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Once inside the club house Gemma looked around at the Sons standing around and said "Make sure every door to this place is closed. Nobody but us needs to be in here."
Juice and Opie nodded and went to do as Gemma said. They both wondered who the girl that Tig carrying was. Once the doors were shut to the garage and locked so that nobody could get in they hurried back to the main part of the club house. They wanted to know who the girl was and what had happened to her.
Tig looked at Chibs and said "Is the couch alright?"
Chibs nodded. "Aye the couch is fine brother. We're going to need some towels, washcloths, something to cover her up with and a bowl of water."
Tig nodded and looked at Gemma who said "Tig you stay here with your daughter. I'll go and get the things we need plus I'll get Clay."
Tig gave a curt nod and then gently lowered Clarissa down onto the couch. He stepped back a little ways but not too much. He really only gave enough room for Chibs to get in front of him and kneel down to take a look at Clarissa.
Bobby, Juice, Opie, Happy, Piney and Jax were all standing off to the side. Jax was the only one who knew about Clarissa being Tig's daughter besides Chibs, Tig and Jax's mom. He could feel everyone looking at him but he decided that he wasn't going to be the one to tell everyone who the girl was.
Tig looked up when he heard heavy footsteps and wasn't surprised at all to see Clay coming straight towards him. He saw the worry in Clay's eyes and he knew that he himself must also be giving off some kind of vibe because the look in Clay's eyes got more intense even before he shifted his eyes down to Clarissa.
Clay inhaled a deep breath when he saw the girl laying on the couch and then his eyes flashed back up to Tig's and he said loud enough for everyone to hear "My God you can look at her and tell that she is your daughter Tig. What happened to her?"
Tig heard the other guys gasp but he didn't care. Right now all of his attention was focused on the daughter that he never knew he had. He shrugged his shoulders because he wasn't sure what had happened to her. While the letter he read explained some things it didn't explain a whole lot. He wasn't sure what to make of that.
"I don't know what happened to her. I was standing outside talking to Chibs and Jax when something caught my eye and I looked over and saw her laying on the ground. Chibs and I ran over to her while Jax went to get Gemma. I went through her back pack and found an envelope with her name on it. When I opened it up two pictures fell out. One of her mom and me and the other one was of her. I think her Mother was murdered." Tig gruffly said. Never once the whole time he talked did his eyes ever leave the still frame that was his daughter. He was afraid that if he took his eyes off of her for even one minute that she would disappear.
Clay stepped up right next to Tig and put a hand on his shoulder and he said "Tig she looks just like you. I would bet anything that she has some of you in her. She will be just as stubborn as you and she will be alright."
Tig just nodded and Chibs looked up at him and said "Brother she's starting to come too."
Tig looked at his daughter and saw her eyes fluttering open and then he heard her say in a whisper "Where am I?"
Gemma who had just come back with all the supplies that Chibs said he needed and she smiled a little when she saw that the girl had come around. She finished making her way to Chibs and laid down the supplies.
Tig looked at Clarissa and was surprised to see that she had his eyes. He wasn't one much for smiling but he couldn't stop his lips from going into a slight smile.
"You are at Teller-Morrow Automotive. I'm your father." Tig finally said. He figured it would be best just to cut straight to the point.
Clarissa turned her head towards the voice that had spoken and gasped when she saw that he looked like her. She couldn't believe that she had finally made it to her real father. Now she just hoped that he would keep her and not toss her away. She also hoped that he wouldn't let anything happen to her.
"I came lookin for you. I only found out about you a little over a month ago. Since then I've been slowly makin my way towards you. I had to double back a lot of times because the guys after me had found me." Clarissa whispered. Tears filled her eyes as she looked up at the man who was her father.
Tig's eyes widened in shock and he took an involuntary step back. He wasn't use to tears and he definitely didn't know what to do about the fact that his daughter was crying. He felt protective instincts rise up in him and he made a vow to find out who killed her Mom and who dared to hurt his daughter.
He saw hurt enter his daughter's eyes when she registered that he had taken a step back and he didn't like that and he only knew of one way to fix it which was to be honest so he said gruffly "I didn't take a step back because of you Princess. I'm not use to tears so I have no clue what to do."
At that Clarissa gave a watery chuckle. "I'm sorry. I'll try to get better at not crying."
At that Gemma said "Baby Girl you can cry anytime you need too. Just because your father doesn't know what to do about them doesn't mean others of us doesn't either. If you need to cry you let it out. It will be better than holding it all in."
Clarissa looked at the woman kneeling down beside the man on the ground and looked for any signs that she was lying. When she didn't see any she sighed and nodded and closed her eyes again. She was in a lot of pain and she was hungry.
Chibs looked up at the young girl and said "Love, I'm going to clean the cuts and the welts on you. It may hurt and if it does don't be afraid to scream. We can take you to a hospital if you rather."
At that Clarissa's eyes snapped open and she said frantically "No, no hospital please. Don't make me go to a hospital. I can't go to a hospital."
Clay and Tig both frowned at her panicking tone but Tig stepped forward again and said "Princess if you don't want to go to the hospital you don't have to go. It's alright and you're safe here. Once Chibs gets you cleaned up we will talk. Will you be able to tell us everything that has happened to you in the last month?"
Clarissa's eyes sought out her newly found father and she whispered "I don't know if I can. It's all my fault. It's my fault mom is dead."
Tig shook his head. "It's not your fault Princess. We'll talk about that here in a little bit. Right now let Chibs look you over and clean your cuts."
Clarissa nodded and shut her eyes but opened them back up again when she felt someone grab onto her hand. She was shocked to find that it was her dad holding her hand. She never thought he was the type to hold someone's hand like he was hers.
