Blood and Water

Chapter 75: Yer Blues

Yer Blues - The Beatles

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Mina's alarm started blaring at five-thirty like always. Chibs hated that sound the most in the world. He decided that one of those days, he was going to smash her alarm clock. As he reached over to shut it off, Mina groaned from him moving.

After he turned it off, Mina fell back asleep on top of him, moving her leg across his waist. He couldn't fall back asleep so he just laid there trapped under her until she awoke for the day. 

Around nine o'clock, his phone started going off in his jeans pocket on the floor. Sliding out from under her made her wake up.

"Where you going, baby?" she asked as he walked around the bed. 

He ignored her and flipped open his phone. Mina sat up, looking up at him as he spoke to Quinn. After he hung up, Chibs turned back toward her. 

"C'mon, we gotta go," he sighed, grabbing clean clothes. 

Mina got out of bed and asked, "Where?"

He said, "Gotta drop you off at Red Woody and then gotta go to Diosa. See the damage."

"I can drive myself to Red Woody," she suggested, knowing they were in opposite directions. 

"I don't want ya drivin' by yourself."

Mina pulled her bra on and asked, "What about Gemma?"

Chibs shook his head, "She had to go see her dad." He took a step toward her, pulling her into a kiss. "It's fine."

They rode over to Red Woody and walked in, seeing almost everyone still asleep. Wendy and Nero were awake, talking quietly at the bar. They walked over and Nero told Chibs that the guys left about ten minutes prior. Chibs kissed Mina goodbye and then walked back out to his bike, heading for Diosa.

Mina turned toward Nero and asked, "What were you doing out last night?"

"Had to pick up my son," he sighed. "How're you guys holding up?"

She shrugged, "I don't know. Really scared me honestly. I was worried he was gonna kill them."

"Wait, what happened?" Wendy asked. 

Chibs parked in the parking lot behind Diosa. Jax, Tig, and Quinn were sitting on their bikes, smoking while they waited for Chibs. They dropped the cigarette butts on the ground and stood up, walking in. 

As they walked down the hall, Jax ripped down the caution tape, crumbling it in his hand. They glanced around the room, seeing the spray of bullet holes and blood that littered the walls. Tig walked behind the bar and looked at the damage as Chibs and Quinn strayed out farther into the room. 

Chibs exhaled as he stared at the blood-stained wall, ignoring the clink of glasses on the bar. "Boys," Tig sighed, lining up four shot glasses. Chibs turned around, watching Tig pour out the drink. They walked over to him, picking up a glass. "Here we go," Tig said, picking up his. 

Jax shook his head, "I'm sorry, ladies. We made it right." 

They raised their glasses before they drank. Chibs gestured a cross in front of him before he drank his. They slammed the glasses down on the countertop, then turned back toward the room.

Mina and Wendy went outside for a cigarette after hearing that the lockdown should be over by the end of the day. They sat and smoked and talked about the club and the boys. Ratboy came out to get them when Abel woke up.

"Duty calls," Wendy chuckled.

"Our work is never done is it?" Mina asked, crushing out her cigarette.