Chapter 1
You ever wonder about what your life could have been? You know, that moment where for a split second, your life is completely different. Well…That's me. Except, I constantly wish that my life is different. My name…. The name's Teller. Yep, those Teller's. My dad's name is John Teller. And my brother is Jackson, or Jax for short. Problem is I'm older than my brother, but everyone knows who he is. He's the blonde, hottie, that all of the girls want…or so I'm told. He's the one who followed in my Dad's footsteps and joined the SONS. And if you're from Charming, Lodi, Oakland, or Stockton…. you know about the SONS. Anyway, back to me. I'm Jessie. Jessie Maddock Teller. I'm the SAMCRO Princess.
Welcome to Charming….
JESSIE POV
I was working in the office at TM (Teller-Morrow Automotive Repair), when my mom walked in and handed me a coffee. "Thank God." I said, standing up from behind the desk.
"Well, good morning to you too." She said, Gemma Teller-Morrow….my mother. I grabbed my pack of cigarettes off the desk and lit one. "I need a favor."
"Umm…. Depends on what it is." I said.
"Opie's getting out today. He needs a place to crash." Mom said, as I sat on the couch.
"What's wrong with the clubhouse? Ma, you know that Opie and I haven't talked since he went inside." I told her…
"Jessie, please."
I took a hit from my cigarette. Mom was glaring at me. "Jesus Christ, Ma. Don't look at me like that." She was still glaring. "Fine." I said. "But you can't get mad at me if we end up back together." I said. Mom didn't say a word. Great…. that was her plan. She wanted me and Opie back together. "Can't you just mind your business for once?" I asked.
"Nope, not in my blood honey."
"Yeah, I know. Why aren't you butting into Jax's love life?" I said.
"Oh honey, I do…all the time." Mom said, with a big grin on her face.
"Jesus Ma. You need a hobby besides me and Jax." I told Mom, grabbing my purse.
"Where are you going?" Mom asked.
"The store. You know, get some of Opie's favorite foods and his favorite beer." I told her, rolling my eyes.
"That's a good girl."
I was pulling into my driveway, when my cell rang. It was Lisa, my best friend who just happened to be Jax's Old Lady. I quickly answered. "Hey girl."
"Hey, so Jax said that Opie's getting out today." Lisa said.
"Yep, and guess where he's staying?" I said, cutting my car off.
"No…."
"Yep, wanna take a guess at who's idea it was?"
"Umm, Gemma's?" Lisa guessed.
"Yeah." I said, getting out of my car and started unloading the groceries. "Lisa, I don't know if I can handle it."
"Jess, you got this. Okay?" Lisa said.
I'm glad that Lisa thinks that I can handle this. It had been three years since I had seen Opie. A lot had changed. Jax and Lisa had gotten married shortly after Opie had gotten locked up. Kyle went to the cops and told them that it wasn't Opie that was blowing up a warehouse but they had video evidence that showed Opie. Just before Opie got locked up, we had this big fight. I told him that I didn't know if I could handle being an Old Lady, despite growing up in the life. I told him that I wanted security. I wanted to feel safe. Opie told me that I wasn't just some Old Lady…. I was the Princess of SAMCRO…. It was my destiny.
I had been sitting on my couch, thinking about everything that Opie and I had been through when I heard my doorbell. I got up and went to answer the door. "Hey sis." I heard Jax say but I didn't look at him because I was staring at Opie.
"Hey Jackson." I said to my brother, never taking my eyes off of Opie. "Ope."
"Hey Jess." Opie said.
"Okay…I'm gonna go." Jax said. "I'll see you at the clubhouse later." Neither Opie or I said anything.
Jax turned around and left. "Come on in." I said, opening the door so that Opie could come in.
"Thanks for letting me crash." Opie said, when he stepped inside.
I smiled at him. "It's not a big deal. Umm… your room is down the hallway. Last door on the left." I said. He smiled at me. He headed down the hall with his backpack toward what would be his room for who knew how long. I headed off to my bedroom once I heard Opie's door shut. I showered and stood in front of my closet trying to decide on what to wear. Tonight's party was a welcome home party for Opie. Being that I was the Princess, I needed to make a statement. I pulled a pair of tight black pants out of my closet and put them on. Now I just needed a top…. hmm… after staring at my closet for forty-five minutes I pulled a black and white corset out of my closet and put it on. I threw on a pair of black heels and put a little bit of makeup on and scrunched my black hair with red tips. After deciding that I was ready to go, I walked out to my kitchen. Opie was standing in my kitchen when I walked out of my room.
"Wow…" He said.
"What?" I asked.
"You look amazing."
I smiled. "Thanks. Mom said that Clay's got Tacoma in town for your party. Ma wants me to make a statement when other Charter's are in town." I said. Opie nodded, trying to understand. "Ma thinks that people need to be able to tell that I'm John Teller's daughter."
"It's hard not to know that your John's daughter. I think that you look just like him. You look more like him than Jax does." Opie said.
"Thanks." I said. I looked on the counter and saw Opie's key that I had made for him. I walked over and picked it up. "This is for you. Umm, not sure what time I'll be home or what your plan is… sometimes Lisa and I go to the diner and get something to eat when we leave the clubhouse."
"Got it."
"So, I'll see you there?" He nodded. "I gotta go pick Lisa up."
"See you there." Opie said.
I pulled out of my driveway and headed over to Jax and Lisa's to pick her up. On the short drive to the clubhouse Lisa and I talked about what it was like seeing Opie after 3 years. When I pulled into the lot at the clubhouse, there were a couple of guys standing outside of the clubhouse talking and smoking like they usually did. Lisa and I did our usual thing. We strutted across the lot toward the clubhouse door. When we walked inside, we made the rounds like always. Like always the SAMCRO guys (Tig mainly…) made jokes about getting in my pants because of my outfit. After a while, I did my usual thing…I had the prospect pour a shot for everyone in the room. I grabbed a bottle of whiskey and I climbed on top of the bar. I let out a loud whistle, getting everyone's attention. "Welcome everyone to SAMCRO! For those of you who don't know me…" I started.
"Princess!" I heard Tig yell.
"I'm Jessie Teller, Princess of SAMCRO." There were some whistles and wolf howling. "John Teller was my father and Jax is my younger brother. But tonight we celebrate the homecoming of a brother and a friend…Opie Winston." I said, holding up the bottle of whiskey in my hand. "To Opie!"
"To Opie!" Everyone shouted as they lifted their shot glasses.
Once I had finished my speech, I climbed down off the bar.
OPIE POV
I stood against the back wall and watched Jess give her speech. She looked amazing. I had forgotten how good she looked in a corset. I had always liked seeing her in one. When she finished she climbed off the bar and I watched as she was talking to Lisa and another girl. Jax walked over to me. "Hey man." I said.
"Hey, you okay?" He asked me.
"Yeah, man. Just trying to re-adjust to the outside. You know?" I said, he nodded his head.
"You know, and she'll kill me for telling you this…but it nearly killed her." Jax said as I pulled my smokes out of the inside pocket of my cut and lit one.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I mean, when you first went inside she was broken. She partly blamed herself because of that big fight you guys had. She didn't want to be around the club. She wouldn't talk to Ma. The only person that she would talk to was Lisa. It wasn't until I proposed to Lisa that things started to go back to normal. I wasn't even sure what happened until I went out to the cemetery one day and saw her sitting at my dad's grave talking to him about it."
Wow. I had no idea. "Wow…man. I'm sorry." I said.
"Look, I can by the look in your eyes and the fact that you haven't stopped staring at her since she walked in that you still love her." Jax said. "Just…don't push her. She's not the same person that she was 3 years ago." I nodded.
Jax walked off and back over to Lisa. Jax was right. I could tell by watching Jess across the room that she had changed and that she wasn't the same person that she was before I got locked up. I spent the rest of the night drinking and watching her interact with everyone. After a while, I got tired and decided to head back to her house. When I walked in, I opened the fridge and noticed that she had stocked the fridge with my favorite beer. I grabbed one and walked into the living room and sat on the couch.
As much as I was trying to fight it…I was still in love with Jess.
JESSIE POV
After the party, Lisa decided to stay at the clubhouse with Jax that night. She said that she was too drunk to try and make it home. I left the party and headed home. When I walked in, Opie was sitting on the couch. "Hey." I said, as I laid my keys on the counter.
"Hey." He said.
I walked into the living room and sat beside in on the couch. "You left early."
"Yeah, I guess I didn't really feel like partying." He said. I noticed that he had one of the beers that I had bought him.
"I see you found your beer." I said. He looked over at me and smiled.
"Yeah. Thanks for that. I can't believe that you remembered."
"Ope, I was with you and Jax the first time that you both drank. I was your girlfriend for three years. Of course I remembered." I said. When I looked up at him, I saw pain in his eyes.
He reached over and touched my hand. I pulled back. "Sorry." He said.
"I should get to bed. Mom wants me and Jax over for breakfast in the morning." I said and he nodded. I got up and headed toward my room to go to bed.
