It had taken some convincing but Chibs had finally given in and let you go shopping with Gemma and Tara. The compromise was that a prospect had to stick with her the entire time. She sat in the back of Gemma's SUV, as they drove towards Stockton, she was enjoying herself with the two woman. Evan was sitting next to her in the backseat, looking bored.

A white van cut them off in traffic, running them off to the shoulder of the road. Gemma jumped out to confront the driver, he pulled a gun on her, Evan jumped out to protect the Queen of the Club. Tara and Kat watched as the driver shot Evan, and dragged Genna towards the SUV.

Jerking the door open, he grinned at the two of them. "No one else needs to get hurt. We just want her!" Kat started to slide out of the backseat, there was no way, she was going to let anyone else get hurt because of her.

She put her hands up. "Just let them go, I'll come with you. No troubles!"

"Don't do it Katerina!" Gemma begged her. Kat looked at the woman, shaking her head, knowing she didn't have a choice. The man called out, two more men jumped out of the van, shoving Gemma inside the SUV. They taped her hands to the steering wheel, the other man taped Tara's hand behind her back.

"Someone will be along to help you." They watched Kat being dragged to the van, she was thrown in, and it took off.

XXX

Jax's phone rang, smiling when he saw it was Tara. "Am I broke yet? Are you guys okay? Shit! I'll tell Chibs, we'll be there in ten minutes."

"Tell me what?" He was smiling at Jax.

"Gemma was cut off in traffic and pushed to the side of the road. They killed Evan when the driver pulled a gun on mom, and he intervened. They wanted Kat..."

"Is she okay, are they okay?"

"They were going to kill mom and Tara if Kat didn't go with them. She went with them to save Ma and Tara..."

XXXX

Chibs phone ringing stopped him as he was running to his bike. "Katerina?" Hearing Jimmy's laugh, he gripped his phone to his ear. "You bastard, let her go!"

"She a little hellcat, I've had to take a bit of fight out of her." He could feel the blood draining from his face, at the thought of Jimmy hurting her. "I can see why you're sleeping with her. She has a nice body, curves in all the right places. I have to wait for her to come too to see if I can make her moan."

"Don't you fucking touch her!" Again Jimmy laughed into the phone, before the call ended. Seeing the rest of the club walking towards him, he was on his bike. "Jimmy has her."

Happy slapped him on the back. "We'll find her, and bring her home." They took off to find Gemma and Tara, to bring them back to TM, along with their fallen brother Evan.

XXX

Kat woke laying on a concrete floor, listening for any sound that would give her a hint to where she was. Pushing herself up off the floor, she winced in pain, she hurt the bastards had beat the hell out of her. Pulling on the door, she was surprised to find it was unlocked, she really didn't care about getting revenge or fighting back, she just wanted to get home.

She was wondering why she wasn't under guard, but she really didn't care. Moving towards the door, she pulled it open, making a run for the street, hearing shouts behind her, she took off at a full speed run. Fighting through the pain, she was at some bar, she dodged down back streets, until she found a familiar landmarks. Running out of steam, she leaned against a building, gasping for air.

She gathered her second wind and took off running again, muscles screaming, she found her way to TM. She made her way into the parking lot, seeing that the garage bays were closed, she cursed. She leaned against the clubhouse wall, making her way to the front, her body out of energy. All the bikes were gone, this day kept just getting worse for her.

Getting to the door of the clubhouse, she tried to pull it open, it was locked. Sliding down the door, she collapsed in a heap, her body finally giving out.

XXX

Chibs was following Gemma's SUV, as they pulled into the lot, he backed his bike into his spot. Not knowing where the hell Jimmy had his Katerina had his stomach in knots. The thought of him touching her, had him enraged, he stopped when he saw his brothers stopped at the door. Pushing through the crowd he frowned, wanting to have Juice try to find her.

his breath caught in his throat seeing her crumbled in a heap at the clubhouse door, going to her, his hands cupped her face. She stirred, snapping into fighting mode, she went into defensive mode. "Hey, it's me. You're safe...Katerina."

He scooped her up in his arms, waiting for someone to open the door for him. He carried her into his dorm room, laying her down on his bed. Tara came in behind her with her medical bag.

XXX

Propped up on pillows, she watched him pacing his room. "I'm fine." Stopping he looked at her, his eyes darker then usually.

"What were you thinking? You could have been killed!' He sank down on the bed beside her, his arms wrapping around her waist. Leaning in he kissed her gently. "Jimmy called me, told me he had you, what he had planned..."

"He was too much of a waste of a man to do anything on his own. He had his men beat me, I got a few good hits in..." She touched his face, smiling at him. "I couldn't let anyone else get hurt, not when they just wanted me." Kicking off his boots, he crawled into bed with her, pulling her into his arms. She relaxed against him, glad she was safe in his arms.

The pain killers that Tara had given her, had started to work, she started to feel limp. "I love you Filip."

"I love you too." He kissed the top of her head, holding onto her for a little while longer.

XXX

Waking up she smiles, hearing his soft snores coming from underneath her, she careful raises up, he's fallen asleep with his glasses on, a book on his chest. Kat carefully removes his glasses, sitting them on the nightstand, picking the book up off his chest, she reaches for the bookmark and slides it in place, closing the book. She leans in kissing him softly, her hands brushing his hair away from his face.

His eyes slowly opened, a smile warmed his face, his arms wrapped around her, pulling her close to him. "That's a nice way to be woken up. Do you need anything for pain?"

"I'm fine!" She lays her head on his chest, wincing when his hands run over her bruised back. He hasn't seen the damage done to her body yet, she had Tara help her dress in some of her extra clothes that she had in his room. If he saw how badly she'd been beaten, he would loose his shit, she had to try to hide it from him. She wasn't sure how she was going to accomplish it.

There was a knock on the door, she moved so Chibs could get up to answer, half hearing the conversation, she knew he had to leave. Leaning down to kiss her, jis eyes studied her face. "Don't leave the clubhouse."

"I won't, I promise." She smiled up at him, he leaned down kissing her again.

"I won't be gone long." She watched him leave the room, settling back down, she closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep. She woke up to her body throbbing, easing herself out of bed, she decided a nice long soak in the tub would help. Going into the bathroom, she slowly took off her clothes, and started to fill the tub with hot water, grabbing a towel, she climbed into the tub and sank down.

The hot water felt amazing on her bruised body, glancing down she knew Chibs would go crazy if he saw the condition she was in, he wouldn't think rationally. Leaning her head back, she closed her eyes, relaxing even more, not hearing him entering the bathroom. "Mother of Christ!"

Her eyes snapped open to see Chibs staring down at her, a mixture of emotions playing in his eyes and his face. "It looks much worse then it actually is." Pushing herself up out of the tub, she winced in pain. Reaching for the towel, she wrapped it around her body, looking at him, she tried to read his mind set. "Filip..."

"Why didn't you tell me how bad you were beaten?"

Closing her eyes, she exhales slowly, then opens her eyes. "I didn't want to upset you. It's just bruises." She stood in front of him, in nothing but a towel, water still glistening on her body.

He frowned at her, his hands cupping her chin. "Don't ever hide how bad your hurt from me again! Don't hide anything from me, ever!" He picked her up gently in his arms, carrying her back into the room. His words echoed in her head, all she could think about was the secret she was hiding from him. soon enough she would be able to tell him.

"I'm sorry, I'm still getting use to having someone that cares about me..." She couldn't keep using this as an excuse, but it's all she had to go in right now. He took some of her clothes from his drawers, helping her get dressed, he kissed her.

"You hungry?" She wrapped her arms around his neck, smiling up at him.

"Starving!" He pulled her up, she was standing with her body pressed against him. "Love you!"

He smiled down at her, his hands resting on her hips. "Love you too."

XXX

The next morning she woke up curled around his body, rolling from the bed she walked into the kitchen starting a pot of coffee and fixing breakfast. She heard him coming down the hall, she smiled when his arms snaked around her waist. "You should be in bed resting, my love."

"You worry too much about me." She leaned back against him, resting her head against his chest. She pulled away from him, turning around kissing his lips, she touched the side of his face. She still hurt like hell, but she had to push by past the pain. She finished cooking their breakfast, sitting a plate down in front of him, pouring two cups of coffee, she sat them on the table.

Sitting across next to him, the two of you ate breakfast together. "Phil and Rat will be staying at the house with you today." She made a face, wanting to have some time to herself. "You could always come to the clubhouse."

"Hmmmm, maybe the croweaters could teach me how to work a stripper pole, I might need to learn a new skill!" His hand wrapped around the back of her neck pulling her forward, kissing her.

"Only if you're dancing for me only!" He growled at her, she laughed, looking at him.

"Guess I'll stay home with Phil and Rat!" She winked at him, getting up from the table. Taking her plate and putting it in the sink, she left the kitchen. Going into the bedroom, she grabbed things she needed for a shower. Going into the bathroom, she reached in turning on the water, stepping into the shower, she felt his hands on her body.

"Let me wash you back A Grá (my love)" He took the wash cloth, pouring her coconut body wash onto it, he rubbed it on her back gently. She leaned forward, her hands sporting her against the wall of the shower. His hands moved further down, she moaned as his hands dipped between her legs.

"You're going to be late for work." Her voice was just above a whisper, he chuckled in her ear.

"It will be worth it." He turned her around, picking her up, she wrapped her legs around his waist, smiling at him. He gently held her against the wall of the shower.

XXX

Phil and Rat were camped out in her living room, she was walking through when the door was kicked in and FBI agents flooded the living room. "ON THE FLOOR NOW! FBI!" The three of them hit the floor, they were handcuffed, and dragged out to three separate waiting SUVs. She frowned when she was tossed in the back of on roughly, wondering how much of it was for show and how much of it was that the agents wee pissed off.

The door slammed shut, the SUV she was in sped off towards Stockton, she watched as the other two went in a different direction. The SUVs holding Phil and Rat circled the block and threw them out in Kat's front yard. Phil pulled out his phone calling Chibs, letting him know what happened, flinching when he heard the threats coming from the Scot's mouth.

AN: Thanks for the reviews! Hope you're enjoying this story, please leave a review!