This chapter is going to introduce Gemma. Keep in mind that this is in the first season and Gemma is more sympathetic.

Elizabeth was inside the bathroom changing into a pair of dark jeans and a black t-shirt. Kozik woke her up a few minutes ago telling her they had to get going to get to the shop on time. She wasn't sure where they were going but stood up and walked into the bathroom making sure to lock the door behind her.

"Sleep okay?" asked Kozik as they stepped out of the house. Her eyes were red and puffy and she looked a bit pale.

"Yeah" lied Elizabeth as they walked towards her car.

"Where are we going?" she asked as she put her seatbelt on.

"Teller-Morrow" Kozik said seeing the blank look in Elizabeth's face and realized just how little she and Happy knew about each other

"It's the mechanic shop that the president owns. All the SONS work there and our office is located there" said Kozik with a smirk "Office"

"Come on lets go" said Kozik parking and getting out of the car.

"Kozik the car in lane 3 needs to be completed before lunch" said Gemma walking up to him and handing him a clip board with the paper work.

"Gemma, I haven't even had a coffee" whined Kozik

"You're lucky I let you off yesterday, get to it" Said Gemma not caring. She saw the woman standing next to Kozik and realized it was Elizabeth Alvarez.

"Hey Honey, how are you doing?" she asked kindly. She felt bad for Elizabeth having to be forced to marry. Gemma had been pissed when Clay told her about the deal with the Mayans. She felt that now they would think anyone could be forced to do anything.

Including her son and if Clay or anyone else thinks that they would force Jax to marry they would deal with her. She had just gotten rid of Wendy only for her to come back pregnant. Wendy carrying her grandchild was the only reason she didn't drag her thrthrough the streets of Charming and kick her out.

"Come on lets get a coffee" said Gemma nudging Elizabeth towards the clubhouse. As they walked Gemma felt some guilt for not fighting Clay on the idea harder. Elizabeth's eyes were blood shot clearly she had spent the night crying and it had just been a few days after the wedding but her face was pale and looked a bit sick.

Gemma knew that Happy had asked Clay for a few days off and wondered what happened before he left. Did they fight? All the guys knew better than to hit their wives. That was something that she could never stand for and thankfully both John and Clay supported her. The only one that had defied her had been Kyle Hobart who beat his ex-wife April. As soon as Gemma noticed it she walked up to Kyle who had been working in a car and slapped him across the face. He raised his hand ready to strike her back and the only reason he didn't was because she was the President's wife.

"Here drink up" said Gemma pouring coffee into a cup

"Thanks" said Elizabeth sitting next to Gemma on a bar stool. Normally she wouldn't drink coffee, but she didn't want to be rude to Gemma.

Gemma looked at Elizabeth while she drank her coffee. She again felt a wave of guilt was over her. Elizabeth sat crunch over the bar almost wanting to make herself smaller.

"Look Elizabeth" said Gemma. She realized her voice had been overly harsh when Elizabeth looked up with fear on her face.

"I am sorry you are in this situation" Said Gemma softly not wanting anyone to hear

"But now you are stuck and your life is what you make of it. If you choose to be miserable that's up to you, or you can show to be a strong woman who will move forward and try to be happy" said Gemma. Elizabeth stared at her without saying anything

"Its your choice Elizabeth, but I would suggest you try to find some happiness" Gemma pulled a key out of her back pocket and gave it to Elizabeth.

"Go get some sleep, it's the last door to your left and it locks from the inside" said Gemma grabbing her coffee and walked towards her office. She had shit that needed to get done and opening the shop was on the top of the list.

Elizabeth looked at Gemma as she walked away. It had surprised her how Gemma spoke to Kozik. Johanna rarely showed up on any of the business that the Mayans owned. Sure Johanna knew all or at least most of the members but that was because of bbqs, Sunday dinners, birthday parties, holiday gatherings. Her parents had made a conscious effort of keeping their lives separate. Elizabeth weaved in and out of both when she was a teenager and the kids she had grown up with started talking about prospecting and getting patched in. She was disappointed to know what her father really did.

Elizabeth left the coffee at the bar and walked towards the hallway Gemma pointed towards. She was surprised how lived in and clean the room was. It had a full bed in the corner with a nightstand next to it. She made sure to lock the door as she closed the door behind her. she noticed a door and opened it there was a tiny bathroom with a walk in shower, toilet and vanity. She laid on the bed and focused on her beathing. Slowly she drifted to sleep with the light sent of fabric softner.

A few hours later Elizabeth laid in bed. She felt calmer after getting some sleep. She laid in bed thinking of what Gemma had said.

"Its your choice" kept running through her head. She realized she had been wallowing in self-pity. She was stuck whether she liked it or not. It was done. She was married to Happy. Stuck with him for the rest of her life. She let out a humorless laugh

Elizabeth had always been realistic or at least that is what she thought of herself. She saw most of life choices like her weight. If she really wanted to lose weight she would stop eating junk food and eat healthier maybe exercise once in awhile, but instead she loved eating chocolate, burgers and any fried food. Most of life's choice were left to us and we laid in the bed that we made.

She hadn't made the bed where she would have to be forced to marry, but she chose to stay in California even when she knew all the illegal activities her father and brother participated in. Chose to stay close to an "MC Family" that viewed woman as a commodity. To be compliant and follow as they are told. And she realized that in the fucked up universe this was always going to be the outcome. With her being stuck.

Elizabeth let out a few tears. She would ignore last night because that's the only way she knew how to deal with it.

But she didn't want to be miserable the rest of her life. She remembered her first plan when she found out she would have to marry Happy. She thought of pretending to be okay with having to be married, but she would get to keep her job where she could have a normal 8 hour a day. She made the decision to have that be her goal. She would apologize to Happy and slowly get him to trust her or at least enough where he would let her go back to work and to where there wouldn't be a chaperone always watching her.

She got up from bed and went to the vanity area to wash her face with a goal in mind her plan was set.

Elizabeth slowly walked out of the room making sure to take a deep breath and as she walked out of the hallway with the rooms. She was surprised when she saw a couple of kids running around. She could count the number of times she visited her father at the scrap yard or garage as a child with one hand. But these two kids looked comfortable running around and from what she could tell playing tag. They hadn't noticed her which is why the girl bumped into Elizabeth.

"Are you okay?" asked Elizabeth. The girl shyly nodded her head.

"Elizabeth this is Ellie" said Gemma stepping closer and patting Ellie's head

"My name is Elizabeth too" said Ellie with more confidence smiling at Elizabeth

"Nice" Elizabeth said smiling back and offering her hand for a high five. Ellie looked at Gemma who nodded her head and high fived her.

"Baby, go get a snack so I can finish taking to your mom" Ellie nodded and waved at Elizabeth who waved back

"Hey Donna, this is Elizabeth she is Happy's wife. Elizabeth this is Donna she is married to Opie. He and my son, Jax, grew up together. I think that boy spent more time at my house than he ever did at his own as a kid" said Gemma with a smile. She loved Opie and was grateful that Jax always had him by his side and saw each other as brothers.

"Hey" Said Donna with a tight smile

"Gemma I just want him to come home and spend time with his kids"

"Donna you know its tradition to have a party. Let the guys celebrate their way and you can have him the whole day afterwards"

"Yeah once he has a hungover and sleeping it off instead of playing with his kids" said Donna angrily knowing this was a loosing battle

"Donna, just help the girls clean for the party and then take one of them so they can help you get your house in order" Said Gemma losing her patience

"i have things to do Gemma. I need to take the kids to get some school supplies. And the last thing I need in my house is a tart in it" she said gathering her purse.

"I can help" said Elizabeth. She saw this as a step to gain some trust especially with Gemma who in her mind should mirror her mother as the wife of the President but seemed completely different.

Gemma was surprised to hear that Elizabeth was willing to help. She expected her to take weeks before she realized she needed to get over her funk, and was glad to see she was wrong. Maybe with Elizabeth helping would calm down Donna.

"Go do what you need to do Donna, and pick up Elizabeth tomorrow after work so she can help you" Donna nodded her head and walked towards the kitchen wanting to gather her kids and get the hell out. Gemma looked at Donna thinking she needed to get her head out of her ass. She understood that Donna was pissed that Opie had spent years in jail but all the guys knew that that was just a part of the life. Donna and Opie had been together since high school she should know better just by remembering how many "out of jail" partied she had attended over the years.

"Are you good at filing?" asked Gemma.

"Bored me to death but if you have good music it will help make it go faster" awnsered Elizabeth.

She spend the rest of the work day in the office with Gemma helping her get the office in order. Kozik maid a point of checking in on her every hour, but neither spoke about it. Before leaving for the day Gemma told Kozik of the plans for the next day of Donna picking up Elizabeth. He was not pleased that he wouldn't be watching her but knew it was useless to argue with her. He simply nodded his head and accepted it.