A/N: Thanks for the reviews, story alerts, and added to favorites for this story… I'm glad you guys seem to like it! This chapter picks up 10 years later and Mia is 21.

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Chapter 1

Mia looked at her dad exasperated and said "You can't really stop me since I'm twenty one Dad! I just wanted to give you the heads up on what I was thinking."

Clay glared at Mia and said "You may be twenty one but I can still say no. I don't want you going out of Charming let alone out of the state."

Mia needed to get away for awhile because the tension between her Dad and Jax was becoming too much for her ever since Donna was murdered. She loved both of them but didn't want to have to pick a side to be on. She knew that she would never be able to choose between them. Clay was her Dad but Jax was her older brother. He was always looking out for her and was always there for her when she needed him.

Gemma, who had come up behind Mia, put her hands on Mia's shoulders and looked at her husband and said "Let her go Clay. It will do her good to be around a couple of her friend's that aren't involved with the club."

Clay glared at his wife and said "What in the hell? I thought you would be on my side. I don't want her going out of state. Damn it things are just finally starting to calm down after all that shit with Donna and then with what happened to you."

Gemma sighed and shook her head. "Clay she needs to get out of here for a while. If you try to make her stay she will just end up leaving anyways and not coming back and I know that none of us want that."

Nobody including Jax knew the real reason as to why Mia wanted to leave for a while. She needed to get out of dodge so she could have time to think about what she wanted to do. She had messed up three months ago and she will live with that for the rest of her life but she needed away from her dad and everyone else.

Clay glared but looked at his daughter and said "You can go but when you get to wherever it is that you're going I want you to call me every day. This is non-negotiable Mia. I need to know that you're alright."

Mia didn't like it but she nodded. She hated the idea of having to call her Dad and check in, but she would do it if it meant that he wouldn't look for her. She knew that she would be back, she just wasn't sure when.

"Thank you Daddy" Mia said with a smile. She couldn't help but calling him Daddy at this second. She was just happy that he gave into what she wanted.

Clay grunted and said "You only call me Daddy when you get what you want. But you're welcome Princess. I just want to make sure that you're alright."

Mia nodded and looked at Gemma and mouthed "Thank you Mama" to her. She couldn't believe that her Dad had given in so easily. She was so sure that she was going to have to end up just up and leaving without even saying goodbye to her Dad or even Jax. She didn't really want to go, but she needed to.

The memories were still too strong and the pain she felt at having to see him every day with some new woman was slowly killing her. She was in love with him and all he did was use her for one night and then basically he tossed her aside. She knew that this time away would help her get back to the care free person she used to be. Or at least she hoped it would.

"When will you be leaving?" Clay asked.

Mia knew that her Dad wasn't going to like this part but she also knew that if she didn't leave today the chances of her actually going were slim to none. "I'm leaving as soon as I get packed."

Clay's jaw dropped and his eyes widened at that. "Why are you leaving today? Why can't you leave tomorrow?"

Mia shook her head. "Sorry Daddy but I'm leaving as soon as I get packed. I promise you that I will call you. I'm going to go home and pack some things. I'll talk to you this evening sometime."

Clay hated this but he knew that he wasn't going to win. "Fine but you be sure to call me tonight baby girl. I love you."

Mia smiled at her Dad and kissed his cheek. "I love you too Daddy."

Mia turned on her heel and walked away before she decided not to go. She needed this time away to decide what she was going to do. She couldn't keep going the way she was or she was going to withdraw from everyone around her and she knew they wouldn't understand. She hurried to her car and even though she heard someone call her name, as soon as she recognized the voice she started her car and drove off. She didn't want to see him or talk to him right now. Last night hurt her more than she wanted to admit.

After leaving T-M she decided to go ahead and head out of town. She could always buy what she needed. She didn't want to take the chance of any of the guys going to try to find her at home. She knew that if any of them did that they wouldn't let her leave without explaining the real reason she was leaving.

She already had a plan because she knew her Dad would try to track her through her car but she was leaving her car at a friend's house and her friend was renting a car in her name that Mia would be driving. She wasn't even heading to be with friends like everyone thought she was. She was going out on her own because she had some serious thinking to do. She stopped at her friend's house and wasn't surprised to see that Alyssa had already rented the car. She pulled into Alyssa's garage door which was open because neither of them wanted any of the Son's to know about Mia leaving her car with Alyssa. She shut the garage door before hurrying into Alyssa's house.

Forty five minutes later Mia was leaving Alyssa's house with clothes that Alyssa had given her since they were the same height and build. Mia was five feet tall and slender with curves and had long dark hair and brown eyes. Alyssa was also five feet tall, slender with curves but she had blonde hair and green eyes. They were getting asked all the time if they were sisters. She hugged Alyssa and made sure that Alyssa knew not to tell anyone anything and then left in the rental car.