Skyler's Chance

Live Bait

Chibs wakes up out of a sound sleep and sits up on the sofa at the sound of a dish smashing on the floor. Rubbing his eyes, he checks his phone, 2:34am. Sighing, he gets up and heads to the kitchen of the clubhouse to see who's making the noise. Skyler is staring at the plate on the floor, food and broken plate pieces scattered at the boot casts on her feet. Tears streaming down her face, she doesn't look up even as Chibs walks towards her. "Hey, lassie. Was' wrong?" Skyler sniffles, "I can't do anything right. Tried to be quiet and I dropped the plate of food." Chibs carefully steps around the mess, reaching for her arm, she closes her eyes. " Tis' only been 2 weeks since ya left tha hospital, luv. Give ya'self some time, yea?" She sniffles again, he pulls her in for a hug and she starts sobbing into his shoulder. "I miss my dad." He gently rubs her back, "I kno." After some time, Skyler yawns as Chibs wipes her cheeks with his sleeve. "Time for bed." Skyler sighs, rubbing her eyes, "Yes, boss."

"Look, we know Zobelle is close. No way he would pack up and leave, especially since he partnered with Alvarez and the Mayans." Clay states as he lights up his cigar. The Sons are sitting around the reaper table, brainstorming on how to get Zobelle out of hiding. Tig sighs and speaks up, "I know we may not like this, but we need bait." The rest of the Sons nod. "I meant the human kind. And her name is Skyler." Kozik snaps his head up, glaring at Tig, "You are out of your fucking mind. No." Tig glares back at him, "She's not your old lady, asshole. She can think for herself, and I'm sure she wants revenge." They glare at each other, Kozik opening his mouth to speak when Jax holds his hand up, "That's enough. Look, Zobelle doesn't know she's alive. We can ask her, but Tig is right, she may want revenge. And Kozik, she is not your old lady, so you really can't answer for her." Kozik knows this, but is still getting angrier, "She was nearly killed, Jax. What if he succeeds this time? They already killed her dad and-" "Yea, we know, but let her decide." Jax interrupts him. Piney clears his throat, "Let's vote it in, and if it's yes, we see what she says."

Thump thump thump thump. Skyler is pacing the floor, restless again, her boots making a lot of noise. The Sons asked if she wants to help go after Zobelle and as badly as she wanted him dead for having a hand in her dad's death, she knew that acting too fast could mean bad news for everyone, especially if Zobelle disappears for good. The door swings open and Kozik stands in the doorway, she crosses her arms and glares at him. "What?" He comes in and shuts the door, "I don't want you to do this, that's what." Feeling her anger surface, she glares at him, "Oh really? Well I don't remember asking you. You ignore me off and on, don't even sleep next to me anymore." After she was released from the hospital, she would stay in Kozik's dorm room, he usually slept next to her, comforting her through her nightmares. But when she was feeling somewhat better, he started to give her space, thinking that's what she wanted. He nods, "Yea I know. I'm giving you space." She wraps her arms around herself tighter, "Ever think maybe I'm tired of that. See, you don't ask me what I want, you just assume then you get distant. So make up your mind, Herman." He knew she was pissed when she used his first name. "Look Skyler, I am-" Opie swings the door open, "We need an answer now Skyler."

Tapping her fingers on the reaper table, all eyes on her, Skyler takes a deep breath. "Ok, let's do this. But I want to be the one to finish him. Promise ?" She looks directly at Happy. He nods though he's not happy with letting someone else finish Zobelle, he knows Skyler needs this. Clay speaks up, "Ok, we already voted it in, and you are the bait. Don't be doing anything rogue, you hear me? This is a joint effort on both your and the clubs effort." She nods, "Not sure how rogue I can get. I can barely walk in these damn boots." That gets a chuckle out of the guys, except Kozik. "We need to have a sit down with Alvarez. Maybe negotiate with him, give him some kind of territory outside of Charming for his H trade, and we get Zobelle. Unless we track him down without Alvarez knowing." The Sons nod when Skyler speaks up, "I don't think we need Alvarez. An Army buddy of mine owes me a big favor. I saved his life when I took out an enemy who was sneaking up behind him overseas. If I had more info on Zobelle, I could possibly lure him out. Once he's in a good position, you guys hold him and I'll take him out. I want to do this for my dad." Clay picks up the gavel and slams it down, "Ok let's get it done."

Sitting up on the roof of the clubhouse, Skyler makes a few phone calls, getting ahold of her army buddy. He said it may take a few days, but he will find out what he can. After hanging up, she watches Kozik move in and out of the garage, lining up 3 motorcycles he's been working on. He won't speak to her, and she's about to give up on him. Tig comes up on the roof to join her. Sitting down next to her, somehow reading her thoughts, he points to Kozik, "He's one stubborn son of a bitch, but he loves hard and strong. For some reason, with you, he needs a kick in the ass to see that you two should be together. You need to be the one to do that, somehow." She rests her head on Tig's shoulder, " Ok. I will. I have something in mind."