Her dad took her to TM the next morning. She headed into the office to start working on homework and adding files into the computer. Her dad headed into church. She sighed. He was one of the last ones to file out of the church after they were done. She was sitting at the bar with a pop in front of her. She glanced over at her dad.
"How's school going baby?" he asked.
"It's good. If I keep going like I am, I will graduate next year," she said.
"Good. I'm glad to hear it."
She smiled. He hadn't been too worried about her finishing school. She would do just fine with it. He stared at her. She finished the pop and hopped down from the bar stool. She went back out to the office. She watched Opie and Jax leave in the truck. She had no idea what had happened in church but she was not sure she wanted to know. Her dad went into the garage and started working. She watched Clay leave the lot. She had two more cars that had just come in to be worked on.
"Dog, got the papers on that car?" she asked.
"I do, little one," he said.
"Can I have it to enter in the computer?"
"Sure,"
She listened to the banter in the clubhouse. Her dad was busy stuffing his face with a meatloaf sandwich. He was talking about club things with Bobby. She watched him for a moment. She turned and went back into the office with the paperwork in her hand. She got it all entered and took it back to him.
"Thanks," she said.
"You're welcome," he smiled.
She looked over at her dad. They all looked stressed out about something. She didn't want to know what it was about. She looked at her dad again. He smiled at her. Phil popped into the bay telling them Jax was on the bar phone. She wondered what had happened. Her dad took off out of the garage to talk to Clay who had just returned from where ever he had been.
She relaxed in the office working on homework for the afternoon. She heard Clay talking to Unser in the bay door but tried to stay out of it. She didn't want any part of it. She knew it was more than she would be able to handle. She heard him ask about Tara. She stayed in the office trying to avoid everyone. Things were not looking good for SAMCRO. Her dad walked out of the clubhouse calling Clay in for a phone call. Gemma showed back up at the lot. She pulled Unser into the office. She glanced at Jocelyn.
"Out," she said.
Jocelyn scrambled out of the office. Gemma shut the door behind her. Jocelyn walked over to sit on a picnic table. She put her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands. The guys poured out of the clubhouse and headed to the bikes. Tig nodded her way as he walked toward his bike. He, like the others, who were just out of prison had on a black zip up hoodies over their kuttes. Just as they were going to get on their bikes, the sheriff pulled up.
"If you're looking for fleetwork, you're going to have to make an appointment," Clay told him.
The Sheriff asked their whereabouts the night before. Jocelyn knew that the police had been outside the reservation all night long. Gemma had gone back into the office to make a phone call. She heard the fire engine before she saw it. Jocelyn joined her dad as they all walked into the clubhouse. He put his arm around her shoulders. She was passed back to Juice as the sheriff began swinging an ax at the wall of mugshots. He then went into the chapel and went to town on the table.
Tig pulled her out the door as they all walked out. The sheriff handed Clay a paper of violations that the clubhouse had. They waited for the sheriff to leave before getting on their bikes to take off to deal with Jax. She stayed at the lot with Gemma. She hoped the two guys would be ok. She had no idea what was actually going on this time. As she got older, she tried to stay out of the club stuff. It wasn't her idea of fun. She spent a lot of time worrying about her dad when he was off with the club. He was the only parent she had and it was stressful for the teen.
"They're on their way back," Gemma said.
Jocelyn was sitting on the picnic table again when they pulled back up. She hung back as the guys were greeted by crow eaters, Gemma, Tara, and Lyla. She hadn't stepped foot back into the clubhouse since it had been torn up by the fire department. Tig walked over to her and wrapped her in his arms.
"You ok baby girl?" he asked.
She nodded. They all walked in. Tara announced in the middle of them staring at the destruction that she and Jax were engaged. Jocelyn watched all the guys take shots and congratulate the couple. She looked over at her dad who was standing next to the door to the chapel. She sighed. She was ready to get out of there. The mood had drastically changed in the clubhouse from one of anger to one of happiness. She was glad that Tara had pulled them out of it but she wasn't sure how she felt about her big brother getting married again. She was worried about Jax and was even more worried about things were going between Clay and Jax.
"Come on, Joce," Tig said.
He took her home. She watched him move around the house.
"Dad," she said.
"What?" he asked.
"You doing ok?"
"Yeah baby, I'm fine."
"You sure?"
He nodded. She sighed. She headed to bed, thinking it was best to stay out his way. She could tell when he was going through something. The next morning, she got up and took a shower. She pulled her hair up and got dressed in a tank top and jeans. Her dad dropped her off at the shop and headed off to somewhere. Jocelyn worked on a few assignments since there was nothing better to do that day. The shop was slow and she had things to do. She was determined to graduate early. It was another lazy day at Teller-Morrow Auto.
"Jocey," Dog said.
"What's up?" she asked.
He handed her a finished order so she could draw up the invoice.
"When's it being picked up?" she asked.
"About an hour," he replied.
"All right, thanks."
"No problem. We get any more in?"
"Not really. No repos today. I don't know what's up with Charming right now."
"What are you doing in here?"
"Homework. Trying to graduate early."
"That should make your dad happy,"
"Yeah."
She closed the browser she was using and started working on the invoice. Gemma hadn't bothered to come in yet. She was only fifteen and doing it all. She had been practically running TM for the last few months. She had been a big help to Opie when he was running it all because Gemma was on house arrest and the guys were in prison.
"Jocelyn," another mechanic said.
She looked up from what she was doing. He dropped another finished cars paperwork on the desk. She sighed. She finished up the one she was entering and started on the second one. She printed both invoices and made sure that they were with the keys when the two vehicles were picked up. She got a phone call from her dad, telling her that he was headed to Bakersfield to help Happy with something. She had gone out to Bakersfield a lot with Happy when she was younger. She loved Happy's mom.
"Tell Happy's mom, I said hi," she told him.
"Will do, princess," he replied.
"Love you dad,"
"Love you too."
She hung up the phone. She was tired. She was stuck here until someone took her home. She had no desire to go into the still messed up clubhouse. She sighed.
"Dog, I'm walking to the diner," she said.
"All right," he replied.
She ran into Juice and Chibs coming out of Clear Passages. She sighed. Chibs smiled at her. Two officers pulled up and arrested Juice for weed. She looked at Chibs. He shrugged. He had no idea what was going on either. She watched the car pull away.
"Where you headed?" Chibs asked.
"Diner, I'm starving," she said.
"You coming back to the clubhouse afterward?"
"Of course, I'm the only one in the office."
"All right."
She walked away from him. She got herself something to eat and headed back to the clubhouse to get back to work. None of the guys were back when she got there. She rolled her eyes. She sat back down in the chair in the office. She ate her lunch and started working on her homework again. She loved it that she didn't have to deal with the kids at school picking on her anymore. Piney was sitting in the office with her having a drink when Gemma showed up. She took off from the office so Gemma and Piney could talk. She wanted nothing to do with whatever they were talking about. She sat on a stool in the garage watching Dog work. He glanced over at her.
"You ok?" he asked.
"As ok as I'm gonna be," she replied.
For being a fifteen year old girl, she really didn't have any friends of her own. She saw a few people her age occasionally when there was a lockdown but that was about it. She was typically on her own.
When Clay got back, she saw Gemma and Clay get into it. She was scared by him putting his hands on Gemma. She worried that this was only the beginning. Jax and Opie stood there talking before they walked into the clubhouse. Tig hugged her before going inside. She sighed. He smiled. They were all voting on something today and she could feel the tension in the air. She went back into the office again while they held church. She walked out to the clubhouse after a few minutes. She watched them all come out of the room with the exception of Clay and Piney. Her father put his arm around her. She smiled and leaned into him. The rest of the guys hugged her one by one. She followed them out the door. They all looked irritated. She took a seat on a picnic table. She spotted Gemma and Tara in the doorway to the office. Happy sat next to her on the table. She glanced up at him. He sighed heavily.
"Hap, you coming to the house tonight?" she asked.
"Why?" he asked her.
"Watch a movie, like old times?"
"I can if you want, kid."
She nodded. If it had been anyone else, he would have told them to go to hell but since it was her, he would give in. Tig was sitting next to the ring. She glanced back at him.
"You mad at my dad?" she asked, Happy.
"Nah, Kid. It's nothing. Don't you worry your pretty little head about it," he said.
She glanced up at him and then leaned into him. He moved and put his arm around her. She smiled.