Prologue
Dixie, Harley and Virginia were kids when they left Charming. When Dixie was twelve, Harley was eleven and little Virginia was two their junkie mum had split. They were left with a loving but ill equipped father to look after them. Their dad, known as Thumper around town, just didn't have time to raise three girls on his own. His life revolved around Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club and some of it's more seedy operations. It was only six months after there mum had left that their maternal grandmother turned up. Dixie and Harley were in the front yard playing in the sprinklers when they saw the sleek black car glide into the driveway. They watched as the driver door opened and a skinny leg hit the floor. Harley remembered Dixie whispering that it must be social services to take them away. Harley had laughed at her thinking her dad would never let that happen. As the woman in the crisp gray suit made her way to the front door Harley and Dixie continued to play. It wasn't long before Thumper had called them into the house, he introduced the stern looking woman as their grandmother an told them they would be staying with her a while. Harley hated her instinctively, and by the look on the old woman's face she felt the same. The girls moved in with her straight away, all they took was a small bag each with a couple of clothes. Augusta was a strict woman, church on Sunday's, prayers every night, they were to speak when spoken to and cleanliness was next to godliness. Augusta refused to call Dixie or Harley by their real names, deciding to call them Diane and Haley. Augusta seemed to hate both Dixie and Harley unlike Virginia who was her golden girl. It wasn't surprising, everyone turned to mush when they saw Virginia, with her big blue eyes, blonde ringlets and dimples. She looked the picture of innocence and always in immaculate condition unlike her two older sisters who always came in with scraps and bruises, usually covered in dirt. Dixie left as soon as she was 18, moving just down the road with a few friends. Dixie had seemed to take on the motherly role in the house despite their grandmothers domineering presence. She had slid into bed with Harley and Virginia many nights hugging them close as they cried over the parents they missed and the life they wanted back. Harley had also left when she was 18 but unlike Dixie she fled the country, choosing to travel the world rather then be stuck near her grandmother. Fourteen years on from when they first moved in only Virginia was left. That was until her grandmother caught her having sex on the settee with a man in his thirties. Now Virginia was heading back to Charming and Harley was being dragged back with her.