Sorry for the delay. Life has been crazy but I have a few more chapters to upload tonight to make up for it. So here is chapter two.

I only own my OC, Sutter owns anything recognizable

It was a sunny Thursday later in the week. Lettie had finally finished unpacking and had everything where she wanted it. It was a hot summer day in California and there was only one thing Lettie wanted to do, relax in the beautiful sun on her back deck.

Lettie grabbed a wine glass and a bottle, along with a book and her phone, before heading out to the back deck. She settled herself into her lounge chair and poured herself a generous amount of wine before settling back with the book she brought out with her.

Lettie was too engrossed in her book to realize someone was knocking on her front door. It wasn't until she heard Gemma voice yelling from her fence gate did she even realize she had a visitor. She carefully sat her glass down before walking off the porch to the gate to let Gemma in.

"You had me worried for a second dear. I've been banging on your door for like five minutes now." Gemma smirked walking into the back yard.

"Sorry Gem, I was way too engrossed in the book I was reading, and mix that with a couple glasses of wine." She laughed leading Gemma up to the deck.

"You need a door bell or some shit you can hear out back. I saw your car in the drive and figured I'd stop over for a visit." Gemma replied sitting down in a chair at Lettie's patio table.

"Yeah you're right. So how are things? Would you like some wine?" Lettie asked taking a sip from her glass as Gemma shook her head declining her offer.

"Good, TM has been swamped. I took the afternoon off to relax." Gemma replied relaxing.

"That sounds…fun." Lettie giggled causing Gemma to swipe at her playfully.

"Yes, wrangling over grown children to fix cars is better than a carnival." Gemma snorted as Lettie continued to giggle. It was obvious she was a little tipsy from her wine. "You going to sit out here all day and drink wine or you got plans?" Gemma asked raising a brow.

"Don't really have anything better to do. The house is finished, well for now, and I don't need to do anything till Monday. So why not drink and relax?" Lettie giggled setting her glass down.

"Well how about we go grab lunch? Don't worry, I'll drive, I see you're wine happy." Gemma smirked looking at the giggly blonde.

"Yes! I need out of this house and to socialize." Lettie smiled jumping up to gather her things and take them in.

Gemma followed her in the house, impressed with how it looked now. Lettie had taken the empty home and really made it her own. Lettie rattled something to Gemma about changing saying it would only take her a few minutes and told Gemma to make herself at home.

Gemma walked into the living room and noticed that pictures now hung on her walls. She took the time to look them over as she waited on Lettie. The first one she found was obviously a younger Lettie in a formal dress with two adults standing on either side of her. They were all smiling and happy. As Gemma kept looking at the photos she noticed at Lettie got older, one or both people were missing from her pictures, replaced by another man that took place of the first.

When Lettie emerged from her bedroom she saw Gemma looking at her family pictures she had on her wall. She silently hoped Gemma wouldn't try to pry any information out of her, knowing her mouth wouldn't stop considering she was still a little tipsy.

"This your family?" Gemma asked looking at Lettie.

"Y-yeah, you can say that." Lettie stammered looking around trying to find an out.

"Well you ready then?" Gemma asked seeing how uncomfortable the younger girl was.

Lettie let out a silent sigh of relief as she followed Gemma out her front door, locking it behind her, and across the street to Gemma's SUV. Once they were in and buckled Gemma navigated her way through town to the diner Lettie ate at her first night in Charming, and a few times since before she made it to the grocery store the day before.

"Ah Mrs. Morrow!" The elderly waitress that had made a habit of serving Lettie beamed as she saw Gemma.

"Hello Mrs. Hollis." Gemma smiled hugging the older woman.

"Oh Gemma, I didn't know you and Lettie knew each other." Mrs. Hollis smiled as she saw Lettie behind Gemma and gave her a hug as well.

"Oh, Lettie bought the house across the street. We've been making friends with one another." Gemma said with a smile. "We're just grabbing lunch to go." Gemma finished as she saw some of Darby's guys in a back corner booth.

The two women placed their orders and it wasn't long before Mrs. Hollis came out with their bags. Gemma paid for lunch, much to Lettie's protest, but she got her way and the two women made their way back to Gemma's SUV.

"So, Lettie, what did you do for a living before moving to Charming?" Gemma asked pulling back out onto the road.

"I was a career firefighter and paramedic in the small town I lived in. I've been doing it since I was sixteen. Went career a few years ago when I met the required age." Lettie said looking over at the woman.

"So you mean to tell me you run into burning buildings?" Gemma replied quirking an eyebrow.

"Yeah, I love working 911. I've put a lot of time into it. I'm also certified to teach CPR, First Aid, and EMT classes. I also have swift water rescue, Scuba, ropes rescue, search and rescue, wild land fire certified, and more." Lettie said showing a proud smile.

This news came as quite a surprise to Gemma. She would have never guessed the small girl in front of her would be an emergency worker, let alone a firefighter. Apparently she was full of surprises.

"So have you applied to anywhere yet?" Gemma asked as she pulled into the Teller Morrow lot.

"I've applied with San Joaquin County, as well as the Charming department. I also put applications in for Lodi, Oakland, and a few other nearby cities." She replied as Gemma parked her vehicle.

Church had been called before the girls got to Teller Morrow. Everyone was in the Chapel discussing Darby and their new troubles. It seemed like one shit storm after another. Once church finished they all filed out into the clubhouse to grab a beer. Everyone noticed Gemma sitting at the bar with the new girl in town eating and laughing.

Clay watched his wife enjoy the company of the small girl beside her. For whatever reason she liked the girl and Clay would have to deal with that, even if she was an outsider. Gemma had an intuition though about people. She wouldn't just bring her here if she thought she would be a problem.

He gave Gemma a kiss on the cheek and a nod to Lettie before joining some of the others outside. Better to let Gemma be happy than piss her off for no reason.

"So Clay, Gem really seems to like Lettie." Tig said as he took a drag from his cigarette.

"Yeah, she does." Clay nodded.

The guys sat and talked about what was going on outside the club when the women walked out. Gemma yelled that she was taking Lettie home and would see Clay there. Clay watched as his wife got in her SUV and pulled out of the lot with the blonde riding in the passenger.

"Juice, see what you can dig up on Lettie." Clay said as he watched the vehicle disappear.

"Uh sure. Anything I need to be looking for?" Juice asked nervously running a hand over his Mohawk.

"Gemma says she hiding something that scares her shitless. I just want to be prepared in case that shit storm blows in town." Clay replied turning to walk back into the clubhouse.

Seeing Lettie inside the bar told Clay he needed to look into her. He couldn't handle anymore surprises at the moment. He wanted to be prepared to handle whatever could possibly follow her to Charming. Gemma would have his ass if Lettie got hurt on the Sons watch.

Lettie had just finished getting ready for dinner at the Teller-Morrow house that Saturday evening and was now rushing to get her things together. She had made two desserts for after dinner and a side of her crockpot Mac and cheese.

She placed her containers in her carrying bag before slipping on her heels to make her way across the street. She had no idea what to wear to dinner at Gemma and Clay's so she decided that a pair of jeans and a nice top paired with heels would do.

Before she could even knock Jax was at the door opening it for her. She gave him a small smile as he grabbed her bag and led her to the kitchen where Gemma was. There were a few other women there as well. When she entered the kitchen Gemma gave her a smile before going over to hug her.

"You didn't have to make anything Lettie." Gemma chuckled as she let the smaller girl go.

"It's rude to show up for a dinner and not bring something for the host to serve." She smiled. "Now let me know what you can use help with. There's two different cakes in that bag along with crock pot Mac and cheese." She smiled walking to the counter sink to wash her hands.

"Well can you help Luanne over there with cutting veggies." Gemma said referring to the tall blonde woman wearing clothes that were extremely tight.

"Yeah." She smiled walking over to the woman who handed her a knife.

"Lu, this is Lettie who lives across the street." Gemma said as she handed them more vegetables.

"Oh yes, Gem has told me all about you." The older blonde smiled.

"Well I have to say, she's made me feel welcome." Lettie smiled as she worked on the vegetables in front of her.

The women continued preparing dinner and it didn't seem like it had been long when they heard the sound of motorcycles pulling up. Gemma instructed the women to start taking food to the table while she asked Lettie to set the table.

"Hey doll face. Good to see you could join us for dinner." Tig boomed as he walked into the dining room.

"Hey Tig. You know I wouldn't miss it." She smiled as he took his seat and the rest of the men filed in.

"Good, nice to have a pretty face at the table." He smirked causing her to laugh and swat at his crazy hair.

She was beginning to grow fond of the men Gemma called her family. For this first time she was beginning to see what a real family was, no matter how dysfunctional. It was nothing like her family back home.

She sat down in between Gemma and Chibs, across from Tig and Happy. She listened to the conversations around her as everyone began piling their plates with food. She had a small smile on her face as she enjoyed the company around her.

"Bobby I think someone here is guna give you a run for your money on baking." Chibs laughed taking a bite of the red velvet cake Lettie brought with her.

"Oh Jesus Christ this is good." Bobby said after taking a bite of his cake.

"Oh please, it's nothing." Lettie blushed happy that everyone was enjoying the food she brought.

Once dinner was over everyone made their way to the backyard to socialize and drink. Lettie had been talking to Gemma drinking a beer. They had been discussing where she was interviewing at. Her most promising option was seeming to be Stockton. It also seemed that the Stockton PD wanted her for their tactical team as a medic. Gemma was the only person she had to talk to, she was beginning to see her as the mother she never had.

When Lettie's beer was empty she excused herself to go grab her one from inside. On her way in the kitchen she walked straight into what felt like a brick wall. She began to loose her balance but an arm closed around her waist to keep her from falling. She braced herself on two strong arms as she regained her balance. When she looked up she saw the tall silent one they called Happy looking down at her.

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't paying attention." She said with her face getting red.

Happy just continued to look down at her for what seemed like an eternity. He slowly removed his arm once he was sure she was steady. She removed her hands and he gave her a silent nod before heading back to where everyone was.

Lettie sucked a breath in trying to calm her nerves. She had no idea why he made her nervous, but out of all the guys, he did. He was the only one who made her feel that way. Sure he was attractive, but Lettie worked around a lot of attractive guys in her life. Not one of them had the effect on her that he did.

When Lettie rejoined Gemma she was smirking at her. She was quickly learning there wasn't much that happened in Charming that Gemma didn't know about. So there was a reason the woman was looking at her the way she was.

"Yes Gem?" Lettie inquired with a raised brow.

"You and Hap back there. That looked interesting." She bluntly stated.

"Really Gemma?" Lettie laughed.

"Oh sweet heart I could tell you were flustered from here." She replied cockily.

"I was startled Gem, not flustered." Lettie laughed.

"Whatever you say." Gemma smirked drinking her wine.

A few hours later and Lettie was back home. She was showered and winding down for bed. She had a long week ahead of her and she wanted to make sure she had everything ready for her upcoming second interviews for a job with Stockton Fire/EMS as well as Stockton PD. She wanted her Sunday to recharge.