Authors note: Well, here it is. The final chapter in my little story, which, as a whole, turned out to be longer than I expected. I want to thank everyone who followed along and added this story to their list of favourites. And my goodness, the reviews! They definitely encouraged me to continue writing and I really enjoyed hearing your opinions along the way. It was fun to hear your heated opinions on certain events and characters, and made me laugh when some of you strongly shared my own opinion. Thank you so much for your opinions and kind words.

For the final time, I do not own any of the Sons of Anarchy characters, I only own Aubrey. I want to thank the brilliant Kurt Sutter for creating with these complex and loveable characters, who I love to watch and truly enjoyed writing about. Can't wait for Season 6!

One final note, the address and name of the agency were completely random and were not based on real locations. I apologize if I somehow used real locations.


Aubrey drove back to Oregon on autopilot, hardly taking notice of the scenery or open road around her. Instead, she spent her time desperately trying not to focus on the flashbacks of her time in Charming and of her relationship with Chibs. She kept remembering the little things, like the sound of his voice and the way she felt when she first laid eyes on him, knowing that she had never felt so strongly about anyone before. After shaking off the memories, a few minutes of paying attention to the road would pass by, leaving Aubrey to recall the way her body reacted when they touched, causing her heart to race. She found it difficult to breathe when their first few kisses flashed before her eyes and she slightly jerked the wheel after vividly remembering their first night together. It was a long and lonely drive, but Aubrey was determined to get back to Eugene so she could, yet again, start her life over.

"You're back?" Sarah asked, almost disappointedly when she swung open her front door. She was glad to see her cousin again, but knew that it must be because things hadn't gone well in Charming. Aubrey gave her a sad smile and took a deep breath before stepping into the house.

"Yeah. For good," she answered, and embraced Sarah in a hug.

They went inside and, after some coaxing and a glass of wine, Sarah finally convinced Aubrey to tell her what happened. All of it. Aubrey was reluctant at first, knowing that she was bound to get upset while recounting the good and bad times she had in Charming, but she agreed. She knew that she needed Sarah to know what happened if she was going to help her get settled back in Eugene. Aubrey started with how she first broke down and spent the next hour telling Sarah what happened to her. She watched the changes in Sarah as she reacted to hearing what had happened. She laughed, got excited, anxious, angry and sad, and when Aubrey was finished she noticed that Sarah was blinking rapidly and how tears threatening to fall.

"Wow," she said, clearing her throat and adjusting her position on the couch. "That Gemma sounds like a real bitch," Sarah complained. Aubrey laughed.

"No, she really isn't. She just looks out for her family," Aubrey defended. She really wasn't upset at all with Gemma. She knew that Gemma's reaction to her returning was out of concern for Chibs.

"So," Sarah began, pouring both of them more wine. "What do you think you'll do now?" she asked. Aubrey leaned back and shook her head.

"I really don't know," she said and gave Sarah an awkward smile. "Going to keep looking for a job I guess."

"Well," Sarah said, rubbing her forehead. "Last wek, Gloria mentioned that she could use someone to help with a few open houses coming up. I can mention that you're available, if you're interested," she finished, looking curiously at Aubrey.

Aubrey sat back and considered Sarah's proposal. Teaching, business, and now real estate? she asked herself. She wondered if she was ever going to get settled into a job that she was qualified for and really loved. She thought about whether or not she should temporarily work with Sarah or if she should wait to see what might become available, if anything.

"Yeah, I'd appreciate it if you asked her," Aubrey answered, realizing that she should take any job at this point while it was still available. She knew that she needed to stay busy to distract herself and to feel like she was getting her life back in order.


A few days after Aubrey returned to Eugene, she was starting her first day working with Sarah. She had no idea about the workings of a real estate agency but she was a quick learner and was determined to make it work for the time being. Aubrey found out that she was basically going to be getting things prepared for a few open houses that the agency had lined up for the next few months. This included a lot of stuffing pamphlets and business cards into folders, and making sure that houses looked presentable for the public. After hearing what was in store for her, Aubrey felt an ache, longing for the familiar smell of motor oil and gasoline and to hear reving engines and giggling children. She missed her home in Charming.

"Hey, do I know you?" a man sitting near Aubrey asked. She looked over and saw Aaron, the guy she had had a crush on all throughout high school, who never once took notice of her.

"Uh, yeah," she answered, tucking her hair behind her ear. "We went to high school together," she explained. Aaron smiled and leaned back.

"I knew it!" he exclaimed excitedly and held out his hand to Aubrey. "Aaron," he introduced. Aubrey smiled and shook his hand.

"Aubrey," she answered. "Nice to see you again," she added. Aaron sat, looking at her for a few seconds after she took her hand away. He remembered Aubrey from school. She was quiet but had lots of friends and played a lot of sports. He had always thought that she was pretty, but like most high school boys, he usually gravitated towards the girls who tried way too hard and put a lot of effort into their looks. Aaron looked at Aubrey and noticed how she was still the natural beauty he remembered her to be.

Aubrey, realizing that Aaron was staring at her, began to feel self-conscious. Like most men are fortunate in doing, Aaron got better looking with age. He still had sparkling blue eyes, surrounded by long, dark eyelashes and a boy next door smile. His black hair was beginning to thin out a bit but he still looked very handsome. Aubrey noticed how, even though he was still very nice looking, she felt no physical reaction to seeing Aaron again.

Despite not knowing anything about real estate, Aubrey enjoyed her first day at work. She accepted that it would do until something she was qualified in came along. Her coworkers were very nice and she got along well with them, including Aaron. She noticed that he was very kind and funny and he tried to show her the workings of the agency as much as possible. Aubrey's heart still completely belonged to Chibs and she doubted if she would ever truly get over him. Although she wasn't at all interested in Aaron and nowhere near ready to even consider dating, she appreciated Aaron's kindness and how obvious it was that he was interested in her. It gave her hope and made her realize that one day, way down the line, she may be able to find love again.

On their way home, Sarah asked Aubrey how she enjoyed her first day.

"It was okay," she answered honestly. "Thanks for setting it up for me," she went on.

"It wasn't a problem," Sarah admitted. She smiled and looked over at Aubrey. "So," she started. Aubrey recognized the tone in her voice. "Aaron was happy to meet up with you again," she said, playfully. He had been smiling at her all day, which Sarah thought was sweet. Aubrey just nodded, not wanting to go down that road. Sarah decided to go on since Aubrey wasn't saying anything. "He's a good looking guy. Nice too. Think you'd ever go out with him?" she asked. Aubrey looked over at Sarah, rolling her eyes.

"Sarah," she exhaled loudly. "If you knew what I left behind in Charming, you'd know why I'm not interested in Aaron," she said, feeling a pain in her chest as she thought about how handsome and charming Chibs was, and how he made her feel when she was with him.


"So, how are you?"

"Not too bad. Started a new job today. Looks like I'll be adding real estate to my resume."

"Impressive. Everyone at the daycare misses you."

"I miss them too."

"So Abel keeps bugging me to ask for your address. He has a picture he wants to send you."

"That's sweet. It's 28477 17th Ave, 57395."

"Thanks. He'll be thrilled."

"So ... How is he?"

"He seems to be okay. Jax says he hasn't said anything about you, but I'm guessing that he just doesn't want to deal with it all yet."

"I miss him. But I'm trying my best to keep busy so I don't think about him all day long."

"That's a good idea. So, where are you working?"

"Northwick Real Estate. It's a small agency but the people are nice. Hoping to find something else but this will do for now."

"We'll have to plan a visit soon so we can catch up."

"That would be great! Let me know and I'll make myself available."

"I'll let you know!"

"Thanks. Say hi to Abel and Thomas for me?"

"I will."

"Take care Tara."

"You too Aubrey."


One long month had gone by since Chibs turned Aubrey away and it wasn't hard to tell that Chibs had been having a rough time with his decision. This time it was his own fault that she left, which made the pain even worse. He knew that if he would have taken her back they would have been happy together. But he was sure that, in time, she would have left again when things became troublesome for the club, which they always had a way of doing. Chibs knew that he wouldn't be able to handle that again, and took solace in knowing that he was preventing himself from getting hurt worse in the future.

He had been trying to keep himself busy with club business and with watching out for Juice. Day to day life seemed more bareable for him when he was able to keep himself preoccupied, and only dwelled on Aubrey when he was alone, which he tried to avoid as much as possible. Sometimes though, he felt the need to distance himself from his brothers, if only for a little while, when he found it hard to keep up the act that nothing was bothering him. It was during those lonely moments when he would think about Aubrey and what they had together, and perhaps more painful, what they could have had. On one of those rare occasions, Chibs sat outside of the clubhouse, leisurely smocking a cigarette. He looked up to the clubhouse door when he heard it opening and saw Opie emerging, with a bottle of beer.

"Mind if I sit?" Opie casually asked, already taking a seat across from Chibs at the table. He leaned back and made himself comfortable with a loud sigh. Chibs looked at him and didn't bother giving a response.

"Sorry to hear what happened with you and Aubrey," Opie eventually said, and took a sip of his beer. "How're you doin'?" he asked. Chibs kept his head down but raised his eyes to look at Opie, his mouth pulled into a tight line. He didn't answer his question.

"So, what are you gonna do?" Opie asked.

"Nothing," Chibs answered. Opie nodded and leaned back, looking beyond Chibs towards the boxing ring. Since overhearing Chibs and Juice arguing several weeks earlier, Opie slowly grew angier with Chibs with each passing day, still not fully aware of exactly why. That morning though he came across an old family portrait of himself, Donna and the kids during happier times. It was then that he realized why he was so upset. Heart to heart conversations between him and Chibs rarely occuried, but when he saw Chibs that day, he knew he needed to say what was on his mind.

"Can I be honest with you brother?" he asked, still looking away from Chibs. He didn't wait for a response. "I think you're makin' a big mistake," he confessed. Chibs looked at him through squinted eyes. "If I somehow found myself in your situation, and Donna was asking for forgiveness, I would take her back in a second," he said, remembering the tightness in his chest that morning after seeing her picture.

"Donna's dead," Chibs spat out, before realizing how hurtful that sounded. Opie clenched his jaw and his lips snarled, hidden under his massive beard. He glared at Chibs, who regretted what he had said, but relaxed a few seconds later.

"I know," Opie eventually said. "But there was a time when she wanted out and did take off. It wasn't for long because of ATF, but... if she did get away and came back asking for forgiveness ... I'd give anything to have her back," he answered honestly, feeling guilty for thinking that way when he had Lyla. He loved Lyla in his own way, but she could never replace Donna. Opie doubted that he could ever love anyone as much as he loved her, and felt an ache in his chest when he thought of how much he missed her.

"She left because she couldn't handle it," Chibs said, aggressively leaning towards Opie. He felt the need to defend himself and to explain how different his situation was from Opie's. "She gave up on us," he added painfully. Opie saw how pissed off Chibs looked and knew he was hurting. Opie took a second and smiled.

"But she came back for you," he explained calmly, and stoop up. He walked over to Chibs and placed a hand on his shoulder. "She came back," he repeated with a slap on Chibs' back before turning to the clubhouse.

Chibs sat outside by himself for some time, thinking about what Opie had just said to him and remembering what Aubrey had proclaimed when she came to see him. He didn't want to admit to himself that Opie had a good point.


Knock, knock, knock.

Jax and Tara looked at each other from across the kitchen table, wondering who would be coming to see them that morning. Jax got up to answer it while Tara continued to feed Thomas and urge Abel to finish his breakfast. Jax openand the door and found Chibs standing on the doorstep, smiling hello.

"Jax," Chibs began almost cheerfully, removing his sunglasses. "Mind if I speak t' Tara for a minute?" he asked. Jax furrowed his brow, wondering what he could possibly want with Tara.

"Yeah, man," he said, opening the door wider for Chibs. "Come in." He stepped into the kitchen and looked at Tara. "Tara. It's Chibs," he said, jerking his head towards him.

"What?" Tara asked, looking away from Thomas and over at the door. She leaned forward, looking past Jax and saw Chibs waving at Thomas then smiling at her. She wondered what Jax meant by that, then realized that Chibs was there for her when Jax came back to the table. She was curious to know why he wanted to speak to her, since he never did so in the past. "Okay," she stood up, skeptically. "Jax, do you mind finishing up with Thomas? He's almost done," she asked Jax, handing him the bowl of infant cereal.

Tara walked over towards Chibs and watched as he backed up, leading them outside. She curiously followed him and closed the door behind her when he pointed at it.

"What's going on?" she asked, crossing her arms and looking at him carefully. He stood with one foot on the ground and one propped up on a step, with both thumbs tucked comfortably behind his belt buckle. He looked calmer than she had seen him in weeks.

"Was wonderin' if ye could do me a favor," Chibs said, with a small smirk.

Jax was sitting at the table giving Thomas his cereal, trying to hear what Chibs and Tara were talking about, but the door was closed and he was unable to hear anything more than muffled voices. A moment later, Tara quickly came back into the kitchen, grabbed her purse, then jumped back outside. She was smiling.

A few moments later, Tara entered the house again and closed the door. She came back into the kitchen without saying a word.

"What's up? " Jax asked, dying to know what Chibs wanted to see her about. Tara looked over at him with a smile that grew wider the longer she looked at him. "What is it?" he asked with his own smile. She walked over to him and grabbed his face, kissing him quickly on the lips then backed away, still smiling.

"Nothing," she answered, then took the bowl of cereal from Jax.


Aubrey sat, stuffing brochures, business cards and flyers into folders for the next open house that the agency was holding. The desk she was working at was covered in papers and folders and she wondered how long she would have to be doing this before her life started to turn around again. The job wasn't horrible, and the people she worked with were really nice, but it wasn't enough for her. She was attaching a business card to a folder when she heard the distant rumble of a motorcycle outside. Her heart lept into her throat at the sound and she froze. Stop it, she scolded herself. Everytime she had heard a motorcycle since coming back to Oregon, she would get excited then upset with herself for thinking about Chibs. A small part of her always dreamed that it would be him, but it usually turned out to be some 60 year old retiree who was trying out their new extravagant purchase.

She let out a loud sigh and continued to stuff the folders. The sound of the motorcycle got closer and she thought about how much she missed hearing it. When she worked at Teller-Morrow she was surrounded by that sound and it almost became a source of comfort to her. Now, it brought pain along with it. The noise got louder and louder, until everyone in the agency seemed to take notice of it too. Sarah, Aaron and Gloria all looked up from what they were doing and stared out towards the office window, wearing curious expressions as they tried to find the source of the loud rumble. Aubrey stayed in her seat, not wanting to take a look because she knew that seeing a bike would bring back too many memories. The noise grew louder and closer until she was able to almost feel its vibrations in her chest. The trembling abruptly cut out, snapping Aubrey out of the slight trance she didn't realize she was in. She gave her head a shake and looked back down at her desk, sighing at the pile of work in front of her.

"Who the hell is that?" Sarah practically moaned, while looking out the window. Aubrey looked over at her cousin and found an almost dreamy look on her face. She looked out of the window, raising herself off of her office chair to see what Sarah was so excited about and she nearly fell back into her seat.

It was Chibs. He stood in front of the agency, running his hand through his hair then rested his helmet onto his bike. Aubrey couldn't catch her breath. A strange sensation spread through her, almost as if a fire work had gone off within her chest and radiated out through the rest of her body. Her breaths were shallow as she let a warm feeling wash over her.

"That's my old man," she said proudly, with a wicked smile creeping across her lips. She never took her eyes off of Chibs, but she could tell that everyone was staring at her as she slowly walked around her desk and made her way to the office entrance.

She rested her hands on the handle of the door and took a second before pushing it open. Chibs hadn't spotted her yet, and was looking around to make sure he had the right place. Aubrey took in a deep breath while looking him over, realizing that her memories of him could not capture just how attractive he really was. She watched as he looked around then finally rested his eyes on the agency's door, catching her staring at him. He smiled widely and let out a deep breath as his heart began to race.

Aubrey opened the door and stepped outside. She wanted to jump into his arms but her body froze and wouldn't allow her to move. Chibs, likewise, couldn't move, but seeing her made him realize that he made the right decision in coming to find her. They both stood still, breathing heavily as they stared at each other. Chibs' smile widened and his dimples gave away how happy his was to see her again. Aubrey blushed and smiled when she saw this.

A click from behind Aubrey grabbed her attention and when she turned around, she saw Sarah peaking her head through the door. She smiled quickly at Aubrey and tossed her her purse with a wink then closed the door.

"Wow," Sarah said out loud when she got back into the office. She thought that Chibs was pretty sexy and couldn't blame Aubrey for not being able to move on from him quickly.

Aubrey happily turned to look back at Chibs, understanding that she had Sarah's approval. Chibs gave a small laugh at this and felt himself relax.

Although they were both thrilled to see each other, neither of them knew what to say to express just how happy they were to be with each other again. It was Chibs who realized that they didn't necessarily need words to communicate. With that in mind, he quickly walked over to Aubrey and cupped her face. He could hear her breath catch and he smiled before he leaned in and lightly kissed her. Aubrey stiffened when she first felt Chibs' lips on hers, then relaxed and closed her eyes, allowing herself to enjoy the sensation that ripped through her body that she missed so much while she was away from Chibs. There was no sense of urgency in their kiss at first, instead, it was sweet an comforting. Chibs slid his hands down and held onto her waist tightly, not wanting to let her go after finally being able to hold her again after so long. Aubrey kissed him back and draped her arms around Chibs' shoulders, only then parting her lips and gliding her tongue forward to meet his, hoping to deepen the kiss. Chibs gave in and kissed her deeper as well, moving his right hand up Aubrey's back, bringing her as close to him as possible.

After a moment, Chibs slowly pulled away and unclasped Aubrey's hands from around his neck. He squeezed her right hand and pulled her towards his bike. She clumsily followed, still swept up in their reunion, and stopped when he took his hand away. Chibs reached into the pouch on the back of his bike and pulled out an extra helmet. He turned and held it out for Aubrey, who took it from him and stared at it. When she looked up at Chibs, she saw a spark in his eyes and a sincere smile across his lips.

"Let's go home, love."


The end.

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