AN- I am back again! I was going to post this earlier along with the next "chapter" but I realized I wanted to add more to Sarah. I think her story is incredibly important too. The more I read through this the more I am adding and tweaking. I have a feeling this story is going to be incredibly long! I am LOVING the reviews and PM's I am getting from this story! I am glad that people are enjoying the story bouncing around in my head! Let me know what you think, love you all! :)
Almost a week had passed since the guys had found out Riley's birthday was coming up. She had worked almost every day in the garage doing what she could and learning about what she needed to improve on. Tig seemed to always wander his way inside when the work picked up leaving Happy in charge.
He was a tall intimidating man who barely spoke. It was comforting to Riley though. She liked the comfortable silence that fell between the two of them while Rat gabbed and talked never realizing that no one was really listening to him. The only time Happy would say something was if he noticed she needed direction in something but would always go back to being quiet once she got the hang of it. She figured most people were intimidated by the man everyone called Killa or Killer but she knew he wouldn't hurt her. His dark eyes would follow what she did and every once in a while he would smile at her when she picked up on something before he had to say anything.
Chibs kept an eye on the garage but he always seemed to be in the office. Apparently he was owner and operator since Jax's ex-wife signed over the property to him before taking off with the kids. Every once in a while she could hear him cursing in what sounded like Gaelic but she never got close enough to figure out.
"Riley! Can ya come here Lass."
Riley pushed out from underneath the mustang she was working on and handed her wrench to Happy. She walked towards the office and saw Chibs looking at paperwork looking confused. As she walked in Chibs looked up at her and smiled slightly seeing her face and hands covered in grease.
"Do ya know how to use this program? One of our guys used ta take care of it but I have no idea how to use these damn computers."
"Yeah let me sit down."
Chibs got up and let her sit down. He watched as she flipped through the papers and quickly typed up what was on the papers into a program. She finished the stack in about 10 minutes and motioned for him to come over. He put his hand on the back of the chair and the other on the desk next to her.
"Alright. This page will be your starting point from now on. I set it up for the next week but I'll get my program in here to make sure it keeps making a new day every time you go to type. Enter in the numbers from each day so you can have a running tab. Will make it easier if you get audited for taxes. That way you have everything. I could even set it up so it's like that for past years too. Would only take me a few hours to get everything entered so you could clean the office out."
She was focused on the computer but could feel his hot breath hitting her neck and it was starting to distract her. She cleared her throat and turned to get up but he didn't move very far making it so she bumped into him when she stood up. She looked down feeling heat start to come to her face.
"Oh. Sorry.."
He quickly placed his hand on the crook of her neck and kissed her forehead.
"Thank ya Lass."
"Oh. Not a problem."
She smiled softly at him then walked back towards the garage. When she entered the garage she saw Happy smirking at her.
"What was that all about?" He rasped out in his deep voice.
"Honestly? I have no fucking clue. What next?" She said as she rolled back under the car rolling her eyes as Happy roared out in laughter.
What had that been? She had her eyes set on Sarah but she couldn't ignore the way she just felt in there with the president of SAMCRO. She never had an issue being close to people but him being so close to her set her body on fire. Did he actually have interest in her? There were lots of women around all the time. Would he go after his employee instead of someone eagerly ready to strip in front of him?
Sarah was finishing up cooking in the clubhouse as she got ready for Riley's party. Chibs and Tig had told her to go all out. She had found out Riley was going to be 23 so she made sure she had enough candles for her cake. Since she was done cooking everything with the other crow-eaters she decided to go get a shower in. She had bought a new outfit for tonight that she kept telling herself wasn't for Riley but she knew herself better than that. As she turned to walk out of the kitchen she saw the blonde beauty walking in covered in grease and laughing at something that Happy had said. She didn't see Happy smile much but he always seemed to around her. She wondered if there was something between the two until a strung out looking crow-eater slipped up next to him and Riley laughed as she told him she would see him later.
Sarah had noticed how much Riley had opened up over the past week. Instead of her stern stoic face she was smiling and laughing more. She still stood tall but her body language was becoming softer and more inviting. She bit her lip as she imagine how her body would change as she ran her hands along her soft skin.
"Hey Sarah!"
"Oh hey Riley. You are filthy sweetheart."
Sarah laughed as Riley looked at her hands and smirked. "Yeah that mustang was a bitch to work on."
Sarah smiled at her and started walking her towards Riley's dorm. "You need to get cleaned up before your party starts. You're gonna meet everyone tonight. I heard they called in other charters tonight too. They wanted to go all out for you."
"Oh jeeze. That seems like a lot for just me."
"Just you? You're family to those guys now sweetheart. Plus everyone should have a great birthday."
They had stopped in front of Riley's room and held eye contact smiling for a few seconds. Riley reached out and lightly put her hand on her face.
"I really appreciate everything you've done for me."
Sarah giggled softly and looked down as her cheeks turned pink. Riley tilted her chin back up gently so she was looking into her eyes.
"I mean it."
Sarah couldn't do anything but nod as she looked into Riley's gorgeous blue eyes. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest hoping that this meant the same to Riley as it did to her. For a second she thought that she was going to lean in and kiss her but they heard Chibs yell out for church which caused Riley to drop her hand and look over at the guys noticing that Chibs was staring at her.
"Aye. Riley. Go take a shower. We're gonna need to talk to you in a little bit lass."
"Alright."
Riley turned back to Sarah and smiled.
"You gonna be here tonight right?"
"Yeah of course. I wouldn't miss it for anything."
Riley smiled at her and quickly kissed her on the cheek before slipping into her room. Sarah slowly raised her hand to the place where Riley had just kissed her and was about it walk away before Riley poked her head out of the door.
"Oh by the way, I got some grease on your face." She said with a smirk before closing her door.
Sarah burst out laughing and walked towards her room shaking her head. She was quickly feeling much more for Riley than she had in a long time. They had gone up to Oakland to go shopping and Riley ended up buying more for her than she did for herself. Said she would rather spoil a beautiful woman than herself.
It had been a long time since Sarah had really let anyone in. To be honest she was hiding from her ex-husband and she figured this place would be much safer for her if only for the fact it was different than who she really was. She was quiet, almost mouse like before getting here. Now she was loud and incredibly proud of the body that gave her a place to live. She had heard some nasty things about the Sons but they all treated her pretty good.
She remembered telling Rylie about the abuse her ex-husband put her through. He had beaten her unconscious on more than one occasion. He would then tell everyone that she was on a vacation while she stayed locked up in the house healing. She loved him with everything she had though so she stayed.
Through all the countless other women and the back of his hand smashing into her face she had stayed. There had even been times she had begged him to stay. Begged him to love her the way she loved him. "Why am I not good enough for you? What can I do to change?" was her constant question to him.
It never changed though. It never ended. His mistresses were her fault as were the bruises around her neck. She swore to herself when she left she would never look back.
Riley had taken her in her arms and told her she was safe now. No one would ever hurt her again. She would keep her safe and protected no matter what.
She had heard that before though. What was so different when it came from those beautiful lips? Why was it impossible to look away from her piercing blue eyes as she looked up at her?
Sarah actually believed every word she said.
