Disclaimer: I own Alex and Kelli and all other OCs. Everything else about Sons of Anarchy belongs to Kurt Sutter.

A/N: I would really appreciate getting feedback on this first chapter. I want everyone's opinion so I can take them into account as I continue to write this story. Thanks guys!

Chapter One

Alexandra Lewis ran her hands through her hair as she couldn't wait for her long day of work at Johnson Auto Repair to be over. Every customer that came in was especially annoying today and she just wanted it to be over.

"You know what, Alex? Maybe if you looked less like you wanted to kill yourself, you'd have more fun!"

Alex looked up at her best friend, Kelli Lowman, who had just walked into the office and smiled. Kelli and Alex had been best friends since elementary school. Alex was always shy as a kid, so 6 year old, outgoing Kelli took it upon herself to be best friends with her and it was set ever since.

The Lowman's practically raised Alex. Her real parents weren't exactly compassionate, loving parents. All they cared about was Alex getting good grades and becoming a lawyer some day. To say that her parents were the typical, single-minded rich parents you see in movies would be an understatement. Alex had an older brother, Mark, and an older sister, Lucy. Unfortunately for her, they acted like the children their parents exactly wanted, now being a doctor and a college professor.

What the Lewis's had in money, they lacked in care. So, Alex was basically the fourth Lowman. She was family to them. Maria loved Alex just as she did her own daughter and Happy protected her the same. Alex had an interesting relationship with Happy. He had always been a little bit more lenient when it came to being "Big Brother".

He didn't try to completely shield her from the club like he did with Kelli. One day when she questioned him about it, he responded with a laugh, "Got a good head on your shoulders. Not a spaz like Kel." Whether he was serious or not was still debatable to Alex, but she decided not to question it when he got her the job as the shop's secretary about two weeks ago.

Leaning back in her chair, Alex laughed, "Yeah? Well, you're not the one dealing with them."

Kelli sat down in one of the waiting chairs, "You know you love it here. At least the guys keep it interesting. So much better than working at the middle school. It's literally painful to walk in there. That kid I told you about last week? He came in and got another suspension! I just don't understand how he can move up to the next grade like everyone else. He's never in school!"

"Hey, motor mouth? Shut up for a second."

"Oh fuck you, Hap."

Alex laughed at the pair's banter, causing Happy to smile at her, "Hey kid. Everything alright?"

She smiled back, "Well, if you consider having to suppress the urge to rip every customer that walks in a new asshole alright, then I guess I'm fantastic!"

Happy laughed at her sarcasm, "Wouldn't want that. You've been known to make grown men cry."

"It's a gift."

"Ain't that the truth. Let me get the keys to the black Ford that just came in."

Alex stood up and went to grab the key. As she was reaching for it, she heard someone come in and greet Happy and Kelli. She turned around with the key to see Happy's friend Kozik walk in with a Sons cut. She had seen him around and met him a few times, but never said more than maybe seven words to him. She nodded at him as she handed Happy the keys, "Hey Kozik."

He nodded back to her before turning her attention back to Happy, "Hey Alex. Hap, we got Church."

Happy nodded, "See you girls." Both men walked out, leaving the girls alone. Alex's eyes trailed after Kozik. Something had seemed off about him, but she couldn't tell what.

Kelli smiled at her, "Don't think I don't see you watching Kozik leave! I know you think he's hot!"

Alex turned around, "Kelli, what are you talking about?"

"Please, the chemistry is there. I saw it."

"We said hey to each other."

"Exactly!"

Alex crumpled a blank piece of paper and threw it at Kelli, laughing, "Oh shut up. You're so full of shit."

Kelli threw it back at her only for Alex to actually catch it. She huffed, "That's what you say now! But just wait!"

Alex laughed at her best friend's strange idea before sitting back down behind the desk, "Hey, I'm thinking about going to the bar tonight, do you wanna come?"

Kelli sighed, "Can't. School's having some fundraiser tomorrow morning and I have to be there early. Why they're making me get up early on a Saturday is beyond me, but whatever. I guess I'll deal. Sorry Al."

Alex waved her off, "Don't worry about it. I'll probably just go have a beer, get hit on by scummy guys, and go home. You know, the usual."

Kelli clapped sarcastically, "Way to aim high! You're an inspiration to youth everywhere."

"Maybe you should use me the next time you have to give an inspirational presentation again!"

"Oh bite me."

Sighing, Alex brushed some of her long dark brown hair behind her ear. The Road Bar was extra busy tonight. It had taken Alex almost 15 minutes to even get someone to get her beer for her. She could tell she wouldn't be spending much time here tonight as her annoyance with everything was quickly rising. She rolled her eyes as a man with greasy hair came over and smiled at her before downing her beer and walking away.

She nodded at the doorman as he let her leave through the back exit. She was a regular here and he understood how frustrating it would be to try to leave through the front. Pulling on her leather jacket, she stepped into the back alleyway. At the end of the alley, she saw a form slumped on the ground. She moved to the other side of the alley so she wouldn't have to deal with whoever was this drunk by 11.

As she walked by, she cast a glance at the person. Her eyes widened as she looked back at the man, realizing it was Kozik.

"Hey," she walked over and knelt down in front of him, "Kozik, wake up." She slapped his cheeks a couple of times in hopes of getting a response. Her nose scrunched up in confusion. He didn't smell like alcohol and it didn't look like he had taken any pills. She felt around his head for any injuries, but found none.

When she moved forward to feel the back of his head, she heard something fall out of his pocket. She looked down in terror to see a needle on the ground. She quickly moved to roll up his sleeves to reveal track marks on his arms. Cursing under her breath, she slapped Kozik a bit harder than before. "Kozik, can you hear me? It's Alex."

She sighed in relief as she heard him mumble a few things quietly. "Kozik," she grabbed his face to steady it at her as his eyes opened, "it's me, Alex. I need to take you home. Where do you live?"

Quietly, he responded, "I...I don't know."

"Kozik, yes you do. Just think for me."

He stared blankly at her with no response. Sighing again, she said, "Do you need me to call Hap?"

His eyes widened and he grabbed her shoulders, "No! No club! Don't call them."

Kozik's eyes started to droop close again as Alex thought about what she should do. She clearly couldn't leave him out her and she couldn't call Happy. Grabbing his arms, she started to pull him up, "Kozik? We're gonna go to my apartment, okay? I'm gonna help you up and then we're gonna walk."

Without a response, she pulled Kozik up and steadied him. She wrapped her arm around his waist and slowly started to walk to her place.

When they arrived at her apartment, she leaned Kozik up against the wall next to her door and unlocked it. Practically carrying him into her apartment, she sighed out of relief as she laid him on her couch.

She shook her head as she stared at the man passed out on her couch. This was the only logical thing she could think of to do. She decided against calling Happy anyway even when he told her not to the moment she saw the panic in his eyes. Obviously something bad would happen if the club found out. Thinking back to the one time she walked in on a typical Sons party, she had never seen anyone doing hard drugs. Alex could only assume it wasn't exactly accepted when you were a member.

Alex walked into her kitchen to get Kozik a glass of water for when he woke up at some point. She kept thinking about what would've happened if she hadn't found him. He was barely coherent. A number of different things could have happened. Looking back over at Kozik, Alex decided to write him a note so he wasn't completely confused when he woke up.

Kozik woke with a start the next morning. The last thing he remembered was shooting up and then, nothing. He looked around in confusion, noticing he wasn't in his apartment. Rather, he was on some couch in an unknown apartment that was a hell of a lot cleaner than his was. He looked over and noticed a note on the coffee table.

Picking it up, his eyes widened as he read it. He cursed out loud at the fact that Alex had found him. He panicked at the thought of her possibly knowing, but calmed himself by the thought that maybe she just wanted to help a friend in need.

Hearing footsteps from the hallway, he whipped his head around to see Alex in pajama shorts and a tshirt.

"Oh thank God you're awake. I really thought you were dead for awhile there."

His eyes followed her in confusion as she walked into her kitchen to start the coffee pot. Maybe she was so nonchalant because she didn't know. She glanced over at him as she started to get food out to make breakfast, "Hungry?"

"Uh, yeah. Sure."

Silence took over as Alex started cooking. Kozik sat up all the way and rested his elbows on his knees. He held his head in his hands as a million thoughts ran through his head. He couldn't help but feel like he was royally fucked. If anything, he was at least glad it was Alex that had found him. Christ, if it had been Kelli, his ass would have been shoved into SOA rehab by Happy in two seconds. And SOA rehab was not somewhere you wanted to be. He looked up at Alex as she set a plate down in front of him. He smiled at her in thanks as she sat down beside him with her own plate.

Halfway through eating, Alex calmly said, "So, you're probably wondering if I know you're a junkie or not."

Kozik sighed, "Fuck."

"I didn't tell anyone, if that's what you're wondering. And I'm not going to either."

Looking over at her, he said, "What? Why not?"

"Why would I need to? It's your business whether they know or not."

Alex hopped off the couch to go put her plate in the sink, "Are you aware that I found you passed out next to one of the most popular bars in Tacoma?" She sat back down on the couch, "Look Kozik, I know I said that this is your business, but if you're gonna get so high that you can barely remember your own name again, don't be an idiot about it."

Kozik looked up at her as she handed him a slip of paper, "What's this?"

"My cell number. If you're gonna get that high again, call me and I'll pick you up. That way you're not sleeping in the street."

Kozik watched as Alex stood up and started to walk away, "Alex, you don't have to do that."

She turned to look at him, "I know, but I'm doing it anyway."

Turning back around, she said, "I'm gonna take a shower. Take as much time as you need before you leave."

Kozik watched the brunette as she walked away in confusion. He looked down at her number before folding it up and putting it in his pocket. Things were about to get interesting.