Chapter 10
Six hours later, I pull up to my destination. Knocking on the door, it opens to reveal a sleepy but surprised friend. "Maci?" he asked. "Hey Juice." I say before the tears start falling again. Pulling me to his chest, he says "Hey, Princess, it's okay. I got you." I sob into his bare chest and he pulls me in and over to the couch. Sitting me down, still holding me, he tilts my head to look at him. Wiping my tears, he asked, "What happened?" I sit up and start telling him what happened. "I went to the clubhouse yesterday to tell the guys some good news I got and they were hooking up with Rita." I say. "Fuck. Seriously?" he asked. "Yeah. I slung her out the door and told them to get their shit out of my dorm." I tell him. "What news were you going to tell them?" he asked. "I had been stressed out these last couple of weeks taking tests. I graduated a year early." I tell him. "Shit. Babe, that's great." he says smiling. "Thanks. But I haven't been able to be happy about it. I caught them cheating on me in my own bed." I tell him. "Does your dad know you're here?" he asked. "No. I left a note saying that I would let them know when I got where I was going." I tell him. "You need a place to hide out?" he asked. "Yeah. I was gonna go to Uncle Tig's but he's living at the clubhouse." I tell him. "I have an extra room you can stay as long as you need but you need to tell your dad where you are." he tells me.
Picking up my phone, I call my dad. "Hey daddy." I say as he answers the call. "Where are you? Are you okay?" he asked. "I'm safe. I couldn't stay there anymore. I don't want anyone knowing where I am but you and mom." I tell him. "Where are you?" he asked. "In Charming. Juice is letting me stay in his spare room. I didn't tell him I was coming." I tell him. "Okay. Just check in with me and let me know you're okay." he says. "I will daddy. Just don't tell them where I am." I tell him and he agrees.
After talking to my dad, we hear a bike pull up. Tig walks in and pulls me into a hug. "What are you doing here Doll?" he asked and I tell him what happened. "Are you fucking kidding me?" he asked. "You can't say anything. Daddy knows I'm here and the two of you but I don't want anyone else knowing I'm here." I tell him. "Yeah. Okay. What are you going to do?" he asked. "I don't know yet but I can't be around them. I'm done with them. I told them if it didn't work out that I would pack my shit and leave and that's what I did." I tell them. They nod and Tig gets up to leave. "You call me if you need me." he says. "I will. Love you Uncle T." I say. "Love you too Princess." he says before leaving.
Juice and I sit on the couch and my phone starts blowing up. I see Happy's name on the screen. "You need to answer it. Tell them what's going on. Don't have to tell him where you are." he says and I pick up the phone. Juice walks to the other room to give me some privacy. "What?" I asked. "Where are you?" he asked. "Doesn't matter. I left Tacoma and don't know if I'm coming back." I tell him. "Tell me where you are. We need to fix this shit." he says. "No we don't. You guys hurt me and disrespected me. Why in the hell should I even be talking to you? If I had cheated on you, you guys would have me excommunicated." I tell him. "Just tell me where you are so we can talk." he says softly. "I just need some time." I tell him. "Okay but just let us know you're okay." he says. "I'm sure my dad will let you know how I am." I tell him before ending the call. "Are you okay?" Juice asked. "No. I'm not." I say. He sits beside me and I sit back against the couch and he sits beside me, shoulder to shoulder. "Why wasn't I enough?" I asked as the tears start falling again. "Hey. Don't ever think you aren't enough. This was on them. Not you." he says as he pulls me to his chest and holds me. "This was on me." I tell him. "How's that?" he asked. "I was so busy studying and kept blowing them off. I shouldn't have done the test out. I should have been with them more." I say sadly. "Bull shit. They should have been more supportive. They knew this was important to you. This ain't on you." he tells me. I snuggle closer into Juice's chest and he kisses the top of my head. "I love you Juicey." I say as I start to sob harder. "I love you too Princess." he says.
Once I calm down, we get my things from my car and I get unpacked in his guest room. "Why don't you come to the clubhouse for a while. I'm sure everyone will want to see you." he says. "Yeah. Sure. But you know the guys will find out where I am." I tell him. "So, let them. We got you." he says. Kissing his cheek, we head out to his bike.
Pulling up to the clubhouse, we get off the bike and walk inside. As soon as we walk in the doors, everyone starts pulling me into hugs. "Princess, what are you doing here?" Jax asked concerned. "I needed to get away from Tacoma for a while." I say. "You're boys already piss you off?" Bobby asked laughing. "Yeah. Apparently it pisses me off when I catch them fucking a croweater in my dorm." I say sarcastically. "Holy shit. I'm sorry Princess." he says. "It's okay. But, hey, at least I got my degree to keep me occupied." I say. "I thought you had another year?" Chibs asked. "I did but got to test out early. But studying, meant not as much time spent on Hap and Koz so they seeked their comfort elsewhere." I say. I see Clay walk off putting his phone to his ear. "Daddy knows I'm here." I say and they all nod. Clay comes back a few minutes later and asks "Where are you staying?" I look at Juice and say "His guest room." They all nod and the prospect hands me a beer.
A couple of hours later, I am six beers in and eight shots of Jack. My phone rings and it's Koz. I hit ignore. "You need to talk to him. You filled Hap in. You need to fill him in too." Juice says. Taking out my phone and walking outside, he answers on the first ring. "Baby, where are you?" he asked. "Doesn't matter. I'm gonna tell you like I did Hap. I need time. I don't know if I'll be back but I need you both to give me time to think." I tell him. "Are you safe?" he asked. "Yeah. I'm safe." I tell him. "Please tell me where you are." he says and all of a sudden you can hear Chibs yelling and laughing as he comes out of the clubhouse. "You're in Charming?" he asked. "Yeah. But I don't want you two coming here. I need space to get my head right." I tell him. "Okay. Just please check in with us." he says. "Okay." I say simply. "I gotta go." I tell him before hanging up. With my head in my hands, I start to sob again and Juice is immediately by my side. "It's okay babe. I got you." he says softly as he strokes my hair softly.
I get myself together and he cups my face in his hands and wipes the tears away. "You okay?" he asked. "I think so." I tell him. He pulls me closer and kisses the top of my head. "Well, no matter what, you have me." he says. "Love you Juice." I say. "Love you too Princess." he says. He truly is my best friend.