Clubhouse Love Stories: Chibs & Claire, Tig & Tilly

Chapter Two

A few weeks had passed before Tilly managed to get her new home settled. Silence filled the home, but that wasn't nothing new. After getting terribly sick at the age of fifteen, Tilly completely lost her hearing in her left ear and had only forty percent for hearing in her right ear. Life for her was full of adjustments, but nothing would stop her from living a normal life. There, distracted by her thoughts as she slides the paintbrush upon the canvas creating something worth looking at it. A flash of light flickers beside her grabbing her attention, Tilly places the paintbrush upon the side table, grabbing her cellphone. She then stretches petting her pit mix, Moxy, before walking lazily to the kitchen where the scent of freshly baked cookies filled her nostrils. Tilly pulls them out, placing them on top of her oven to cool. Satisfied with how they look she cleans up her mess and shuts off the oven. Afterwards she places them in a vibrant red bowl with a floral pattern on it.

"Moxy," she calls watching her dog creep from the living room looking at her," let's go visit the new neighbor." Tilly grabs her service harness, sliding it upon the dog before attaching it to a leash. Tilly then checks for her keys, phone and most importantly Moxy and the cookies before heading out the door. The Charming fresh air filled her nostrils, Tilly felt a bit nervous meeting her new neighbor. "I hope she likes fresh baked chocolate chip cookies," Tilly mumbles to Moxy as the two walk next door to the newly purchased house. Tilly knocks on the door waiting for someone to answer. It didn't take too long before Claire opened the door surprised to see the young black hair beauty standing there. "Hello," the words from Tilly's lips perfectly pronounced," I'm new in town and made a batch of cookies." Her nerves were creeping as she felt Moxy pressing closer to her leg to ground her. "I figured you'd want some too," She holds out the bowl hoping Claire didn't think she's a weirdo. "I'm Tilly," she introduces herself," Uh Tilly Miller." "Claire," the woman had a thick Scottish accent causing Tilly to concentrate harder to listen carefully. "Nice to meet you," Tilly smiles as Claire takes the bowl from her hand. "This is really sweet," Claire smiles back with a warm smile," come on in."

By the end of the night the girls were laughing, enjoying the home made dessert. Tilly discovered that Claire too was far away from home. She was also a prospect for the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club. Memories filled Tilly as she thought of her old life back in Santo Padre, where her fiance was a member of a very similar club. "I better get going," Tilly spoke after hours of being there. She honestly was thrilled to have met a new friend, it made life less lonely. "Understand," Claire gathered the bowl of cookies up before putting them onto the counter," thanks again for the cookies. They are delicious." "No problem," Tilly replies as she and Moxy leave for the night.

Months Later

Tilly was hard at work concentrating on finishing the last few flower beds around her home. It wasn't long ago that her yard was bare, but now it was filled with lush plants, beautiful flowers and a new life to it. With the help of Hector the inside of her home was filled with potted flowers, hardwood flowers and paintings everywhere. It was cozy, filled with comfort and space for her and Moxy to live happily. As Tilly continues working she notices Moxy was a bit more tense, "what's wrong baby," Tilly questions her furry companion, there she looks up seeing the most alluring blue eyes that she's ever seen. The man standing beside Claire sent shivers down her spine and butterflies in her stomach. "Who the hell is this guy," She thought to herself unable to get her attention away from him. "Oy," Claire yells, smiling at her best friend who was covered from head to toe in dirt," whatcha doin tonight?" "Just some gardening," Tilly answers nonchalantly," other than that Moxy and I were going to probably bake some goods for Gemma and then watching movies." "Do you want to go to a party," Claire questions," it's a SAMCRO party." "Just let me get dressed," Tilly replies distracted by the mystery guy," uh Claire does he have a name?" "Tig doll," the man replies with a flirtatious smile," I'm a friend of Claire's and also a member from the club. "Nice to meet you Tig," Tilly replies, getting up," I'll meet you at your place Claire," she then heads back inside the house with Moxy by her side.