A/N: First off, another chapter! Yay! Happy Dance! Secondly, I would love to thank each and every one of you who has read and reviewed this story! You guys keep me going on this. I've been getting lots of great reviews and they're kinda guiding me along. Lastly but not least: A big shout out to Alli! You have helped me plot my next 5 chapters! If you guys have suggestions or ideas to help with this story or future ones, please feel free to let me know, I'd love to hear them.

Ti amo! Je t'aimes! I love you all!

*Nicole*

The next day…

They had slept in Tacoma for about 6 hours before hitting the road again. Coffee was going to be their best friend for the rest of the journey. They left at the crack of dawn. Once they hit Montana, they hit a bigger problem than expected. Snow was starting to fall in the northern part. Nika tuned the radio to catch the weather updates for Lethbridge. It wasn't good. She signaled to Koz to pull over.

"What's up?" He asked when he approached the opened window.

"Weather updates." Nika whispered, careful not to wake Kerri who was sound asleep in her seat. "There's huge snowfall up ahead."

"It's the end of October." He whined.

"So. It's the one place in the world where the weather is completely unpredictable." Nika laughed. "Trust me I know. I grew up there. Well not Lethbridge, but Alberta in general. Snow can happen anytime in the year. And it's almost November, it's going to snow. If you guys can manage on the bikes, great… if not, we'll have to find a trailer and drive the rest of the way."

"I'll talk to Hap, give me a minute." Koz walked away. Nika watched in the rear view mirror. The two men talked for a few minutes, and then Koz came back. "We'll keep pushing on. If it gets worse, we'll load up the bikes."

"Ok." Nika closed her window, turned up the radio a bit and waited for Koz to take the lead again.

They drove on. Finally they hit Sweetgrass, Montana. They were moments away from the Coutts Boarder Crossing. They waited in line. Finally they passed through without a problem. The boarder-crossing agent gave them a heads up that a storm front was heading in fast, and they might want to hurry to get to their destination. Nika thanked him, and they continued on. She laughed a little at first. She was used to the change from miles an hour to kilometers an hour, the guys took a little time to adjust. They stuck to Highway 4 and were in Lethbridge just as the storm hit. They arrived at the Lethbridge Charter, got the bikes in just as the skies opened and big white fluffy flakes poured from the clouds. They ran into the clubhouse. Kerri was shaking like a leaf.

"It's bloody freezing!" She gasped, rubbing her hands together, blowing on them.

Nika hugged her. "It'll be alright. Let's see if we can get you something hot to drink."

Koz was talking to the President of the Lethbridge chapter. Then he signaled for Happy to bring Nika and Kerri over.

"This is Nika and Kerri. Chibs's old lady and daughter." Koz introduced the girls. "The big guy behind them is Happy."

"Bryan Murray." The President extended his hand. "Welcome. Chibs is a good friend. Glad to help out. You gals must be freezing. Head to the kitchen, my old lady's in there, she'll fix you something to warm up."

Nika thanked him and followed his directions to the kitchen. The layout for this clubhouse was almost an exact replica of the clubhouse in Charming. There was a petite woman, brunette with hair down her back. Her back was to the door as she hummed to herself at the sink.

"Excuse me?" Nika asked, knocking the doorjamb.

The woman spun around, her long hair moving with her. Her bangs were snow white, a striking contrast to the chocolate colored locks. Her eyes were a vibrant emerald green that seemed almost unnatural, but looking closely they weren't contact lenses. "Hey there!" She said as she wiped her hands on a dishtowel. "Ya'll must be Nika and Kerri." She came over and hugged both of them. "Welcome. Sorry 'bout the weather. I'm Brea."

"Nice to meet you." Kerri smiled.

"Thank-you." Nika nodded.

"Here let me make you some coffee…"

"Actually…" Nika smiled. "If you have hot chocolate, it would be better. I think sleep is something we could really use tonight."

"Sure thing." Brea smiled back. "I totally get that. How was the trip up here?"

"Long." Kerri said with a straight face.

"I bet." Brea laughed. "We have the guest rooms set up for you. Didn't know what ya'll would be needin' but there's all sorts of things. If you need something that isn't there just ask, we'll send someone to get it. Bryan and I will be staying here with you and I presume Chibs sent someone to watch over you?"

"Kozik and Happy." Nika answered softly.

"Good men. Chibs wouldn't settle for less than that." Brea laughed.

"Thank you for your kindness." Nika said as she took a steaming mug from Brea's outstretched hand. "We don't mean to be a pain in the…"

"Don't worry about it. You're family." Brea sat at the table and signaled for them to join her.

Kerri sat on her right, while Nika sat on her left. They sat there drinking the hot chocolate, talking about the trip and why they were there.

"Mom?" A voice came from the doorway.

The three of them turned around. A young man, no more than 20 or 21 stood in the door way. He was tall, lean but very muscular at the same time. His hair was longer, and blondish brown. His eyes were also a piercing green. Nika looked between him and Brea. There was no doubt that this was Brea and Bryan's son.

"Cael, come in." Brea waved him in. "Cael, this is Nika and Kerri Telford."

"I'm not Telford yet, but Hi." She shook the young man's hand. "Call me Nika."

"Pleasure." His voice was slightly accented. Then again so was his mother's. "Cael Murray." He extended his hand to Kerri.

Kerri blushed. "Kerrianne, but I go by Kerri."

He kissed her hand, and she blushed even more.

"Cael?" Brea asked.

"Right, sorry Mom. Dad wants to talk to you. Something about getting some entertainment for tomorrow night?" He shrugged.

"Right. Big party." Brea smiled at Nika. "My baby boy gets patched in officially tomorrow."

"Congrats." Kerri smiled shyly at Cael.

"Thanks. Mom, I'm almost 21. Gimme a break on the baby boy thing." Cael pleaded.

"You are still my baby. And you're the only one of my 5 children who decided to stick to the MC life."

"That's because the other's got scholarships. Plus Dad had me into mechanics and bikes before I would walk." Cael laughed.

"Yeah, yeah. Keep the ladies company while I go talk to your father." Brea smiled. "I'll be right back."

Cael grabbed himself a drink from the fridge, then sat next to Kerri. They chatted about the reason they were there. Kerri was shy around him, but Nika could tell from the way she was acting, that Kerri liked the boy. This would prove interesting. A first crush was always something exciting, but this was difficult since the boy was from another country and already in another charter. Well, if Kerri wanted to talk about it, she would. Nika wasn't going to press the subject. Brea appeared a short while later.

"Cael, could you show Kerri to her room? I need to talk to Nika alone for a few minutes."

"Sure thing." Cael offered Kerri his hand. "This way. Nice meeting you Nika."

"I'll come see you in a bit Kerri." Nika smiled.

"Ok, thanks Mum." Kerri quickly hugged Nika, then followed Cael out of the kitchen.

Brea sat at the table. "Does Chibs know?" She looked directly at Nika, eyebrows arched in that "well?" look.

"Does he know what?"

"You're not drinking alcohol or anything with caffeine in it. You're pale. You look nauseous, and Kozik said you barely ate in Oregon or in Tacoma."

"So?"

"I know those signs. I went through it 5 times. You're pregnant."

A/N: Well, before you all come after me with pitchforks and torches… There is reason to my madness on leaving this a cliffy! It will be revealed sometime this weekend.. if I get reviews! Also, more on Nika's past to be revealed, as you noticed, she's not a Charming resident by birth! Mwahahahahaha, I have a bunch of stuff, but giving it bit by bit seems to make things more interesting!

Now, Alli… you will get more smut sometime in the next chapter… I think… you love me and I know it… even if it's a cliffy… *hearts*

Please read and review… they make me actually want to keep writing!

Ti amo! Je t'aimes! I love you all!

*Nicole*