It was just supposed to be a simple meet, for the sons to get a read on the new MC that had taken up residence outside of Charming and see how much of a threat if any they actually posed, hence why only four members of each MC attended the meet, but the Sons soon realised that this wouldn't end with The Snakes MC backing away quietly.
'It'd be a shame if anything were to happen to your daughter Mr Trager, so if I were you I'd be very careful and think about what your next move is going to be' Jonah, the president of The Snakes smirked.
'You leave Dawn and Fawn out of this!'
'Oh, I'm not talking about those two, their lives have already been ruined thanks to you. Ha-ha no I'm talking about your other daughter Victoria' an envelope containing a picture of this mystery woman was thrown at Tig's feet 'Now remember Mr Trager, I don't respond well to threats and I always keep my promises. So if you leave us alone, we'll leave you alone, be sure to pass that message onto Clay for me.'
Tig, Happy, Chibs and Jax all watched as the 4 members of The Snakes MC rode off, after their unsuccessful meet. They sure did live up to their name though. They wanted the sons to stop interfering and to let them cook and sell meth in and around Charming and that wasn't going to happen. They may have been able to buy The Mayan's support but the sons couldn't be brought with drug money.
Whilst Jax phoned Clay to update him about how the meet went, Tig bent down and picked up the envelope, ripping it open and stared at the picture of his supposed third daughter. She was pretty, he couldn't deny that fact. She had dark green eyes and wild blonde curly hair and a smile that brought him straight back to Tacoma 25 years ago, and to memories of the woman he thought was the one.
25 Years Ago:
Tig watched as Melanie laughed at a story one of his brothers was currently in the middle of telling. It was a genuine laugh that echoed around the Tacoma clubhouse and could brighten anyone's day. Tig took a sip of his beer and thought about how lucky he was, he had screwed things up with his first wife and hardly ever got to see his kids but now he had a change his life for the better as he had the best old lady around. Tig and Melanie had been together for little over a year, there had been many ups and many downs of course mainly caused by Tig's life in the MC but she was there through it all, standing by his side no matter what. Tig believed that he had it all figured out until he and Melanie got home that night to the small apartment that they shared.
'We need to talk' Melanie told Tig as she got ready for bed
'Can't this wait until morning? I'm beat' Tig replied yawning as he collapsed into a heap on their bed
'No it can't. It's my sister, she has cancer'
'Oh Melly, I'm so sorry' Tig pulled Melanie to his side and wrapped his arms around her, giving her the comfort that she needed.
'Wait there's more…she's asked me to go to New York.
'Well that's understandable, she obviously wants to see you and spend time with you with everything that's going on. When are you going?'
'That's the thing, she hasn't asked me to visit, she's asked me to move there Alex.' Melanie could feel Tig's arms loosen from around her and saw the hurt in his face 'The cancer's terminal, she won't survive' Melanie choked 'She's asked me to move there so I can look after her instead of some stranger doing it and she wants to show me how the business is run so that once she's gone, I can take over'
Tig was speechless. He hated being away from Melanie when he was on a run and couldn't imagine how horrible it would feel living in a completely different city to her.
'What am I supposed to say Mel? This is it right? I can't be the asshole that makes you choose between me and your dying sister. You're going to be in New York and I'll still be here. Long distance never works and you know it wouldn't work for us!'
'Alex please don't do this; I don't want this to be it for us' Melanie tried to take Tig's hand in her own but he kept moving further away from her
'It has to be this way. I won't make you choose. Your sister needs you and you need to go.' Tig could feel his tough exterior breaking and knew that he had to get out of the apartment and fast before Melanie truly saw how torn up he was. 'I'll stay at the clubhouse tonight' he told her as he grabbed his keys and kutte.
'Wait! Will I see you again before I leave?' Melanie cried, not able to hide her emotions
'Yeah course'
Only they never did see each other again, never kept in contact. Both Tig and Melanie moved on with their lives in different ways; Tig to Charming, California to join the mother charter of the Sons of Anarchy MC and Melanie to Brooklyn, New York to be with her family. Tig tried to move on and forget Melanie throughout the years and he did a pretty good job of it but every time he saw a daisy (her favourite flower) or he smelled peaches (the scent of her body wash) the memories would flood his brain and all he'd see is his green eyes, blonde haired, smiling beauty.
But what Tig didn't know was that Melanie had her own little reminder of him. It didn't take her hearing a motorbike or smelling leather and cigarettes for her to remember Tig. No, all it took for was for Melanie to look down and see her daughter.