Chapter 1

To say that Charming was a boring town would be a severe understatement. However, to anyone who has never been there, it seemed to be the truth. Emily Sanders was no exception as she drove through the center of Charming. The town seemed to be a very nice community. Simple, yet nice.

She glanced at the rear view mirror to see her 11-year old nephew, Tyler, and her year old niece, Sydney, fast asleep in the back seat. Her oldest niece, Lucy, who was 16, had her headphones in and was zoned out to music in the passenger seat. Emily sighed as she tried, once again, to wrap her head around the events of the past few weeks. One second she was singing at a local coffee shop and the next she was being told that her brother, Eric, and his wife, Megan, had just died in a car accident. Then, the real news came. Eric and Megan had left custody of their three children to Emily. Also known as the girl who didn't even have a real job. The next few weeks then consisted of making the funeral arrangements, making calls, house and job hunting, and that's where they are now: stuffed in Emily's piece of crap car on their way to move into their new house in Charming.

Emily smiled slightly as she put the car in park in the driveway of their new one story home. She leaned back in her seat and turned her head towards Lucy, "So, what do you think?" Emily and Lucy were always pretty close considering Lucy was the oldest out of the three kids. After Emily's father died when she was 16, she had moved in with Eric, who at the time was 29, and his wife and their two kids, Lucy and Tyler. At that time, Lucy was 7 and Tyler was 2. For the two years Emily had lived with them, she played a big role in helping to take care of them. After she moved out, she kept helping them out of habit. Back then, she felt like everything was perfect, and now she felt as though she had no control over the situation. Lucy turned to her aunt with a somber look, "It's okay." Lucy got out of the car and walked to the back to get her things out of the trunk. Emily watched her get out before sighing and waking up Tyler and Sydney, "Come on you two. Let's get you inside."

They carried their bags inside the one story house. It was pretty basic. It didn't have anything extra or special about it, but it was good enough for them. Emily dropped some of the bags on the floor and walked over to take Sydney from Lucy so the teen could go put her stuff in her room. Emily had movers come out a week early to move in the furniture, so now all they had to do was fill it in. With Sydney resting on her hip, Emily walked over to Tyler and told him to start putting his stuff in his room. He walked off with a nod and dragged his suitcase with him. Emily looked at Sydney and decided to get the child's room together first. She grabbed Sydney's bag and brought it into the nursery. She placed the baby into her crib before looking around the room. As she started to unpack, she realized just how truly in over her head she was.

The kids had all finished their rooms around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The only rooms left were the kitchen, living room, bathrooms, and Emily's room. Emily walked over to Lucy's room and knocked on the door frame. Lucy looked over from her closet she was diligently organizing, "Hey Emily."

She leaned against the doorframe, "I need to go over to that job interview I told you about now. Mind watching you brother and sister while I'm gone?"

"Not at all. Good luck."

"Thanks, could you maybe start working on unpacking the other stuff?"

Lucy nodded silently in response. Emily sighed as she pushed herself off of the door frame and made her way over to her niece. She pulled Lucy into a hug and said, "We're going to be okay, alright?" Lucy nodded again in response to which Emily smiled slightly, "I'll be back soon."

Tara got out of her car at Teller-Morrow and started towards the garage. She spotted Chibs and called out to him, "Hey, is Gemma in her office?"

Chibs looked up from the car he was working on at the doctor, "Aye, but I'd be careful. She's running around trying to get ready to interview some lass as an office assistant."

Tara called out a thank you to the older man and continued on to the office. She was sure she could handle whatever mood Gemma was in. She walked in to see the older woman shuffling through a mess of papers and periodically glancing at the computer. It wasn't until Tara cleared her throat that Gemma noticed her. She looked up from her papers and said, "Could you hand me those keys? Third row, second pair in." Tara turned and grabbed the keys and handed them to Gemma, "Everything alright?"

She took the keys and looked at her son's girl, "Yeah, shit just gets hectic around here. Not to mention my potential assistant should be here soon."

"Where'd you find a girl you trust enough to work here?"

When Gemma didn't respond, Tara shook her head knowingly, "You had Juice do a background check, didn't you?"

Gemma shrugged, "She just recently had a tragedy. Brother and his wife died. Left her with the three kids. She needed a job. You know how much I like to help out charity cases."

Tara rolled her eyes at Gemma's last remark, "You're all heart."

"And don't you forget it."

A knock turned their attention over to Jax standing in the doorway. He cleared his throat, "Hey, Ma?"

"Yeah?"

"I think that chick you're thinking about hiring is here."

Gemma groaned slightly, "Alright, send her in."

He slightly chuckled, "You might want to save her and bring her in yourself."

Confused looks crossed both women's faces as they crossed over the window. They peeked through the blinds to see a young, petite brunette getting out of her car. She had long, light brown hair that had a slight curl to it, blue eyes, and a very light tan. She blushed as the mechanics whistled at her. She looked around nervously, obviously uncomfortable. Gemma shook her head, "Let's go save the poor thing."

Tara followed as Gemma took charge out of the office. As they walked up to her, both women took this time to truly look at the girl. It was clear that the girl was obviously nervous. She was wringing her hands together in front of her and had a lost look on her face. She definitely did not look like she would fit in with all of the tough bikers.

As Gemma got closer to her, the girl perked up and stuck out her hand, "You must be Gemma. Hi, I'm Emily. We spoke on the phone."

Gemma glanced down at Emily's hand before nodding her head towards the office, "Let's go talk."

For a second, Emily looked slightly put off by Gemma, but she quickly covered it up as she followed her into the office. She smiled politely at Tara as she walked past her. Tara nodded slightly at her, wondering how this girl would survive Gemma. She shook her head and made her way over towards Jax and some of the other Sons.

"So, have a seat.", Gemma gestured to a lone chair in front of a desk in the small room. Emily sat down across from Gemma and tried to calm her nerves. She needed to act as natural as possible, but with Gemma practically staring her down, that was easier said than done.

After about a minute of silence, Gemma said, "Why should I hire you?"

Emily's eyes widened, "Excuse me?"

"Why should I hire you?"

Emily had no idea what to say, "Well, I have an associates degree in business and I've worked in a few offices before as a secretary, so I have experience-"

"Don't tell me what I can read off a paper. Why should I hire you?"

Emily sighed, exasperated, "I don't know what to say here."

Gemma turned to her paperwork, "Thank you for coming in. You can see yourself out."

Emily stood up frustrated. She knew she didn't get the job, so she was at least going to say her piece, "Look, it's not going to matter what I tell you as to why you should hire me because it's clear you've already made your decision about me. Just know, it would be a stupid decision for you to not hire me because contrary to what you think, I think I can handle working as an assistant for an automotive shop, but that doesn't matter so I'll just be on my way now."

Emily grabbed her purse and keys and angrily walked out of the office. She was about halfway to her car when she heard Gemma call out to her, "Be here tomorrow at 10."

Caught off guard, Emily nodded her head and turned back to her car. Once in, she sighed in relief and left the lot.

Gemma stood outside the office smirking as her new office assistant left the lot. She knew she was going to hire her before she had even interviewed her. Like she said, she liked a good charity case, but when the girl stood up to her, it only sealed the deal.

Jax and Tara walked up to the queen. Jax put his arm around his mother, "So, you hired her?"

Gemma kissed her son on the cheek, "Yeah. I think she'll work out just fine."

Emily pulled up to Teller-Morrow at 9:55 the next morning. Thankfully, Lucy had offered to watch her siblings again while she was gone. Emily was going to need to find a nanny soon though. Lucy and Tyler started school tomorrow, so they couldn't watch Sydney. She would have to find someone tonight though. She brushed off those thoughts as she parked her car. She heard familiar calls out to her as she walked through the T-M lot. Rolling her eyes, she walked into the office only to find it empty.

Confused, she looked out at the rest of the lot to see if she could spot Gemma. Emily walked into the garage and found the closest mechanic. He looked to be around her age. He had his hair shaved into a mohawk with two lightning bolt tattoos on the sides of his head. She tapped him on his shoulder, "Excuse me?"

Juice turned around to see the girl Gemma had him do a background check for. He couldn't really remember her name, but he did remember that she was going through a rough time. In fact, her whole life seemed to be a rough time. Trouble had seemed to follow her from the start. Of course, he hadn't told Gemma everything about the girl. She deserved to have some privacy.

Juice wiped some of the grease off his hands, "Yeah, what's up?"

The girl started to wring her hands together, "Um, Gemma just hired me yesterday and I can't find her. Do you know where she is?"

"She's probably in the clubhouse." Juice looked over to another mechanic, "Sack! Go get Gemma." The blonde mechanic he called over to hurried to get out of the garage. Confused, Emily looked back to Juice.

The man in front of her smiled kindly at her, "She'll be out in a second. I'm Juice."

He stuck his hand out for her to shake, which she kindly took, "Emily."

Emily looked back over at the clubhouse out of curiosity. Her eyes were instantly drawn to a sign that read, "Sons of Anarchy". Juice followed her gaze to the sign and quickly said, "We have a motorcycle club."

She raised an eyebrow at him, "Like a gang?"

"No. We're a club. We're motorcycle enthusiasts."

Emily looked back to the sign and nodded her head. Something about their reaper logo just didn't make her believe they were just a club, but she had no reason to think otherwise.

The mechanic Juice had called, "Sack" ran back over to them. Out of breath, he said, "I got her for you."

As if on cue, Gemma walked over to the group of them, "Get back to work." The two mechanics turned back to their work as Gemma looked at Emily, "Follow me."

For the next two hours, Gemma showed her the ropes. She showed her how she filed things, all the paperwork, and basically their whole system of doing things. Around 12:30, a blonde man with a cut came into the office, "Hey ma."

Gemma looked up at him and smiled, "Hey baby." She kissed him on the cheek, "Emily, this is my son Jax."

Emily looked over at the man and smiled, "Nice to meet you."

Jax chuckled lightly, "Nice to meet you too, little darlin." He turned back to his mom, "Bobby's coming home Friday."

Gemma smirked knowingly, "So, we're having a party?"

"Definitely." Jax turned his head to Emily who had gone back to work, "Can I expect to see you there?"

Emily looked caught off guard by his question, "Oh, uh, I don't know. I'd have to find someone to watch the kids, so I probably can't-"

Gemma waved her hand, "Of course she'll be there. We can have Neeta watch them."

Jax smirked, "Great. I'll see you gals later." Once Jax left the office, Emily turned to Gemma, "I really appreciate the offer Gemma, but you don't have to have her watch them. I can just stay home with them."

"You're gonna need a nanny for when you're here anyway, aren't you?"

Emily looked down and clasped her hands together, "Well, yeah, but-"

"Alright then. I'll give Neeta your number and have her call you tonight to set things up." Gemma walked out of the office and Emily slumped in her seat. She was grateful she had someone to watch the kids when she needed, but she had a feeling she had just experienced Gemma's ruling first hand.

There was a knock on the office door which a dark haired woman opened. She looked maybe a few years older than Emily and she had a baby with her. When the woman realized she was in there, she said, "Oh, I'm sorry. I was just looking for Gemma."

Emily sat up and smiled slightly at her, "It's fine. Gemma just went out to the lot. She didn't tell me where specifically though."

"Oh, okay."

Emily looked at the baby in the woman's arms, "He's adorable."

Tara smiled as she looked down at Abel, "Oh, thank you."

Emily extended her hand to the woman, "I'm Emily."

Tara took her hand, "Tara."

"What's his name?"

"Abel."

Emily smiled at the baby, "How old is he?"

"Five months."

"Well, he's absolutely precious. I have a one year old girl at home."

Tara recalled Gemma saying this girl's brother had left her his three children when he died recently. Tara smiled sadly at the girl, "Do you have someone to watch her while you're at work?"

"Gemma actually just told me about the nanny her son uses. She's going to have her give me a call."

Tara looked at her interested, "Neeta?"

Emily smiled as she recognized the name, "Yes! Do you use her too?"

Tara laughed, "Actually, this is Jax's son."

"Oh, are you two together?"

Tara slowly nodded her head, "Something like that."

Emily nodded in understanding and stood up, "I'll go get Gemma for you if you want."

"That would be great. Thank you."

She smiled at Tara, "It was really nice to meet you."

"You too.", Tara called out as she watched the small woman walk away. When Gemma first told her she had hired her, she thought Gemma was crazy. Now she thought Gemma did know what she was talking about. Maybe Emily would work out after all.

Hey guys! So, this is my new story. I wanted to get this chapter and the next one out in the open so you guys could give me feedback so please PLEASE let me know what you think. Thank you so much!