CHAPTER 11
Alexi sighed as she walked to the house, kicking off her boots and locking the door behind her. She had spent the rest of the day and a good portion of that evening with Gemma getting the clubhouse ready for the visiting charters. The girl stripped her clothes off as she walked to her room She collected clean panties and clothes to sleep in. The brunette dropped the clothes on the counter and turned on the shower. As she waited for the water to heat up she brushed her teeth and took her hair out of the braid it had been in all day. The girl stepped into the shower groaning as the hot water eased the tension in her shoulders and back. Twenty minutes later she was dressed in an lilac camisole and matching sleep shorts. She was going through the messages on her phone having just turned it on. Most of them were from Duke wanting to talk to her. Each message was more urgent than the last.
She pulled on one of Happy's flannel shirts, stepped into a tattered pair of shorts, grabbed her switch blade tucking it into the side of her shorts. She went to Happy's room to look for his glock; she found it in the closet and made sure to load it grabbing some extra bullets and dropping in to the breast pocket of the flannel before tucking it behind her in the waistband of her shorts. Alexi dialed Happy's number and slipped into her boots waiting for him to answer the phone. He picked up as soon as pounding started on the door.
"I know your in there open up Lex. You're jeep is here. just want to talk." Duke called out to her. "Babe whats going on?" She heard Happy ask through the speaker of the phone. "Either talk to me or them, Lex. your choice." Alexi grabbed the spare key off the counter and went to Ope's room she opened the window and slid out running to the back fence and through a couple back yards before she hit main street.
"Hap?" She asked quietly jogging behind some buildings. "Hap?" There was no answer. She cursed and kept walking. She dialed her dad's number and got no response. She saw that Floyd still had the light on in his barber shop. She thanked whatever god was out there and ran across the street. She knocked on the door waiting for him to answer.
"Why do you have to make things so difficult Alexi?" Duke asked quietly. she hung her head and turned so that she could get Happy's gun from her waist band. "We gotta talk lex." Duke said stepping forward. She slid the gun to the front of her jeans. "Why do you need to talk to me? She asked leaning against the glass store front of Floyd's barber shop. "Don't play dumb it doesn't suit you." Duke said leaning over her his hands pinning her arms to her side. The taller man sighed and shook his head.
"I don't know what you want." She said popping her hip out and crossing her arms over her chest. "I know you heard something. Why else would you run?" Duke growled. "Some random ass dude was pounding on my door talking about shit I don't know about. I'm gunna dip out. Just seemed like the right thing to do." Duke narrowed his eyes at her.
"You don't know anything? Never heard anything?" Alexi rolled her eyes and patted herself down looking for a pack of cigarettes. She left them at the house. Scowling that she didn't have her smokes Alexi shook her head.
"What about the books? You were getting pretty curious about those. Ever dig more to find out what they were about?" The brunette let out and impatient sigh and rolled her eyes. "I was doing my fucking job, bro. That's what I did you told me to work with what I had and I did just that. I didn't come back because you were a supreme asshole to work for. Are we fucking clear now? I have to hunt down some smokes." She dipped around him walking away from him and towards the garage. "Don't you want to know why I'm asking?" Duke asked catching up with her. "All I want is a cigarette and a strong drink." Alexi replied. Duke grabbed her arm shoved against a building.
Alexi eyes him carefully she wasn't much shorter he was in her boots but he was built like a brick house. He pinned her against the wall glowering down at her. She was never one to doubt her own abilities in a fight but she was worn out from her day with Gemma. She might be able to land a few punches here and there but she didn't think she would be able to get away. "He knows about you. He knows you know about the other book keeper and the shit he has going on. That blonde bitch your dad has been fucking told him everything." Duke said his hand slipping up under her top his rough hands edging up to her breast.
Alexi kneed him making him back up and punched him as hard as she could in the face. The girl bolted running as fast as she could to the end of teh block and to the industrial side of Charming where the garage was, the brunette could hear him cursing and running after her. She and a ways to the garage yet but knew a couple short cuts. Duke yelled after her. Her heart sank hearing him get closer but pushed her self to run faster.
"You stupid bitch!" Duke called out closer than before. The green eyed brunette made a sharp right and sprinted down the alley way. She could see the sign to the garage and ran faster to the end of the block. Alexi's heart was pumping in her chest as buildings whizzed by. She jumped on the chain link fence and started climiing only to be wrenched back her top got caught on the fence and tore as she was thrown to the ground. "Fucking bitch." Duke gasped kicking her in the grabbed her switch blade clicking it open as she scrambled to get to her feet. Luckily Duke was pacing around stuck in some inner battle of his own to notice her get up.
"So fucking dumb you know that? We could have just talked and made this so much fucking easier. Fucking chasing you through fucking town..." Duke panted. Alexi kicked the back of his knee making him fall. He grabbed her and crawled on top of her. He threw his fists into her, some hitting her face others hitting her shoulders stomach and chest. She blocked each one the best she could. Alexi grabbed her knife but he knocked it out of her hands. Instead he grabbed it and slammed it down into her thigh. Alexi screamed out in pain curling up more to try and get it out. Duke got up pinning her to the ground with his knee.
Alexi kicked out at him and rolled away. She punched him in his stomach causing him to fall over. She started kicking him harder and harder letting her frustrations get the better of her. She stopped and turned away trying to calm her self down. It was a stupid move. First rule: never turn your back on your opponent. That had been ground into her from day one. She was too caught up. Too upset about her own shit to remember the rules. Duke tripped her, dragging her down the alley.
Alexi swore kicking out at the man trying to get him to let her go. She rolled and and twisted not caring about getting cut up from the gravel and small bits of glass on the pavement. She grabbed the gun that somehow hadn't fallen out of her pants and popped the safety off. She aimed for his shoulder and shot. instantly he let go howling in brunette rolled away jumping to her feet as the man charged her. She aimed again and hit his knee. Duke dropped. Alexi kicked him over and kept kicking him til she was out of breath.
She heard a bike pull up behind her and whirled around leveling the glock in the newcomers direction. "Fuck. Lexi. Put the gun down." Juice said softly carefully coming towards her. She held her hands up and tucked the gun in her pants before yanking the knife out of her thigh. It made her cry out but she shook her head. Alexi scaled the chain link fence not caring what juice was shouting at her or if she got cut more. Once she reached the top she slipped her boots off and threw them over. She jumped and landed in a heap beside her boots. The brunette picked her shoes up and made her way to the clubhouse. The closer she got the slower she walked.
Then she remembered what Duke had said that blonde bitch your dad has been fucking told him everything. Alexi took a long labored breath before holding her head high and opening the clubhouse doors. She popped her switch blade open as soon as she was through and the doors were closed behind her. Her eyes scanned the area and found the girl behind the bar. "YOU DUMB CUNT." She growled closing the distance between them in seconds. Alexi could only imagine what she looked like. Bloodied and beaten but she didn't care. "Fucking rat cunt." Alexi punched the blonde as hard as she could. The blonde crumpled to the floor. "Weak ass bitch."Alexi muttered getting ready to kick the girl but was picked up and pulled away. She closed her eyes trying to clam her self.
Juice carried the girl to his dorm and set her down on his bed. He took the knife from her setting and set it on his desk. And crouched down in front of the bleeding mess that was sitting on his bed. "We gotta get you cleaned up, Lex. Okay?" She nodded and pulled the flannel off forgetting that her shirt was torn. Juice's eyes widened at the bruises that were already showing. She stood up and walked to the bathroom shutting the door so she could undress. She turned the water on and got in not caring if the water was cold or warm. She picked up Juice's body wash and tried to wash the day away. Ten minutes later she turned the water off and wrapped herself in a towel. Juice was sitting on his bed waiting for her.
"I can't get my leg to stop bleeding." Juice looked up to see she was pointing to a stab wound in her thigh. He swore and shook his head. "Alright. Alright, okay." He gave her his megawatt smile. "Get dressed okay and then I'm going to patch you up.. The guys were out handling some shit when you came in. So its just you and me. Okay?" Alexi nodded and took the clothes he was handing to her. Juice left the room to let her dress. Alexi pulled her panties on Alexi blew out a breath before she slipped a black reaper crew tee shirt on and the shorts. Alexi sat on the bed to put socks on and called for Juice to come in. Alexi was sitting on a so that she wouldn't bleed on his bed or the floor. He came in with the same first aide kit Happy had used earlier that day. Juice handed her a bottle of tequila and a blunt with a smile before opening up the kit.
He was fumbling around it looking completely out of his element. "Would it make you feel better if we did this out by the bar so I don't mess up your room? feelin like I'm invading your space here." She gave juice a smile and he grinned more seeming to be more relieved with that suggestion. Alexi wrapped the towel tightly around her thigh to stop the bleeding.
Alexi picked up the first aide kit and the bottle of tequila. She tucked the joint behind her ear and went to stand. Juice picked her up carrying her like a bride to the couches by the bar. He set her down and she opened the first aide kit looking for a smaller stitching kit. She pulled it out and set it beside her. "You have a lighter?" she asked pulling the joint from behind her ear.
Juice beamed and lit the joint. Alexi inhaled and passed it to him. She uncapped the tequila and chugged some of it before handing the bottle to Juice. She picked up the stitching kit and threaded the needle. "What are you doing?" Juice asked raising his eyebrows as he handed her the joint. "Well, my dear." She smiled up at the mohawked man in front of her.
"I'm planing on fixing up this lovely cut on my leg." She waved to the wound and took the joint from him smiling more now that the weed was starting to effect her. She downed more tequila and picked up the needle. She starting stitching the wound. "You know what your doing the man asked sitting beside her. She shook her head laughing.
"I don't have a any idea. Its like sewing right?" She asked giggling. Juice howled doubling over with laughter. Alexi took another hit of the joint coughing because she was laughing so hard. She started giggling every time Juice tried to calm himself down. She finished the joint as Juice lit another one. Alexi started stitching her thigh up bobbing her head to the music Juice had put on. He handed her his joint and she took a hit and washed it down with some more tequila. "Do you think Jax would let me braid his hair?" Alexi asked looking up at Juice as she stitched her leg up. Juice cracked up coughing and laughing at the question. "I don't know. Ask him." Juice said laughing. Alexi laughed him and nodded."I will.
"Having a party with out us?" Tig asked walking over to Alexi and Juice. Juice looked up and smiled a hazey dazey smile. Alexi was hunched over her hair flipped ove rher head exposing the back of her neck. "Alexi-doll?" Tig asked nudging his daughters foot. She waved him away and mumbled something to him not looking up from what she was doing.
"What?" Tig asked a little louder. Looking from his daughter to Juice who was watching the computer on the coffee table in front of them. "She said she's almost done." Juice said stretching out on the couch. A moment later Alexi sat up and pushed her hair out of her face smiling proudly at the room. Tig stared at his daughters face and sank down beside her in shock. "Baby doll, what happened?" He asked holding his daughters face in his hands. "Ugh Dad that gash you kept around is bad news. She's Darby's rat." Alexi said pulling her face out of his hands. She leaned her head against Juice's shoulder. "Baby girl." Tig kissed her forehead.
"I guess Darby knows that I know his shit. Duke came to the house to warn me. I slipped out Opie's window and ran down to main street. Saw Floyd's light was on so I knocked, he didn't answer and Duke caught up with me there. I did call you and Hap but you didn't answer. Told Duke I didn't know anything because I don't want to get involved more. He didn't believe me tried to rough me up but I got away made it here and we really got into it. He stabbed me, dad and I shot him. twice once in the shoulder the other in the knee." She let out a long sigh and rubbed her face. "What Happened to him, Juice?" Alexi asked looking over at the man curiously. "Prospects put him in the garage." She nodded as he played with the ends of her hair. "What about the blonde?" He looked over at her and shrugged. "Same place." Alexi huffed and stood up smiling to her dad before walking back to the dorms.
"Found her by the back gate had just shot the guy. It took a while fro me to get her to lower the gun. When she did she scaled the fucking fence and hopped over. I dragged the man into the lot he was still alive and still is. called the prospects out to help me tie him up in the garage. Came in the clubhouse She was on top of that blonde you've been sweet on. Pulled her off had the other prospect take her to the garage. Went out to check on them while Alexi was in the shower." Juice stopped and watched the SAA's daughter walk out of the clubhouse whistling.
Alexi walked to the garage ignoring those her were calling her name. She found the side door unlocked and turned the light on before she entered the room. She grabbed the glock from the waistband on of the shorts and entered the room. The blonde Kandi or something started sobbing when their eyes met making Alexi smile some.
The green eyed beauty circled the pair checking to make sure they were secure before rolling an office chair in front of them and straddling it. Alexi watched the two in front of her with mild amusement. The brunette beauty found it funny that every time she would look over at the blonde the girl would cry harder. "There's something wrong with your girl, Duke." Alexi said motioning towards the blonde with the gun. Kandi sobbed uncontrollably. The brunette rolled over to the table and grabbed the first aide kit. She glided and stopped in front of Duke. She frowned looking him over pulled out a clean cloth. She dug around the bag to find rubbing alcohol.
Once she dampened the cloth with the alcohol, the girl began to clean off the mans face. "Why'd you have to go and do it Duke?" She whispered shaking her head. Duke looked up at her curious as to what she meant. The gorgeous brunette shook her head clearly sad. "You could have minded your own business no one would have got hurt. Always the hero right?" She met his gaze. Alexi pulled the bandanna away from his mouth and moved away in case he would spit on her. When he didn't she rolled back in front of him. "I just wanted to talk. You made everything fucking difficult. Every-fucking-thing. Its like your own god damn gift." Alexi was still frowning when she brought the out her switch blade and popped it open listening to what Duke was saying. The girl cut his shirt away so she could see the bullet wound. "It looks like it went the whole way through. You know you're a god damn asshole, right?" She cleaned out the wound and taped it up.
Her mind taking a walk down memory lane. She had met Duke in sixth grade they were in each others classes the whole way through high school. Duke would always be down to fight with her. That's how they met. She had ran away and ran into some trouble with some older kids and Duke came to the rescue. After helping her she told him she didn't need her help and they started fighting. Honestly they didn't stop fighting til they stopped talking to each other the summer before their senior year. They were pretty close as close as you can be for kids who weren't allowed to hang out. Duke came a middle class family parent both worked outside Charming. Duke's parents thought the MC was trash and by that judgement so was Alexi. Tig considered everyone who wasn't affiliated with the MC a yuppie prick and told Alexi to stay away from people like that. She hadn't even realized who he was when she had got the job at the detailing shop in Stockton. He didn't know who she was either at that time. She didn't even know when he figured out who she was. He hand't hired her or even interviewed her, he just worked there.
Alexi moved away and looked at the girl. "You're as stupid as he is you dumb fuck." Alexi spat hatefully looking down at the blonde. She shook her head. She was done talking. Done trying to reason with herself how everything she did seemed to bite her in the fucking ass. She didn't even know how all this bullshit came to be. How everything she touched just seemed to turn to fucking shit. She looked at Duke who was watching her carefully. She didn't even have feelings for this man. She had completely forgotten about him up until now. "Couldn't just leave it alone, right? Like I don't have enough bullshit do deal with you have to go an fuck everything up." She said sitting down in the office chair. She decided she was going to wash her hands of this of him and that fucking gash who somehow knew everything.
Tig and Juice walked out of the clubhouse looking for Alexi. The pair headed for the garage headed for the garage seeing as that Alexi was nowhere on the lot. They spotted Happy and Juice groaned. He had forgot to call the man to tell him where Alexi was. Happy came over to them and all three heard loud sobbing coming from the garage. The side door was open and the light was on. "Where's Alexi?" Happy asked trying not to seem frantic. When she had called earlier he had thought she butt dialed him again. He didn't get the other call until he had checked his phone when he got to Ope's. Realizing she wasn't there and after calling her a couple dozen times he headed back to the clubhouse thinking she might have been picked up by Juice or something. Since her Jeep was still in the drive way but he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.
"I'm guessing she's in there since she never came back in the clubhouse." Juice said nodding to the garage. "Hap, some stuff went down when you were out." Juice said not making eye contact with the older, and taller tattooed biker. Happy narrowed his eyes at his brother and stepped closer to him "What do you mean?" Juice nodded to the garage not wanting to be the mans punching bag. Happy glowered and stomped to the garage ignoring the other bikes that had pulled up on the lot. The sobbing was louder now and more annoying to Happy's ears. He stopped when he saw Alexi sitting in the office chair staring at the pair tied up before her.
"Lex?" He noticed her hand tightened around the gun and looked sideways at him. She didn't get up or move more. The enforcer got closer to his girl and surveyed the people in front of her. One man beaten, scratched up and shot twice and the blonde Alexi was having trouble with earlier that day. The blonde was now sporting a black eye and was sobbing harder the closer Happy got to her. The man turned to face his girl; his jaw dropped at the sight of her. Her face was cut up in several places, had a split lip, black eye, and jaw. So far that's all he could see but he had a sinking feeling there was more underneath her clothes. "What happened, ma?" He rasped touching her face. The girl sighed and shook her head. "Its been a rough night baby."She said quietly letting him take his gun from her. The tattooed man picked the girl up and hugged her tightly walking them out of the garage and headed over to the clubhouse.
"What happened?" He asked as they walked across the lot. Alexi sighed and buried her face into his neck. "That blonde is Darby's rat. Guess she told him who I was I don't know. Duke came by to warn me but I took off on him. wasn't sure if he had Darby with him or not. Ran down to main street saw that Floyd's was all lit up so I stopped there trying to get in. Called you and dad, Duke caught up. Tried telling me Darby knows everything about me and that he knows that I knew what was going down with the detailing shop. I told him I didn't because I just don't give a shit about that anymore. So we scrapped some and I ran here and we fought. Me running made him irate and I shot him." She rested her head against his shoulder sighing some more. "I shot him after he stabbed me. And I've known him since I started living full time with dad." She shook her head. "I didn't know that he worked at the shop until way after I got the job. Didn't even realize it who he was until recently. I haven't talked to him since eleventh grade."
Happy shook his head. "I'm sorry baby." She said quietly. Happy shook his head and kissed her. "Shit was bound to happen, mamas. I got you. Okay?" Alexi nodded and wiped her eyes. By now they were in the clubhouse. Jax was having a pow-wow by the bar. The group looked up as Happy walked by. "This is my fault. Hap." She spoke quietly her voice trembling. "All of it. I keep fucking up, Hap." Happy kissed the side of her head and opened the door his old room. He felt her tears soak his neck and shoulder as she silently cried.
The man sighed holding his girl tighter to him as she cried harder. Happy rubbed his girls back and kissed her head. "It's just shit, Hap all of this. Its just all shit." He nodded sitting back more so he could see her face. "It's going to be okay, mamas. I got you. Remember that." His girl nodded and wiped her eyes. She blew out a breath and and ran her hands through her hair in an attempt to calm her self down.
"Just a lot shit going down, you know?" Happy chuckled and nodded. "Yeah, I do baby girl." Alexi chuckled shaking her head and rolling her eyes. It was only her luck that shit cam down on her like this. "I'm a mess." She muttered after a minute. "You're a hot mess, mama." The man said kissing his girl. She groaned and laughed. "Fuckin aye." Alexi smiled hugging Happy.
The man kissed her neck and grimaced. "You smell like the idiot." Happy grumbled pulling away from his girl. She laughed and tilted her head sideways narrowing her eyes at him. "Please tell me mister Lowman, how is it that you know what Juice smells like? Do you go around smelling all of your brothers?" Happy glared at his girl shaking his head.
"Don't play with me like that mama." He warned his now laughing girlfriend. "¿Quién está jugando? Solo estoy preguntando. Parece un poco extraño para mí, Papi." (Who's playing? I'm just asking. Seems a little weird to me, Papi.) Happy shook his head. "No estoy entreteniendo tu tontería, mamá." (I'm not entertaining your foolishness, mama.) "Go take a shower. You smell." Happy said standing and nodded to the bathroom. Alexi locked her legs around Happy tighter so he had have to carry her there. He walked them into the bathroom. "So you're saying you don't like how Juice smells? What's wrong with it?" Alexi bit her lip trying not to smile as her man glared at her while he turned the shower on.
The man rolled his eyes and set his girl down she turned away from him lifting the shirt over her head. He saw the bruises and cuts on her. He gritted his teeth as she steadied herself by holding on to the side of the shower. Happy undressed and stepped into the shower waiting for Alexi. The brunette stepped got in in front with her back to him. Happy pulled her against him. She relaxed against him. "I love you mama." Her man said kissing the side of her head. She turned in his arms, sliding her hands up his chest to rest clasped behind his head.
"I know you do. I love you too, Hap." He pushed her against the wall catching her in a heated kiss. His hands skimmed over her thighs brushing over her stitched up wound. She pushed his hand away and turned away from him. "Lex?" Happy twisted so that he could see her leg. "Can we not do this right now, Hap? I'm tired and I still have to talk to the guys or whatever about all this. Drop it alright?" Alexi pleaded turning away from him and stepping out of the shower. The man grabbed her arm so she wouldn't go anywhere and gave her a hard look.
"I want to make sure my girl is okay. That good with you?" He growled getting out of the shower. She rolled her eyes and jerked away. "I'm fucking fine, Hap." Alexi snatched a towel off the rack and walked away. The enforcer stalked after her. "Don't give me that fucking attitude, Alexi." Happy barked Alexi turned and rolled her eyes.
The gorgeous green eyed girl plopped down and laid back on the bed. The effects of her little party with Juice and the night caught up with her and hither like an on coming train. The man dried himself off and stood in front of her. Now he could see the bruises on her chest and torso. He saw the poorly stitched up knife wound and the bruises on her legs along with more scratches and cuts. "You don't look fine to me, Alexi. Are you in pain?" The girl looked at him like it was the most ridiculous question ever asked. He narrowed his eyes at the look but didn't say anything, he knew she must be exhausted and pushing her more would just result in more fighting.
"I am but I'm fine I just want to go to bed." Happy nodded and frowned. She wouldn't be able to go to bed now. She was right when she said she would have to talk to the guys so the club could figure out what the next move would be. She obviously wouldn't be able to go home tonight or go anywhere until they guys found Darby. "Get dressed and talk to Jax." Happy said handing her a shirt and a pair of his sweatpants that he kept in the room for just in case reasons. "Have Chibbs look at that cut and those fucking stitches." The man said glowering at the wound. Alexi chuckled looking where he was looking at. "What don't think I did a go job?" She asked pulling the shirt on and then the pants. She rolled the waist band a couple times so that they would fit better. Happy glared at his girl. Sometimes he didn't even know what the fuck to say to her. He chose not to reply. He waited for her to slip into her boots before leading them out to the bar in search of Jax.
The blonde president of SAMCRO tapped his foot waiting for the blonde in front of him to answer. He was still trying to figure how this shit just kept piling up at his feet. In a small way he was thankful that Alexi had inadvertently brought this Darby bullshit to his door step. He had now learned that Darby had set up shop on the outskirts of his town and was selling crank out at the mill and run down dive bar called the Hairy Dog. The man didnt' know how they hadn't found out about it til now but at least his club would be able to deal with it and put it to an end quickly. He'd also learned that Darby had a prostitution ring set up in Charming as well. But what made him so mad was that fact that they had, had a rat in their midst the entire time. This blonde, Kandi had been hanging around for a couple weeks and no one had the slightest inkling that she reporting back to Darby.
Jax shook his head and looked from the man and the woman in front of him. The man wouldn't talk. That was fine. Hap would get him to talk. Jax had no doubt in his enforcers ability to do so. The side door of the garage opened and Alexi came in. She looked around at the men then looked from Jax to the other man. Her eyes darkened a bit when they fell on the brunette but she didn't say anything. If it had been anyone else any other old lady of the club She would have been screamed at to go away then hauled off to the clubhouse where she would have been babysat til they had finished. But this was Alexi Rae Trager and no one did that. It wasn't because her father was the SAA or that she was privy to club information. She wasn't a part of the club in a patched sense she didn't get special treatment. No but she already knew what was going to happen. She had a right in some sense to see this man and the woman who had antagonized her all day.
Jax caught the look the tied up brunette gave Alexi and looked back at her. She didn't acknowledge the man, she kept her eyes on Jax. Alexi blew out a breath and shrugged as if he had asked her a question. She seemed to struggle with being allowed in the room with the rest of the men. She knew she wouldn't normally allowed in this situation.
"Did you want to talk about what happened?" Jax asked saving her from trying to figure out how to bring it up. Alexi sighed. "Yeah." Jax stood up and nodded to Hap who went to the bench and started sorting through his tools. Trying to decide what to start out with to get the man to talk. Jax looked turned to Alexi who he caught staring at the brunette. They seemed to be having a silent conversation eyeing each other. The green eyed girl shook her head and turned away muttering "god damn idiot." under her breath. The man grunted and looked away.
The exchange confused Jax and he caught up with Alexi before she fully got out of the garage. "You know him?" Alexi nodded. "known him since sixth or seventh grade. Used to be my best friend." Alexi saw the wave of rage roll over Jax somehow already knew what he was thinking before he said it and held her hands up to get him to calm down.
"I hadn't spoken or seen him since eleventh grade, Jax I didn't know he worked at the shop in Stockton, didn't put it together until recently. But I honestly didn't think anything of it. I thought the club had settled it out. I have no ties to him. okay? Please. I don't know why this hist keeps coming to me like this, I really don't." Jax blew out a breath and could help but laugh. "You're just a damn train wreck, you know that?" Alexi let out a dark chuckle and shook her head.
Alex sat in front of Duke frowning. Jax let her have some more time with the man after she had told him what had happened. "I just wanted to talk, Alexi. A five minute conversation at the most." Duke said quietly and angrily. The girl lit a cigarette inhaling the cancer and watched him coldly. "Why? Why the fuck bother? " She demanded and crossed her legs.
"Wanted to warn you about Darby. GUess he put her here to see what was going on with the Sons." he said nodding over to the blonde beside him. "that dumb fuck over there was running around the shop spouting off about your dad and you. That's when I put it together, who you were an all that shit." The girl shook her head.
She didn't want to deal with this. "Why won't you talk to Jax?" "Don't like him." "Fucking idiot. stop playing around." "I don't have anything to say, Alexi. Seriously. I just worked at the fucking shop. I knew about darby's shit because it wasn't that fucking hard to miss. I don't know his shit. He only talked about the shop with me." Alexi held up her hands and covered her ears it was childish but she didn't want to know anymore. "Tell them this not me. I'm done." She stood up
Alexi found Happy waiting for her on the side of the garage smoking a cigarette. He dropped it crushing it under his boot and waited for her to come to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him gently. Her man kissed her back holding her to him. "I love you, you know that right?" She said quietly. Happy nodded looking down at her. He looked back to the garage then back to her. Their eyes met and she shook her head frowning. Happy kissed her catching her bottom lip with his he nibbled it lightly and enjoyed the quiet moan that escaped from her lips. Alexi leaned into him more standing on her tip toes to gain more leverage as she deepened the kiss. Happy slid his hand up her side to the back of her neck, holding the girl in place. His tongue swiped over hers.
She tasted like mint and cigarettes and he love it. Love the way her body molded against his like it was made for him, like a missing piece to his puzzle. Alexi pulled back from him and kissed his neck before rested her head against his shoulder. She sighed shifting her weight from foot to foot. " He said he didn't know much about Darby. Wasn't part of his circle, kinda just got pulled in because he worked at the shop." She looked up at him holding his gaze. "I'm not getting involved anymore. Okay? Talk to me about shit get it off your chest but this? tonight?" She shook her head. "This ends here." Happy nodded and kissed her passionately then kissed her forehead. "Get to bed, mama. I'll see you in a few." She grinned kissing him a few more times before finally pulling away. "Don't wake me up punk." The man slapped her ass and watched as she walked away.