When Happy and Kate pulled into the garage, there were a few people milling about, but the party hadn't really begun yet. Happy pulled into his parking spot and stepped off the bike, he held out his hand and helped Kate off.

"That wasn't as scary as I thought it would be." Kate said unbuckling her helmet and hanging it on the handle bar.

"Scary?" Happy asked slightly offended. Kate chuckled.

"Oh no I didn't mean it like that. I always trusted your driving. Its just that was the first time I've been on a bike since…since the accident. Kate explained. Happy looked shocked, but it quickly faded and his stoic face void of emotion replaced it. He nodded, and put his hand on her lower back. Kate tensed at first but relaxed into his touch. He smirked and winked at her. She chuckled as they walked over to the picnic table by the boxing ring.

"Hey there darlin'." Chibs said putting an arm around Kate. She smiled and waved at the men and Gemma. Gemma walked over and pulled the girl into a one armed hug.

"Hey baby doll, sorry for not picking you up." the older woman said smiling.

"Don't worry about it I had no problem with it. Tyler on the other hand…never mind." Kate said trailing off. Gemma looked concerned but shrugged it off. She led Kate over to the picnic table and motioned for her to sit down. They both lit of smokes and started chatting. A few minutes later Juice walked out of the club looking slightly worried.

All the men stood at the sight of him. Juice picked up the pace and jogged over to the picnic table. He was breathing heavy.

"Sorry Clay but I got nothing." The Porte Rican boy said looking dejected. Clay began cursing under his breath.

"Nothing at all?" Tig asked shaking his head, and cursing as well.

"Nothing more than what Laroy told us. If this Zobelle guy is as bad as Laroy thinks then he sure hides it well." Juice replied. At the mention of Zobelle Kate's head whipped around.

"I don't want to over step my bounds here, but are you guys talking about Ethan Zobelle?" Kate asked Tentatively . All the sons turned quickly to look at the young girl. They just stood there for a few tense seconds before Clay spoke up.

"Yeah actually, why?" He asked staring hard at Kate. She began to nervously wring her hands, she took a deep breath.

"Because I know him." Kate said plainly. The looks of shock on the men's faces were priceless.

"How well do you know him?" Clay asked looking shock, suspicious, and hopeful all at once.

"I know his son better than I know him. But Paulie is anything but quiet when it comes to his fathers dealings. Paulie and Tyler are going out to a bar tonight actually, some place up north called the Hairy Dog? ." Kate said she was shaking slightly her nerves getting the better of her.

"Are you sure you heard right, there going to the Hairy Dog?" Opie asked. The rest of the guys looked confused.

"Yeah I know that's what it was, why?" Kate asked, hoping she wasn't saying the wrong things.

"Don't worry about it darlin." Chibs said with a reassuring smile. Kate gave a slight smile and nodded.

"Alright, you know anything about this move to Charming he's making?" Tig asked. Kate nodded.

"Yeah Paulie said he bought a store front here in Charming. He owns a chain of cigars stores." Kate began.

"Paulie said he would be heading down here by the end of the week to start the set up." Kate said.

"Yeah I got that much for the computer." Juice said. Kate nodded.

"Well if its dirt your looking for, then don't bother looking at Zobelle. He's a smart man, he doesn't leave a trail, at least that's what I've heard. You need to look up Weston. AJ Weston is a friend of his I met him a couple times, creepy fucker." Kate stated, shuddering. Juice pulled out a pen and wrote the name down.

"You know anything else, anything else that could help us?" Jax asked. Kate nodded.

"Yeah, I've known the family going on nine years now, Weston too." She said. Clay nodded.

"Well tonight's the party. Can you come in early tomorrow, give Juice the info?" Clay asked. Kate yet again nodded. Gemma walked up and put an arm around her.

"You know if you wanted to we could send prospect to your place to get some of your stuff and you could stay here. Cause you remember how late these parties go. And that way you wouldn't have to wake up even earlier to get here tomorrow. Clay and I aren't going to be using our room tonight, and I just cleaned it. Besides you would be home alone tonight anyway right?" Gemma finished looking at the girl. Kate was realizing one thing quickly. Gemma was good at talking people into what she wanted them to do.

"Umm, sure Gemma that would be great. I was kind of nervous about staying alone tonight." Kate said with a slight hesitation. Gemma nodded and called for the prospect. Kate gave him her keys and told him what to bring. He nodded jogged over to his bike and pulled out.

"Come on baby girl, lets go get a drink, so we can get back out here and get a good seat." Gemma said leading the younger girl into the clubhouse.

"Good seats for what?" Kate asked as the walked into the now noisy clubhouse.

"The fight of course, Tig and Happy. Should be a good one." Gemma said walking to the bar. Gemma waved down Bobby and got both of them a beer. Kate took a sip and followed Gemma back out and they took there seats back at the picnic table.

"So why they fighting each other?" Kate asked taking a sip from her beer and lighting another cigarette.

"Cause they can, the guys really don't need a reason." Gemma said laughing taking a sip from her beer. Kate laughed as well.

"So tell me about you and Happy." Gemma said looking at Kate.

"Nothing really to tell, we knew each other back in Tacoma." Kate replied taking a long pull from her beer. Gemma rolled her eyes.

"Nothing, Huh? That didn't look like nothing Sunshine." Gemma said sarcastically. Kate chuckled and rolled her eyes.

"We met when I was fourteen he was nineteen. He was just a prospect. From the moment he walked into the clubhouse there was this unexplainable connection, a bond between us. I remember Happy was in trouble with the club, I can't remember what for, but anyway. It was the week before my birthday and my Dad had made Happy my slave. He was my ride around town to pick things out for my birthday. I made that man go to every cake, party, and rental store within a thirty mile radius of Tacoma. And he never complained I would tell him where I wanted to go and his only reply would be anything for you sunshine. I never knew why he called me that. My dad used to call us the odd couple. The talkative, and bubbly teenage girl, and the stoic biker." Kate replied with a smile, laughing slightly.

"So where you to ever…" The end of Gemma's question went us said, but Kate understood.

"Together? No." Kate replied, Gemma noticed the sadness in her eyes.

"Did you want to be, with him I mean?" Gemma asked quietly. Kate sighed.

"I thought I did." Kate began. She smiled and lit yet another cigarette.

"I remember it was the night before my Dads funeral, I couldn't sleep. My mind was racing with so many thoughts, I new I had to go some where and think. So I got in my car and just drove, oddly enough I found myself at the clubhouse. I remember going to my favorite spot the roof and just sitting there, smoking and thinking. I didn't know what I was going to do, where I was going to go. My Dads death gave me what I thought was an uncertain future and I just could wrap my brain around what I needed to do. I just sat there and watched the sun rise. About six am I realized I was no closer to a solution and left to go back to my place and get ready. Happy picked me up to take me to the cemetery, when we got there he did something different for what everyone else was doing. He did try and give me a speech about how it was all going to be better, he didn't hug me, he just put his hand on my shoulder, and didn't move it until it was time to leave. He didn't say a word, it was like he knew nothing he said would help, like he knew I needed to silence. He dropped me off at home and I remember walking through the door and it was as if a lighting bolt came crashing down into my brain. Suddenly I had everything figured out. Happy, he was what I needed. No matter what guilt I felt or uncertainty I had I knew that with Happy, it would be alright. I remember scrambling around my house finding something, anything to wear. I through it on and ran out the door, I was in such a hurry I didn't even put shoes on. I sped the whole way to the club. I jumped out of my car and ran to the front door and then I heard it. Those guys talking and it was like the break through I just had disappeared, like it never happened. I walked back out of the club, called my Dads lawyers told them to handle selling the house and give the money to the club. I drove right to Tyler's and we left for Seattle that night." Kate finished, she had some unshed tears in her eyes. She quickly wiped them away and looked a Gemma. She could see Gemma was trying hard not to lose it.

"Baby girl there's always a second chance." and that was all Gemma said. The woman sat in compatible silence for a few minutes until the guys appeared to get the fight started.

A woman walked over towards Kate and Gemma. A pretty girl long brown hair pale skin. She stopped next to Kate.

"This seat taken?" She asked, Kate looked at Gemma. Gemma smiled. "Nope, your just in time too." She said.

"Kate this is Jax's old lady, Tara." Gemma said.

"Tara this is Kate, she's the new girl working in the office with me." Gemma said. Tara smiled as did Kate. Jax walked over and kissed Tara.

"So they finally set you free?" He asked jokingly. Tara nodded and smiled.

"Where do you work?" Kate asked looking at Tara.

"I'm a doctor over at St. Thomas Hospital." Tara replied Kate smiled and nodded. The guys entered into the ring. Both of them jumping in place and loosening themselves up. Kate didn't know what came over her, whether it was the talk with Gemma, or just a random burst of courage. She stood up and put her hands by her mouth.

"Come on Killer, kick his ass." she yelled. Happy looked up and right at her.

"Anything for you Sunshine." he said back in his deep raspy voice. Kate sat down and Gemma put an arm around her shoulders laughing. Bobby rang the bell and the fight began. The fight was fun and exciting, but just when it got to the really good part, Clay had Bobby break it up. Tig and Happy climb out of the ring croweaters waiting at the ready to mop them off. Kate scoffed. Gemma looked at her confused. She pointed over to the croweaters.

"I guess something's never change." Kate replied. Gemma chuckled.

"No matter how much we wish they weren't, croweaters are an ever present in the MC world." Gemma replied. Tara and Kate laughed. Jax put an arm around Tara.

"Wanna head inside?" He asked her, she nodded and they headed to the clubhouse.

"Men we ain't doin our jobs right, these lassies beers are empty." Chibs said putting an arm around both Gemma and Kate. They allowed themselves to be lead inside and to the bar.

Bobby walked around behind the bar, joining Half sack in fixing drinks.

"I got the stuff you asked for, I put it in Clay and Gemma's dorm room for you." Half-sack said. Kate nodded.

"Thanks kid." She said, he nodded and went back to his job bartending.

"So what can I get you lovely ladies?" Bobby asked Gemma and Kate. Gemma just got a diet coke, but Kate began thinking. Fuck it she thought. She was staying here tonight anyway.

"Any of you fellas wanna do a shot with me?" Kate asked. Happy and Tig both showed up out of no where and said yes. As did Chibs, and Juice.

"What's the ladies pleasure? As long as its none of those fruity, pussy shots." Tig asked. Kate smirked.

"Hey Bobby. Set us up five three wise men." Kate said confidently.

"You sure you can handle that darlin'." Chibs asked, Kate just nodded. Juice looked confused.

"What's a three wise men?" He asked. Kate smiled.

"it's a mixture of my favorite men, Jack, Jim, and Johnnie, all in one shot glass." Kate said with a smirk. Juices eyes got big but he nodded and took his shot glass. They all held them up. They clanked glasses, hit them on the bar and shot back. Juice stared coughing. Kate licked her lips.

"Yum. Could I get a beer Bobby." she said all the men laughed. They decided that poker sounded like a good idea. Kate followed them over to a table. As soon as there asses hit the chairs there were croweaters all over them. Kate just sat down and rolled her eyes.

"Alright fellas starting bet is five dollars, who's in?" Chibs asked as he shuffled the cards. All the guys said yes.

"Me too." Kate said. Chibs smiled and dealt her in.

About a half- hour of poker playing and several beers later, the guys were getting pissy. Kate had won the last three hands.

"I quit." Juice said as he threw his cards down. Kate and Tig chuckled. They were the only two left in this hand. Tig showed his hand.

"Two pair Aces High." He said triumphantly. Kate got a said look on her face.

"Aww two pair, damn. Well at least I have this straight flush." She said mischievously. Tig threw down his cards.

"Evil pure evil I say." he said pointing at Kate. She started laughing and looked to her left seeing Happy laughing too.

"Don't feel bad Tig, she's been playin and winnin since she was fourteen." Happy said. Tig stood up and grabbed a blonde croweater by the back of the neck and started leading her off to the dorm rooms. Kate looked at her watch it was already getting late. She stood up and collected her winnings.

"Thanks fellas now I don't have to worry about rent this month." she said smiling. The guys all stood up and went there separate ways. Kate decided to go get some air. She stood up taking her third, no wait forth beer and headed outside. She was going to walk back to the picnic table, but then she saw it, the ladder leading up to the roof of the clubhouse. She walked over and climbed up. When she got up she jumped slightly. Tara was sitting up there.

"Hey mind if I join you?" Kate asked, Tara nodded.

"Sure pull up a crate, this is where Jax comes to clear his head. It was getting to be to much down there so I came up here to get some air." She said with a chuckle.

"Yeah I used to come up to the roof of the clubhouse in Tacoma when I was younger, it was my place to think."

"Tacoma?" Tara asked tentatively. Kate laughed.

"I grew up in Tacoma, my Dad was an original nine. The first president of the Tacoma Charter." Kate said. Tara looked at her shocked.

"Wow I didn't realize, what brings you to charming?" She asked. Kate sighed. She thought for a minute trying get her words straight.

"Well when my Dad died, and I didn't think there was anything left for me In Tacoma, so I packed up and moved. My boyfriend Tyler and I have been moving ever since. It was just a fluke that we ended up here and me working here. I never realized that Happy would be here, or be in the process of patching over here." Kate said lighting up a cigarette. Tara nodded.

"So you and Happy were together?" Tara asked, Kate shook her head no.

"Almost, but no we were never together.

"I know how you feel. I moved away from here when I graduated from high school. I was gone for ten years. I got a job at St. Thomas and moved back. I didn't know if Jax would still be here or not. Look at us now." Tara said smiling at Kate. Kate sighed.

"My brain is just so muddled right now, I don't know." Kate said confused. She put her head in her hands. Tara and Kate continued to talk for a while. Kate looked at her cell phone.

"God we have been up here for over and hour and a half." Kate said chuckling. Tara laughed as well.

"We better head down before the guys send out a search party." Tara said standing up and walking to the ladder. Kate followed sweet and together they reentered the clubhouse.

The clubhouse was jumping. Loud music, drunk men, and half naked women. Kate chuckled to herself. Tara looked at her confused.

"I find it funny that standing here in the midst of this craziness, I feel more at home than I have in years." Kate shouted over the music to Tara. She laughed right along with her. They scanned the room and found Jax, Chibs, Juice, Happy, and Tig sitting around a table towards the back and they headed that way.

"There you guys are, wondering where you went." Jax said pulling Tara into his lap. Kate took a seat between Happy and Tig.

"So enjoying your party?" Kate asked Happy. He nodded.

"How bout you sunshine?" He asked slinging an arm over her shoulders.

"I just told Tara being at this party has made me feel more at home than I have in nine years." Kate stated laughing. Tig and Happy both started laughing.

"I think were gonna head home." Jax said. Tara stood up then Jax. Kate stood up and walked to Tara. She gave the other woman a hug. Tara hugged her back.

"Hey pull out your phone I'll give you my number." Tara said. Kate pulled out her phone and they exchanged numbers. Kate smiled and Jax gave her a half hug then he and Tara walked towards the door. Kate turned back around and noticed all the men she was sitting with were occupied with scantly clad woman. She sighed and headed over to the bar.

"Hey Half-sack, can I get a club soda with a lime?" She asked he smiled and fixed the drink.

"No more booze for the lady?" He asked smiling.

"Oh I am way before my limit, but I don't wanna be foggy headed tomorrow when I have to talk to Juice." She said taking a sip of the bubbly liquid. Half-Sack nodded in understanding. Kate just sat at the bar sipping her drink and people watching. After a few minutes Kate decided bed sounded nice.

"Hey Half-sack think you could show me where my rooms at?" He nodded.

"Just give me a sec to finish these drinks and find Bobby. Be right back." Kate nodded. As soon as Half-Sack left to find Bobby, a scantily clad bottled blonde stumbled up to the bar. She looked over at Kate.

"What are you looking at." She slurred at Kate. Kate just rolled her eyes and took another sip of her drink.

"I saw you sitting by Happy earlier, you don't stand a chance." She said getting into Kate's face. Kate rolled her eyes. She remembered girls like this from her time in Tacoma.

"Darlin I don't want a chance, were just friends." Kate replied looking around for Half-Sack. The Blonde scoffed.

"Friends huh. He turned ya down didn't he? You just don't wanna admit it. Huh? " She slurred. This girl was trying Kate's patience. She just wanted to know where the damn dorm room was so she could sleep.

"Oh well your not enough of a woman for any of these men anyway." She said getting even closer to Kate.

"Okay this is what's gonna happen, your going to turn your little skank ass around and walk away." Kate said moving so that she was nose to nose with the tart. Half-Sack walked up, and Kate turned to him. The tart didn't seem to get the message. She grabbed Kate shoulder and turned her around.

"Who the hell do you think you are bitch!" The blonde shouted at Kate. Half-Sack saw the exchange and made a bee line for the couch were Happy and Tig were sitting. Kate didn't notice Half-Sack leave or come back.

Now Kate had an extreme dislike towards violence for obvious reasons, but this blonde was just not getting a hint. So she did something very out of character for her. She balled up her fist and landed a right hook to the blondes face. She stumbled back and fell on her ass. Kate took a step towards her and leaned over her.

"Someone you don't want to mess with, darlin." Kate said calmly. She turned around and saw Half, Tig, and Happy watching her.

"So you ready to go?" She asked Half-Sack, he nodded dumbly.

"Hi Happy, Hi Tig." She said with a smile as she followed Half-Sack upstairs.

"What the hell was that?" Tig asked looking at Happy. Happy smirked, and patted Tig on the shoulder.

"That was my sunshine." He said as he made his way back to the couch.