Ayame woke up and looked at her phone. "Great, three hours of sleep." She got up, fixed her hair and brushed her teeth. Time to face the music she thought to herself. She opened the door and walked to the sound of voices.
"Hey there, princess." Bobby came over and picked her up in a big hug.
"Can't… breathe…" He let her down.
"Sorry."
"It's ok." She smiled and hugged him back. Tig came over and hugged her next.
"Feel better?" he asked.
"As good as I'm gonna get" she laughed.
"Well, I would introduce you to the rest of the guys if they were here. They should be back soon."
"It's ok. I'm gonna be here for a while right?" she smiled. Tig just laughed and walked off "Dad…"
"Yes honey?" He said, turning around.
"I love you." She kissed him on the cheek. "I am so sorry for everything." She played with her hands.
"I love you too honey and don't worry... you're here now." She just smiled.
She stepped outside and lit a cigarette. Just then, the rest of the group came up on their motorcycles and Ayame couldn't help but let a big smile cover her face.
"It's Ayame!" Jax said getting off his bike. She ran over and hugged him. Opie was the next to come over.
"Ope!" She screamed as she squeezed him. Juice was still on his bike watching with his mouth dropped wide open. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. She had long brown hair with long flowing curls, pure blue eyes, a tiny petite body and a cute smile. He couldn't help but stare in amazement. She looked over at him and he quickly looked away, pretending like he was lighting his cigarette and not staring.
"Who's that?" she asked Jax.
"That's juice" he said.
"Juice? How cute." She looked over at him again. All she could think was how hot he was, especially when he lit his cigarette. She was staring until he looked over and she looked away.
"You hungry?" Jax asked hearing her tummy growl.
"Guess I am." She laughed a little. "I think I'm gonna go get someth-… Shit..." Tig heard her and came over.
"Hmm?" She smiled at him.
"I don't have any transportation."
"Well, one of us can take you. Besides, that way you are never alone. Juice!" Juice looked over. "Want to take her to get some food?" he asked.
"Sure" he said, almost too quickly.
"Don't be getting' any ideas" he said to Juice, noticing his quick response. Then he turned to Ayame. "I'm sorry honey. I would take you if I didn't have some club stuff."
"It's ok." She kissed him and walked over towards Juice. "Hi…"she said shyly.
"Hey." A silence fell on them both until Juice broke it with a question. "So where would you like to go?"
"Umm… what's good?"
"I know a diner that's pretty good." He handed her a helmet.
"Sounds good." She got on the bike and locked her hands on his stomach just as he was taking off.
She laid her head on his back. He smelt of smoke and cologne and it smelled good. They pulled into the diner. He parked his bike and they got off.
"I forgot how amazing it is to feel the wind in your face" she said, smiling.
"Well, after this maybe we can go for a ride" he offered.
"Definitely" she smiled at him and headed into the diner. They sat down at the nearest table.
"What can I get for you two?" A waitress in her late 30's asked. She was wearing glasses with a messy bun in her hair.
"Uh… I'll take the number one" Ayame said.
"Same"
As the waitress walked off Ayame asked, "So Juice, what's your real name?"
"Juan Carlos Ortiz" he replied.
"That's a mouthful." He laughed.
"Yea... Hence why they call me Juice."
"Well it's cute, it suits you." He blushed a little at the comment.
Back at the club hose
"You ok man?" Jax asked, sitting next to Tig.
"I don't know" he sighed. "Today has just been a lot to take in. Not to mention all the other shit we got going on." He laid his head down.
"It'll work out" Jax reassured him.
"What time is it?" Tig asked.
"8:30, why?"
"They've been gone for about three hours..." He pulled out his phone.
"She's with Juice man, she's fine. I'm sure he would have called if something was wrong."
"Yea... Well, I'm gonna make sure." He started getting up. "He better not have gotten any ideas either" he added as he dialed Juice's number. Jax just laughed.
"Hello?" Juice answered.
"Where are you guys?"
"At the diner."
"For the past three hours?" he asked with a slight hint of anger in his voice.
"We got to talking. Sorry Tig."
"Yea, yea. It's fine. Just get back here. You know she shouldn't be out unless needed"
"Yea, alright. See ya in a bit" he hung up
"Dad?" She asked.
"Yea. Wants you back at the clubhouse." He replied.
"How long've we been here?" she asked, looking at her phone. "Shit! Three hours. We better go." She stood up and threw a twenty dollar bill on the table before Juice could get his money out. "Let's go" she said as she walked out.
"Thanks."
"No prob'. Thanks for coming with me, even if did have no choice. I had fun" she said
"I'm glad I came along, I had a good time." He smiled at her.
"You have such a goofy smile, its kinda cute." She laughed and he just blushed. They got on the bike and rode back. When they got back, she climbed off the bike and slipped, losing her footing. Juice caught and held her less than two inches away from him. Neither said anything for what seemed like the longest time, they just stared into each others' eyes.
"Juice!" They heard Tig and quickly stepped apart.
"Yea?" He asked as they walked over.
"Hi dad." She kissed him on the cheek.
"Hey honey." He looked at Juice who just smiled and walked off.
