Melody paced the dingy room she had checked into at the Charming Inn. She had been ignoring her ringing cellphone for the past hour. Her parents had been desperately attempting to contact her, leaving voicemails and texts. All that she deleted after opening. The only call she wanted was the one from Kozik.

The brunette halted as a knock on the door interrupted her steady pace. She walked over and peered out of the peephole before pulling the door open slightly and allowing the biker to come in to the room.

"Jesus!" Happy looked at the brunette. "What's with men going for the face?" He took Melody's face into his hands and frowned. "I think you need stitches Melody."

She shrugged. "I'm fine, it barely even hurts." She winced as he grazed a hand over the cut on her cheek.

"Yeah, you seem fine." He shook his head. "Tell me everything that happened, your dad did this shit to you?"

"I walked into the loft, he grabbed me, slammed me on the ground, started to choke me." She pushed her hair off her neck to show him the beginnings of bruises. "Then he was pissed because you went over there, then he slammed my head into the floor and I remember him hitting me before I blacked out. I came to and found all my shit from my purse scattered, my car was missing, so I had to take a cab here."

Happy frowned. "Why didn't you call me Melody? I would have given you a ride up here."

"I just called the first person who came to mind..." She dropped to the bed and his her face behind her hands.

"I get it." He nodded and pulled her into a hug. "You're in love." He laughed and watched her pull away from him quickly. "Don't act like I said some crazy ass shit Melody. If you didn't have deep feelings for Koz, you wouldn't have called him or let him even know what was going on right now."

"Don't say the L word... It's way too early for that shit." Melody ran her hands through her dark curly hair. "This is crazy." She sat back down on the bed and sighed. "Do I really need stitches in my face?"

He nodded. "Yeah, I think you do. I can have Chibs get here if you don't want to make the trip to St. Thomas."

"Chibs." She smiled. "If I go to the hospital looking like I just got out of a boxing match, the police will be called so damn fast."

"I sent a text to Chibs." He slid his phone back into his cut and looked at the teenager. "Thought you said this wasn't the type of abuse he put you through Melo..."

"It isn't." She frowned. "He lost control and hit me. I'm so scared, I don't want to go back there, I don't want them to find me again."

Happy stood. "You're good, you don't ever have to be around him again... I promise you that much. I don't care what I gotta do to keep you safe." He pointed at her phone. "Let me borrow it for a minute."

She passed it to the man. "What do you need if for?"

"Gonna set up a meet with your parents. This time, I'm taking back up though." He scrolled through the phone and looked at her. "Do you have a problem with it?"

"No." Melody shook her head. "Do what you gotta do. I'm going to try to clean up my face while you're here, if you have to leave, can you tell me that first?"

"Yeah." He nodded as he watched her disappear into the bathroom. His thumbs danced over the phone's screen, he was going to handle Melody's parents.

SOA

Melody was doing her best to stay still as Chibs looked over her face. In her almost 19 years of life, she had managed to stay away from ever needing stitches. "Ow." She pushed his hand out of the way. "That hurts!"

"I'm gonna need ya to stay still." Chibs straightened her face. "Stitches need to be put in without you moving so damn much." He went back to work as he watched Melody move her legs up in down in an attempt to take the pain away. "I'm almost done, ye got hit hard lass."

"Yeah." She mumbled and cut her eyes towards Happy who was cleaning his guns on the night stand. "How long do I keep these in?"

"A week." He shrugged as he tied off the last stitch. "All set, keep it clean, if they itch rub ice over it but do not scratch 'em at all."

"Got it, thanks." She smiled at the older man as the room door opened and in walked Noelle and Jax.

"Oh my fucking God." Noelle moved to her younger sister. "Melody." She sat on the girl's lap and hugged her. "You look worse than I did!" She gently ran her finger over the girl's busted lip.

"I know." She rested her head against Noelle. "I know..." She let the silent tears stream down her face as her sister embraced her tightly.

"It'll be fine." Noelle rubbed the girl's back. "I promise babygirl." She looked at the guys who took the hint and exited the room quickly. "It's okay, cry it all out Melo."

Melody nodded and fell backwards on the bed, hugging her older sister tightly. "I don't ever want to deal with them again Noe. You should be glad that you got sorta decent parents."

Noelle nodded. "Yeah, we both got fucked with these sets but we got each other now. I think that's what really matters now."

"I think I love Kozik." Melody blurted out as she laughed. "Weird huh?"

"Nope. Truth be told, I fell in love with Jax the first time I laid eyes at him." She looked at her sister and smiled. "It's just one of those things that you know, it just feels right."

"But he's so much older than me!" Melody pushed her sister off. "Isn't that weird?"

Noelle laughed. "He's handsome, he doesn't look his age, plus he dropped club shit to ride twelve hours to get here to make sure you're safe and taken care of. He's invested just as much as you are invested. It's either love or infatuation, you just have to ride it out and see what happens."

"Yeah." Melody sighed. "What's up with you and Jax though?"

"Nothing much, just preparing for a baby Teller." Noelle sat up and waited for the news to register.

"Holy fuck!" Melody yelled. "What!? Noelle! What happened to you going to school and being a lawyer!?"

"Plans change." She frowned. "It may not be ideal, I may not know the first thing about being a mom but I'm ready to tackle it. I'm honestly still in shock about it."

"What about Jax?" Melody poked at her sister's still flat stomach. "He try to make you get an abortion?"

"Nope." Noelle shook her head adamantly. "No! He's shocked but excited about it."

"Ugh." The brunette groaned. "I'm getting a niece to spoil rotten!" She wiped her face gently.

"Hopefully." Noelle smiled as the door opened up. "That's my cue." She looked back at her boyfriend. "Feel free to come crash with us Melo, if you get tired of being here. Love you."

Melody smiled big. "Love you too Noelle, congrats on the baby."

"Thanks." Jax smiled. "Kozik should be here in a few hours."

"Thanks." She smiled at the man. "Thanks for stopping by."

SOA

Kozik entered the motel room, he smiled as his eyes landed on Melody's back. Her hair was covering her face as she slept peacefully. He looked to the corner and nodded a silent thanks to Happy.

"She just got to sleep." Happy whispered to Kozik. "Don't freak out to bad, her dad did a number to her face... Think back to your fight with Tig a few months back..."

"Jesus." He ran his hands over his spiky hair and sat on the bed. "Don't do anything to that fucker without me Hap. I want in on it."

"Alright, I'll call you. Take care of her Koz." Happy glared at him before backing out of the door.

Kozik stood and locked and dead bolted the door. He shrugged out of his black flannel and cut. He sat back down on the bed and watched the young brunette roll over on her side, giving him a view of her face. "Ouch." He winced at the bruising and cuts, another round of anger burning his skin. He traced her lips with a single finger and smiled as her eyes started to flutter open.

"Kozik." She spoke softly as her eyes blinked and adjusted to the bright light. "Hey."

"Hi." He smiled at her as she sat up and looked at him. "How are you feeling Melody?"

"Like shit but better than earlier." She ran a hand through her hair and yawned. "How long you been here?"

"Just got here." He laid back onto the bed, his arms under his head. "I feel bad about your face."

"Don't... Not your fault." Melody laid next to him. "Thanks for dropping everything to come out here and see me. I know that was a lot to ask of you to do."

Kozik nodded slowly. "Where are your parents now?"

"I don't know, probably off drinking and gambling." The sad brunette closed her eyes. "They're overall terrible parents but this shit drops them down to the lowest level I've ever seen them on."

"You need me to grab you anything from your place?" He pulled the brunette on top of him. "I can go grab it for you."

The dark haired woman shook her head. "I have the bare essentials, I did call in to work. So, hopefully I'll have jobs to go back to when this bullshit blows over. I just want them gone and out of my life for good." She rested her head on his chest, trying to listen to his heart beat.

"They'll leave, I promise you that much Melo." He kissed her forehead. "Nap time?"

"Yeah, naptime." She smiled. "I'll hold you to the promise."

"I know." He rubbed her back in small circles as he closed his eyes. The twelve hour trip down was worth it, the feeling that he felt right now, made it all worth it.

"Jackson!" Noelle hopped on his back as he walked past the sofa. "I got you boo!" She laughed as he wrapped his arms around her legs.

"What's up?" He dropped to the sofa and rested against her. "You got a lot of energy..."

Noelle started playing with his hair. "I missed you babe, how was the talk?"

Jax grabbed her by the arms and cradled her as he shrugged. "It went as well as it could have gone, none of the men are okay with raising a hand to a woman. They all agreed to help if it came down to it... Also I told them about the information you got from your dad, that we're only being watched because of the connection to the Mayans."

"Oh." She frowned. "Your hair is really starting to grow on me Jax." She pushed the golden locks out of his face and smiled.

"Only took forever." He rolled his eyes at the woman and kissed her lips quickly. "When are you going to tell your parents about the derailed lawyer plans?"

"I don't know." She pinched the bridge of her nose. "I may just send my mom a text about it, then hide out for a few days."

"I talked to Gemma, told her that she had to respect you if she wanted to be apart of the kid's life." Jax grabbed the remote from the coffee table and turned the TV on. "That's good with you right?"

Noelle laughed. "Nope, I don't want her pretending to like me Jax. She doesn't like me, she never will, so I'm not letting her near our kid. I know she's your mom but I don't owe anything to her to be friendly and sweep the bullshit under a rug..."

"Babe." He looked at her. "I support you on it then... I just wanted us to be a less dysfunctional family." He smacked her thigh and watched her slid off of his lap. "I'm going to shower, you want to join me?"

"No." Noelle crossed her arms and smirked up at him.

"Too bad, I'm in charge." He picked her up and draped her over his shoulder, his hand smacking her ass as he walked them down the hall and to the bathroom. "I'm taking advantage of every moment you're still flexible and easy to maneuver."

"I showered already." She sat on the sink as he turned the shower on before quickly stripping free of his clothes, his manhood standing out proudly.

Jax moved forward and tore the flimsy tank top from her body. "Yeah, but that shower wasn't one with me." He kissed down her neck and paused when he got to her breasts. "You are my little slut."

"I know Jax." Noelle closed her eyes and arched her back towards him. "I'm your slut..."

"That's right." He nipped at the flesh of her breasts. "Whose pussy his this?" He cupped her mound through her shorts.

"It's your pussy." She lifted her hips and let him slide the shorts off.

"Alright, now let's take this shower." He hoisted her up and walked into the shower with her, the door shutting softly behind them.

SOA

Noelle walked through the parking garage to her car. She just finished her first doctor's appointment, she smiled as she held the first sonogram picture of her baby in her hands. She reached her car and pressed the button on her keychain, causing the lights to flash and the alarm to chirp twice.

"Excuse me!" A small Asian woman came rushing over to Noelle. "My car won't start, any chance you can give me a jump?"

"I'm sorry." Noelle climbed into her car and locked the door, rolling her window down slightly. "I can't give you a jump with this car." She shrugged and started up her Audi. "Here, call that number. They'll come out and help you." She passed the woman a business card with Teller-Morrow's information printed on it. "Hope you get that jump."

"Yeah, thank you." The woman glared at Noelle as she pulled away from her, the brake lights disappearing from her line of sight.

"What the fuck Lane!?" Victor jogged over to her. "You let her go?"

"She got into the car and gave me this card." He passed it to her husband. "She was gorgeous Victor. Her eyes and her hair."

"Lane, focus." He shook his wife. "This is our clue, she'll probably be around this place, I'm going to need you to take the car there, have it towed. If she's there, ask for a lift to any random address, we can still do this... Our plan will still work." He pulled his phone out and passed it to her. "Make the call."

Lane nodded and made the call. "They'll be here in half an hour." She gave her husband a weak smile, all of a sudden she wasn't so sure about using Noelle for money anymore.

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