Gemma brought a heating pad for Kalila figuring the younger woman didn't have one. Clay was at the clubhouse with Bobby, Chibs, Tig, Happy, and Juice. They knew where she was going to be, and where Jax still was, so they stayed at the clubhouse discussing the "latest developments". Tig was quite certain she had been telling them the truth. Clay wanted to know if she didn't know these other bikers than what did they seem to want with her?

Tig mentioned about her coming in second out of over a hundred contestants and that she was either that good or they were really terrible. Juice laughed making them all look at him funny. He'd always been treated like the "slow" cousin everyone just tolerated because he was "slow". When they needed information he was their go-to man. The strange looks he was being given just made him laugh even more. He'd been teaching himself some new tricks in his downtime. Tricks such as hacking into camera feeds. He pulled up the footage at the Civic Center for his brothers to watch.

He'd filtered out the video so they only saw her fights. Seeing what she could do concerned Clay. If she turned against them, she could do some serious damage to his brothers. Happy was a bit worried about that too. It just turned Tig on to see her go all out on her opponent. Bobby was starting to think perhaps she should be teaching more than just Jax how to properly fight. Sure, they had all gotten into many fist fights before. Most could hold their own for a while but inevitably they all turned to their guns or knives. Perhaps it wouldn't be such a bad idea to learn some of the stuff she knew!

These matches were very intense. Every pair of eyes were watching the screens not wanting to miss a moment of Kalila's fights. Gemma pulled in behind the mustang and parked. In true Gemma fashion, she didn't even knock she just walked right in as if she owned the place. Jax was in the kitchen making coffee and there was no sign of the girl. She greeted her son with a hug and kiss on the cheek before asking about Kalila.

She was taking a bath to help get over the weird feeling from the drugs she'd taken the day before. Her shoulder was still hurting but not as bad as when it was out of socket. She dressed in a pair of jeans and black tank before heading out to the kitchen. She was shocked to not only see Jax in her house but Gemma as well. The Matriarch greeted her cordially before asking how she was feeling.

"Why are you in my house?" Kalila questioned

"I stayed the night to make sure you were ok." Jax replied

"I just came over to check on you and help clean." Gemma stated

"Thank you both but I neither need anyone to look after me or help me do shit." Kalila stated, trying to hide the pain she was in, "Please leave."

Jax was about to say something when her front door opened up. She watched as three bikers just strolled into her house.

"Who the fuck are you and why are you just strolling in here like you own the damn joint?!" She demanded

Tig just laughed which made her angry.

"Because we do own this house. You're just renting it from us." Bobby replied with a grin

"Doesn't mean that gives you the right to enter my residence any time you fucking feel like it! Get out. All of you. NOW." Kalila angrily stated

"Darlin' we're not the enemy. Calm down." Jax stated with as calming voice as he could muster

"You're an independent woman. I get it. But you're injured. You can't take on three big guys all by yourself in your condition." Gemma calmly explained making Kalila laugh

"You don't fucking know me or what I'm capable of. Get the fuck out of my house!" She demanded

"We're not going anywhere, Doll." Tig replied

"Ok look! Everyone is getting a little heated. We're only here to help. You're injured, we're not going to hurt you. Trust me, ok?" Jax, voice getting quieter as he spoke directly to her

"I'm going to do your laundry and clean up some." Gemma stated with finality

"You need to rest. Let's sit down." Jax calmly said

Tig followed Gemma to the bedroom to gather her laundry. As Gemma was poking around for laundry, Tig was going through her stuff to see what he could find. He finally came across a check that was still in her bag.

"I found something!" Tig exclaimed, handing the check to Gemma

"Seven and a half grand? For what?" Gemma asked, looking over the check in her hands, "Kalila Brennan."

"Let's go ask her." Tig stated before darting out of the room

"Why do you have a check for nearly ten grand?" Tig demanded, cold ice blue eyes staring at Kalila

"Why the hell do you have my check?" She retorted

"Answer the question." Bobby stated

"I don't think it's any of your damn business." She was quick to bite back

"Darlin', it'll be better to just answer." Jax quietly told her

"You don't honestly think people don't get shit for winning those competitions? As I said, I came in second. That was my prize. First place got a full ten grand." She huffed as she stared down the SAA

"Ok. Do you need to drop it in the bank?" Gemma asked

"I need to cash it." Kalila replied without even glancing at the Matriarch

"I can drive you to my bank. Maybe we can have breakfast and get to know one another." Gemma offered

"Thanks but…" Kalila started out

"Sounds like a plan." Bobby interrupted

Kalila was starting to feel trapped. She really hated being forced into doing something she didn't want to do. On top of that she was pretty sure these bikers weren't going to leave her home while she was gone. With a huff, she pushed Tig out of her way so she could get to her bedroom to grab her purse and get into her black and white Adidas. Gemma may have been right about her not being able to take on the four bikers in her house but she had fought while being injured before. She was confident in her skills.

Gemma led her out to her car leaving all four bikers in her home unattended. Not that that had really mattered since Tig had been going through her stuff even while she was still there. As soon as Gemma and Kalila had left, Jax laid into them.

"Look, this woman does not trust people. She doesn't know those other bikers, doesn't know about the meth, and she sure as hell doesn't trust anyone in the club, in the town, anywhere. She won't help us if she doesn't trust us." Jax exclaimed

"We needed to know where that check came from!" Tig defended himself

"You're going about things the wrong way, Tig. Jax is right, she won't help us if she doesn't trust us. If she's not helping us then she's more susceptible to helping them." Ratboy stated, backing up his VP

"Then what do you suggest we do, VP?" Bobby asked

"Give me some time. Mom spooked her the other day with all the questions she was firing at her. Being aggressive with her obviously doesn't work. She doesn't trust people for a reason. Let me find out why, give me time to break through with her." Jax implored

"Your call, VP." Tig stated with a shrug

Tig sent the name over to Juice so he could start a new search on this woman. At least now they had her last name! Juice immediately began searching her full name. Bobby had called Clay to let him know what had transpired at her house. Clay was both amused and concerned. Not many people had the nerve to stand up to any member of the Sons, much less with four of them. She definitely didn't understand who they were in the community or had heard about them.

"She's from Texas, right?" Juice asked, making Happy nod silently

"There's a Brennan family from some small town in Texas that had some controversy. Mother's boyfriend killed the father. The mother beat the shit out of their eight year old daughter." Juice reported, "After that, the mother packed up and left the girl by herself."

"What do you mean 'left the girl by herself'?" Clay questioned, furrowing his brows

"I mean she locked the house up and left. The girl was basically left by herself. A few weeks later the mother returned to find the kid. The girl wound up beaten nearly to death but the mom didn't step in to do anything about it. She was eventually found and is now in prison." Juice explained

"Hmm." Clay simply stated

"That's not all. She was put into foster homes twice. Each time she was neglected and had to basically fend for herself. The second time she ran away, they never caught her. It appears she remained on the streets but she did manage to graduate high school."

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Gemma walked in with Kalila knowing that the teller would cash her check with no questions and no problems. It was quite a lot of money to be carrying around, especially with another rival biker club on the loose. It took over an hour for the bank to gather that much cash. Once the cash had been gathered, the ladies were called up to get it. One large envelope contained all Kalila's money and she quickly slipped it into her purse.

Gemma drove them to the diner for breakfast while the boys continued searching her home. Kalila's pain meds had already worn off. Gemma watched the young woman carefully and could tell she was in pain. Gemma ordered her breakfast and waited for Kalila to order hers. The two women sat in silence while Gemma sized up the smaller woman.

"So, what was that back at the house?" Gemma questioned

"What do you mean?" Kalila innocently asked

"About being in your house and how suspicious you are." Gemma retorted

"I don't know you people. I'm here to teach martial arts. All I want is to be left the fuck alone." Kalila retorted, staring at Gemma

"Why?" Gemma asked, cocking her eyebrow

"People can't be trusted. I'm here for a job and that's all. Just leave me alone and I'll stay out of your way as well. Why can't you understand that?" Kalila hissed

The waitress brought their food and refilled glasses. Gemma waited for her to leave before she turned her attention back to the younger woman.

"You just haven't met trust-worthy people. That's all. Having family and friends can be great and fulfilling. Why do you seem to loathe that? Why are you so intent on staying alone?" Gemma questioned

"The only person someone can depend on is themselves." Kalila retorted

Gemma reached over the table and grabbed Kalila's right hand. The redhead just looked up confused.

"You're in Charming now, Sweetheart. Things are different here." Gemma replied, softening her voice

Kalila huffed and snatched her hand back. It took Gemma aback at her behavior. When Kalila was done, she threw a $20 on the table and left. It paid for their whole ticket. Gemma wasn't going to run after her, that wasn't her style. Instead, she sat there sipping her coffee before calling her husband. She was quick to let him know what had transpired. He, in turn, informed her of what they had discovered. She was shocked, to say the least, and wanted to know who else knew. Clay had already called Jax to make sure he was privy to this information.