When Rio finished her beer she slowly started to make her way back to the office. It went as well as she had expected it to go, though she had hoped Piney would be at least a little happy to see her. As she walked out of the clubhouse door she saw him again, leaning on the picnic table with a cigarette in his hand. There was something so mysterious about him. He was tall with graying hair and for some reason his gaze drew her in. Silently she cursed herself for even thinking about him. Opie was mourning the loss of his wife and here she was thinking about seducing one of his brothers. Nodding slightly at the men who stood around the table she pressed on past them pushing her pathetic thoughts into the back of her mind.

Chibs looked at her as she made her way towards the office and grinned before realizing that he had been staring for a bit too long. It was hard to believe she was Ope's sister, due to her small frame and overwhelmingly hard features. Opie had a sensitive soul and he was always so kind to everyone he met. This girl's eyes were almost as icy as they were blue. Through the smile she had given him he could see pain and anger.

"Dude if she wasn't Opie's sister I'd probably hit it." Juice spoke and brought Chibs back to their conversation.

"Aye, little too much woman for you Juicy Boy." Chibs joked pushing him aside and making his way back into the clubhouse, but not before turning back around and taking one more glance at her from across the lot.

"Hey Gem I think I'm just gonna head down to the motel. It's best if I stay away." Rio spoke as she shut the office door behind her.

"No, you'll stay here in the extra dorm. Stay close baby in case they need you, which they will. Besides I need you to head to the store for me while I go take baby duty. I've already made a list" Gemma took a drag of her cigarette as she smirked and handed Rio a paper, which seemed to be a mile long.

"Gem, I'm serious I really don't think this is a good idea. Besides all I want to do is go to the motel and have a few. I'm not good at all this old lady stuff anymore." Rio smiled warily as she looked over the list. It looked like they were planning for just about every charter to make an appearance.

"So, you're taking after your father then? Gonna go drowned you sorrows in beer and dick instead of making yourself useful?"

Rio rolled her eyes and opened the door with the list still in her hand. She crumbled it up as she stormed through the parking lot towards her car across the road. Gemma stepped out and watched her as she marched away with a sly smirk on her face. "Thank you, sweetheart!" she shouted at Rio from her place next to the shop.

Rio huffed as she heard Gemma's condescending tone and she shot her middle finger above her head without even turning around to see the smile she knew was playing across her godmother's face. Gemma had a fantastic skill of manipulating everyone around her and she had often used it on Rio growing up, but there was nothing that boiled her more than being compared to her parents. Gemma was right though, she was just like Piney. As she got in her car and lit a cigarette she couldn't help but laugh and shake her head. Again, Mama Gem had gotten her way at Rio's expense. Just like old times.

As Rio combed the aisles of the grocery store she saw David Hale standing at the checkout talking up the girl behind the register. At first, she thought about dodging him, but figured she would end up seeing him at some point, Charming was too small to hide out in.

"Hey Davey."

When he turned around he but smiled as he saw his childhood crush standing in front of him for the first time in eight years. He moved towards her with his arms out taking her into his warm embrace. She had always been so kind to him growing up, even saving him from Jax and Opie on some occasions.

"River. God I'm so sorry." Was all he could say as he released her and stared down at her taking in what he saw before him. She wore a tired expression, though he figured it was due to the sad circumstances of her return.

"Thanks. I'm okay just worried about Ope. Look at you though! Little Davey all grown up and a deputy chief! Should have figured you would follow the straight and narrow." She smirked as she spoke thinking back to one of the nights he had spotted her at a party and hit her joint. Rio always tried to get him to let loose, but he was David Hale, son of a judge and as straight edged as he could be.

"Yeah, well you were the only one who could convince me to stray, then my bad influence skipped town and left me. This is the only path I know." He finished smiling sadly at her. It had really hurt him when Rio left. Even though her family kept her on the opposite side of the law David had always had a weak spot for her.

"You know I had to get out of here David. I've been doing okay on my own though. I never would have been able to do what I wanted if I had stayed here under the watchful eye of the club and my Pop's. You wouldn't understand."

"I understand better than you would think. Just because I'm the one wearing the badge doesn't mean I haven't felt the weight of my family or this town." He finished the sympathy in his voice becoming too much for Rio to handle. She did care for him, but sometimes he did come off as a pussy and it always aggravated her. The men she grew up around rarely showed emotion, so she saw it as a form of weakness.

"Yeah. Anyway, I gotta finish my shopping and get back to TM. We got some guys coming into town for the funeral tomorrow."

"Anything I should be worried about?" He watched her curiously and Rio rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

"You honestly think I would tell you if I knew? It's been eight years, but don't pretend you don't know the rules." With that she smiled and continued her shopping, very aware his eyes burning holes into her as she walked away.

When Rio pulled her Nova back into the clubhouse parking lot she saw her father storm out in a fit of rage and take off on his bike. Jax spoke some words to the Prospect who followed soon behind him on a minibike, which Rio had to laugh at.

"Hey Jax, what was that about?" She asked as she walked up to him with her arms full of groceries.

"Tough church, don't worry about it darlin'. I see my mothers already putting you to good use?"

"Awe Jackson I know you know that grocery shopping isn't the only thing I'm good at. Now make yourself useful and go help me unload the rest of this shit." Rio gave a mischievous smile as she walked past.

"Yes, ma'am." He shook his head and walked towards her car to grab the rest of the bags.

Chibs watched their interaction from his seat at the picnic tables. He noticed how she smirked at Jax in a typical flirtatious fashion. Every girl fell to their knees in front of the prince of Charming, why would she be any different? What Chibs couldn't figure out was why it annoyed him so much.

"She's coming over here. You should just talk to her instead of staring like some old creep." Juices voice broke through his thoughts.

"Aye, I'm not staring." Chibs was annoyed that Juice had caught him, and even more annoyed that he had implied that he had an interest in the chick at all. "Why don't you just keep ya little thoughts to yourself for once boy." He spoke before getting up and walking over to the door as she approached. He pulled it open for her and looked back at Juice to see a stupid grin cross his face.

"Need help with that lass?" He asked trying to ignore his urge to go back and smack his brother over the back of his head

"Yeah thanks Chibs." Rio couldn't help but smile when he called her lass. It had been awhile since she had felt so attracted to a man, at least while she was sober. She handed him one of the bags and walked past him into the clubhouse, brushing against his chest slightly. It was hard to tell if it was static electricity or if her skin felt a shock at the touch of leather against her bare shoulder. Either way she felt something move in the pit of her stomach and again felt disgusted with herself.

He's off limits.

Forcing the thought of Chibs with no clothes on to the back of her head she walked straight to the kitchen with him following closely behind.

"So, where did Piney come up with Rio? Never heard of anyone by that name before." He grinned at her as they both set the groceries down in the clubhouse kitchen.

"My name is actually River I just go by Rio now, and it was all Mary. She was into some hippie shit when she got knocked up with me. I blame that for all my problems." Rio said giggling and turning around to notice how close he was standing. She swore she could feel the heat radiating off him and when she met his eyes she immediately felt her stomach turn again. His eyes were powerful, and he seemed interested in what she was saying, something she had forgotten men were capable of.

"I don't see any problems, you look fine to me." He responded stepping back as Jax entered the kitchen behind them with the rest of the bags.

"Oh, just give it time." She responded taking them from Jax and setting them on the counter.

"Give what time?" Jax asked as he shot a curious look between the two of them.

"He just needs time to see I'm crazy is all. He wasn't around for all those teenage years." Rio laughed and gave the blonde a kiss on the cheek before retreating to the dorm Gemma had designated for her stay.

As soon as her head hit the pillow Rio felt herself drift off to sleep. With all the drama that had been happening she hadn't realized how exhausted she had been from her drive. All her emotions from that day had completely drained her.

When she woke reality came to her again like a train running through her brain. Donna was dead, she was in Charming, and her family hated her. It was all too much for her to handle so she pulled herself out of bed and into the clubhouse to see if anyone was awake yet. When she thought it was clear she ran out of her dorm and behind the bar trying to hide herself as she grabbed a bottle of Jack Daniels.

"Little early for that isn't it?" Chibs voice came from the end of the hallway she had just ran from.

"Yeah well you don't bury your sister-in-law every day." Rio spat harsher than she intended. She hated feeling judged because of her choices. When anyone said anything about it, it only made her more bitter and resentful. That was something she had never grown out of.

"Aye, you do what you have to do. Just remember we have a funeral to attended in a few hours. You don't want to be worthless when you get there." Chibs looked her up and down as he spoke noticing her boyish underwear and oversized SAMCRO t-shirt.

"Don't worry about me. I'm just trying to take the edge off."

Rio was aware of his eyes searching her body and she quickly covered her chest and began to make her way past him and back to the dorm. As she walked down the hallway she could still feel his eyes on her rear and her stomach jumped with excitement. It was possible that he could give her the release she was looking for so against her better judgement she swung around and met his gaze.

"You smoke? I've got a couple joints rolled, maybe a couple of shots of whiskey and a few puffs will help us both." It was stupid to invite this man into her dorm on the day of Donna's funeral, but then again Rio was never really a classy or considerate bitch.

Chibs thought about her offer as he tried to keep his eyes away from her bare legs. He knew that if he went into the room with her and someone saw it could stir up some shit that he wasn't ready for, but he nodded and followed behind her, watching her ass as she walked. This girl was going to get him into trouble.

Rio sat on the bed and pulled her container out of the nightstand drawer. As she lit up the joint Chibs shut the door and took a seat next to her. He smelled musky and Rio felt aroused at his closeness to her.

"So, where are you from? I've never seen you around, so you couldn't have been here too long."

"Aye, I came shortly after you bailed. Maybe a couple years."

"I didn't bail!" Rio replied offended that he thought she had just abandoned her family, though she could see why he would think that.

Chibs raised his hands over his head in surrender. "I don't know much about it, just what I've overheard in Piney's drunk ramblings. I barely even knew you existed." He finished taking the J from her and taking a long drag.

"Yeah, well I think he would have preferred to keep it that way…Would you like a shot?" She said getting up and pulling the liquor bottle up with her before opening it and taking a long swig. It burnt all the way down her throat and into her chest and suddenly she felt like she was home.

Chibs watched her curiously as she stood in front of him in her panties and an oversized t-shirt drinking whiskey like it was water. He was sure he hadn't seen anything so perfect in his life. As she dropped the bottle from her lips and handed it to him he could feel the movement in his pants and he quickly adjusted himself, so Rio wouldn't see. He took a small swig and placed the bottle on the nightstand before standing to excuse himself. Drinking and getting high with a Ope's sister would only lead to problems, so he knew he had to make a quick exit.

"Well sweetheart, I better go. Try to get some more sleep before the service." He had a long night and he had been thinking about the shit with the witness since he had woken up. Jax had confused he and Hap when he showed up to stop them from killing the girl, but in the end, he was grateful that he hadn't had to take an innocent life.

Rio didn't want him to leave, being alone wasn't easy for her. Even though she hadn't had a relationship in many years she still needed the occasional conversation, though most the time it ended with her screwing some person she barely knew. Chibs was easy to talk to and she wasn't completely against letting it end with them messing around.

"Don't go." Rio said as she grabbed his hand and stepped into him, her chest pressed against his. He didn't have his kutte on, so he could feel her breasts pushing against him and immediately he pulled away, aware of himself growing at her touch.

"Aye lass I don't think I should. That's a bad idea all around." He said backing towards the door and staring at her hard nipples poking through her shirt. She was a remarkable sight, but he still couldn't do it to Ope.

Rio smirked at him as he retreated like a scared puppy towards the door. Before she could stop herself, she removed her shirt and let her c-cup breasts bounce freely. "You sure it's a bad idea? I won't tell if you won't."

Chibs groaned at the sight of her half naked body just standing there for him to take. He wasn't sure why she was coming on so strongly, but it didn't really matter. All he knew was that he wanted to touch her. He walked towards her and their bodies crashed together as he cupped her face and pushed his tongue into her mouth. Rio could feel that her panties were already wet and ground herself into him. He was rough and his calloused hands running down to her breasts felt painful in the best way.

Chibs loved the taste of whiskey on her mouth as forced her hand down to hold his member. He was rock hard and throbbing as she ground her pelvis against his. He pulled her up and threw her on the bed as he looked over her body again. She was laying with her legs spread open and her hand in her panties. She wanted him so badly, but the break in their contact gave him a minute to think. She was beautiful, but she was supposed to be treated like she was family, not some croweater he would just mindlessly fuck.

"I can't. I'm sorry." With that he marched out of the door and back to his dorm.

Rio sat staring at the ceiling. Men never turned her down and she didn't know what to do. He had made it clear that he wanted her, but something was holding him back and it pissed her off. She knew it was most likely the fact that she was Piney's daughter and Ope's sister, but it didn't make the rejection she was feeling any easier. Taking another swig of whiskey, she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep for the remainder of the morning.

Rio had chosen to drive herself to the cemetery and she was one of the first people there. When she heard the bikes, all rolling up she smiled despite the sad occasion. It brought back memories from her time around the club. There was something nostalgic about being honored by all these men in leather.

As Ope walked up with Kenny and Ellie, Rio could feel her tears forming. He was such a good man. What God would take this woman from her children? Who would punish her little brother like this? He sat the kids down in the front row and made his way over to Rio who was standing off to the side.

"Hey sis." He pulled her into a hug and to her surprise Piney approached the two of them. He had tears in his eyes as he watched his children embrace. It was a sight he wasn't sure he would ever see again. When Ope released her Piney quickly pulled her into his arms.

"Listen here, I'm still pissed…but they are gonna need you and I'm glad you're here." He whispered into her hair and she let out a silent sob. It was exactly what she needed to hear from her father. It meant there was a chance that she could make up for lost time.

Chibs watched Piney hold Rio and he smiled. He knew that she was damaged and needed healing. He knew she needed her family because she seemed so lost and he hoped that their reconciliation would give her what she was searching for. As Piney walked towards his seat Rio followed and scanned the crowd before resting her gaze on Chibs. It was clear that he had been watching her to when they both quickly looked in other directions. He shook his head and turned to Juice trying to push the though of her naked chest out of his mind.