She didn't sleep well that night. Or the night after. She had a feeling something big was going to happen but didn't know what. It could have just been worry for Kerianne or nerves about seeing Kozik, either way she didn't like the feeling.
He arrived just as the sun was going down. All the brothers were outside to greet him each with a beer in hand, Opie with an extra one ready to hand to Koz.
He breathed deep, "good to be back boys."
The party began. Skimpy dressed girls paraded around waiting for someone to notice them, sweetbutts kept drinks flowing, brothers were scatted about the club room and Enny sat with the other old ladies at their usual table.
"Have you talked to him yet?" Tara asked pointing her head towards Kozik.
"Yeah, I quick hug hello. Chibs and I are in such a good place, I don't want to fuck with that by getting overly familiar with Kozik, it's a sore point."
The other woman all nodded that they understood.
"You have a ring on your finger and Chibs' crow on your leg, in our world that's more than enough to keep Koz on his good behaviour," said Gemma.
She had got the crow not long after getting out of hospital. It was on her inner thigh quite high up so it didn't get seen often except by Chibs.
By midnight Enny, still off booze after their last big party, was the only sober person around. Clay and Gemma had gone home as had Jax and Tara. Various members had gone off to various rooms with various women and she sat on the sofa watching Koz and Tig arm wrestling next to a semi-conscious Chibs.
"I win, you suck," Tig was slurring.
"Fuck off, I let you win," said Kozik waving a finger around.
They had been at it for hours, Koz would win one and then Tig would, one would claim the win the other would claim he had let him win. Boys.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw on the surveillance cameras a police car drive in.
"Not good," she said to herself as she got up and headed outside. Last thing they needed was to have a cop in the place.
"Office Samuels, bit late for house calls isn't it?"
He was a young officer who had only been in Charming a month or so and was trying hard to toe the line of the law but was also very easy to buy off and for that reason was becoming friendly with the club.
"Sorry Enny I know it's late but I figured this couldn't wait till morning," he thumbed in the direction of his patrol car.
Enny had to fight hard to stay on her feet. In the car a normally tanned girl sat looking at her with a very pale face, a look of utter shock on it.
She fought to compose herself, "who's your friend?"
"She claims to be Chibs' daughter, a Kerianne Telford? She's Irish, like you."
"Oh my, um. Wow." She didn't have to try too hard to act confused and surprised. "He, Chibs, spent many years in Belfast, I guess that's why he and I clicked."
She put herself between Samuels and the car putting her finger to her lips begging Kerianne not to out her true identity.
She opened the door, "Kerianne, hey, I'm your Da's friend, Enny-Marie."
Kerianne just stared as she got out of the car.
Enny was dying to hug her but knew if she did she wouldn't want to let go.
"Thanks you for bringing her in, forgive my rudeness but I really need to get back inside and sort this, it's a big shock. I will come by in the morning and talk to you about it properly if that's okay"
"Oh, no worries, Chibs will be wanting a hug no doubt. Come by anytime and I will fill you in."
Kerianne was still standing there as Enny waved the police car away before spinning around.
"What were you thinking? Coming all the way to Charming on your own, anything could have happened Keir, my god."
She took her into her arms and squeezed. She couldn't believe she was standing there hugging her.
"What was I thinking? What are you thinking? You're meant to be dead," she had tears forming in her eyes. "Enya. I don't understand. You died. Ma told me, we had a wake for you, I cried for days. You've been here all along? Alive all along?"
By this point they were holding on to each other in order not to hit the ground, both were in a state of shock.
"I'm sorry," she had no clue what to tell her.
"I came here to see Dad, Jimmy told me you were a traitor just like Da and that you went running to him for protection but got killed anyway. I wanted to come here and hear it from him, see where you died. But you didn't die Enya, you didn't die and all you have to say is I'm sorry,"
Enny was dealing with too many emotions. "Yes. I'm sorry I'm alive. I'm sorry you went through all that while I was trying my best not to be murdered."
They were getting mad at each other but they were also so glad to see each other that they couldn't stop hugging.
Kerianne sighed, "I just don't understand. Where's my Da?"
"oh sweet Jesus your father is going to hit the roof," Enny nervously laughed a little. "I know this is a lot to take in and I will give you the full story soon but for now just call me Enny okay? Very few people know who I really am, to keep the IRA and UVF off my back."
Keiranne could only nod.
"Your Da is in a bit of a state at the moment so for now I will take you home you can see him in the morning, that okay with you?"
Another nod.
When Chibs came home Enny was sitting on the front steps coffee in one hand, smoke in the other.
"Could have let me know you were leaving last night," he said taking her coffee and handing it back after a sip.
"Babe can you sit," she patted the space next to her.
"Sounds serious," he said.
"I've been sitting here for half an hour trying to think of how best to tell you this but it's going to give you a shock either way."
Chibs frowned. An ash tray sat next to her on the step full of cigarette butts. She only smoked that heavy when something was wrong. "Out with it then," he lit his own getting ready for whatever she had to say.
"Keiranne is asleep on the sofa."
She looked at him as his mouth gapped.
His eyes widened and he choked on the smoke slightly. "What? On my sofa? My daughter is state side?"
She nodded.
"When the fuck did all this happen?" he was too hung over for this.
"About 1am I guess. Samuels brought her to the club, don't know how she ended up with him but she was freaking out, hell, I was freaking out so I just brought her here."
"Jesus Mary and Joseph," he said running his hand through his hair. "Does she look the same?"
"Babe, she was all of about ten last time you saw her of course she doesn't. She looks like her bloody mother," Enny stubbed out her cigarette rather aggressively. She hated how thoughts of Fiona invaded her mind every time she looked at Kerianne.
"Does she know about us?"
"Are you mental? Of course I didn't tell her that. I half expected her to try knock me out the way she was when we got to the house. She hasn't spoken to me since we left the clubhouse."
"Not surprising I guess, it takes a lot to come to terms with a death of someone close. It's a bit of a mind fuck you know?"
Out of nowhere Enny broke down, "I had no choice Filip. I can't say I don't regret not protecting myself," she was doing a weird sobbing thing Chibs was unfamiliar with.
He pulled her into a hug, "I know baby, she will come around. We just need to fill her in and give her time."
Enny remained on the steps as Chibs went inside, it was a big moment for father and daughter and she didn't want to spoil it.
Chibs walked into the living room to find his daughter rolled in a little ball. Her big brown eyes looked up at him. Before he knew what was happening she was bolting towards him flinging her arms around his neck.
"Daddy!"
"Aw my girl, my beautiful girl," he hugged her so tight scared she was only a dream. "You silly girl you should have called. Mary Clarke was on the phone telling us you'd run away but this is the last place I expected to see you."
"Mary? So she knows that Enya is alive?" they took a set on the sofa.
"Aye, it hurt her bad to fake her own death like that but she wouldn't have done it if her Ma was in the dark?"
"All lies. Ms. Clarke was all a mess when Enya died, or pretend died. Let all of us come to her and cook and clean for her and was all a load of bullshit."
"Now now, that's a bit harsh Kerianne. At one point we thought Enny was going to die, they beat her bloody and she was in hospital for a long time. Mary would have been scared for her and knew full well that she would probably never see her girl again."
He sat her down on the sofa and knelt in front of her. "I know it's … it's a lot to deal with but just give us some time and you'll understand it all."
"Just no more lies Da. I know I'm forcing myself into your life here but I want to be a part of it. All Ma and Jimmy do these days is lie to me and I can't take it anymore."
Chibs knew he had to tell her about being engaged to Enny, it was defiantly a case of sooner rather than later.
It's slowly coming along.
