Do you ever do this, you think back on all the times you've had with someone and you just replay it in your head over and over again and you look for those first signs of trouble?

"Someone let their kid have access to a gun, he shot up his school and the media is going crazy over it." The voice pulled Sunshine out of her head, long enough for her to glance up at the person and give a weak smile before shaking her head slowly. "Aren't you from there? From Charming?"

"I am." Sunshine nodded slowly, placing the cap back on her marker before turning the volume on the large flat screen TV up and grimacing at the visuals that played out in front of her eyes. It was yet another crime and once again Charming was making headlines. It was like she couldn't get further away from it. "That's a damn shame, it's not my worry though, looks like Patterson is on it."

"You're the ADA, she can call you in." The woman smiled softly. "Don't you just wanna get involved and see what's really going on in your hometown?"

"Oh, my dear, you have no idea how badly I wanna go back and see the root of this evil firsthand." She winked. "But, until I'm called, I'm filling out paperwork with you. My dearest Gia and it's your turn to make the lunch run."

Gia groaned, slipping her feet back into her shoes before standing up and straightening out her skirt and blouse. "Anything for you boss. What shall it be today? Healthy or greasy?"

"Greasy." Sunshine stood up, pulling her hair back into a ponytail before shoving her feet into her sneakers. "You dress better than me and I'm higher rank than you."

"I like to call this my undercover starter kit, they have me playing a uppity rich bitch." The blonde shrugged as she looked Sunshine up and down. "Still too bad you're married, I'd do so many bad things to you."

She chuckled as she grabbed her gun from it's safe and slipped it into the holster strapped to her hip. "I am separated, you'd think I'd be able to speed up the divorce process but he doesn't wanna sign, he wants to work it out and drag it out." She shrugged. "I'll go with you. I wanna make sure you go to the good burger joint and not a fast food place. We have nothing to do around here, so I think we can take a few hours and enjoy a burger and a beer."

"Change those lunch plans Vellenueva. You just got a call from Tyne Patterson, she wants you in Charming right now." A tall blonde smiled at the brunette. "It's time for you to actually work today."

"Oh lovely." Sunshine held her fingers to her head and smirked at Gia. "I didn't sign up to work, nope. I signed up and put in the years so I could kick back and prosecute some jackoffs. Now, I haven't been in Charming for years. I always fly my aunt here, or she drives or I'll meet her right outside of Charming."

"Well, honey, you're not going to replace Tyne when she retires by sitting on your ass." The blonde nodded. "There's a whole lot of people wanting to take your place."

"I'm well aware of that." She kicked off her sneakers and slipped into a pair of heels before grabbing the suit jacket that was hanging off of her chair. "Gotta look as close to the part of being an Assistant District Attorney as I can." She smiled at the blonde. "I know you're gunning for my job Heather, you are just chomping at the bit to watch me fall huh?"

Heather nodded slowly before shrugging. "I do, I'm still bitter about losing out to you, what can I say?"

"I don't know but I'm taking Gia with me." Sunshine smirked as she moved towards Gia and draped an arm over her shoulder. "Ever great attorney needs a badass cop partner. I think you are mine. You in?"

"Yeah." Gia smiled brightly, tucking her hair behind her ears before glancing back at Heather and flipping her off. "God, I hate that smug bitch so much."

"Same." She pushed through the doors and sighed. "It still annoys me that she calls me Vellenueva and not Sunny like all of you cool people." She chuckled as they walked out into the California sun, that was high in the sky and beating down mercilessly. "We're going to the desert, it's not gonna be fun."

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Home sweet home. Sunshine laughed to herself as she tossed away her cigarette butt and moved towards the crowd of people, pushing through as she shielded her face from the cameras. Her nerves were on edge but she had a surge of adrenaline on the drive over. She was getting a case in Charming, something she sought after since the first time a case file landed on her desk and was subsequently handed over to her male counterpart, now it was her time to shine. "Patterson, you rang."

"I did." Tyna nodded slowly, pointing towards a corner and smiling. "I want you to work with me on this case. I think it has something to do with the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. We finally may have something to bring the club down. Something that will stick."

She couldn't fight off the devious smile that spread across her lips as she nodded slowly. "The Sons? I'm familiar with them. Why do you think it's them though? Gun registered to a member of the club or a family member?"

Tyne chuckled and shook her head slowly. "No but anything bad that happens in Charming is usually related to the club. I want you to help me question members, family, no one is off limits. If they so much as had a drink with a club member's second cousin, I want them questioned. No one is off limits, remember that."

"Got it." Sunshine nodded slowly, accepting a folder from Tyne before she opened it up and started to flip through its contents before smirking. "You want me to go with you to question Tara Knowles, who is the club president's wife. Or should I say Old Lady." She chuckled. "May be a conflict of interest and all. I disclosed all of my connections when I became a lawyer."

"No one cares about that." She shook her head again. "I'm giving you the go ahead to question every single person in that folder. If you need more officers, they're at your disposal. Tara, she's currently in jail, waiting to be released on bail. I know you can have fun with that. Do what you're good at, do what you were hired to do, you're not the ADA for no reason."

She closed the folder and shrugged. "I'm going to have fun with this. You know that I'm all about justice and I'm all about bringing down the bad guys." She smiled as she slipped her sunglasses back on. "I have Gia with me, she's my officer. I like the whole women empowerment thing. Strong women have to stick together. Plus, we can do bad cop, good cop."

"She's a rookie." Tyne shook her head again as she glanced over at Gia before looking back at Sunshine and giving her a single nod. "Are you sure you want to have her as your back up?"

"You remember when you first met me? Everyone doubted me and my skill and you told me that you rooted for the underdog. I think she has potential to do great things and it's sad that no one sees it." She sighed. "Now, let me stop being an emotional little girl and put my big girl panties on, I got some bad guys to bring down. Bad guys that supplied guns to irresponsible criminals and landed in the hands of a kid."

"I do remember." The older woman nodded slowly. "Go on, before I change my mind, get your officer into some decent clothes. No one will take her serious if she shows up to arrest them dressed like a hooker."

"That could be a good ploy though." Sunshine smirked. "She blends into the background, no one will suspect her of being a cop and when the arrest needs to be made, she whips out the cuffs from that little purse she carries and reads them their rights. Could be a fun time."

Tyne tried to bite back the laughter but couldn't. "Go on before I change my mind, do what you do and if someone gives you a hard time, don't hesitate to call me. I'll come and help you both out."

"Sounds good." Sunshine moved back towards Gia and grabbed the brunette's hand. "We have someone to question and you need either your uniform on or something decent. No looking like a hooker anymore. I'm sorry babe but Patterson shut down our incognito gig. We have to be big girls now. Big girl panties on, we're happy."

SOA

There was nothing more powerful than the sounds of heels clicking on tile floor. It was the sound that echoed throughout the hallway as Sunshine and Gia made their way towards the interrogation room. After being denied access to Tara the evening before, Sunshine had made sure to come bright and early, to avoid any restrictions on visiting hours. After reading up on the antics that had been going on in Charming, she couldn't staunch the excitement that surged through her veins as she moved into the room.

"Tara Knowles-Teller." Sunshine stared at the back of the brunette's head before moving around the table and taking a seat in the metal chair. Smiling brightly at the stunned look on Tara's face before she dropped the envelope onto the table and cleared her throat. "Long time no see, happy to see that you're doing well in life."

"You've got to be kidding me." Tara looked at the brunette carefully before shaking her head. "I thought the district attorney was coming to meet me."

"Oh, my bad, let me introduce myself to you." She smirked. "Sunshine Vellenueva, Assistant District Attorney. I'm doing all the preliminary interviews for my boss, Tyne Patterson, she's a very busy person and this is the least I could do. I have a few questions for you, we can talk freely or you can bring your lawyer in, it's up to you."

"I've talked to her, I have nothing to say to you about anything else and I would love to have my lawyer present for this." Tara growled at the brunette. "I don't know what you would need to know that I haven't already told your boss."

"Oh, no, no." She shook her head slowly as she clicked her pen and looked up from the folder, a smug look on her face. "If anything, I'll just sit here and take in the sight of you in prison get up with a butchered haircut and sorrow in your eyes." She shrugged her shoulders, slightly shifting in the hard metal chair. "Not related to your murder charge, this is about your affiliation to the Sons of Anarchy. Have you ever witnessed any of the members partake in illegal activities?"

"I'm not answering anything until my lawyer is here." Tara turned her head away from the brunette and shrugged. "Not a damn question."

"That's fine, I have all the time in the world." Sunny pulled out a notepad and started to doodle on it. "So, you have kids huh? Do you ever think about what it's going to be like for them when someone else has to raise them? Because you know, I have to put bad people away and from the looks of this, you're a bad person and I can't very well release you Tara. I hope you know that. I wouldn't be doing my job if I let you slip through the cracks. Others may believe that you're innocent but I think you knew what you were getting into. I think you knew the risks and you did it anyways. Love makes women do some crazy out of character things."

"No one but me is going to raise my babies." Tara looked at Sunshine and shook her head. "I'm innocent and I'm going to be released and I'm going to get out of Charming, me and my boys."

The brunette chuckled as she set her pen down and shrugged. "See, you're getting way ahead of yourself and you're not listening to me. You know my record right? I have never lost a case. I put bad guys in jail and I keep kids safe. I'm serious when I say, you're not going to be released. I'm going to see to it. Oh, don't play the 'this is you being bitter' card either because that was years ago and quite frankly, you did me a favor with taking Jackson off my hands because look at you. Look where you're at. You're a doctor and do you think anyone is going to want to hire a doctor that is an accused criminal, one who has a murder charge hanging about her head? Your life was over the moment you got back with Jackson Teller."

"You're not getting it, I'm going to get out of here, back home to my babies. I made bail, I'm going to be released." Tara nodded eagerly as she looked at the brunette again. "I'm not coming back here. Never."

"Let's see, let's see." Sunshine opened the folder back up, furrowing her brow as she read over the details again, shaking her head slowly as she clicked her tongue. "Shame, shame, shame. I don't know about that. I think I should revoke bail, I think you're a flight risk. Why should I believe that you won't take the kids and flee Charming?"

"You can't do that." She studied the brunette carefully, taking in the expensive jewelry and the suit she was wearing. She also took in the sight of the wedding band and oversized engagement rings on her hands. "I wouldn't do that, I wouldn't do that and give that life to my kids. You got married."

"Oh yeah, someone made an honest woman out of me." She deadpanned before she glanced back up. "I think you'd run. To protect your children, so hide them. Keep them safe from the monster that is your husband and his club. Let's see, I can make you an offer, I can write it up, submit it to your lawyer and you two can make a decision on it. Witness protection, a chance at a new life. Just turn on Jax and his club."

"I'm not a rat." Tara shook her head as the door opened. "I'm not going to turn on my husband or the club."

"Suit yourself." Sunshine stood up. "I'll be back, I'll be in touch. Have your lawyer give me a call. I'd love to run some things by her, maybe she can talk a little sense into you. Do not attach your rail car to a runaway train Tara."

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"I could've swore I told you to get as far away from this place as possible." Happy rasped as he snuck up behind Sunshine, watching her jump slightly before turning around and smiling at him. "What brings you back? You finally miss me?"

Sunshine shook her head slowly. "No, I didn't come back simply because I missed you. I'm here on official business." She smiled and shrugged as she let him pull her into a tight embrace briefly. "If I tell you to get out of town, would you listen to me? Or are you going to stay to see shit hit the fan?"

"I'll probably stay with my brothers." He eyed her carefully as he pulled out of the hug and watched her take a step back. "What's going on?"

"I don't know, about a few branches of law coming for the club." She sighed as she kicked at the rocks beneath her feet. "Hell of a way to reunite huh? I'm still a little peeved that you didn't let us reunite at my wedding. It was lovely by the way, open bar and everything. You could've probably met a decent lady or two there."

"Yeah, I don't do weddings." He lifted her hand and tapped on the rings that weren't on the finger that they should've been on. "What? Not what you pictured when you decided to get married. I would've told you not to waste your time."

"Eh, you know, same shit different man." She rolled her eyes. "He cheated, now we're separated and blah blah. Enough about me. I have business to conduct. I can't look like I'm showing favorites or anything." She turned around and started to walk towards the clubhouse, feeling Happy right on her heels as she pushed through the door and stopped. "I'm looking for Jackson Teller."

"Who's looking for me?" Jax moved towards the sound of the voice before pausing as his eyes fell on the guest. "Sunny?"

To Be Continued…

So, that's a good start to a story. I mean, I love a good first chapter and I think this was a pretty good one. I've read it a few times myself and I wanted to add to it but I didn't wanna saturate the first chapter too much. I want this to be a slow burn to an epic climax. So, let me know what you liked or didn't like, I promise I won't bitch about negativity this time around. I know it's just a part of this world and I'm going to get some from time to time. I've learned to deal with it. What I like, someone else may dislike and that's just life.