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Chapter 1- The Beggining

This slope is treacherous

This path is reckless

This slope is treacherous

And I,I,I like it

Treacherous By Taylor Swift

The mood was somber as we said our final goodbyes. I sat in my chair, everyone was watching me, sending me sympathetic glances. I was a 25-year-old widow, and I couldn't help but wonder how I got here.

July 23rd 2004

It was a warm summer day, the sun was beating down, warming my pale skin. I had my long blonde hair was blowing about in the wind. My car had broken down, so now I was sitting on the hood waiting for the row truck to arrive. I was laying down, sunglasses over my eyes when I heard the tow truck finally arrive. I jumped off the hood and walked towards the truck. I heard a door slam as someone got out of the car, it was a man. He was tall, taller than me, with dirty blonde hair, tan skin and covered in tattooes. He froze when he saw me, looking me up and down like he had never seen a woman before. I smiled at him and continued walking towards him while he just stood there. When I was standing right in front of him he finally cracked a smile.

"So what's wrong with your car?" he asked

"Well it won't start" I said, that was a really stupid question

"Okay, you hop in the car and wait" he said

I followed his order and got in the car to wait. After hooking the car on he got in the truck and started driving. We drove in silence, I was looking out the window but he kept glancing over at me.

"So what's your name?" He asked

"Valerie, yours?" I replied

"Kozik" he said

My eyebrows furrowed in confusion at his name but I didn't say anything, what kind of a name was Kozik anyway.

"It's my last name, my first name's Herman" he explained

I had to stifle a laugh when he said that. Herman, that's worse than Kozik, what was his mother on crack when she named him, he must have been bullied a lot as a kid.

"Whats yours? Last name I mean" he asked

"Andeson" I said

"What are you in Tacoma for?" He asked

"I live in Tacoma, I was visiting my Aunt, she lives in Seattle, I was spending the weekend with her" I told him, not sure why but I felt comfortable telling him things about me, even though we had just met

"Oh, so your coming home, that's good" he said, turning his eyes back to the road

"Yeah, something like that" I said, looking back out the window

We sat in silence for the rest of the trip, but Kozik kept looking at me again, I would look over at him and he would turn away embarrassed, bringing a smile to my face.

We pulled into the garage and we got out. I looked around the lot, searching for one man in particular.

"Your here, I wasn't expecting you till tommorow" said Lee walking up towards me

"I was going to come surprise you but then my shit ass car broke down" I said

"I think you need a new car" he said

"A car costs money, and all of mine goes to school" I said, putting a fake smile on

"So how are things going here?" I asked before Lee could offer me any money, I hated taking hand outs

"Fine, business is good" he said

"How's Lana?" I asked, I had always been close with Lee's Old Lady, she always looked after me

"She's good, happy that your here, come on, lets go inside" he said putting his arm around my shoulder and pulling me inside the clubhouse

I had never really been around the club recently, not since I was a kid, Lee stopped taking me to the clubhouse when I was a teenager, afraid about the attention I would get from the guys. Then I went on an exchange program to London when I was 16 and stayed there until I graduated. I had just arrived back in the states.

Bowie walked up to us, gaping at the sight of me. He threw his arms around me and pulled me into a big bear hug.

"Look at you Val, all grown up" he said grinning "How was London?" He asked

"It was terrible, I didn't have you there, it was pure torture" I said sarcasticly

"Oh I'm sure it was" he said, turning away and motioning some guys over

"This is Valerie, my god daughter" said Lee

"Valerie, you remember Lorca" said Lee

"Of course I do" I said before hugging Lorca

"This is Bull" said Lee

"Nice to meet you Bull" I said shaking Bull's hand, what was with these nicknames

Bull just nodded at me, I turned back to Lee.

"Since my car's broken down I'm going to need a ride" I said

"Course come on" he said walking out with me following him

We walked out of the clubhouse and towards the garage where my car was. I opened the boot and got my bag out and walked back over to Lee.

"Hey, Koz, give Valerie a ride to my house" he said

Kozik looked up fumbling and dropping the tyres he was carrying, I smiled when his face turned as red as a tomato but Lee either didn't see it, or he just ignored it. Kozik walked over to us and Lee left with one last look at me.

Kozik took my bag from me and put it in the backseat, we got into the row truck and started driving to Lee's house.

"I didn't know Lee had a god daughter" said Kozik

"He stopped bringing me around the clubhouse when I was about 15, then when I was 16 I went on a student exchange to London, stayed there two years, I just got back" I explained

"Your 18" he said shocked

"Yeah, why?" I asked laughing at his response

"Nothing, you just don't look 18, you look older" he said surprised

"I've always looked older than I actually am. Bowie used to call me Jailbait. One of the reasons that Lee kept me away from the clubhouse" I said laughing

Kozik chuckled too, but was still surprised, apparently I really didn't look 18.

"Did you like London?" He asked

"Yeah it was good. I was going to go to University there but, you know, family's here, might stick around for awhile" I said tapping my fingers on the door

"What do you want to study?" He asked

"Teaching, I want to be a teacher" I said smiling

"Thats good" he replied

We pulled into the driveway of Lee's house, Lana was waiting for me out the front. She was a tall women in her mid 30s with long chestnut brown hair, tan skin and stormy grey eyes that could stop your heart with just one look.

"Hey Lana" I said

"Hey Valerie" she said pulling me into a hug "How have you been?" She asked

"Good, I missed you heaps" I said

Kozik handed me my bag that he had gotten out if the back seat. He nodded to Lana before turning his attention back to me.

"Thanks for the ride Kozik, see you around" I said

"Yeah, see you later, bye Lana" he said before getting back in the truck and driving away.

Lana led me inside and into my old room. It still looked the same, everything just as I left it. The walls were still a sky blue, the same colour as the sheets and pillows. My bookshelfs were filled with tons of books, all old and used considering how many times I read them. Pictures were stuck on my pin board, along with certificates and other things from my old school.

I put my bag down on the floor and sat down on my bed. Looking around the room, the feeling of homesickness for a life that was gone spreading.

"Lee didn't want to change anything, not without your consent" said Lana

"It seems like another life" I said

"Yeah, two years can change a lot" she said, leaning on the door frame

I looked at a picture on my bedside table. It was of my and a dark haired boy, with pale skin and chocolate brown eyes, we were 16 and he was pressing a kiss to my cheek.

"How's Danny doing?" I aasked

Lans followed my eyes to the photograph. I wasn't sure if I wanted to talk about my ex-boyfriend with his step-mother but I was curious to see how much had changed in two years.

"He's good, he's prospecting for the club so that keeps him busy, basically lives at the clubhouse now" she said and I just nodded, staying silent

I knew what she really meant, she meant that he could be easily avoided, but of course I wondered what how he would react when we finally did see each other again.

Lana left the room to make lunch while I unpacked my clothes back into my draws, which already held some old clothes I had left behind. I wondered what would happen now that I was home.