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A/N: IMPORTANT! OKAY! I normally try not to go on rants in my author's notes but this must be said. I don't know how many of you read the reviews that other people post but one offended me greatly. So you all know what was said, I'll copy and paste here. "soa fan:Age gaps are one thing, underage is just wrong, and a romantic/sexual relationship with someone who started out as a father figure ... Well, daddy issues much? Yeah, I get it's your story and people who don't like it can read something else. Just don't get the appeal in trying to make child abuse sexy, sorry." This was posted by a guest. Well where do I start. Okay, I have said that this eventual romance, like waaaay in the future. Nothing romantic right now, like at all. I've already nixed Tig from the potential romance list because he is meant to be the father figure, but again no romance right now! She is fucking 13! But these are not the worst parts, hell they don't even really offend me, just someone obviously not reading my author's notes since I mention the eventual romance and the fact I could see her with HAPPY or KOZIK, NOT TIG! What offended me, or more pissed me off was the part where I was accused of trying to make child abuse sexy… There is nothing sexy about child abuse, let me be clear. Where the fuck that came from I don't know. This was supposed to be about her working through issues as she grows with the help of the 3 Sons, if nobody picked that up. The emotions and fear that Farren is feeling are very real emotions. How do I know? They are my own emotions! I have felt them in the past. There are things I changed like I was never picked up by bikers when I ran away and other things but I felt them. I am a victim of severe child abuse and ran away when I was 13. I would never try to make what I went through seem sexy. Not toting this out to get sympathy, and I don't tell people that a lot of the abuse themes I use are my own abuse, just trying to make a point. I still have a hard time with coming to terms with my emotions even though it has been almost 11 years and I write characters who go through issues I have to try to deal with them. There was nothing sexy about how Farren feels, or what she is going through. I'm not going to say more because it will actually give stuff away for later but I had to say something about this because it is beyond offensive. It's not even a case of "if you don't like the story, don't read" that was just plain slander. Sorry for the rant but I hope you all can understand my anger. Anyway, thanks to all of the rest of you for your lovely reviews and support, and I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Did an update on the spacing for easier reading.
Farren had woken up from a terrible nightmare, with tears running down her face and gasping for breath. She shivered, still feeling the phantom hands from her nightmare moving over her body. She looked around in a panic, not knowing where she was, before she took a deep breath, remembering the events of earlier in the night. She listened intently and could just barely make out voices, probably still in the kitchen.
She looked around the room she was in to notice it was pretty plain, and figured Kozik must not spend much time in here. She then realized she must have fallen asleep while Tig was holding her. Must of been more tired than she thought. She slid out of the bed and moved silently to the door, thankful that it wasn't a squeaky floor. The door opened without a sound and she crept silently down the hallway, staying the shadows. She caught the tail end of a conversation.
"No this has nothing to do with not having my daughters. I'll admit that I miss them but this kid is scared and hurt, she needs somebody to take care of her and protect her and I think we can do that!" Said Tig. She heard the chair scrape as he sat down. She just stood there in shock as they finished the conversation."So what do you say?" She heard someone sigh before Kozik answered.
"Alright, let's do it. But you got the whole father thing, I don't do discipline or any of that shit." Farren finally stepped into the light of the doorway, Happy's eyes shifting to her as she does, the other two turning to see her.
"You want to help me?" She stayed in the doorway, waiting for a response. Happy motioned for her to come over to the chair she had been sitting in previously. She sniffled a little as she walked around to the right side of the table. Happy was the one who spoke when she sat down. "Why are your eyes all red?" Farren looked down at the table as she spoke.
"I woke up from a nightmare. Guess I was crying in my sleep." She looks up at them then. "You didn't answer my question." Tig blew out a deep breath and ran his hand through his hair.
"Yeah kid, we want to help you. Am I right in assuming you were running away from home when we found you?" She gave a slow nod. "Alright. What made you run?" Farren curled in on herself, shaking her head violently. Tig sighed. "Yeah I figured it was bad. You'll have to let it out, it's not healthy to keep it bottled up. But thankfully, for our plan we don't need to know what happened, just your mother and father's names and the address." She shifted, looking up at him.
"My father and stepmother. My mom died when I was nine. Their names are Jeremy and Laura Vandt." She also tells the address, and asks what the plan is. Kozik spoke this time.
"We are going to go to our lawyer and get the paperwork your guardians need to sign to legally grant custody to Tig, then we are going to pay your piece of shit guardians a visit and force them to sign." Farren looked unsure.
"How do you know you can get them to sign?" Kozik snorted.
"Anyone who will stoop to child abuse is a coward and won't want to be outed. It won't be hard to get them to agree." She still was a little unsure, but decided to trust them for now. Kozik took a deep breath and spoke again. "That being said, we need to talk about what is going to happen with you living here." Farren started to chew her lip in apprehension.
Even with how nice they had been so far and their mentions of help, she really had no idea what to expect. She could hope for the best, but in all honesty being in a house with three men covered in tattoos and wearing leather had her on edge. Not that she wouldn't be anxious if she around men in general, but it was quite obvious by the way they were built that they could easily hurt her if they wanted to. She just hoped they didn't decide they wanted to. As scared as the prospect made her, the idea of going back to her father's house was infinitely worse. She just nodded that she was listening. Kozik continued.
"Alright well, this is only a 3 bedroom house. How do you feel about having your room in the basement? It's completely finished." Farren glanced at him and shrugged.
"It's where I was before, so I am used to it." Kozik quickly shook his head.
"Yeah, no. One of us will move down there. If you lived in the basement there, sleeping in the one here might cause more harm than good. Any progress you make could be thrown off by memories. We will figure that out later. What grade are you in?" Farren cocked her head the side.
"Seventh. Why?" Happy rolled his eyes.
"You gotta go to school little girl. Make something of yourself." Farren felt increasingly uncomfortable, though not necessarily in a bad way. It had been years since anyone actually cared about whether she ate, or slept, let alone whether she did well in school. It brought back memories of her mother before she died and how Farren fought her every step of the way. It had been so long, and she didn't know what to do. She wanted so badly to trust them, let them help her, but she was so scared. Terrified that if she let them in that they would hurt her like her father and stepmother had been for years. It all became too much and she started crying.
"Oh shit. Hey don't cry! It'll be okay!" Tig said, eyes wide. This just made Farren cry harder. All three men were at a loss as of to do, till finally Tig thought, fuck it, and pulled her into his arms. She tensed up, but allowed it. It was then Tig realized this may be a lot harder than they thought it would be.
A/N: Another short one, but I don't feel like I should continue this chapter. Just gonna have to wait for the next one!
