I've had this story flowing around in my head for a while! Please let me know how you like it. I'll get a ton uploaded today so the story flows well :)

The saying around Charming was you either lived there forever or you moved away never to be heard from again. I had told myself when I was twenty that I would never see that little Welcome to Charming sign or anyone that resided there every again. Tara and I had made a pact that we would escape that world and never look back, even if it meant never seeing each other again. I had finished school and held every credential I had ever thought of having. I had a damn good practice in New York City and loved my job.

Yet there I was, sitting right outside the town limits for Charming, scowling at the sign.

I took a break from my stare down with an inanimate object and looked to the right. There was a packet from the state of California welcoming me along with my licensing to continue working with patients. I had barely even needed to fill out paperwork to get it transferred over. Apparently, psychologists aren't as scrutinized in the sunny state as they are in New York.

I sighed before putting my Camaro into drive. I knew that rolling into a small town like this with such a shiny car would attract attention. I guess I never really got over the thrill of having everyone watch me. I drove down the road with my windows up, letting the tint of the windows hide my smirk as everyone turned towards me. I drove down main street until I found the turn I was looking for.

I pulled into the driveway next to the all too familiar 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. I smiled as the brunette I was looking for walked out of her door and put her hands on her hips. I cut the engine and swung the door open. I couldn't hide the grin on my face as we ran into each others arms.

"Faelynn! I can't believe it's you!"

"You now I hate that name, Tara."

"Well, it's your name, Fae."

"That's better."

We held onto each other smiling in her driveway. We pulled away and she peeked around me at my car.

"You always were the one for dramatics. I bet you gave half the people in town a heart attack. Drove right down main street, didn't you?"

"Aww, babe you still know me so well."

We laughed as I followed her inside. I looked around to see all her box's packed on one side and all her parents stuff being put into boxes.

"I'm so sorry I didn't hear about the funeral, Tara."

"It's okay. I didn't even want to come back myself."

"You gonna stay?"

"That's the plan. I already have a job at the hospital. Told the hospital manager that you're looking for a job too. She said they have been itching for a psychologist for years. No one wants to be here though."

"Because the money is shit and there's nothing to do that is legal."

She laughed and shook her head.

"Well whenever you're ready I'll introduce you to her. Everything transferred over?"

"Yeah, thankfully. For a while there I was afraid I would have to become one of my moms talent."

Tara burst out laughing, covering her face.

"Well it wouldn't be the first time."

"Shut it, Tara. I've long put Destiny in her grave."

Tara continued to laugh, finally bringing a smile to my face.

"I missed you, Tare."

"I missed you too, Fae. I really appreciate you coming back with me."

"I promised you I'd always be here for you, babe."

I got up and kissed her on the cheek before carrying some of my stuff down the hallway. I had spent so many nights in this house growing up that it didn't even feel like I had left. I had though and the next few days weren't going to be easy. I pulled my phone out deciding to get the worst over with.

Hello?

Hey, ma.

Faelynn?!

Yeah, it's me.

Oh my god, baby.

You home?

I'm up at the studio! Are you in Charming?

I'll see you in a little bit.

I had gotten the address from Tara before heading out. Apparently, the studio my mother worked out of had moved when she started having issues with another producer. I groaned out loud when I pulled in and saw the gaggle of whores outside. I immediately recognized Ima in the center of the crowd. I was always told I was an attention whore, but this woman took the cake. I put the car in park and saw her looking over. I looked down at my clothes and make sure my shirt was showing just the right amount of cleavage.

"I know that isn't Faelynn Delaney walking up to me right now."

I forced a smile and put my sunglasses on top of my head.

"Ima, baby, you haven't changed a bit."

She frowned at me. It was very obvious she had gotten a boob job done in the years since I had seen her. She was vain and I knew making it seem like she wasn't anything but a washed-up porn star would rock her to her core. I had a bit of a mean streak.

"You look different. Here to see your mom?"

"No, thought I'd come back here and sweep you off your feet."

She smiled and stepped out of her crowd, planting a kiss on my lips. Ima wasn't a tall woman, but she still had an inch or two on me. I felt that familiar heat rise in my body with her lips pressed to mine but forced myself to pull away. Last thing I needed was to get caught up with a porn slut. Again.

"Jesus, Ima. Wash your mouth next time. Your mouth tastes like cock."

"Aww, jealous, baby?"

"Of you? Not likely. Mom inside?"

"Yeah. She should be in her office."

Ima snaked my phone out of my purse and started punching numbers into it. She slipped it back in and kissed my cheek before she walked away, making sure her hips were swinging. I shook my head and walked inside, vaguely afraid of how much of everyone in there I would see. Thankfully, they all seemed to be taking a break.

"Faelynn!"

I turned and smiled as my mother ran in her heels. She always had this super girly run as she tried to make herself still look sexy and not bust her ass at the same time. I shook my head at her and closed the distance. I didn't want to wait twenty minutes for her to get to me. She pulled me into a hug and cried all over me as she blubbered about missing me.

"I can't believe you're here!"

"Me either, ma."

"What are you doing here?"

"I moved back. Tara came back. Figured now that I have a great job it will keep me out of trouble."

"Well if not, we can always revive Destiny!"

"That is a huge no."

"Did you see Ima?"

"First person I saw when I pulled in. Pretty sure she gave me chlamydia already just from kissing me."

Mom laughed out and pulled me into another hug.

"Does your daddy know you're back?"

"No one but Tara knew I was coming."

"Visiting hours is tomorrow. Should go with me! Gemma usually goes too but I'm sure she would love to see you!"

"How is Gemma?"

"Good. Still Gemma."

I nodded and looked around.

"Studio looks nice."

"Thanks baby. I remember how rough it was when I was in front of the camera. Want to make sure my girls are taken care of."

"What time are you heading up to Stockton tomorrow?"

"Probably around ten. Want us to come pick you up?"

"I can meet you at TM. My car is a little too flashy to be riding around with you two in. Low profile and all. I want to get the oil changed anyway."

She smiled and kissed my cheek again before Ima walked back in. I looked at her and found myself actually smiling. She returned a genuine smile before planting on her fake bitch front. She blew me a kiss and walked back over in front of the camera. I considered watching her work for a while, but there was just something about watching my first love get her brains fucked out that made my stomach hurt. I turned and walked out to the sound of fake moans and bad music in the background.

I was pulling into TM, with Tara right behind me. When I called to make an appointment to get the oil changed they wanted me to bring it in right then. I wasn't sure who I talked to on the phone because the voice sounded new. I pulled to the right side and got out. Tara followed suite and I followed her over the office. There was a young guy with a mohawk and tattoos on his head. He was cute, but definitely new. He smiled at Tara and gave me an odd look.

"Hey, Tara. Jax isn't here."

"I know. I'm here with her. She needed a ride over to drop her car off."

"Oh, yeah. Wow that didn't take long. We just talked like ten minutes ago."

"Yeah."

I stepped out in front of Tara and handed him my keys. He pulled out a slip and asked me to fill it out. I chuckled almost liking the fact that he didn't know who I was. I looked up at him to see him staring down my shirt as I was bent over filling out the paper. I handed it back to him and blew a kiss. His face turned beat red and he looked down.

"Wait. Delaney. Are you related to Otto?"

"That would be my daddy."

"Holy shit. Uh, Gemma is inside. I'm sure she would want to know-"

"Thanks, baby. I didn't catch your name."

"Uh. Juice."

I laughed and pat his cheek before walking out. Tara caught up to me and elbowed me lightly.

"You're gonna give someone a heart attack around here, Fae."

"Well, let's just hope it isn't Gemma."

She laughed and shook her head.

"You two good by the way?"

"Yeah. It was rocky at first but now that Wendy is gone and Jax and I are doing well she seemed to have backed off."

"Well, good thing none of these guys have a legitimate claim to me or we would have a huge issue."

"Some of them may beg to differ."

We walked in the door of the clubhouse and my eyes immediately fell on Gemma. She stood up and put her hands on her hips.

"About damn time, Faelynn. I thought I was going to be the last damn person to see you."

"Nah, mamma. You know I wouldn't make you wait long."

Gemma and I had been sitting on the picnic table for hours just talking. Tara had to take back off to work, but Gemma assured I would get a ride home when I wanted one. We had burned through a whole pack of cigarettes and Gem sent Juice to get more. He seemed flustered but Gemma assured me that's just how he was.

"We're gonna have a party here tomorrow. You should come."

"Last time I went to a Sons party I slept with half of the guys."

Gemma laughed and nodded.

"You're a respectful woman now though. Don't trust yourself?"

"Not really. I'm still the same old Fae. Just tend to stay away from people now."

"Bobby is gonna be singing. Well, until he gets too hammered. Clay wanted to pay him for work since he missed his last gig."

"Aww I miss Bobby. I'll talk to him about it."

"Still sing a lot?"

"Every now and then. Been a while since I have sang anything in front of people though. Usually keep it to the shower after a good workout."

"I missed you, baby girl."

"I missed you too, Gem. I missed everyone. I just.. I needed to find myself ya know?"

"I know, baby. You don't seem much different though."

"Yeah I know. I figured out I was pretty genuine here. I've felt like a bit of a phony in New York."

"I think you just needed to come home."

"I just hope I don't fall down that same rabbit hole."

"I'm here for you."

I looked up and saw Bobby pull in. I hopped up and met him at his parking spot.

"Jesus Christ, Faelynn?"

"The one and only, Bobby."

He pulled me into a hug and kissed my cheek.

"So, Gem tells me that you're doing a little show tomorrow."

"Oh, sweetheart, you gotta sing with me."

"Got anything going on today?"

"Nope. Let's go pick out some songs. We'll keep it a surprise though. Guys are gonna lose their shit!"

The next morning was rough. I had been up most of the night with Bobby working through a few songs he wanted us to sing together. I kept laughing at him though. Most of the songs he picked was just him playing in the background and singing back up every now and then. I had so much fun though. We ended up getting our way through a bottle of whiskey and I had the headache to prove it. I stepped out of the house and pulled my sunglasses on as Gemma and Mom pulled in. I hopped into the backseat and continued drinking my bottle of water.

"Rough night?"

"Something like that. Would I be a bitch if I slept the ride up there?"

"Get some sleep, baby." Mom replied.

I rest my head against the window and let my eyes shut. I was vaguely aware that they were talking about me. I heard mention of most of the guys I knew but I was too damn tired to really care. I never hid the fact that I was a little slut when I was younger. Wouldn't even want to try. I lost track of time and woke up suddenly when I felt the car stop moving.

"Ready for this?"

I looked up at mom and nodded my head. I wasn't though. It had been a long time since I had even spoken to my father, let alone looked him in the eyes. I followed my two mother figures in and through the security check point. We were running a little late so we were able to walk right back into the visiting room.

My heart was in my throat as I spotted my dad sitting at a table. He looked old and worn down. He was wearing thick glasses on his face and his tattoos looked faded. It had always pissed me off that a few year sentence turned into life because the club relied on him so heavily.

"Is that my beautiful Fae?"

"It's me, daddy."

He stood up and let the guard know that he was going to hug me. He got the go ahead and tossed his arms around me. I kissed his cheek and sat down next to him. Gemma and Mom sat down across from us, but he didn't pay her much attention.

"What are you doing here?"

"Came back to Charming."

"When?"

"Yesterday. Was waiting for my credentials to switch over to Cali."

"Where have you been?"

"New York. Worked my way through college. I'm a Psychologist now."

"Damn. I'm proud of you baby."

"Thank you, daddy. How have you been?"

"Been better sweetheart. I'm glad you're back now though. You gonna come visit me?"

"As much as you want me to."

"Every day would be nice."

We both laughed and I rest my head on his shoulder. I had always been closer to my dad than anyone else. I remember how bad my heart shattered when the cops pulled him away. I was pretty sure that was when a part of me snapped. I was so young but my daddy was my hero.

I remember my whole life growing up I looked up to him. I was never naïve enough to think that he was perfect. He was so kind though. There was something in his eyes that just made me feel like he would fight the whole world just to make me smile. He wasn't perfect, but he was the perfect father for me. I figured that if someone so amazing could be punished so harshly, everything else could be damned. It didn't matter if I was a good person because my daddy was a good person and they took him anyway.

I stayed resting my head on his shoulder as he talked with Gemma and Mom. He would pause for a minute and kiss the top of my head before paying attention to them again. My head still hurt, but being here with my dad was well worth the pain. I focused in when Gemma and Mom got up. I sat up as Dad turned towards me.

"I'm glad you're back, Fae."

"Me too. I missed you."

"Why didn't you ever answer?"

"I just.. I needed to find myself. I knew I couldn't do that here. I couldn't find myself being all wrapped up in this life."

"You couldn't find yourself being lost in my world."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be. You seem to have done well. You seen Ima?"

I groaned and nodded.

"I was hoping she took off somewhere else. Of course I ran into her first thing."

"Seen Opie?"

I felt my chest get heavy. That was a name I hadn't heard in a while.

"No. He still around?"

"Just got out of Stockton not too long ago."

"Him and Donna still together?"

"Two kids. She took off when he went away though."

"Shit."

"You should go see him."

"Not sure that's a great idea."

"He cared about you, Fae."

"I know he did. I couldn't get my head straight between him and Ima though. He didn't deserve that."

"No. He didn't. Doesn't mean he stopped caring about you though. I'm sure Chibs will be excited to see you too."

I lit up at the name. Chibs had always doted on me and adored me. Everyone assumed that it was when my dad went away, but as long as I could remember Chibs and I were close. We stood up as everyone started leaving.

"Come back and see me soon?"

"I will, daddy. I love you."

"Love you too, sweetheart."

He kissed my forehead and turned me in the direction towards the exit. I looked back at him and saw that he was being guided away from the room. It was like watching him leave me all over again. I wrapped my arms around my waist and left the prison.

Mom and Gemma had been waiting outside for me. I didn't feel like talking much so I just climbed in and waited for them. I saw them look between each other and climb in. I reached over the seats and turned the music up, hoping it would get the point across that I just wanted to go home. Of course, my mother was never very good at subtle hints.

"Baby, talk to me."

"I'm fine."

"That was the first time you've seen your father in almost ten years."

"I know that."

"I can tell you're upset."

"Mom I really don't want to talk about this right now."

"But baby-"

"Luann, just let it go. We both know she will talk when she's ready."

I thanked Gemma in my head and curled back up against the window. It wasn't healthy to not talk about it. That's what I would tell my patients. I just really couldn't do it at that point though. Between missing my dad and not wanting to think about Ima and Opie, I just wanted to sleep.

I woke back up as we pulled into Charming. I sat up and stretched, feeling the full effects of all the stress I was feeling. I watched out the window as we drove through town and straight to TM. We pulled in and my mom kissed me on the cheek before heading towards her car. I could tell I hurt her feelings by not wanting to talk, but I needed time to process everything. I plopped down on the picnic table and lit a cigarette.

"When you're ready to talk, I'm here."

"Thanks, Gem."

"You still gonna sing tonight?"

"Yeah. Don't wanna go breaking Bobby's heart."

"Head back into his room then. He's waiting for you."

I nodded and put my cigarette out. I got to the door before I heard her voice again.

"You know he's gonna be here tonight, right?"

"Yeah, I figured."

"Your dad tell you?"

"Yeah. Said Donna took off."

"She was never the right one for him."

"She was a hell of a lot better than I ever was for him."

"You weren't wrong for loving two people, baby."

"Maybe not. I was wrong for hurting both of them though."

She didn't say anything as I walked into the clubhouse and back to Bobby.

While Bobby was setting up I got changed. I let my long red hair down and straightened it. I had always wondered where I got red hair considering my mother was a blonde and dad had dark hair. It worked well with my bright blue eyes but I still didn't look like their kid. I put on my tight black leather pants and paired it with a deep red tank top. I slipped on my black leather jacket right as Bobby walked back in.

"Damn, Fae. You trying to give me a heart attack?"

"Nah, just part of the show Bobby."

"Well you look damn good. I'm gonna play for about an hour then I'll call you out. Got a whole band for us."

"Damn. Pulling out all the stops for little 'ol me."

"Anything for you, sweetheart. You good on the set list?"

"Yeah. Where did you set up?"

"Right by the hallway so you can sneak up."

"And you say I'm the dramatic one."

He laughed and pulled me into a hug.

"What are you going to do if they both show up?"

"I have a show to put on. I'll deal with the rest of it later."

He nodded and kissed my forehead.

"One hour. Try not to get too wasted before."

"No promises."