I woke up with my back against Brent's bare chest and his hand on my hip. He was sleeping soundly, so I hesitated to move at all. I glanced down at his black t-shirt that I was wearing and smiled. After sleeping in his bed, wrapped up in his arms, I realized that there was not question about whom I wanted to be with. My gut was telling me that Brent was a good guy and that I could trust him.
"How can you stand to think this early in the morning, Victory?" Brent pressed a kiss onto my neck before moving his hand down to my stomach. I rolled over and kissed his lips gently. He smiled and traced his fingers over my lower back. My phone started vibrating on the nightstand and I was planning on ignoring it, but Brent rolled over and grabbed it for me.
"Hey Dad." I curled my lip at Brent who smiled as he got out of bed. His gym shorts rode low on his hips and I couldn't help but stare at his body as he headed into the bathroom. Once he was out of sight, I rolled over to my back and stared up at the ceiling.
"You realize you're supposed to be here in an hour right?" He sounded aggravated and I sat up to look at the clock. I groaned and laid back down as the shower started.
"Unfortunately. I'll be there, okay?" I had no desire to go home and welcome my father's illegitimate daughter to Charming, but my parents would kill me if I wasn't there.
"Be nice, Victory. Your mom is already ill and I can't deal with both of you on my ass." Dad was in full President mode and I knew better than to try and argue with him. I agreed and ended the call.
"What's your thought on running away for the day?" I asked as I stepped into the shower and ran my hands up Brent's back. He laughed and turned around, shaking his head, and pulled me into the water. I leaned my head back let the water soak my hair.
"I like it but it's not going to happen today. Your mom scares me more than Happy and she already threatened me about letting you skip out on meeting Allison." Brent pushed his hair out of his face and smirked. I pouted my lips and raked my nails down his chest.
"You just mentioned my mother and my sister while were in the shower together?" I folded my arms over my chest and raised my brow. Brent laughed and pulled me to him.
"I think I can make it up to you." I bit my lip and nodded. Brent caught my chin and kissed me forcefully. I pushed my thoughts out of my mind and let myself just be with him.
Abel's bike was parked next to my Dad's as I pulled into the driveway. Brent looked down at the clock on my radio and groaned. We were a good fifteen minutes late and my hair was still wet. The front door opened as soon as I cut my car off. My mom stepped out onto the steps and scowled over at Brent and I. I felt him tense through the hand I was holding on to.
"You're late, Victory. I know Jax called you over an hour ago." Mom was obviously pissed and I debated whether or not to try and give her a hug. I chose the safe route and gave her a quick smile.
"I know, Mom. We had to fuel up the Mustang. I'm here now, okay?" I knew she was probably less upset with me than uncomfortable with the situation. It was one thing to know that the visitor existed, but her arrival was weighing down on us all. Brent gave her a quick hug before following me inside the house.
I noticed the brunette girl sitting on the couch as soon as I walked into the living room. She was holding a bottle of water and talking to Misty who was sitting beside Abel on the loveseat. She was smiling and I noticed how much she looked like Tara and my dad. She had the Teller smile and something about it pissed me off.
"Hey baby." My dad gave me a hug and nodded to Brent. I was stiff and barely even returned the hug. He looked me in the eyes for a minute before turning and looking at the brunette on the couch.
"Victory, this is Allison. Allison, this is Victory and her boyfriend Brent." Mom made the introduction after a few minutes of awkward silence. Allison stood up from the couch and reached her hand out towards me. I looked at it for a moment before taking it in mine and shaking once. Her hands were cold and dainty. I could tell she probably never did any type of manual labor. She gave me a weak smile and then turned to Brent.
"It's nice to meet you both." She smiled a little brighter and took a step back. I nodded to acknowledge her sentiment, but couldn't bring myself to say anything. My dad took my mom's hand and smiled.
"We're going to go get some pizzas or something to bring back. Is your car in the way, Victory?" My mom asked, pausing as she dug her keys out of her purse. I nodded and turned to escape and move the Mustang, but my dad stopped me.
"I got it, Vic." My dad took my keys from me and shook his head. I rolled my eyes and resigned myself to the recliner. As soon as the door closed, Abel started laughing.
"This shit couldn't get more awkward. You need some green, Vic?" He started reaching into his kutte as I shook my head. He raised his brow and seemed surprised that I was turning it down. Allison was looking at Abel as though he was out of his mind.
"I've got a session with Hap later and he won't ink me if I'm not sober. Do you have any tattoos?" I decided to try and make conversation with Allison and even gave her a half smile. She shook her head and rubbed a hand over her forearm.
"No. I want one, but Mom threw a fit when I asked her about it." She rolled her eyes and hitched a shoulder. I twisted my mouth and decided I would give her a chance before passing judgment.
"You can come with me later. Check out what it's like. You might decide to get some ink yourself." I smiled and took the water Brent brought me. He stood behind the chair and rested his forearms on the back, just above my head.
"Sounds fun. So, what are the vests for?" I cringed at her question, but I kept my mouth shut. She didn't know any better and it wasn't my place to answer for Brent or Abel. Abel exhaled and the room started smelling like Juice's dispensary.
"Shows what motorcycle club and charter we're in. If it's got any patches on it, it's a kutte, not a vest." Abel kept his explanation as simple as possible. Allison nodded slowly and then looked over at Brent.
"Are you in a different club?" She was obviously referring to the difference in his kutte and Abel's. Brent chuckled a little as I looked up at him.
"No, I'm just not a full member of the club yet. You've got to earn it." I smirked and thought back to the first conversation we had when he'd introduced himself as the newest member of SAMCRO. Allison smiled and hitched her shoulder. I tried to ignore her smile and looked up at the clock on the wall instead.
"Abel, why can't you smoke outside?" Mom asked as she opened the door to be hit by the fresh herb smell. Abel shrugged and headed in to the dining room where Dad was putting the pizza boxes down. High or not, Abel was a sucker for any pizza he could get a hold of.
Happy was obviously in a mood when Allison and I got to the tattoo shop. He looked from me to Allison and just pointed over at the table without a word. I rolled my eyes and pulled my shirt off before climbing onto the table and rolling over to my side. Allison caught the stool Happy shoved over towards her and sat down near my head. I smiled over at her and propped up on my elbow until Happy was ready.
"Allison, this is Happy. He's my godfather and sensei. Happy, this is Allison." I was relieved to avoid describing who she was to Happy. He already knew and I had a feeling she wouldn't take kindly to being introduced as my Dad's illegitimate daughter.
"I usually just go by Ally." She said quietly. I shrugged as Happy glanced over at her before lining up the transfer over my ribs. He didn't say anything to acknowledge the introduction, which seemed to make Ally even more uncomfortable.
"Stop fucking moving, Vic." Happy growled as he pulled the transfer sheet away. The most moving I was doing was breathing.
"You aren't touching me with needles until you chill out. What's wrong with you?" I sat up and he glared up at me. I waited stubbornly for an answer as he put the tattoo gun back down on his rolling cart. He glanced over at Ally and then back up at me. I got the message that it wasn't something we could talk about. I rolled my eyes and lay back down, hoping he would go easy on my ribs.
"That looks painful." Ally said as she watched Happy drag the needles across my skin. I had to admit, it hurt more than my first one, but it still wasn't that bad. Happy took a break and wiped off the excess ink.
"It's not that bad. Don't mind him Ally. He's not chatty in his best moods." I looked over at Happy who just shrugged and started the gun back up. Ally still didn't seem to convinced or at ease around Happy and I had to remember that he wasn't the same person with strangers as he was with the family.
"Go look at it, princess." Happy peeled his gloves off and ran his hands over his head. I hopped off the table and headed over to the mirror with a smile. I looked over the words, "For those I love, I will sacrifice" and nodded. We had decided to go with club colors and I couldn't have been happier with it. I walked back over to Happy and hugged him around his shoulders.
"Thank you, Hap. I got you on your next one, free of charge." I winked and managed to get a smirk out of him. We would never actually take payment from one another, but it was the thought that counted. Happy glanced over at Ally who was looking at the flash art over by Freddy's station and nodded.
"Thought you might want to help with a new happy face later." Our eyes met and I knew exactly what he was getting at. He was finally ready to take care of whatever job he had told me about and was inviting me to help. We both knew I needed it, so I was more than happy to accept.
"Sounds good. What time?" I pulled my shirt on carefully avoiding the wrap over my fresh ink. Happy tossed the needles in the sharps container and started dumping the ink out.
"Garage at nine and we'll go from there." I nodded and picked up my keys from the desk he was using today. Ally looked back at the jingle of keys and smiled. I returned the smile easily since I finally had work to do.
We finally met Allison/Ally! We will be diving further into her relationship with the family down the road, but the next chapter will primarily focus on Victory and her plans with Happy.