Never Again

Chapter 6

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It was early the next morning and Unser was outside the police station, getting ready to patrol through town in his police car. As he opened the door to the driver's seat, his phone began to ring. He paused, feeling his pockets, trying to remember where his phone was.

Once he retrieved it, he flipped it open, studying the caller ID. It was Cora, undoubtedly calling about meeting up, just as she had promised. Unser froze at the sight of her name, panic setting in, though he managed to shove it aside. Apprehensively, he accepted the call.

"Coralie?" he asked, hesitant.

She responded almost immediately. "Hey, dad." Despite his nerves, Unser couldn't help but smile at the sound of her voice. "I'm just calling to see if you'd want to meet up sometime today. I don't have much going on right now."

Unser took a deep breath, knowing that he had to do the right thing and agree to see her, and then tell her the truth. "Today is perfect, sweetheart," he confirmed. "How about we meet at 3 PM?"

"That works for me," Cora replied affirmatively. "Where do you want me to meet you?"

"Stop by the house first," he instructed. "If I'm not there, then you can find me at the station."

From the other end, he could hear Cora inhale sharply, as if nervous by the mention of the station. He assumed it was out of fear that she might run into David. Yet she said nothing, merely agreeing. "Sounds great."

She said her goodbyes, and then hung up the phone, leaving Unser to stand before his police car, losing himself in thought. He was terrified to tell his daughter the truth, but he knew that it had to be done.

Putting his phone back in his pocket, he went to get into his car and begin patrolling as planned, when out of the corner of his eye, he noticed his Deputy Chief exit the station. David wore a determined expression on his face, making a beeline to his jeep. Just by looking at him, Unser knew that something was amiss.

Unser called out to David, waving to him. "Where are you going?" he asked.

David stopped and looked to the Chief, his eyes narrowing. "I'm heading out to the burnt warehouse. I know that SAMCRO is involved somehow."

Unser shook his head, rejecting the idea. "You can't do that, son. It's out of our reach; it's not within Charming's jurisdiction."

David reached into his coat pocket and produced a piece of paper, holding it out for Unser to see. "I have a warrant," he stated. "I'm going to that warehouse whether you want me to or not."

Unser continued to shake his head, trying to shut down David's plan. "Just stay out of it, okay? This has nothing to do with Charming."

"If it has to do with SAMCRO, then it has everything to do with Charming," David remarked. He pocketed the paper and turned to head back to his jeep. Unser made an attempt to call out to him, but he was stopped short by his phone ringing again.