It had been 3 months since Juice had proposed to me and life was great. The sale of my house had gone through and I was waiting for the money to hit my account.
On our lunch break I walked down to the deli to get Juice and I a sandwich when I noticed someone had bought the old shoe store. I was having a look on the way back and wasn't paying attention when I bumped into someone.
"Hey sorry Ma'am" He said.
"Oh no it was my fault because I was being nosey" I smiled. The guy's shirt was open a little and I could see he had a tattoo. It was the exact same tattoo I had seen that night I was kidnapped. I suddenly began to feel light headed and backed away slowly.
I spun round and hot footed it back towards TM; I ran straight into the office and grabbed my phone dialling Unser's number.
"Hey Alissa, how's it going?" he asked.
"I've just seen him" I said.
"Seen who?" he asked.
"One of the men who raped me, he was outside that new store in the high street" I said almost in tears.
"How did you know it was him?" he asked.
"I saw the tattoo on his chest and I remember that voice anywhere" I replied.
"Ok so what do you want me to do?" he asked.
"I don't want you to do anything except find out who this guy is" I said.
"So you can tell the guys and have him end up dead?" he said.
"No I just want to find this fucking dickhead so I know exactly who he is and where the fucker is at all times" I said slamming my hand down on the desk.
Just then Juice came through the door and looked at me as if to ask me what was wrong. I waved my hand and mouthed nothing.
"Listen just get it done will you, you owe me" I said putting the phone down.
"What was all that about?" he asked.
"Fucking ordered a part last week and it still isn't fucking here" I shouted.
"Calm down" he laughed, "No need to get so mad"
"I know I'm just frustrated today babe" I sighed.
"Come on let's go eat our lunch on the bench and chill out" he said grabbing my hand.
I shouted to Opie that I was going on a break so he could man the phones. Juice and I went to the benches by the play area.
I couldn't really eat and Juice could tell that I wasn't happy. "What's up babe? You've barely eaten anything or spoke two words to me" he said.
"I'm fine" I sighed.
"Liss you can't lie to me. What's wrong?" he asked.
"There's nothing wrong! Are we done here?" I said screwing my rubbish up and took it to the bin.
"Alissa wait" he said running over.
"Juice will you just drop it" I said.
"For now yes, but you know its date night tonight so you will have to talk about it" he said.
"I'm just hormonal that's all just leave me be" I said.
"You got your period?" he asked.
"For god sake Juice just shut up and go back to work" I said marching off.
I sat in the office doing paper work and suddenly felt really bad for going mad at Juice. I opened the door to the workshop and called him in, he came walking in and closed the door behind him.
"I'm sorry for being a dickhead I was out of order" I said.
"Don't worry about it babe" he said.
"No I was bang out of order you didn't deserve that, it's not you who upset me so I apologise" I said.
"Liss you can shout at me all you want if it makes you feel better" He said.
"It doesn't" I said I put my arms around his neck and kissed him smack bang on the lips.
"Stop it you're giving me a boner" he laughed.
"Save that for later" I grinned.
"Why not now?" he winked.
"Because I'm working and so are you" I said.
"So I'll be quick babe come on" Juice said.
"Where?" I asked, "I can't be all day"
"I'll go grab something from the club house and then you follow" he said.
"I actually have to go and grab the old paper work from storage that Gemma wants me to shred" I said.
"Perfect come on then" He said.
I opened the door to the workshop and called to Tig, "I'm going to grab some stuff from storage Juice is helping me so will you be a doll and watch the phones for me?" I asked.
"Yeah carry on" he smiled.
So Juice and I headed off to the storage unit. As soon as I closed the door he was gripping at me and kissing me. Before I knew it I was naked and being thrust up the side of the unit wall.
"I love you" he said after he came. It took me a while to compose myself and put my clothes back on.
"Let me go and sort myself out and you carry the boxes over for me" I said.
I pointed out the ones I needed and made my way into the club house. I had a quick wash and checked my hair and makeup. As I walked back to TM I saw Unser was there talking to some of the lads.
He followed me into the office. I opened a box of old files and started to shred them.
"This ignoring me isn't going to get you very far" Unser said.
"Well what do you expect, the guy is in your town and you haven't even clocked on who it is. He is clearly something to do with that new store because I have never seen him about before. And I am positive that you would know how many white supremacists you have in this town." I said.
"I know of a few but the one has changed his ways met a nice Mexican woman so I can't get any answers from him. He owns the rival motor repairs in the town" he replied.
"Well I know who you're on about and it's not him I know that, but surely he has some links still he could tell you about" I said.
"It's not as simple as that Liss" he said.
"Unser just go do your fucking job will you instead of being a fucking liability, I know the club pays you so at least you could do is find a few fucking things out for me" I said.
Unser looked at me in shock. "I'll see what I can do" he said before leaving.
I was so angry I grabbed the box of files and flung it at the wall in a rage. It made an awful noise. The next thing I knew Juice had flung the door open and all the lads were staring in at me.
"What the hell happened?" Juice asked.
"The box fell out my hand as I picked it up" I said, "Don't worry I got this"
The rest of the day I just got more and more annoyed with everything. When 5 O'clock came I couldn't have been more relieved. Juice followed me home on his bike.
"So get ready and we will head off out" he said.
"I don't really feel like it babe" I said.
"I don't care if it will get you out this vile mood you are in then we are going" he said.
"I doubt it will" I sighed.
"Well it is worth the try" he smiled.
So even after half an hour's protest he still made me go. I had a soak in the bath before getting dressed into a below the knee nude pencil skirt with an off the shoulder nude cropped top. I hadn't long bought it and Juice absolutely loved it because it showed off my figure. I wore nude court shoes with a long pale pink jacket. I felt like I looked good with my hair down and poker straight. I was hoping that I looked that good he didn't want to go out but it didn't work.
"You look so fucking hot right now" Juice said.
"Hot enough that you don't want me to go out? You want to stay in and have your wicked way with me all night?" I asked.
"Nice try Alissa my love, but you are still going out" he laughed.
"Bastard" I said grinning.
Juice drove the car as it was my turn to drink. He had a pair of jeans on with a white shirt and looked gorgeous. Even with his tattoo's and mad hair, he still scrubbed up well and I could never understand why the hell he was attracted to me, especially the way I looked when I first arrived in to town.
We ended up in this small little town which had a beautiful Italian restaurant and as it was a beautiful warm night we decided to sit outside.
"So come on then tell me what's wrong with you, why are you so moody today?" he asked.
"Juice don't start please, I was just starting to feel less moody and you have to start" I sighed.
"Lissie, I'm worried about you that's all I just thought you were finally starting to feel happier in yourself and I was getting used to you smiling again then today you have been vile" he said.
"Babe it's just a bad day. Us ladies get them from time to time, now can you please just drop it before I get up and go home" I sighed.
"If you promise me that if anything is ever playing on your mind that you will tell me" he said.
"I promise" I smiled. I felt awful because I was lying and I hated that I had to lie to him but if I told him he would end up killing everyone and I'd be without him because he would be in prison.
"I love you Juan" I said.
"Love you too babe" he said kissing my hand.