"Good night Pop! See you Tuesday!" I said waving at Pop as I exited the diner my head was throbbing along with my feet but someone has to pay the bills since my father was a useless drunk

My smile spread wide across my face when I saw FP leaning up against his bike smoking a cigarette waiting on me

"Do my eyes deceive me? I thought you forgot about me" I said stopping centimeters away from him as I leaned my head to the side gazing up at him

He smiled and flicked his cigarette and grabbed me by my face as his thumbs caressed my cheeks "After a kiss like that I couldn't if I wanted too" He said and leaned in and kissed me deeply. I felt his hands move to my scalp and began to massage it.

I grabbed him by his leather jacket and pulled him closer to me. I threw my arms around his neck and held on for dear life. Until he removed his mouth from mine god I hated when he did that.

"Hop on my bike baby" He said taking his jacket off and throwing it around my shoulders "I'm sure you have one at home just like it but since you don't have it now this will keep you from being an ice cube by the time I get you home"

"My hero" I said sarcastically and felt a firm slap to my ass

"Quit running your mouth and climb on" He said smiling as he helped me get in his bike

He climbed on and I held on tight while wrapping my legs around him as best as I could

"My address is 4538 south Street" I said as his engine roared to life and we were off

Riding on the back of FP's bike was one of the best feelings in the world. Feeling his rock hard body against mine made me feel safe. I didn't feel so helpless. Don't get me wrong I took care of myself I could throw down with the best of them but I was tired of being the one handled everything. I didn't want to depend completely on a man but sometimes this girl needed saving.

"Is this you?" I looked up when I heard FP's question

"Yeah this is me" I said climbing off the bike sliding his jacket off my shoulders and tried to hand it to him

"Keep it" He said putting it back on me as I looked up at him confused "It'll give you an excuse to come and see me" He leaned in and chastely kissed my lips

"Mmm that was too quick give me another one" I leaned in and took what I wanted "Here" I took a pen out of my purse and wrote my number on his hand "Call me alright"

His engine roared to life again "Sweetheart you couldn't stop me if you wanted too" He winked at me as he took off down the street

I walked into the house and saw that nothing was out of the ordinary. TV on and blaring, beer cans all over the floor, and cigarettes spilling out of the ash tray. I rolled my eyes and hung up the jacket FP let me wear and begun straightening up the house.

I was finishing cleaning up the kitchen when I heard my dad stumble out of the bathroom. I rolled my eyes when I saw him in his current state. He was drunk as usual. I rarely saw him sober in fact I think think I would be worried if he was.

"Don't cut your eyes at me" My father spit out hatefully

"I wasn't I'm just trying to clean up that's all" I said wiping my hands on the dish towel and tried to move around him but he wouldn't budge "Excuse me" I looked away trying to avoid eye contact I was way too tired to challenge him tonight

"Who was that shit head that dropped you off in front of my house?"

"He's new to the serpents daddy his name is FP Jones don't you know him?"

"Are you questioning me you little bitch" he grabbed my by my neck and begun to squeeze tight I'm sure he left a bruise

"Daddy get off of me!" I screamed with tears streaming down my face I tried clawing at his hand but that just pissed him off even more

"Don't you ever bring him around here again do you hear me!" He said slapping me hard to the ground

I was gasping holding my neck as I tasted the copper on my tongue from the blow to the face. I tried to scramble to my feet. I felt an agonizing pain in the back of my skull. He grabbed me by my hair and picked me up from the floor.

"I said do you hear me!" He said screaming in my face

"Ye...yes" I said tears streaming down my face

He threw me to the ground as I yelled hitting the corner of my eye on the way down hearing him mutter something like "Go clean yourself up"

I drug myself up the stairs trying not to over indulge in self pity. I locked my door shedding my clothing along the way as I walked to the bathroom. Staring at myself in the mirror I couldn't help but cry. This wasn't even the worse he beat me. But I definitely had seen better days.

I held my breath as I eased slowly into the tub of hot water. I looked at the bruises both old and new and forming on my body. I felt nothing but hate for that man downstairs. I hated everything he stood for but where would I go if I left? Sure he was apart of the serpents but not all of the serpents were like that. They were my family they protected me. They just wouldn't get involved with internal disputes.

I couldn't get FP involved in something like this he didn't ask for it and I sure as hell wasn't about to ask him too.

So I didn't answer his calls. I steered clear from him. When he'd pop up at Pops I'd run into the back and beg Pop to make up an excuse for me. When he'd show up at my house unannounced I'd go hide till I heard his motorcycle slowly fade away. I know he didn't deserve this he didn't deserve any of this. I owed him an explanation and I was going to give him one.

About a week later I stood outside of The Whyte Wyrm terrified to go in. I was scared to face him what if he hated me I wouldn't blame him. I guess there was no time like the present. I clutched the loaned serpent jacket in my hand and walked through the double doors.

The air was thick with smoke and booze just like normal. People's mixed conversations filled the air along with the sound of pool balls klinking together. I scanned the room looking for FP's face knowing he was there somewhere.

My heart crumbled in my chest as I saw Penny Peabody's body draped on top of FP's lap while she whispered something in his ear that must've didnt faze him as he took a swig of his beer. Oh that no good son of a whore! Furious wasn't even the word I would classify how I felt! I was oddly calm it felt like the calm before the storm.

At that moment I had tunnel vision. I heard people greeting me, trying to get me to stop and engage in conversation with them but I had other plans. I stopped in front of FP and Penny and He looked like he saw a ghost and I don't blame him I had been the equivalent of one the past week and a half but that's still no excuse.

"Alice! What are you doing here? where have you been?" FP questioned me

In response I held up a hand and said in a deathly calm tone "Penny I'd thank you kindly if you could remove yourself from my boyfriend's dick please"

She tossed her head back and let out a laugh and actually snuggled closer to him "please Alice you might scare these other girls around here but I've pulled your card and you're all talk now you might've caught FP's attention but you've been MIA now where I come from you snooze you lose right baby?" She turned her attention to FP

My temper like I said early was very famous around these parts. Everyone knew that, I felt Tall boy walk up beside me and put a hand on my shoulder "Take it easy darlin' don't do nothing you gone regret"

I had to make a believer out of this Peabody bitch. She was going to think twice before she lays a finger on what's mine again. I made it seem like I was backing down I nodded my head "Okay….alright I get ya"

I walked over to the pool table and before anybody could gather what I was doing I picked up a pool stick and ran over to where they were still seated and connected the pool stick with her face. You could hear the pool stick break through the whole room. There was blood blood and more blood. Penny fell to the floor clutching her (pretty sure broken) nose. I threw what was left of the pool stick across the room and crouched down beside a crying Penny "Looks like you pulled the wrong card bitch, oh and word to the wise next time somebody tells you something about me you should probably believe it" I turned around and picked up FP's jacket I dropped on the pool table and threw it at him "Didn't want to forget your jacket y'all have a good night" I stormed toward the door when I felt someone grab my arm immediately I swung my fist not really caring whose face it connected with.

"Woah there cow girl" FP caught my fist mid air "Is that how you're gonna treat your boyfriend" His smile made me want to knock him clear across the room

I yanked my hand from him and being more faster then him this time I slapped him as hard as I could "Fuck you FP! Do you hear me fuck you!"

I yelled trying to walk away not wanting him to see the tears streaming down my face. All of a sudden I felt myself being thrown of his shoulder. I immediately started kicking and screaming. I felt a hard slap across my ass "Stop fighting dammit! Yo Tall boy! Any place me and the heavy weight champion of the world can talk in peace and quiet?!" FP Yelled across the room

Laughing Tall boy said "Yeah man take her upstairs to the office you guys can 'Talk' all you want" he held up air quotations which really set me off all over again

I looked up and saw the crowd cheering FP on some of them shouting "Show her who's boss Jones!" Or "I've never seen anyone who wasn't her old man put her in her place like that!"

When we got to the office he sat me down in the desk chair and leaned in and stuck his finger in my face "Don't move sweetheart" He got up and slammed the door and leaned against it His eyes glaring into me "Where in the hell have you been" His serious tone sent chills down my spine but I wasn't gonna show him I was intimidated

I got up and walked towards the door but he was quicker than me that asshole. Grabbing me he picked me up and sat me firmly on the desk. Pissing me off again I tried to slap him but he grabbed my wrist but he didn't see my other had quickly release from his hold. I slapped him again and for the first time he genuinely looked pissed off. Good that made two of us.

"Damn it Alice!" He picked me up off the desk and slammed me against the wall pressing himself against me "I'm serious! You drop off the face of the earth! For a week then you show up here tonight hitting people with pool sticks while calling me your boyfriend! Like come on you're fucking my head up babe! Now like it or not you owe a conversation!"

Fuck he was right that's what I originally came here for before I got side tracked."Fuck it fine you want to talk….well let's talk"