Simple Fire

Unexpected visitor

She moved to her workstation and prepared for her first tattoo of the day. Chibs watched as she prepped the guy for his latest tattoo. She was so professional as she worked and clearly knew what she was doing. The pair made small talk as she inked him. The Scot sat there in silence just watching. It was a fairly quick tattoo and before he knew it, the guy was paying out at the counter.

Chibs pre-paid went off and he answered it as a young woman came into the shop. She was looking over the books when Chibs approached. "I got t' run. Be back as soon as I can. A prospect will be coming by t' stay wit ya." he told her before leaving the shop. She sighed with relief that she was finally alone even if it were for a little while. The girl picked out what she wanted and filled out the paperwork.

Teegan moved her to her workstation and got the stencil placed where the girl wanted the tattoo to go. She was in the middle of doing the outlines when the overhead bell rang. "I'll be with you in a minute." Teegan called out. The prospect sat down on the couch and looked around. He couldn't help but stare at her boobs. He'd never seen some that large outside of porn before. She felt eyes on her and looked up from what she was doing.

Seeing another kutte made her roll her eyes. 'Must be this prospect that's supposed to babysit me!' she sighed to herself. The girl she was tattooing was on her phone with a friend the entire time making Teegan want to slap the phone out of her hand. Her tattoo couldn't be finished quick enough. After she let the girl check out her new ink, she explained the after care instructions as she wrapped it up. They walked to the counter so the girl could pay her.

Around lunchtime, Teegan asked the prospect to go fetch them lunch. She wrote down her order and handed him some money. He smiled at her then quickly left to head down to the diner to get their lunch. Having the shop to herself was nice. It was quiet. It was peaceful. She didn't feel like a prisoner in her own shop. Then she heard the sound of a motorcycle approaching and she was sure it wasn't the guy she'd sent for lunch. She watched as Chibs entered and looked around.

"Where's tha prospect?"

"I sent him to get lunch." She shrugged.

"Yer 'ere all by yerself?" Chibs exclaimed.

"Yeah...like I was many time before at my old shop. So what?" She stated.

"It's not safe fer ya t' be alone!" He shouted as she got a better look at him.

"Oh what in the fuck happened to you?" She inquired.

"Things went south, love. A couple of us is busted up." He sat down on the couch.

"Uh huh." She crossed her arms over her chest waiting for a better explanation.

"Can't tell ye much more than tha'. Club business, ye know." He told her making her roll her eyes.

"I'm back!" The prospect exclaimed as he entered.

Teegan felt bad for the kid when Chibs read him the riot act over leaving her alone and unprotected. It seems she was better at protecting herself than this frightened kid was. He handed her food and drink to her before scurrying off back to their clubhouse. Chibs was just shaking his head as she sat at her station and ate her lunch as if everything were ok. 'If she only knew the danger she was truly in...' he thought to himself as he kept glancing over at her.

By the end of the day, she'd warmed up some to Chibs. She thought it was the accent but she wasn't going to fight herself on figuring out why. He bid her a goodnight and told her to be careful going home. She just smiled sweetly at him as she locked up. The drive home was spent listening to the radio and her being thankful for the silence. And the sudden realization she kind of missed Tig's presence. She knew he was checking her out all the time but he did come to her rescue the other day.

With a huff, she shook her head and pulled into her driveway. She shut and locked the door, out of habit, and kicked her shoes off. The first thing she did was go take a nice, steaming shower. The hot water felt good as she stood in the spray before washing her hair. Her stomach began making noises so she quickly finished her shower and got out.

She slipped into her sleep short and tank set, dried her hair, and went to her kitchen to find something to eat. After a few minutes of debating with herself, she finally opted to put in a frozen supreme pizza in the oven and settle in for a night of watching TV. As she turned her TV on, there came a knock at the door. 'Oh for fuck's sake!' she sighed as she got up to answer the door. Upon opening it up, she found a busted up Tig standing there.

"What in the fuck happened to you?" She asked.

"Can I come in?" He asked before answering her question.

"You won't take no for an answer so come on." She moved to let him in, "Why are you here?"

"I...uh...I had to see you." He stuttered as he stared at her face.

The flash of confusion was cute.

"It's been a rough day for me. Clay won't say it but he blames me for shit going south today. I mean, maybe it is my fault, I don't know. Things have been weird with me for a few days now." He stated before looking back into her face.

She stood there and let him ramble as she stared at him.

"So...why did you need to see me?" She tilted her head to the side.

"Seeing...being around you...makes things better." He quietly stated taking her back.

That was something she wasn't expecting! He took her silence as permission to walk over, cup her face in his hands, and crash his lips to hers. She wanted to fight him. To ball her fist and hit him as hard as she could. But there was something in her that clicked and she found herself wrapping her arms around his neck pulling him in closer. They finally pulled away and he rested his forehead against hers.

"I just needed to see you to make my day better." He whispered.

A/N: What's going to happen next?

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