...Chapter 7...

"What the fuck happened!" Tig yelled, running into the waiting room, then his eyes darted to Kozik. "What the fuck did you do to her?"

Kozik stood from his seat, with his arms up in defeat, while the rest of the Sons and Gemma ran in. "I didn't do anything, she went in to take a shower, and when Ry went to go check on her, she found Nicole in the tub, bleeding."

"Oh, my God." Gemma gasped, then all of them noticed Riley clinging on Happy, staring off into space. "Is she okay, Hap?"

He slightly shook his head. "Not sure, she's in shock... Tara's gonna take a look at her in a little bit."

"Do you want me to take her?"

"Um." Happy started. "She hasn't let me go since it happened and I don't think she'll let anyone else hold her."

"Oh... okay." Gemma nodded, then looked at Kozik. "When are we able to see Nicole?"

"Tara said after she stitches up her wrist, then she'll come in, and let us know."

"Her wrist!" Jax yelled. "What the hell happened to her wrist!"

"She." Kozik started, shaking his head. "She... slit it, with a razorblade."

"Why?"

"I don't know, Tig, I'd like to know that myself." Kozik sighed, sitting back down. "She was okay one minute, then the next, she's passed out in her tub." he slightly shook his head. "She's hiding something and I don't think it's good."

"What do you mean, she's hiding something?" asked Clay.

Kozik shrugged. "She wouldn't tell me."

"Well, what exactly did she say to you?" Tig asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

Kozik took a deep breath, then for the next twenty minutes, he told them everything that happened, before Nicole went into the shower.


"Are you gonna explain to me... why you did this to yourself?" Tara asked, wrapping Nicole's wrist in a bandage.

Nicole scoffed. "You wouldn't understand."

"I bet I would... when Abel was taken, I wanted to do something else to take my mind off of it, to get rid of the pain."

"What exactly happened?"

"I was watching Abel, while Jax and Crystal were off somewhere, so Half Sack, Abel, and I were at Jax's getting some things, when Cameron Hayes came in threatening to kill Abel with a knife, because he was saying that Gemma killed his son Edmond, but Half Sack tried to do something, but got stabbed in the stomach instead."

"Oh, no."

"I'm, still to this day, even though Abel's here and okay, I'm still pissed off at myself, that I did nothing to stop it... I was in shock, and Cameron took off with Abel." Tara glared at Nicole. "So don't sit there and tell me I wouldn't understand."

Nicole raised her eyebrow. "Whoa, Tara... when did you grow a set?"

Tara just rolled her eyes. "So anyway, tell me why you did this."

"Okay, If I do... don't we have that doctor-patient confidentiality shit?"

"Yes, Nicole." she nodded.

"All right." Nicole took a deep breath. "There's just too much overwelming shit going on, right now."

"Like?"

"Well, I'm so stoked to get out of prison, but I'm still trying to adjust, and having Happy and Kozik around me all the time isn't helping." Nicole paused. "Having Happy at the house for Riley... I don't know, because I'm having all these feelings for Kozik and I don't know how Happy would react."

"Maybe you should talk to them."

"I tried. I told them that nothing like that can happen again, but it's different with Kozik."

"Why?"

"Because... he's Riley's father."

Tara's eyes widened. "Are you serious?" Nicole nodded. "Well, I can definitely see it, now that you've said it."

"I've lied, to everyone, ever since I got out though."

"About what?"

"Who Riley's real father is, what happened to me while I was locked up." Nicole started to cry. "And all of it... is too much, because the same guy I said was Riley's father is the same person who was messing with me in the prison." she paused to take a deep breath. "He's gonna come after me."

"Who Nicole? Who is coming after you?"

"Kyle Hobart." she whispered.

Tara slowly looked up with her eyes wide. "You have to tell Jax and Tig, they're probably the reasons he's doing this to you."

"What?"

"Jax tricked him to go into the garage to see something, then the guys held him, while Tig burnt his Reaper off. After that, the guys just dropped him here at the hospital, on the sidewalk."

"Then maybe, he's getting pay back." Nicole nodded, wiping her face. "Look, I don't want the guys to find out, especially Tig, Jax, and Kozik... any of it and I know you and I haven't seen eye to eye, but I'm trusting you with this."

Tara sighed. "I won't say a word, but if Kyle does anything to you, Riley, or even Abel... I have no choice but to say something." she paused. "I still care about those two."

"Fair enough." Nicole nodded.

"From what Happy and Kozik has said, as you were getting admitted to the hospital... Riley is the one that found you, in your tub."

Nicole gasped. "Oh shit... how is she?"

"Right now, in shock, and she hasn't let Happy go." Tara finished putting the last piece of tape on Nicole's bandage. "So after I'm done here, I'm going to check on her."

Nicole groaned. "I feel like such an asshole... I didn't mean for her to see me like that, I wasn't thinking how it would effect her."

"I'm sure she'll be okay." Tara stood up, throwing away the trash. "As long as Happy's around."

"Right." Nicole nodded, then slammed back on the bed.

"Do you feel like seeing anyone?"

"Not really, but it don't matter, they'll come in here anyway."

"I'll just tell them that you're alseep."

"Can't you give me something to knock me out, so they can't wake me up?"

Tara frowned. "I'm not supposed to, but for you I will... I'll be right back." Nicole nodded, then a few minutes later, she came back in with a syringe. "Here is some medicine that will definitely knock you out for at least a few hours."

"Good... hook me up."

Tara chuckled as she injected the syringe into her IV, then tossed it in the trash. "I won't tell if you won't."

"Sure... doc." Nicole nodded, then five minutes later, she was already feeling it, waving her fingers around. "Is this supposed to be happening to me?"

"Yeah, it's the effects of the powerful drug."

Nicole laughed out loud. "Well, tell Mr. Kozik from Tacoma... I love him." Tara was just giggling. "I do, so tell him."

"Okay." Tara nodded. "Anything else?"

"What kinda name is that anyway?" Nicole laughed, then her eyes started getting droopy. "Tell Tig..."

"Tell Tig what?"

Nicole dozed off for a few seconds, then woke up. "Huh? Jax loves you Tara, what on Earth are you... talking about?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I know this, because I know this." Nicole put her finger to her nose. "Jus... email... my... Mom." then Nicole's eyes closed. "On the... prepay."

Tara just laughed, then covered up Nicole with the blanket, as she quickly passed out. "Get some rest, you'll need it." Tara whispered, then walked out of her room. She quickly composed herself before walking into the waiting room.