A/N: *grins* I finally found the notebook this story was in... I am so sorry that it has been so long since I have updated this story... On the plus side at least you guys are finally getting an update... LOL... Hope ya'll enjoy this chapter...

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Ann cleared her throat when she saw that Gemma and Clay were still wrapped in each others arms. "Excuse me, I don't mean to bother you two but it seems to me like we have a lot to talk about. I was coming out to see if I could get something to drink as my throat was dry and heard the two of you talking."

Clay's eyes widened slightly but he nodded. "Come on over here, Baby Girl. I was going to talk to you when you woke up anyways. I'm sorry that you had to find out that way. I was going to tell you myself."

Ann shook her head and smiled slightly as she walked over and sat on the bar stool next to Clay. "It is alright. I actually think it is better that I found out that way instead of you just coming right out and telling me because I probably wouldn't have believed you. My life with my Mother has been hell since I was old enough to walk and old enough to understand what she was saying. Finding out that you didn't even know she was pregnant explains a lot of things that never made sense to me. I never really understood why she was the way she was even though I knew that she was using drugs. I have done my best to be a daughter she could be proud of but nothing I did was ever good enough. Any time I even asked about my dad I would get knocked around by her. She didn't like me asking her any questions. She really started beating me after an incident when I was twelve and blamed me for what happened."

Clay didn't like the sound of that and frowned. "What happened when you were twelve, Ann?"

Ann took in a deep breath and let it out. "My Mother was dating a Son where we lived which was in Tacoma at the time and he raped me. She blamed me for it and said I had been asking for it because I wore shorts and a t-shirt. She said I deserved what he did to me and that if I ever told anyone what he did that she would let him kill me and that she would be more than happy to help him. Since then I can barely stand to be around men I don't know and I really don't feel comfortable around men who are in the Sons of Anarchy. When you, Tig, Happy, and that other guy stepped in at the bar I actually felt safe for the first around someone who wears your kutte."

Clay's eyes widened in shock and then they grew cold as he looked at Gemma. "Go and get the boys, Baby, and tell them we have Church in ten minutes. I want every single one of them sitting in including Happy and the Prospect."

Gemma nodded and kissed Clay on the cheek before she kissed Ann on the cheek also. "It will be alright, Baby Girl. We will deal with this and you will be safe. Your Father will make sure that the man who hurt you pays for what he did to you and that your Mother knows the consequences of her actions."

Ann nodded and watched as Gemma left before she turned her head to look back at Clay. "I just wanted you to know why I may be figidy around your men. It isn't them personally but it is the kutte that they are wearing. I'm twenty four years old and I freak out when a man touches me without warning me. I freak out when I hear loud noises because normally it meant that I was going to get the hell beat out of me by Mom. I'm just now starting to realize that no matter how much I love her that what she does to me is wrong and that it needs to stop. After I heard you and Gemma talking I went back into the room I had been in and laid down so that I could think. I have decided that I would like to stay here with you if that is alright. I want to get to know you and I want to finally be able to say that I know what it feels like to have a parent that loves me and who will protect me if the need should arise. I want to finally have a family that I count on to be there for me should I need them to be. Does that make sense to you?"

Clay nodded and gently pulled Ann into his arms. When he felt her start to cry he tightened his hold slightly. "I promise to you, Baby Girl, that you will know what it is to have a family that loves you. I promise that I will keep you safe even if it means having to make sure your so called Mother knows that if she is to come near you again it will mean the end of her life. Nobody is even gonna hurt you again, Sweetheart. There is no way in hell that what happened to you when you were twelve is gonna go unpunished. I will have the man's kutte and I will have his life for what he did to you. He knew the second he put that kutte on that we do NOT hurt women, children, or innocents but he did all three when he did what he did to you. When we go into Church I am going to take you in with me and you will tell the boys what you told Gemma and I and then us boys will deal with it. Can you do that for me, Baby Girl?"

Ann nodded and said "I can do it. I thought many of times that I could kill him because he still comes around Mom when he is in town. He still looks at me and it makes me feel uncomfortable and unsafe. I want to feel safe for once."

Clay sighed and kissed Ann on the head as he heard the others walking into the clubhouse. "You will feel safe, Baby Girl. I'll make sure of it and so will the others. Do I need to have them take their kuttes off so that you feel safe while talking to them all?"

Ann shook her head. "I'll be alright as long as you, Tig, Happy, and the blonde haired guy are nearby. Like I said I felt safe for the first time with someone in a Sons kutte when you four helped me out at the bar the other night."

Clay nodded. Then I'll have Happy, Tig, and Jax stay near you while we are in Church. Okay?"

Ann smiled slightly as she pulled back and wiped at her eyes. "I think that I am going to like having you as a dad, Clay. I really do feel safe with you."

Clay chuckled. "I'm gonna like having you as a daughter, Ann, and so will Gemma. I am pretty damn sure that Jax will like having you as a sister. Don't be surprised if he goes a bit overboard in being protective of you. Us Morrow's and Teller's are very protective of our women and since you are my daughter you are our girl."

Ann chuckled slightly at that. "I don't see a problem with that at all."

Clay nodded and stood up and then wrapped his arm around Ann's waist as he looked around and saw Happy, Jax, Tig, Bobby, Chibs, Piney, Opie, Juice, and Half Sack. "Alright boys we are going into the Chapel and we are going to take Ann and Gemma in with us. I have one request and that is that Tig, Happy, and Jax stay close to Ann while we are in there. Once you hear why I called Church I am sure you three will understand why I requested that you keep close to her."

Jax, Tig, and Happy all nodded but it was Jax who said "Come on, Sweetheart, you can sit on my lap."

Ann blushed and chuckled but grabbed onto Jax's hand and let him lead her into the chapel. She made herself comfortable on Jax's lap once he sat down and then smiled when she saw Tig and Happy standing behind the chair her and Jax were sitting in. She leaned her head back on his shoulder and closed her eyes to get some much needed perspective on what she was about to do. She had no doubt that all of these men were going to kill the Son who abused her and she found herself not really caring if they did because it meant that he couldn't hurt her or anyone else ever again. When she felt two gently squeezes on her arms she opened her eyes and saw that both Tig and Happy were looking at her in concern. She smiled slightly at them and waved her fingers at them. "I'm alright. Just getting my thoughts in order for what Clay wants me to do."

Tig nodded. "The main thing you have to remember, Doll, is that you're not alone. Your Father isn't gonna let anything happen to you and Jax here will keep you under lock and key if he can."

Jax raised an eyebrow and asked "Her Father? And why am I gonna keep her under lock and key?"

Tig chuckled and shook his head but before he could say anything Clay banged the gavel and said "First off for those of you who don't know the girl on Jax's lap is Ann Slater my daughter. I just found out that she is my daughter today. For those of you who were here twenty five years ago Ann's mother is Karen Ross Slater."

At that Bobby leaned forward and looked closely at Ann who burrowed back into Jax as she started shaking. When he noticed that she was shaking he held his hands up and shook his head. "It's alright, Sweetheart, I'm not going to do anything to you. I was just seeing if you looked more like your Mother or your Father. I will have to say that you look more like Clay then your Mom."

Clay nodded and said proudly "That she does. We have a serious issue that needs to be dealt with. I want everyone but Jax, Tig, Happy, and myself to keep to their seats while Ann talks. I will NOT have her being scared of any of you. Do I make myself clear?"

Piney, Opie, Juice, Bobby, Chibs, and Half Sack all nodded but it was Opie who asked "What is going on?"

Clay sighed and looked at Ann. "Are you ready to talk, Baby Girl?"

Ann nodded and took in a deep breath and let it out. She kept her head on Jax's shoulder and she kept her eyes closed. "My Mother and I lived in Tacoma when I was twelve and she got involved with a Son. Not even six months after they started dating the guy came into my bedroom while I was asleep and started touching me. I woke up and screamed but my Mom didn't come to my rescue. He raped me that night for the first time and kept it up for three weeks straight. My mom blamed me for it and said that I asked for it and that if I ever told anyone she would let the guy kill me and that she would help him. Since then I have had a problem with any boy or man touching me and any time I would see a man in a Sons kutte I would quickly go the other way. The first time I ever felt safe in the presence of a man wearing a Sons kutte was a couple nights ago when Tig, Happy, Clay, and Jax stepped in when a man wouldn't take no for an answer."

After Ann finished talking the first person who said anything was surprising Juice as he hissed "Which Son hurt you?"

Ann started to shake but when she opened her mouth to respond Jax cut in with and said "Come on, little Sis, you need to calm down. You can tell us who it is in a minute. Right now I want you to breathe in and out so that you can calm down. None of us is going to allow anyone to hurt you ever again. We will make sure that the bastard who hurt you pays."

Ann nodded and started taking in breaths and letting them out. After taking about fourteen breaths in and letting them out she was finally calm enough to respond to Juice's question. She took in one final breath and let it out and then finally blurted "His name is Gunn."

Happy swore and walked around Jax's chair and pulled Ann out of Jax's lap and into his arms. "We'll deal with him, Baby Girl. You are to stay within mine, Jax's, Clay's, and Tig's line of sight at all times."

Ann nodded and laid her head on Happy's shoulder as she yawned. "Sorry, I'm still a bit tired and the pain is coming back."

Happy nodded and then sat down in the chair Jax vacated and rearranged Ann on his lap so that she would be comfortable. "Go to sleep, Honey, and us boys will talk this out."

Ann nodded and let her eyes close again. She fell asleep to the sound of Happy's heart beating in her ear. She was asleep so fast that she didn't even hear the men starting to talk about what they can and will do to Gunn.

A/N 2: So there is this chapter... Hope you all enjoyed it... Click the button and let me know what you think!