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Chapter 10

Ellie sat at home as night fell. She hadn't heard from Chibs since the afternoon and as the night wore on, she began to get worried when her calls to his cellphone went unanswered and unreturned. They didn't have concrete plans but he had been at her house every night for the past two weeks. She waited another hour and decided it was time to pay a visit to TM and the clubhouse. She hadn't been there since the night of the party.

When she pulled into the TM lot, there wasn't any movement outside. The garage bay doors were closed, so she parked closer to the clubhouse which looked equally dead. She got out of her car and walked up to the closed clubhouse door. She stood in front of it, unsure if she should knock or just go in. Taking her chances, she turned the knob and went in. The place looked just as dead as the outside did. "Hello?" she called out to the seemingly empty room. She jumped when she heard a voice come from the darkened bar.

"What are you doing here sweetheart?"

"Gemma, hi, I was looking for Chibs."

"Well he ain't here. What'd you need?"

"Uhm my car was making a funny noise, thought I'd drop it off for him to look at and get a ride home with him."

"I'll give you ride. Just let me grab my purse and let Clay know I'm leaving." Gemma stubbed her cigarette out and was making her way around the bar when they both heard Chibs' unmistakable Scottish brogue yell "Jaysus Christ!".

"Not here huh?" Ellie said, looking at Gemma. She had heard about her incident with the girl and the skate board. She cut Gemma off with a raised hand and went to the closed church door, flinging it open. She had expected to see Chibs with another woman but she had never expected to see the scene before her. Chibs was wearing bloody gloves and standing over a man lying on the table. Juice and Clay were next to him. They all stood there for a moment before Chibs spoke.

"Hello Ellie love. This is Cameron, he had a wee bit of an accident. Cameron this is Ellie Morgan."

"Hello Ellie" the man on the table mumbled in a voice that indicated he was either extremely drunk or, from the look of it, had lost a lot of blood. His head suddenly dropped and he passed out.

"I'm so sorry" Ellie quickly mumbled, backing away from the door and closing it behind her. She turned on Gemma. "You could have just told me not to fucking go in there."

Gemma looked at Ellie in furious disbelief. "You didn't really give me time to" she snarled back at her.

It was then that Chibs opened the church door. Having shed his bloodied gloves, he grabbed Ellie by the arm and led her to his dorm room, shutting the door behind them. "I'm so sorry Chibs. My car was acting up and then Gemma said you weren't here..." She trailed off, unsure how to finish the sentence and tell him she thought he was fucking another woman. She couldn't tell if he was mad that she had barged into a place that was clearly off limits to the outside world, so she did the only thing she could think of. Lunging at him, she kissed him hard. His arms went around her and she relaxed a little.

"What's this all about Ellie, what're ya doing love?"

"It's just….Gemma said you weren't here and then I heard you….So I thought you were with someone else."

He gave her a reassuring kiss. "Jesus, why would ya think that?"

"Because you shouted 'Jaysus Christ' and you always do that when... Well when you know."

He brushed his lips on her neck, knowing the answer but wanting to hear her say it. "Do what love?"

"When you cum with me."

He pulled away from her neck and Ellie whimpered, but his lips were quickly pressed to hers, tongue sliding into her mouth. Suddenly she was turned on, the thought of this man who moments before was up to his elbows in blood, was now ravishing her with his mouth. There was an element of criminal activity that had her wanting Chibs more, her heart beating with excitement at the thought of him with the bloody gloves and surgical pliers that he had held in his hands. Something about him fixing up that man, who clearly hadn't just had an accident, in some filthy room while men sat around talking and smoking, turned her on. She wondered if she'd feel the same if she dated a doctor but it wouldn't be the same with someone operating on the right side of the law. Clay knocking on the door interrupted them.

"Need you out here brother."

"Aye." Chibs broke the kiss and looked down at Ellie. "I'll have Gemma give ya ride over ta my place. I want ya naked in my bed when I get home." Placing his hand on the small of her back, he led her back down the hallway.

"Gem take her ta my place."

"Will do. Come on, I think we've had enough excitement for the night" Gemma said, walking out of the clubhouse with Ellie following behind her. "So you and Chibs huh?" she asked once they were on the road.

"Yep."

"You got a thing for bikers?"

"No, never been with one before."

"So you just decided to put down roots to be with him? How long is that going to last?"

"Gemma I get it, you're concerned about him, he's your friend. I'm not out to hurt him. I really like being with him, it's not just some fling for me or a bad boy phase I'm going through. I'm too old for that shit."

"Please honey, you can call yourself old when you get to my age or Chibs' age. You're still young enough to jump head first into things without thinking."

"Is that what your issue is? The age difference?"

"No, have you seen some of the girls around them? Barely legal. The problem I have is that he hasn't ever been serious about anyone since..."

"Since Fiona. Yeah he told me all about the wife and kid."

"And you're still here? Maybe I underestimated you." They pulled up to a small house in what looked like a quiet neighborhood. Gemma got out with Ellie following her, and pulled out a key ring from her purse. Stopping, she turned around, and waved to someone across the street. "Mrs. Nelson," she offered by way of explanation. "She's a nosey old broad, always looking out her window." She nodded at the light that was peeking through the opening in the curtains across the street. "You ever been here before?" Gemma asked, turning the key in the lock.

"No."

"Well hopefully it's not too bad" she said, flipping on the lights in the living room. His house was a small two bedroom split floor plan. Modestly furnished with a small couch and TV, Ellie could also see a small dining room table from the living room that opened up to a small kitchen. "Well it could use a dusting and a mop... but it doesn't look too bad. Let's see about the bedroom" Gemma said, putting her keys back in her purse and walking toward the bedroom door that could be seen from where they stood. Flipping on the light, there was a queen size bed that had crumpled sheets thrown over it, a dresser with clothes strung over it, and a layer of dust covering everything.

"Do you think the sheets are clean?" Ellie asked, picking up a corner of a sheet and letting it drop back down.

"I'm going to guess no."

"We could wash them."

"Honey I think we should just burn them. Come on, let's get going before the stores close in Lodi. Get some new sheets, probably going to need a broom and mop too."

When they returned from their shopping trip, the two women started immediately on getting the house cleaned up. They worked in silence until Ellie asked "So you have a key to Chibs' house?"

"I have a key to all my boys' houses."

"So you're like a den mother? That's nice that they have someone to look after them."

"Well if I didn't, they'd all be up shit creek by now. So Chibs says you're a painter of some sort."

"Yeah I dabble, I did this one of Chibs" she said, pointing to the picture that was leaned up against the wall on a shelf.

"That's real good. Tig showed me the ones you did for his girls. Demon spawn probably won't appreciate it, but he did. That was real nice of you. Clay's got a birthday coming up, I'd like to do something nice. Maybe you could come by the house, have a cup of coffee and maybe paint something for him? Don't know what else to get him."

"Sure that'd be great."

They spent the rest of the night in silence, both women keeping their guard up. After getting the bedroom in order, Gemma gave Ellie her number then said her goodbyes. Ellie climbed into Chibs' bed and fell asleep with a satisfied smile on her face. She was finally getting somewhere, making progress that she thought would have taken her months. Once you were in with the queen bee, your were in with everyone.

Chibs had left the clubhouse shortly after Tara showed up. He was tired and just ready to crawl into bed. Normally he crashed in his dorm room but he knew he had a woman waiting for him at home. He smiled at the thought, a smile that stayed with him during the ride home and continued when he saw her burrowed under the covers in his bed. He shed his clothes and quickly climbed in behind her, no longer tired when he felt her naked form against his. Wrapping one arm around her, he kissed her neck.

"Hmmm," she mumbled. "What time is it?"

"Late or early depending on how ya look at it. You're naked love."

She turned her face and met his lips as his hand came to stroke her face softly. "You said you wanted me naked in your bed."

"Aye, and what a beautiful sight it is." His hand ran down her body to her open legs, feeling the wetness that had grown there. He removed his hand and grabbed a condom from the nightstand. Looking into her eyes, he kissed her lips as he rolled the condom on quickly. Still lying behind her, he lifted her top leg and held it in place as he entered her from behind. Picking up pace he slammed into her, earning a gasp each time he bottomed out. Within moments he had her on the brink releasing the leg he was holding, his hand went to where they were connected, his fingers pulling her over the edge. "Jesus Christ love" he gasped against her shoulder, taking deep breaths. He planted a kiss on her and rolled out of bed to clean himself up. When he slid back into bed behind her and pulled her into his arms, he thought she had fallen back to sleep until he heard her speak.

"Everything good with that Irish guy? I mean is he okay?"

"Aye love, had to call in a real doc on it but he'll be fine."

"You just have doctors on speed dial?"

"Jax's old lady came and saved the day."

"Tara? The doctor who looked at my ankle?"

"Aye love."

"That's good. Is he a member of Samcro? I didn't see a kutte but then again he didn't have any pants on either."

"No just a friend of the club."

"How'd he get hurt?"

"What's with all the questions love?"

Ellie let out a yawn and turned her head to look at him. "Just interested in what kept you away from me all night."

"Just got caught up in a tiff we have with another club."

"Jesus you make it sound so nonchalant! It was a bullet wound wasn't it?"

"Lass you don't need to concern yourself with this."

"I'm just worried about you. What if you had gotten hurt? Gemma seemed really frazzled."

"Ya don't need to be worrying about me, I wasn't there when it happened."

"Chibs you can be honest with me. I know all you guys carry guns around and I don't think it's because your members of the NRA" she said, rolling over to face him.

"Alright love, this other club isn't too fond of us. Decided it'd be better if Clay wasn't around. Cameron just got caught in the line of fire."

"No wonder Gemma was upset. Did Clay get hurt?"

"No he's fine."

"Are these guys going to try again?"

"Clay's taking care of it right now. Ya don't need to worry about this Ellie, that's why I didn't want ya to know in the first place. I can see it on your face. The little crinkle in your brow? It's damn cute but it's nothing you should have on your mind." Leaning in, he kissed her then rolled onto his back. Ellie rested her head on his chest.

"Okay, just promise me you'll be safe. I kinda like you."

"Aye I promise and I kinda like you too….are these new sheets?" Chibs said, finally noticing the upgrade to his bed.

"Yeah, Gemma and I went shopping, wasn't sure who had slept in this bed beside me."

"No one Ellie, never brought a girl here before you." He ran his hand up and down her back. "So you're making friends with Gemma?"

"Trying too, she's a tough nut to crack."

"That she is, but you're a good girl, she'll like ya."

"She asked me to come over for coffee. Wants me to paint something for Clay for his birthday."

"That's fantastic love."

"Thank you Chibs."

"You're welcome."

"Do you even know what I'm thanking you for?" she giggled.

"The amazing sex."

"Well that's just implied! No I was thanking you for telling me what happened tonight. You didn't have to do that. It means a lot to me that you trust me."

"I hope someday you'll return the favor and tell me all your secrets."

"Someday." Ellie yawned.

"When you're ready love I'm all ears, but don't wait too long. I don't want ta have ta cut one off for ya." Chuckling, he held her tighter as he felt her start drift off to sleep in his arms.

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