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Chapter 4

Later that day Cassie was back at her apartment, she had managed to find the coffee maker that morning and was waiting for it to finish boiling whilst she waited she began looking over the copies of the paperwork she had been given from Steve the realtor. That was it she was now officially rooted back in Charming. This move was either going to the best decision Cassie had made or the worst. Cassie knew she had significant history in Charming and she was linked to this place forever thanks to her father being a member of SAMCRO and being First 9, she also realised she had her own ties and associations with SAMCRO but Cassie was determined to not be dragged back into that life. Cassie had loved the life when she was younger, in fact she embraced the biker chick lifestyle completely, even after her mother moved them to Mexico. Cassie got involved with wrong crowd she started doing drugs and drinking heavily, she seemed to always be in trouble with the law after being involved in a string of assaults. Her mother had tried everything to get her daughter on the straight and narrow, but her behaviour had escalated after her father died. After that Cassie continued down the dangerous path and just when her mother was getting ready to cut ties with her Cassie had an overdose, the people she had been hanging with dumped her outside the hospital and left her there, it was this that shocked her straight, sitting in the hospital for weeks her mother was the only person that came to see her, granted Kozik and Happy had phoned her every week, at one point Happy had even offered Rita to come down to Mexico and sort Cassie out himself, if overdosing wasn't enough to get Cassie to sort her life out than the thought of Happy coming down and probably killing all her friends certainly did. Rita was there every step of the way as Cassie went through her detox and rehab and when it was over she helped Cassie start her life over.

That was a part of the reason Cassie had returned to America, as grateful as she was to her Mother for letting her stay with her after her stint in rehab and giving her time to get a job and save some money, it was still hard for Cassie to stay away from the people and places she used to hang with. That was why she made the decision to return to the US, attend school and try to start a career, her Mother had been very supportive of Cassie's decision to return to the US for school, as much as she would miss her daughter she knew it would at least get her away from all the trouble she had in Mexico. It was then her Mother made the decision to allow Cassie access to the money her Father had left her before he died. Cassie made the move and began school, the only problem with that was that when Cassie began school she also started a job working in a local bar to help pay for her education. Cassie loved working at the bar, she eventually decided that was what she wanted to do, every day she worked she had fun, meeting new people, getting to know the regulars and making friends Cassie especially loved the nights they had live bands playing at the bar, they would always end up being the best nights. So half way through the year Cassie changed her course and began a studying business. The guy that owned the bar took her under his wing at her request and began teaching her all about the business, Cassie loved every second of it.

After completing her course Cassie decided to move back to Tacoma, she stayed away from the club while she was there but got back in touch with Kozik again. He helped her put together a business plan and Cassie used the money her Father had left her to open her own little bar, at first the bar didn't do very well and wasn't really making her money but after a few months it picked up. After a year in Tacoma though Cassie began feeling bored, she decided she needed to enjoy life a bit more and not just constantly work. On a whim she decided to sell the bar and move to Vegas, the city always held a fascination for Cassie, so she sold the bar and moved, Kozik tried to persuade her to stay even going so far as to threaten her with Happy and her Mom, but when he realised Cassie wasn't going to be dissuaded he gave up and let her go.

Cassie was brought out of her thoughts when the coffee machine beeped letting her know it was ready, Cassie put down the paperwork and made her way into the kitchen. She grabbed the only mug she had unpacked and poured the delicious liquid into her cup, Cassie turned when she heard her phone buzz, she walked over to the coffee table and picked up her phone. When she looked down she saw a message from Kozik saying he would be at her place in 30 minutes. Cassie hadn't realised the time, after going to the realtor Cassie had wondered around the town, she had done some window shopping and had been to speak to some local builders about coming to look at the building and completing a quote for the work that needed doing.

Cassie took her coffee and made her way to her bedroom, she decided she better try to find something to wear before Kozik came. As she walked into her room Cassie took one look at the boxes scattered everywhere and sighed "At least I don't have to unpack them" she thought to herself. Pulling one of the boxes onto the bed, Cassie put her coffee on the side and started looking through her clothes she wasn't sure what to wear, did she just go casual or wear something a bit more dressy. Cassie decided since she was just going to the club she was going with casual. So she pulled on a pair of black skinny jeans, she found a Guns N'Roses tank top and put that on, she looked at herself in the bathroom mirror realising how tired she looked, Cassie grabbed some makeup out of her bag, she couldn't be bothered with full on makeup like a lot of women, she just used a bit of blusher, black eye liner and mascara. When she'd applied the little makeup she had Cassie pulled a brush through her hair, she debated putting it up but her soft brown hair was slightly wavy at the moment and she decided it was nice enough to leave down, she then looked in the mirror at herself "That will do" she thought to herself before she grabbed her coffee and made her way out to the lounge, Cassie decided she couldn't be bothered to dig out another pair of shoes so she pulled on her black boots and went to sit on the couch to finish her coffee before Kozik turned up.

Fifteen minutes later the buzzer was going and Cassie had let Kozik in, "Ready to go then Cass?" he asked looking her up and down "Yeah just got to grab my jacket" she said walking towards the chair and getting her jacket. "So how did it go with the realtor?" Kozik asked as he watched Cassie pull her jacket on "Yeah all signed, I am now the proud owner of an empty bar with no name" laughed Cassie "Managed to find some builders as well they're gonna go up and have a look around in a couple of days to give me a quote". "That's good, if you want me around to make sure they don't try and screw you on the money, let me know" Kozik said laughing, knowing full well that Cassie certainly didn't need his help. "Thanks Koz, but I think I'll be fine. You ready to go?" Cassie asked as she grabbed her bag off the counter "Yeah, let's go. Need to get me a drink" Kozik said making his way towards the door, Cassie laughed and with that they left the apartment and went down to Cassie's truck.

On the drive over Cassie started to feel slightly nervous, it had been years since she had been to TM let alone been around the guys from SAMCRO. She was repeatedly telling herself to keep calm, Cassie knew there would be a lot of sweetbutts and croweaters around at the party and she didn't have the best history with women like them. They seemed to find her a threat, they were a big part of her issues with the police when she was in Mexico, Cassie was always close to the guys she hung out with and the girls didn't seem to appreciate another woman taking attention away from them and not having to sleep with they guys to get it. More often than not this lead to the girls trying to prove a point by getting into it with Cassie which was a mistake on their part as they were always the ones to end up on the wrong end of Cassie's harsh right hook. And back then Cassie's self-control wasn't that great so the girls would end up with quite a beating. Cassie just hoped she wouldn't have any issues with any of them tonight.

Thirty minutes later they pulled into the TM lot, Cassie felt her heart begin to beat faster in her chest, as they both jumped out of the truck Kozik looked over at Cassie "You alright kid?" he asked. Kozik could see that Cassie looked apprehensive. She turned to look at Kozik and smiled "I'm fine, I think I just need a minute. Go ahead I'll see you in there" Kozik looked at her again unsure whether to go in without her or stay and make sure she was alright. Kozik decided to giver her some space, he knew coming back to TM would remind Cassie of her father. As she watched Kozik walk into the clubhouse Cassie could hear music playing, she saw that some people had began moving to just outside the clubhouse and were sitting on the picnic tables smoking and drinking. Cassie watched them remembering when she used to sit out there with her father while he smoked, that used to be their spot. When they sat there it was the one place she could properly talk to her father, he would sit and listen to her talk about her day or what she was doing at school. And then when they left that bench he would go back to being the hard biker.

Just as Cassie was about to walk over to the clubhouse she heard someone calling her "Cass? Is that you?" Cassie couldn't believe her eyes when she turned and saw Jax Teller walking towards her, the last time she saw Jax he was a smart ass sixteen year old, now he was all grown up, Cassie walked towards him smiling "Hey Jax" she said as he pulled her in for a hug. "Bloody hell Cass I heard you were back wasn't sure I'd see you here though" he said smiling. "Yeah well, couldn't stay away from the place, plus I heard you guys just got out of county so I thought I'd come and make sure you all made it out alive" she laughed. Jax could see Cassie glancing at the club out of the corner of her eye "Weird being back?" he asked looking at her. Cassie crossed her arms "Yeah a bit, brings back a lot of memories being here. Plus it's been a while since I thought about Dad you know, being back here just makes me remember all the good times. I miss it" she said honestly. Jax felt bad for Cassie he knew how much she loved her father and looked up to him. They had both lost their fathers, in part because of the club. Jax put his arm around Cassie and kissed her on the side of the head "Come on Cass, we'll catch up and talk about the past tomorrow. Tonight lets just party and have fun" he said as he began walking them toward the clubhouse.