Don could tell there was something up with Kalila when she came in to work. When asked about it, she just said she was thinking about leaving town. He seemed shocked and asked her why. After all, she'd just bought a new car and started renting a new house. She simply said she wasn't feeling safe around town. He frowned but said nothing as she walked to the women's locker room to change for the day.

Don headed to his office. He didn't want her to leave town. She was his best instructor. She was popular with their patrons. She was even more reserved than usual throughout the day. When Jax entered the building, Don waved him over.

"What's up Don?" Jax asked as he came to a stop by the shop owner

"Just a heads up… Kalila was talking about leaving town." Don replied

"What?! Why?" Jax asked, shocked

"I don't know. When she arrived she was in some sort of funk. Said something about not feeling safe around town." Don shrugged

Had something gone down without them knowing about it? Why would she say that she's suddenly not feeling safe around town?

"Is… is she giving lessons?" Jax questioned

"Yeah. She should be ready for your private lesson soon." Don replied before he was called away to help with another patron

Jax immediately whipped his phone out to make a call.

"Everything alright, son?" Clay questioned

"Kalila is thinking of leaving town!" Jax exclaimed

"Why?" Clay asked as he put the phone on speaker

Tig and Bobby looked at one another. What was going on?

"Ask your wife! She started firing question after question at her after we signed the papers on the car at the diner." Jax explained looking around him, "Apparently she told Don she wasn't feeling safe around town."

"What should we do about it?" Bobby asked

"I don't know. I'm going to try to talk to her during class. See if I can't see what's going on or change her mind." Jax replied

"Could it be those other bikers?" Tig asked

"That's all I know. Listen, I gotta go. It's time for class." Jax stated before hanging up.

He went to change clothes and put up his stuff. She wasn't in the room like she normally was when he arrived. Did his mother really bother her with all those questions? Had she figured out about them bugging her house? She seemed so relaxed and friendly when she'd arrived at the diner. Was smiling and friendly even during the signing of the paper's. Her demeanor didn't change until Gemma had started badgering her with questions. Was she running from someone or something? Was she undercover?

Kalila didn't even greet him as she entered the room. He could immediately tell something was off. She started the warm-ups so he remained silent and followed along. Before she started on the actual lesson, he stopped her.

"Kalila, are you alright?" Jax softly questioned

"I'm fine." She quickly retorted

"You don't seem fine. I'm sorry if my mother invaded your privacy with all the questions." Jax stated

"It's fine, really." She stated, turning around to get her bottle of water

"Don told me you were thinking of leaving town. Can I help with anything?" Jax said as he moved closer to her

"Look, I appreciate the car and the rental property." She started, "I just don't think Charming is the place for me."

"Don told me, and forgive him if this is betraying your confidence, that you weren't feeling safe in town. Can you tell me why?" Jax questioned

"I just don't. I can't explain it." She finally confided

"Can you try to explain it?" Jax questioned, moving her so she was facing him

She took the chance to look into his eyes. He seemed to be genuinely concerned for her. Perhaps he was lying to her. No, she couldn't trust anyone.

"Maybe." She quietly stated, "I learned a long time ago that when people start asking lots of questions, bad things come your way. Now we should really get back to the lesson."

Well that's an odd thing to say! There was definitely something in this girl's past and they needed to find out what!

"Listen, stick around town. If you ever feel like something's off call me." He stated seeing his opportunity

"I'll be fine." She retorted

"I'm sure you will. There's bad people out there and I'd hate it if something happened to you." Jax exclaimed

He'd meant it to be a sort of comfort but she took it more as a threat. He could see her whole body tense up at what he'd said. Perhaps that was the wrong words to use!

"That's not what I meant. Look, Charming can be a great place. Don't let one or two people dissuade you from living here." Jax stated, trying to soothe the situation

She just nodded not wanting to continue this conversation any more. He smiled at her as she backed away from him. Taking a drink of her water she tried to calm her racing mind. Her instincts were screaming to just pack up and leave town. Nothing good ever happens when people start asking lots of questions. However, there was a small part of her that wanted to stick around this quiet little town.

After all she did just start renting a house and she really liked it. She could always change the locks and even add more locks if she felt like it. Surely they wouldn't mind. Besides, she couldn't trust that Gemma and Jax didn't have extra keys to her house that they never told her about. Gemma could be going through her stuff right now! She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down. It's not like she had any proof but she was resigned to changing the locks when she got home. They finished his lesson with no other talks except about martial arts moves.

Since there was a few minutes before the next class started, Jax sent a text to Clay saying he may have convinced her to stick around town and that there was definitely something in her past they needed to find out about. Clay didn't like this new bit of information. He was starting to think more and more she was with the people who were trying to set up shop and sell Meth in his town. He sat in his chair in church thinking about this situation. What would this woman get from selling meth?

The class went off without any problems. Jax stayed at the back of the class watching everyone but paying particular attention to the three rival bikers and their beautiful instructor. Beautiful? 'Where had that come from?' Jax asked himself. No, he was here to get close to her and those bikers. That was all. He was here to gather information and keep an eye on people.

-x-x-x-

A few days later she was packing for her short trip to LA. Having a car was really going to make this trip a lot easier. It was about a five hour drive from Charming to LA so she figured she'd just leave early and make the drive. Besides, she has a new car that she really wanted to break in. She packed her bag then heated up the lunch she never ate. After her meager dinner, she decided to take a nice relaxing hot bubble bath.

She set her alarm to go off at 5am. With the drive being around five hours, give or take some depending on traffic and the like, she figured she'd just skip breakfast and get lunch when she got there. The competition was two days long. She would check into the hotel then head down to the civic center where the competition was taking place to check in. Things should start around noon and she didn't want to miss anything! She never used her real name. Instead she used an alias "Havit Taja" which is actually the Finnish word hävittäjä.

The next morning her phone alarm, she'd bought a disposable cell both for the alarm and in case something happened out on the road, went off. She begrudgingly threw the covers off so she could sit up and stretch. After she did her morning routine, which consisted of using the restroom, brushing her teeth and brushing her hair, she dug through her drawers for something to wear. Simple jeans, a black skull tank, her black leather jacket, coupled with some black and white Adidas.

Juice was sleeping so he didn't see her leaving her house so early with a small bag. She stopped to fill up the tank before hitting the highway. The trip was uneventful. Serene and beautiful but uneventful. She found the hotel pretty easy and parked her car. It didn't take long to check into her room, drop her bags then head back out. What was important was checking into the event. If she came in the top five she'd walk away with at least five grand. If she came in second, she'd receive $7.5k and if she came in first she'd walk away with a very nice ten large.