I feel bad about not updating for a while, so here is a second chapter today :)
Chibs woke up to hearing a knock on the front door. He hadn't even realized that he had dozed off. He slowly pulled his arm out from underneath Rileys sleeping body trying not to wake her. He paused to see how peaceful she was. Her hair was a wild mess but she had never looked so angelic.
He slipped on his boxers as he walked towards the door. He shut the bedroom door and was cursing under his breath is Gaelic. He didn't understand why the guys didn't just walk in. Tiggy had a key. Bastard must have forgotten it. He heard the knock on the door again.
"I'm comin, I'm comin. Did you forget your damn-"
As he opened the door he saw Althea Jerry standing in the doorway. She had her hands on her hips and a smirk on her face. It had been years since she had taken off. He remembered the threat coming from his lips when she threatened to not play the MC's game anymore. Right after Jax had died, she took off leaving her badge on the table. He had guessed his threat had more weight when he started wearing the president patch.
"What are you doing here, Althea?"
He watched as her face fell. She seemed upset that he didn't welcome her with open arms. Maybe at one point he would have, but not now. He had been a little upset when she left, honestly. The longer she was gone through the more he realized that she would always be a reminder of that side of him. The side that killed and fucked whoever he had to. He had killed so many people back then and every time he looked at Althea he saw all their faces.
"You're not welcoming me home?"
"This ain't your home."
"It was at one point."
"Aye. A long time ago, and that time has passed."
She was wearing a sheriffs uniform so he was assuming why she was back in town. From what he had heard she was working somewhere else as a sheriff but he never knew for sure. He guessed she was able to transfer back in.
"Are you going to let me in?"
"No."
He saw her eyes flicker behind him and her face harden. He had never seen her that unhappy and they had been through some pretty unpleasant shit around each other. He didn't even hear a sound so he figured Riley was standing in the living room. She was always silent when she wanted to be. He turned to look behind her and saw Riley.
She was absolutely beautiful. Her hair was down and messy. It fell all around her shoulders and framed her pale face. The way that it fell it made her scars more prominent compared to her bright blue eyes. She was wearing one of his white wife beater tank tops and her black lacy panties. Her perky breasts could be seen through the tank top and he wanted more than anything to pin her up against the wall.
"Is everything okay, baby?"
Her voice was sickly sweet as she stood perfectly still. Even though he knew she wasn't mad, he could see how intimidating she could be. She was a strong woman, not one that Althea would be used to seeing around the club.
"Aye, love. Everything is okay."
He looked back at Althea and saw the anger in her eyes. Not that she wasn't used to seeing women around, but he was sure the affectionate names were something new to her ears. Through all the time that he and Althea were together he never showed her affection if it wasn't during sex. Maybe a few kisses but that was more to make her shut up.
"I can see your taste in women hasn't improved much. Though, I've never seen you bring a crow eater to your apartment."
He could feel the anger start to radiate off of Riley. Riley was always incredibly nice to the crow-eaters, but being called one was never a compliment. He watched her pull both cuts off the ground and walk towards him. She handed him his cut and slipped her own on. He tried to keep focused on keeping her from lunging at Althea but she looked so sexy with barely anything on and that cut. He saw Altheas eyes widen in surprise.
"I have my own cut, darling. I don't need a man to solidify my place here."
Altheas eyes widened as she took in the blonde standing next to him. There wasn't much of a height difference between the two but the rest of them were like night and day.
He heard bikes rumbling down the road towards his apartment and Althea straightened up. He saw a smirk play across Rileys face as the bikes pulled into his driveway. Tig and Happy hopped right off their bikes and walked towards the front door.
'Well, well, well prez, look what the cat dragged in" Tig sneered into Altheas ear.
"What the fuck are you doing here, Jerry." Happy barked right after.
"I.. I.."
"C'mon, spit it out." Chibs drawled out while putting his arm around Rileys shoulders.
"I came here to tell you I'm back in town."
"Aye. I see that."
"I'm back in charge here too. So no bullshit."
All the guys laughed but Riley stayed staring at her.
"The only ones in charge of this town, darling, wear this cut. Last time I checked you aren't wearing it."
Althea glared at Riley sensing the hidden threat and huffed as she turned to walk away. She almost ran head first into Happy, who glared down at the sheriff. She scrambled away from him and basically ran to her car, with everyone laughing standing on the porch. Tig turned and looked Riley up and down with a huge smile on his face.
"Were you already dressed like that or did you change on her accord?"
Chibs noticed that Happy was looking into the house but avoiding looking at Riley. He looked at Riley and she had a stone look on her face again.
"Who was that, Chibs? I could feel the tension between you two so I know she is more than just a sheriff."
"Aye. She used to be a sheriff here. We had a little arrangement and she thought it was more than it was. She took off when I took over. Didn't like the change in control. I don't like her being back."
Riley nodded and walked back towards the bedroom. He followed her leaving Tig and Happy to carry stuff in from the truck. He walked in to Riley stripping off her clothes and walking into the bathroom attached to his room. He followed her in just as she closed the shower curtain and turned the water on.
"We alright, lass?"
"Not really a fan of your baggage knocking on your door, but yeah we're alright."
"I didn't know she was back, or I would have warned ya. She's a really old ghost."
"I understand."
Chibs leaned against the sink waiting for Riley to be done with her shower. His mind was racing. He had no good thoughts that had to do with Althea, but he knew she wasn't going to just give up. She had a mean streak a mile wide and sure as hell was never afraid of playing dirty. The shower curtain opened to a soaking wet Riley.
"When does Kerriannes plane land tomorrow?"
"Eight in the morning."
"Are you going alone?"
"Was hoping you'd come with me. I think the two of you will get along really well."
He saw a smile flash across her face. For some reason his daughter made Riley incredibly happy. She wrapped a towel across herself and walked back into the bedroom.
"Does that mean yer comin with me?"
"Aye" she said mockingly with a smile.
Chibs growled and tossed her onto the bed, pinning her down. Riley squealed out a laugh and tried to scramble away. Chibs pressed his lips against hers silencing her.
"Ya think yer so smart don't ya."
"Oh I know I'm so smart, my handsome biker."
Chibs smiled at her before pressing his waist into hers and crashing his lips against her.
"You do know the guys are still here."
"Aye."
Chibs got up and shut the door before pulling his boxers off and climbing back on top of Riley.
