Chapter 6
I opened my eyes and heard the loud sound of snoring in my ear. I turned and saw that Juice was out cold and he was the loudest snorer that I had ever heard. I had no idea why I just noticed that he snored that loud, I guess I was so happy that he was sleeping next to me that I was oblivious to it. I tried to move to go fix is something to eat but he pulled me closer to him half awake.
"5 minutes", he groaned and I giggled.
" I have to get up and make us breakfast I'm starving!", I whined and he groaned again. I gave him a peck on the lips and he let me go. I walked out and everyone was in the meeting room talking amongst themselves. I stretched and out my hair in a bun getting ready to make breakfast. I looked up at the monitor in curiosity and saw black car pull up in the lot and 3 people got out. I looked closely and saw that two of them had policeman uniform. I ran to the meeting room and busted the door open. They all perked up and stared at me confused.
"Cops are outside, probably gunna raid the place", I warned them and they all got up in a panic. I rushed over to Juice and woke him up.
"Juice! Juice! Juice there's cops you gotta wake up babe", I shook him and when I said cops he instantly shot up. We both rushed out and the cops busted down the door barging through.
"Charming PD, get down", the yelled and had their guns ready to fire. They were grabbing people and pushing them to the ground violently. Juice and I complied with the cops (surprisingly) but the cop pulled my arm roughly and Juice got angry.
"Hey! Leave her alone", Juice growled and the cop kicked him in the stomach hard. He hollered out in pain and I made sure he was okay.
"Get on your knees, hands above your head", the cop ordered and I complied. He took my hands and placed them against my back hand cuffing them.
"What're you takin me in for exactly? I got a right to know", I stated and a woman with medium brown hair and blue eyes approached me. She had a bandage on her nose and it seemed to be slightly bruised.
"Hello Caroline, I'm agent Stahl. I just want to ask you a few questions-"
"If I'm not being under arrest I ain't goin. I don't talk to pigs", I hissed and she laughed.
"You're a fistey one, I like that", she commented and got close to my face.
"Sorry sweetheart. I'm spoken for", I shot back and glared at her.
The cop hauled me and Bobby out and I tried kept wiggling to get away from the cop. The cop threw me in the car and I kicked him before he closed the door.
"Fuck you", I hollered and kept kicking the door. "I have my rights you psychotic bitch!"
"Just sit tight Caroline, we just want to ask a few questions and we'll let you go. It's just procedural protocol", she tried to calm me down but I kept struggling to get away.
"Fuck your protocol! Let me go!", I spat out and Bobby laughed. I turned to him and he gave me a tiny smirk, he seemed unfazed. I sighed and sat back into my seat, if Bobby didn't have anything to worry about then I should be fine also. We got to the Department of Justice facility in Stockton and the cop opened the door for me. I walked in hesitantly and looked around, there was just a bunch of ATF pigs. Stahl took me to a room with double sided windows and a table in the middle with 2 chairs. She uncuffed me and I sat down and glared at her, she smiled at me insincerely.
"So what can you tell me about the Sons of Anarchy? You must know something, your dad, brother and boyfriend are both affiliated..", she asked me and I stayed quiet just staring her down.
"The Sons of Anarchy is a motorcycle club. They are a group of skilled mechanics that work together, that's it."
She handed me a paper and I examined it. It had a sketch of what appeared to be Ope, but the eyes and the nose seemed off.
"Bobby Munson and your brother are wanted for the death of Brenan Hefner. Bobby has been positively identified, but your brother hasn't yet. When they do identify him, they're looking to seek the death penalty."
I looked at the paper once more and ripped it in half.
"My brother ain't no killer and neither is Bobby-"
"Caroline, we just need intel on what we're going up against. If you give me names, places and what they've done I'll grant your dad, brother and boyfriend immunity."
I stayed quiet for a second and thought it over. Growing up I always had run ins with the law, I was never sent to Juvenile prison but I was sure as hell close to it.
"I ain't tellin' you shit. I don't know anything, and even if I did, I don't speak to pigs. You and I both know that if you're throwing out deals like that, you don't have shit on the club, so why don't you just go fuck yourself!"
She simply grinned at me and made a hand signal to open the door.
"You can go."
I flipped her off and stormed out the door in a fury. I walked outside and sat on the benches that they had inside. I saw Donna and Opie walking side by side with Stahl pestering them.
"What kind of mother are you gunna be?" Stahl asked Donna and I just observed.
"The kind that doesn't bail on her family", she simply said and they both walked in my direction. Ope furrowed his eyebrows and I got up, hugging the both of them.
"What're you doing here?" He asked.
"I'll tell you in the car…" I murmured and walked with them. We got in the car and I sat in the back seat.
"They hauled me in for questioning about the Sons of Anarchy. They said if I give names, places and what they've done she would grant you, dad and Juice immunity."
He turned back to me and shot me a look. "You didn't-" he said angrily
"No! What do you think I am an idiot? I told her I don't know shit."
He turned back around and sighed. "She's setting me up to look like the rat. She wants me, Donna and the kids to go into wit-pro for 'our own safety' crazy bitch", he grumbled and I sat back in my seat. We got to the clubhouse and everyone was there to greet us. Jax pulled me aside and had a talk with me before I got to greet everyone.
"Munch, what the hell happened?"
Juice walked next to me and listened in on my conversation with Jax.
"They tried to get intel on you guys and offered me immunity for my
Pop, brother and Juice. They don't have shit if they're hauling me in to give them dirt on you guys. You know they're desperate when they're hauling in the women of the club."
Jax nodded and gave me a quick hug. I turned to Juice and saw that he gave me a concerned look. I leaned in and gave him a quick peck on the lips. I placed my hands on both sides of his face squeezing his cheeks slightly.
"I'm okay Juicy, I know how to handle ATF. How's your stomach? That guy kicked you pretty hard."
He shrugged and placed his forehead against mine. We gazed into each other's eyes and he gave me another quick peck on the lips.
"I'm okay as long as you are", he breathed and I smiled.
"You're such a sap", I teased him and he chuckled.
"Only for you", he whispered and I blushed.
I looked at his shirt and noticed that he was wearing his mechanic uniform. I grabbed him by the collar and brought my face closer to his.
"You're a cute mechanic", I bit my lip slightly and he smiled widely.
I didn't notice that Chibbs was standing right next to us, and I wondered how long he had been there.
"I know he's the cutest", he mocked me and I bursted out laughing. Chibbs jokingly tried to hug Juice but he pushed away him and got embarrassed. I went into Gemma's office and saw that she was looking for something.
"What's the matter?" I asked and she jumped up in fear.
"I didn't see you there. I'm trying to find the banners I had for Abel's party tonight…I could've sworn I had them around here somewhere", she said and kept lifting up papers looking for it.
"Me and Juice will go get another Gem, don't worry about it", I said she she sighed.
"Thanks sweetheart…just bring it by Jax's house so we can set it up."
I walked off to go get Juice and he was sitting by the bar talking to Half Sac. He saw he and he smirked at me. "Hey Juice, wanna go get a banner for Abel with me? I promised Gemma I would get her another one, she lost the one she bought."
Juice agreed and got up but he seemed like he was in pain. I went up to him and placed my hand on his abdomen and he groaned in pain. I lifted up his shirt and saw that his lower ribs on his left side were bruised.
"I'm fine-", he murmured and I went into the garage. I got a bottle of Advil out of the cabinet and walked back over to Juice.
"Here, take this and I'll go. I'll see you at the party okay? Be careful", I kissed him on the forehead and he groaned.
"You're not going alone. Take Half Sac with ya", he protested and Half Sac shot up once he heard his nickname. I looked over and spotted Donna talking to Ope, I hollered at her.
"Donna! Wanna go with me to the store?", I asked and she nodded.
"See, I won't be alone Juicy, I'll be with my partner in crime, Donna." Juice just smiled at me and brought his face closer so that I could give him a proper kiss. I pressed my lips against his softly and he placed his hand on my cheek caressing my face. He pulled away and I began to walk away. "Call me if you need anything Care", he called out to me and I blew a kiss to him. I went into Donna's car and she just smirked at me.
"What", I laughed and she tried to hide her excitement for me.
"So you two an item?", she asked and I blushed.
"Yeah, as of yesterday…"
She hit me in the arm and I hollered in pain. "What was that for?!"
"You never told me you guys were an official thing! I'm supposed to be the first one to know!", she yelled at me and I rose my hands in surrender.
"I'm sorry! I didn't get around to it because of the whole Ope and Bobby thing!" I exclaimed and her face dropped. I knew I just reminded her of the awful situation and I felt like an idiot. We got to the party store and went inside. There were piñatas everywhere and a bunch of balloons strung up and floating up to the ceiling. We went to the banner section and started to rummage through the multiple "it's a boy" or "it's a girl" banners. We finally got to the bottom and I found a "Welcome home" banner; it was white with bold blue font. I grabbed it and showed Donna the banner.
"Well that was easy", she commented and I laughed.
"Thanks for coming with me Don, I really appreciate it", I said as we were being checked out.
"No problem, I need to get my mind off the mess with Ope anyways. This is a good distraction", she commented and sighed.
I could only imagine what she was going through, she was probably amazingly stressed out.
"Well, I'm here for you Donna. If you need anything I'm here", I reassured her and she hugged me.
"I know Care, thank you."
We went into her car and drove to Jax's house for Abel's party. I opened the door and heard shuffling coming from the kitchen. I walked in with Donna and we saw Gemma trying to do a million things at once.
"Hey Gemma, brought you the banner", I said and saw that she was making food for the party tonight. "I'll go hang it up okay? Me and Donna can help ya set up." Gemma smiled at me and looked extremely tired.
"Thank you baby…I've been running around like crazy trying to get everything ready for the party…" she said and I laughed.
"I can see that Gem, if you need to go get ready I'll make sure everything is prepped for the party."
She looked at me and Donna hesitantly. "You sure?" She asked and I nodded.
"Go get all dolled up, we'll hold down the fort", I commented and she hugged me and Donna.
"Thank you. I'll call Jax to pick up the baby", she sighed and left quickly. We had about an hour before the party was supposed to start, so worked as quickly as possible. We were done in an hour prepping everything and I wanted to take a half an hour to make sure everything was clean and tidy. Donna was finishing up the food and I was hanging up the banner for last touches. I was standing on a chair trying to pin the banner when the door swung open and I lost my balance. I wobbled sightly and I felt someone hold my legs steady so that I wouldn't fall. I looked down and saw that it was Juice keeping me steady.
"Woah there babe, be careful", he said and I finished pinning the banner.
I got down and Juice placed his hands on my hips. "Hey baby", I wrapped my arms around his neck and gave him a kiss. Tig and Chibbs walked in and observed the house.
"Everything looks nice, do you need anything else? Beer, soda, food?", Tig asked and I grinned.
"Thanks Trager, but everything is set. Have you seen Jax? He's supposed to bring the baby.."
"No…I don't know." Tig shrugged and went into the kitchen.
Tig seemed on edge about something, something was off. Usually Tig would make fun of Juice but he seemed like he had something on his mind. Before I could ask Tig what was wrong Jax came in with the baby, Clay and Gemma. I gave them all and I looked at the baby, he was so cute!
"You wanna hold him?", Jax asked and I held out my hands. He placed the baby in my arms and the baby cooed at me.
"Hi Abel, I'm your auntie Caroline…you're so cute", I grinned and the baby giggled. "Auntie Care loves you", I hushed and pressed my lips softly to his forehead. He reached his little hand out and rested it on my face.
"I think he likes you Munch. Don't get any ideas Juice.", Jax joked and Juice chuckled. I gave the baby back to Jax and a girl with medium brown hair approached me.
"Hi, I'm Wendy", she extended her hand out to shake my hand and I took it.
"I'm Caroline, nice to finally meet you. I've heard so much about you." I smiled mischievously and Jax shot me a look.
"Nice things I hope", she laughed and I just kept smiling. We both knew they weren't nice things. I saw Tara walk through the door and I groaned, her presence was enough to piss me off. Wendy went to go sit down and I felt someone touch my shoulder. I turned and saw that it was Chibbs trying to calm me down.
"Play nice girly, for da kid", he scolded me and I frowned.
"I know, I know…"
A few hours passed as we all just sat, drank and enjoyed each other's presence. My dad and my mom were playing with Ellie and Kenny, and Opie was talking to Juice. I was standing there by Donna and she was just smiling at her kids. She looked at her phone and saw that it was 9:30 already.
"I should head home with the kids, it's getting late..." she commented got the kids. I was about to ask Juice if he could drop me off at the clubhouse but Tara stormed off in a fit of rage. Juice saw the whole ordeal and just looked at Jax.
"Go make sure she gets home safe." He ordered and Juice gave him a funny look. "Don't ask", he sighed and Juice rushed to me.
"I'm gunna go, you want a ride back to the clubhouse?"
"Okay, I'll just catch a ride back with Donna.".
"Be safe, I love you", he said and kissed me softly.
"Juice…" I said stunned. He just said he loved me so nonchalantly. He turned to me unfazed and I blushed. "I love you too", I hushed and he winked at me. My heart skipped a beat and I couldn't help but smile like an idiot. I went up to Donna and she looked at me funny.
"You okay? Your cheeks are all red…" she commented and felt my forehead for a fever.
"Don…he just said he loved me…" I said still in shock.
Donna smiled brightly and laughed. "Well did you say it back?" She asked and I nodded.
"Congratulations Caroline Ortiz", she teased me and I blushed. We brought the kids to the car and they both sat in the back seat. Opie came out and talked to Donna.
"Hey Care, you mind if we come back and help Gemma clean up?", she asked me and I nodded.
"I can take the kids home and tuck them in. You guys can stay here", he offered.
"Aw how nice of you", I cooed and he rolled his eyes.
"Sure, I gotta go to the store to buy some powdered soap for Gemma, she's out", Donna stated.
Opie gave her a 10 for the soap and the keys to the truck. We said goodbye to the kids and Opie kissed Donna goodbye.
We got in the truck and she started the engine. I turned on the radio and we were singing songs that we remembered in high school. My phone started ringing and I looked at who it could be. My phone dropped and I bent down to get it. We stopped at a ref light and I finally reached my phone. I saw in the rear view mirror someone with a ski mask and they were in an SUV. I examined him closer and saw that he was holding a semi-automatic machine gun in his hand. My heart dropped and I reached over to push Donna over.
"Donna watch out", I hollered and she looked at me strangely.
Shots rang out and I pushed her body over, two bullets pierced my shoulder in the process. Blood was splattered everywhere and I looked at my shoulder. I had my hand on Donna's arm and saw blood dripping from her head. I looked more closely and saw that she got shot multiple times in the head. My heart sank to the floor and all the air was seized from my lungs.
"DONNA", I screamed out and just held her body close to me.
I cried my eyes out, harder than I ever have before. I knew that those shots were supposed to be for me, and it killed me. She wasn't supposed to die, I was.