Skyler's Chance

Wrong Turn

Pulling her hoodie on, Skyler tries to slow her breathing to lower her heart rate. She's been in worse situations, like a damn war zone, so this should be a cake walk. But for some reason, she feels sick to her stomach. Splashing cold water on her face, then drying it with a towel, she looks at Chibs as he stands in the doorway. "We luv ya, Sky. We gotcha back." She turns to him, giving him a weak smile, "I love you guys, too. But I can't shake this feeling, Chibs. I trust you guys, but what if something happens? What if the Mayans are on Zobelle's side ?" Chibs puts an arm around her waist and kisses her forehead, "Come havva drink, luv, calm ya nerves." Sitting at the bar, she takes 3 shots of coconut rum and chases it with a coke. The Sons are getting their guns loaded, as Jax calls out "Alvarez is here."

Climbing into the back seat of the Mayan's black suburban, Skyler still can't shake the queasy feeling. One of the Mayans climbs in the other side, and looks at her. "Hey, I'm Angel. That's my brother EZ behind the wheel." She looks up at the eyes looking back at her in the rear view mirror. "I'm Skyler." As both clubs pull out of the TM lot, Angel pulls out a pair of handcuffs from his cut. "Hey, I need to put these on you. Give me your wrists." She turns to him, "Now? Are we even close to where Zobelle is at?" EZ slows the suv a little, "We are close." Angel locks her wrist in one side, "The other one,please." Skyler hesitates, then thinks it must be part of the plan. Giving her other wrist to Angel, he locks it into the other side. "Ok, E, do it."

EZ slows down the suv a little more, then jerks the wheel, taking a sharp U-turn. Skyler reaches up for the grab bar, "Where the hell are you going ?" Angel pulls out a cigarette, "Relax Princess. Change of plans." Her stomach jumps up to her throat, what the hell! Letting go of the grab bar, she reaches for the door handle but it slips through her fingers. Shit, the child safety lock is on. And the window is locked. Angel reaches over, placing a tight grip on her arm, "Sit the fuck still." "Let me GO." She jerks her arm away, but he won't let go. He reaches into his back pocket with his free hand, pulling out a 2nd pair of handcuffs, and a bandana. "I knew you would fight this."

He takes the 2nd pair of cuffs and handcuffs her by the ones on her wrists to the grab bar. She twists her body to kick him, but he slaps her face, hard. "Now honey, don't fight it." She kicks him, hard, in the leg. He punches her in the side of the head, causing her to smack her head into the window. "Listen bitch, I'm not going to tell you again. Sit the fuck still." Wrapping the bandana around her head, he pulls it over her eyes. "One more word," he grabs her ponytail and jerks her head back, "And I'm taping that pretty mouth shut." She is too stunned to say anything, her head throbbing. She gives a slight nod. What is going on?

After what seemed like forever, the suv finally comes to a stop. Her arms are aching from having them up so long, her wrists sore, and her head still throbbing. She's trying to focus on what is happening by listening to the moves the guys make. Angel and EZ both climb out of the suv, then opening her door, Angel unlocks the handcuffs that are locked onto the grab bar. Her arms go limp and drop onto her lap. Grabbing her arm, he pulls her out of the suv. EZ pulls her towards him, fixing her hood and pulling down the zipper a little, "You listen to us, and this will go quickly." She draws in a sharp breath, and gives a slight nod. "Good. Now walk." He has his hand on the cuffs, pulling her, with Angel walking behind them.

"Angel, EZ, what a pleasant surprise, gentlemen. I see you have what I asked for." Zobelle says with a smirk. Skyler's mouth drops. Ok get a grip, this is part of the plan, right? Use her as bait. But the Sons never said anything about the Mayans hitting her, or coming alone. Shit. Zobelle reaches a hand out, touching her cheek. "So Skyler Darby. We meet again. Been a while, and I can see you are recovering well." She grits her teeth, not wanting to say anything. "So sorry about your dad, guess things happen for a reason," she jerks her face away, but he puts his hand on her throat, "Oh well, I have the best part of him anyways." He squeezes her throat a little more, leaning in real close, dropping his voice, "Don't worry, this will be fun."

Not knowing what to do, Skyler stands as still as she can. Zobelle smirks and lets go of her throat. "Now, let us talk money. I understand you 2 are working alone." "That's right. 10k is what you promised us." EZ states as Angel pulls up a chair behind Skyler, grabbing her shoulders and pulling her down to sit. Taking a rope, he ties it around her waist, then around her ankles, and finally fastens her wrist cuffs so her hands are on her lap. He checks the banana to make sure it's still secure. "She's good now. Look man, we need to get out of here. Have to hide or something for a little bit so the others think we got lost or something." Zobelle opens his desk drawer, and takes out a stack of bills "Here is it. You can count it real fast if you'd like."

As tears stream down her cheeks, Skyler feels even more sick. This is it, she thinks. He's going to use me some how then kill me. Or maybe even just kill me after they leave. What am I going to do now?