Okay sorry guys I totally messed a few things up with this in my first time posting it. I had two different stories crossed in my head, my apologies. Well the name mix up has been fixed as has her profession. Sorry for any confusions. Chapter two of this story will be up soon as will the next chapter of my other story. -Chelsea
Lettie drove her car through the streets of the small town she was now going to call home. She looked at the small shops on Main Street. She noted the barber shop, a coffe shop, a diner, and salon during her trip to the street her new house was on.
As she turned onto her street she took in the quiet neighborhood. She looked at the number on the houses until she finally found hers, the realtor was even waiting there for her. It was a beautiful two story home with three bedrooms and two and a half baths. There was a decent sized porch on the front with a larger one off the dining room out back. It also had a privacy fence around the back yard.
She easily pulled her car into the driveway beside her realtors. She put on a huge smile as she walked up the steps of the porch. Sure she hadn't actually seen the house in person when she bought it, but the pictures and virtual tour were perfect. She knew this would be her home.
"Miss Bennett!" The realtor smiled from the top step of the front porch as she approached him.
"Please, it's Lettie." She laughed holding her hand out to shake his.
"Well Lettie, you're going to love your new home. I did my final walk through. Would you like me to show you around?" He asked eyeing the short blonde woman in front of him.
"No thank you. I just want to get a few things in and go pick some stuff up from the store. But thank you." She smiled as he handed her the keys to her new home.
"If you need anything Lettie, just give me a call" the realtor smiled before making his way to his car.
Lettie let herself into her new house holding her breath, hoping that it was just as good as the pictures she had seen. Behind the front door she was not disappointed by the sight. Everything was immaculately clean. She knew she was going to paint but other that, she needed to find furniture and have her storage pod delivered.
Gemma looked out her front picture window as she watched the sleek back car leave the house across the street, leaving a nice '69 Camaro in the drive. She knew the house had been sold but she hadn't seen a single person look at it. She wondered if the Camaro in the drive belonged to the new owner of the house.
Gemma was always nosey, she had to know everything about everyone. She was a keeper of secrets. So when someone new moved across the street from her home, she was going to make sure she looked into it.
As she watched the house, a small blonde girl emerged from the front door. She couldn't have been more than five foot tall. Her blonde hair hung to her back in soft waves, and even from across the street, Gemma could see her bright milky blue eyes shining. Her build was petite, she reminded Gemma of a doll, she looked so fragile. She was young, and had an innocence about her. As Gemma watched the girl meander around the outside of the house, Clay joined her at the window.
"Why don't you just go over and play nice instead of staking out at the window?" Clay said nodding his head to the home across the street.
"I ain't Matha Stewart, besides I think she needs to get settled before I go over and make nice." Gemma said crossing her arms over her chest and raising an eyebrow to her husband.
"Yeah, yeah." He chuckled looking down at her. "We still having family dinner tonight." He asked looking back at the girl across the street.
"Make sure everyone is here by six." Gemma stated finally moving away from the window and into the kitchen.
Clay took one last look at the small girl who was now climbing back into her car before heading to Main Street.
Lettie made her way to the nearest store she could find that carried air mattresses. After looking around her home and unloading her few bags of clothes she brought, she went in search of an air mattress and a quick dinner in town.
After about an hour of searching Lettie had found her air mattress, as well as a few other things for her new home. She spotted the small diner she had seen earlier and decided to pull in. She parked in the first place she saw.
As Lettie got out of her car a whole line of motorcycles came down Main Street. Each raider wearing the same vest with writing and a symbol on the back she couldn't quite make out from her spot. She watched with careful eyes as she counted 10 passing her.
Lettie shook her head coming back to reality before heading inside. She found a small corner booth and quickly slid in as a waitress approached her table.
"What can I get you to drink sweetheart?" The waitress asked kindly.
"You have sweet tea?" Lettie asked sweetly looking at the old waitress.
"Well we have unsweetened but I'll bring you sugar. That okay?" The elderly woman asked smiling at Lettie.
"That would be great, thank you. I'm new in town. What would your recommend?" Lettie asked eyeing her menu.
"Oh dear the burgers are to die for and the baked chick is divine." The older lady replied pointing to the items on the menu.
"I'll have the baked chicken then, mashed potatoes for the side, and a dinner roll." Lettie smiled as the waitress jotted down her order.
"I'll have that right out then!" The waitress said before scurrying away to get her tea.
Lettie looked around the small diner. It was quaint and family friendly. There were several families and older couples scattered about at the booths and tables. It wasn't too long till the waitress returned with her tea and sugar.
She gave a smile to the waitress who scurried off again to take an order from a new table. Lettie mixed her sugar in her tea to her liking before taking a sip. She couldn't lie, this was almost better than the tea back home.
It wasn't long before Lettie's food came out and she immediately dug in. The food was delicious just as the waitress said. Lettie enjoyed her dinner in quiet before finishing up to go pay. She thanked the waitress, handing her a tip, before she headed to her car to go back home.
When she pulled in the drive she saw a line of bikes outside the house across the street. There were several of the men she had seen earlier ride in standing in the front yard. They all looked over as she cut the engine of her car off.
She didn't know if they were curious about the new person in town, or her car. She gave them a small smile before waving and walking up the steps to her front door and letting herself in.
"Who's the girl" Tig asked looking at Jax.
"Dunno. Ma said she got here today. Hasn't talked to her yet." He said shrugging his shoulders.
"She's a pretty thing." Chibs chimed in, taking a drag off his cigerette. All the guys nodded in agreement before heading back into the Teller-Morrow house.
Dinner had ended a bit ago and now everyone was socializing. There were a couple guys down from the Tacoma charter and Gemma took it upon herself to feed them. She enjoyed these times, taking care of her boys. She had been doing it for a long time now. She knew the guys needed this every now and then.
As she made her way back to them, all now scattered about the living room, she listened in on their chatter. They were talking about the blonde across the street with the Camaro.
"It's a sweet car. Didn't expect a girl like that to drive a car like that." Kozick said looking at Chibs.
"She is one hell of a looker." Bobby added drinking his beer.
"Now don't you guys go scaring the poor girl off." Gemma smirked taking a place on the arm of the couch beside Clay. "I doubt she's one of those kinds of girls." Gemma finished as she sipped her drink.
The guys all laughed as they continued their light banter, the new girl almost completely forgotten.
Lettie had finally gotten her air mattress inflated and had put sheets on it in the master bedroom upstairs. Once that was finished she changed into something more comfortable before making her way out to her front deck.
Lettie sat on the bottom step of her porch and drank a beer as she took in the neighborhood she called home. She would have never guessed she would have been in the place three weeks ago. It all happened very fast, but now was not the time to second guess her self.
She looked at the house across the street with the bikes all lined up at the curb. She was curious what was going on. She knew a lot of people were there due to the amount of bikes at front and the cars in the drive. Then there were also people scattered around the property. Seemed too tame for a house party but everyone looked a bit rough and rowdy for it to be a family gathering.
She thought of her family back home. It was a whole other world away from where she was. Her home was on the East Coast, nestled in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. A tiny town much like the one she lived in now was her hometown. Now though she sat in Charming, Ca.
She chose a small town to help her adjust to being so far away from the familiar. So far she liked Charming. It was quant and quiet. She had done all her research online before choosing a place to move too. It was a long research project with tons of preparation but she had pulled it off flawlessly. Now she only hoped and prayed her life would stay quiet and uneventful.
Lettie awoke one morning a few day later to her alarm blaring from beside the air mattress. She groaned before shutting her alarm off. Her storage pod was being delivered today. Over the last few days she bought what she would need but knew today would be the worst of moving in. Along with her pod, everything she ordered was being delivered.
At 10 am sharp the delivery guy was there with her storage pod. By 11:30 am the furniture delivery guys were there. All the movers more or less just put the furniture in the respective rooms then left.
Now it was well after two in the afternoon and there were still things Lettie had yet to get done due to the sheer size and weight of some of it. She collapsed on their font steps and rested her head in her hands. She was at a loss of what to exactly do. She could hire movers but it could be hours or days before a company could send anyone out.
As Lettie was lost in her head she failed to notice the sound of heels clacking agains the pavement towards her. The only thing that brought her out of her daze was someone clearing their voice.
"You need anything shrug?" A feminine voice laced with concern asked from in front of her, snapping her out of her thoughts.
"Unless you have some big strong men hidden somewhere, I doubt you will be of much help." Lettie laughed standing up to greet the woman. "I'm Scarlett Gable, but please, call me Lettie." She smiled sticking her hand out to the woman in front of her.
"Nice to meet you Lettie, I'm Gemma Teller-Morrow. I live across the street. I couldn't help but notice you were in need of some muscle, and I have the big strong men you need to get your moving in done." Gemma said shaking the girls hand.
While Gemma came off as nice, she knew it would also be a perfect time to be nosey. Try and really get a feel of the new girl in town.
"Oh Gemma that would be absolutely amazing if you could do that!" Lettie gushed, relief flowing over her.
"Give me about thirty minutes tops and I'll have some guys over to help. It's not like they have anything better to do." Gemma smiled pulling her phone out and made a few calls while Lettie sat back down in her spot.
About ten minutes later and a few motorcycles came roaring down the street and parking at the curb in front of her home. As they dismounted she rose from her seat and looked over to Gemma who gave her a small smile.
"Lettie this is my son Jax." Gemma said referring to a tall blonde man with shaggy hair and blue eyes. He gave her a smile that would make any girl swoon.
"Nice to meet you Doll." He said holding his hand out for her to shake.
"That there is Tig." Gemma referred to a man with crazy hair and bright blue eyes. He looked a little unbalanced but it didn't seem to phase Lettie one bit.
"Well, looks like we have a new little lady in our midst. I wonder how long it will take me to get you in bed." Tig smirked causing Lettie to let out a laugh burst of laughter and Gemma smacking his shoulder.
"That there is Chibs." She said referring to a man with scars on either side of his face that reminded her of the Joker.
"Pleasure ta meet ya lass." Chibs smiled shaking her hand.
"Finally the tall, quiet, scary looking one is Happy." Gemma said referring to a tall man with tanned skin, a serious look, and a snake tattooed on his head and tattoos down both arms. He gave Lettie the once over before giving her a silent nod.
"Alright darling, tell us what you need us to do." Jax smiled leading the way to the house.
After about an hour and a half of moving furniture and helping Lettie bring the boxes in from her storage pod and put in their respective rooms, Lettie assured them she could take it from there. Before they left she convinced them to allow her to buy pizza to be delivered while Gemma called her husband to bring beer and come over and meet their new neighbor.
The group was sitting around on Lettie's back porch eating and drinking. Lettie enjoyed the company and hoped she had made a friend or two in this new town. She enjoyed the chatter between the guys as Gemma just laughed and shook her head.
"So, Lettie, what brings you to Charming?" Clay asked taking a drink of his beer.
"Needed a change of scenery. Got tired of living in the same place I had since I was born." Lettie replied looking down at her beer.
"Nothing wrong with a change. So where are you from?" Jax asked lighting a cigarette.
"Just a small Virginia town in the Appalachian Mountains. Nothing special, just a small town a lot like Charming." She smiled obviously uncomfortable with the questioning.
Gemma picked up on her change in demeanor as she was questioned about what brought her to Charming. She almost looked scared when the past was mentioned and gave generic answers. Gemma could tell she was hiding something, but to take the focus off her past, Gemma suggested they head out of the evening so Lettie could rest.
Gemma sat at her kitchen table smoking a joint when Clay walked in after taking a shower. He looked at his wife who was deep in thought and took a seat beside her.
"What's on your mind Gem?" Clay asked settling into his seat at the head of the table.
"That girl is hiding something. There's a reason she came here to Charming, and whatever that reason is scares her shitless." Gemma said looking at Clay.
"Gem you just met the girl. Besides, what has you so wrapped up in her anyway? You've been all about her since she moved in." Clay said lighting a cigar.
"Don't know really Clay, but after spending time with the girl, I like her. Whatever it is that scares her, I just hope it didn't follow her here." Gemma sighed looking at her husband.
"Would it make you happy if I told you that I'll have the guys deal with it, if you're right about something scaring the shit out of her, follows her to Charming?" He replied taking a puff from his cigar.
"I want to get to know her more Clay, and yes that does make me feel better. I don't often like other gashes but this girl is different." Gemma said raising from her seat. "I'm headed to bed." Gemma said kissing Clay's cheek before disappearing down the hall.
Clay let out a sigh knowing that the new girl could be a headache for him, especially if Gemma took to her. Clay had to admit though she was sweet. She also didn't shy away from the conversation with the guys after they moved her furniture for her. She was different that was for sure. Last woman Clay met like that was Gemma, but even Clay had seen the underlying fear earlier. When she talked about home she didn't make eye contact with anyone and got a haunted look in her eyes.
Poor girl must have been put through the ringer to have the look she did when she talked about her past. No one acted like that unless someone or something did something to them to make them that scared. He knew Gem would keep on his ass to keep her safe because for whatever reason, she liked the girl after spending time with her earlier.
Lettie decided she had unpacked enough for the night when she saw it was close to midnight. She had most of her bedroom and kitchen unpacked. She still had to work on her home office, the guest bathrooms, the living room, and a few other things.
She enjoyed the company she had earlier, and thankful for the help. She finally had a chance to read what was on the leather vests the guys wore. The backs of them read Sons of Anarchy. While California was on most of them, she noticed the tall silent one said Nomad.
The guys had been extremely nice to her while they had been over and Gemma invited her to dinner that Saturday. She had accepted the invitation with plenty of enthusiasm, excited about making friends.
She still had a few days before she needed to look for a job. She hoped she'd find a 911 responder position in Charming without having to commute to a neighboring town. She was a paramedic and a fire fighter, along with a whole list of other certifications.. Next week she would begin her search for employment, now she just needed to focus on settling in. It was Sunday now and she didn't have to do anything until the next Monday, so she looked foreword to finishing unpacking and getting familiar with her new, small town.
