there a party?"

Gemma sighs; "No." She pauses, "It's a wake. Opie got killed while they were in County"

"Oh God no" Wendy looks utterly distraught, "Think I could say bye?"

"I don't think Jax seeing you help either one of you right now" Gemma tells her

To make things even worse for Gemma is when Corrie gets out of her white Beatle the moment Gemma hugged Wendy. The blonde storms forward

"The hell is she doing here?" Corrie asks. Her day has been crappy beyond belief; the last thing she needs an hour before her brother's wake is to see the junkie that gave birth to Abel.

"Relax" Gemma says condescendingly.

"Do not ignore me Gemma" She chastises

The Queen sighs aggravated, "You want to protect Jax Corrie? Wendy ain't the problem – that bitch in there is."
"What are you talking about?"

"Dora the whore in there" She points to Carla in the garage, "Almost got him killed today. That's why he laid off the bike today – he's lucky to be alive"

Corrie frowns and looks at the voluptuous brunette through the office window.

"He said he got cut off"

"Yeah" Gemma drawls out, "Cut off by bangers trying to run his ass over. She set it up, come on I'll prove it"

Gemma knows she's playing on the blonde's emotions right now but she doesn't give a shit. She hates Carla for everything she's done. Even though she's using Corrie for her own gain, everything she told the artist is true. It is Carla's fault Jax fell – if Carla didn't meddle the job Nero assigned to the bikers wouldn't have been as bad.

"Punch out. Lock the door on your way out" Gemma demands to the prospects.

"Yes ma'am"

Carla smirks and stands up slowly as Corrie stalks forward.

"So what is this?"

Gemma smirks dangerously; "I was just telling my daughter how you almost got her fiancé killed today"

"Now that's shit. This is none of your business; and you don't get to come at me" Carla screams and storms forward; Gemma is ready for her with a punch to the mouth.

"You stupid old whore" Carla pounces on Gemma; strangles her almost to the point where Gemma can hardly breathe. Corrie grabs the first thing her hands could find – which happens to be a tire iron – and whips Carla's back to get her to release Gemma. A dangerous combination of anger and extreme heartache is what keeps the adrenaline flowing in Corrie's veins.

Corrie straddles the whore and keeps her on the ground; laying out punches one by one until Carla can barely breathe, all while tears of mourning for her brother falls down her face.

**

The fight ends with Carla bruised and bloody and trampled on. Corrie finds Jax on the roof and sits down next to him. He's staring at a picture of him and Ope on bicycles from when they were younger.