A/N: Clair has an aunt on her dad's side. His younger half sister Diana Diaz. Grandfather slept around. Portrayed by Michelle Diaz.
It had been few days since Clair had come back from meeting Uncle Jury and Needles and now she was roped into helping Gemma with Taste of Charming. She threw out the idea that maybe her and Veronica could do like a Karaoke stand. Just have fun with it. Gemma agreed, but she also asked her to make some homemade cakes or cookies to sell.
Ronnie and Clair were in the clubhouse kitchen baking and Veronica could see that her roommate from college, best friend, and now cousin via marriage had something on her mind so she decided to ask what was up.
"Hey you okay?" she asked.
"Ronnie I am getting closure and closer to my mom's twin brother. Though as the family woman I am I feel like I'm forgetting about my dad's half sister Diana Diaz. I don't know if she is single and if she is married I don't know her married name, but I just want her to come to Taste of Charming to see me being a KDJ. Plus ever since I lost my parents, and got married, then met my mother in law I want to have any family I have in my life." said Clair. "Sorry it's just after I lost my parents I want to find and have relationships with any family I have. I know my cousins are sort of out there, but who knows maybe one night we could meet up in your boyfriend's bar."
"So how was Bakersfield?" Veronica asked. "And yes that would be a good way to break the ice and know your cousins since their father is your mom's twin brother, and I get you. I'm trying so hard to know Happy and Jax since they are my mom's brother's kids, " she added.
"Maria Lowman is the sweetest woman ever. I don't care that she is Mexican. My dad's younger half sister is half Mexican and well you have been my sister since college even though you are half black. I don't see color. I see the kind of person someone is. I'm sick and tired of all this race shit." Clair said.
Juice had come into the clubhouse kitchen overhearing the last part of the conversation about race. He wondered since the founder of the club, John Teller, was the father in law and uncle to the two women baking in the kitchen, if he could tell them his secret that someone might one day find out and use against him.
"Hello ladies." said Juice.
"How's it going idiot? Sorry just kidding." said Clay with a laugh.
"Meanie." Veronica said nudging her best friend and cousin by marriage.
"Bite me ho!" Clair shot back.
"Kiss my ass cracker!" Veronica shot back.
"Hey watch the race terms homie. Love ya boo!" said Clair.
"Love you too." said Veronica.
"You two are just weird. What are you doing?" Juice asked.
"Making baked goods for the Taste of Charming coming up." said Clair.
"Ummm could I talk to you two about something?" Juice asked as Jax walked in.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Oh I was just going to ask your sister in law and cousin for advice on something." said Juice.
"Women problems?" Jax joked.
"Don't be a dick." said Veronica.
"Watch it little coz." said Jax.
"No it's not that. It's about something that I kept from the club. My father, well sperm donar, is black. I'm half black. I know that blacks are not allowed to be club members so I lied about that fact." said Jax.
"That bylaw is so outdated." said Jax. "I'll bring it to the table. Though I have no idea on what Clay will say about it though." he added.
"Okay I've studied up on this club and if someone wants to get technical what does your papers say. Under what race are you?" Clair asked.
"It says I'm hispanic." said Juice.
"Then that's what you are for those who are all anal about it. What your papers say is what matters. Though that black thing is stupid anyway." said Clair.
"I'll bring it to the table." said Jax.
"Hey Jax I have something else for you to bring to the table. You know I lost my parents in a car accident and I want to be in my remaining family's lives. I am asking if I could invite my dad's half sister, my aunt, to Taste of Charming. Normally I would anyway, but there is a technicality." said Clair handing Jax a file. She had found her aunt, and there were some complications.
"I'll bring it to the table also." said Jax. "See you later girls." he said to his cousin and sister in law.
"Well lets get these in the car and to the booth." said Clair. She did what she could and since Happy was once again in Tacoma helping out she had to go to her brother in law. Clair and Veronica had cooked many pies, cakes, and cookies.
Pilling everything in the back seat of Clair's truck, she had yet to get the plates changed to California yet or gotten a California license, Clair secured everything and got into the driver's side while Veronica jumped into the passenger side leaving her new Escalade SUV in the lot.
Her boyfriend Laroy wanted her to drive an Escalade like he did so he bought her one, and traded in the Lexus. "So how do you think it's gonna go? Veronica asked.
"I don't know. I truly don't. I mean I never thought my aunt would be married to the Mayans President, and add to the fact the Sons are at war with him as well as the One Niners. I'm not used to all of this. I'm used to living on the outside where I can see my family without worrying about boundries and turf lines, and getting the proper channels to see my family." said Clair.
"Yea I get it. It sucks, but that's the life we are pulled into." said Veronica as Rockstar by Melissa Gorga began playing off of her ipad that Clair had plugged into the USB port in her truck. "This is a bitching song. I love it!" she said.
"Me too." said Clair as she cranked up the volume and the two best friends and college roommates, cousins by marriage, began car jamming as Clair drove to where the fundraiser was. "I almost left Happy. I mean I told him why I left California the first time." she added as she drove.
"Yea what happened with that? I thought you were happy, no pun intended, and ready to settle down and maybe move near me in Oakland. Oh by the way since you also have your California Real Estate license my dad would have given you a job in his industry. So what happened?" Veronica asked.
"I got with the wrong guy. He was so nice and sweet to me at first, but then like a switch flipped and he was someone I didn't even know. By that time I stayed because I had grown attached to his two little boys. Then the insults came. All the bitching about you and why I was friends with a N-word. And then he saw some family photos of my parents and my dad's siser, her husband couldn't come cause he had business, sitting out by our pool in Nashville. AJ said, why is your dad's sister a wetback. Then after the insults it was like my family is fucked up and that I will never amount to anything in life. Oh then it got physical. I just took it and tried to fight back as much as I could. Then it went too far. Do you remember that day when you and I went shopping on Melrose Avenue?" Clair asked.
"Yes that was such a fun day. Then we decided to be like kids and head to Knots Berry Farm. I had so much fun that day." said Veronica.
"Me too. Though AJ didn't see it that way. When I got to my apartment that I had on my own he completely flipped out. We haven't moved in with one another yet, but I already loved Cliff and Duke. Anyway he asked me why I was with that, well you know. Then I shot back that you were my best friend ever since we went to college together and were roommates at UT Martin. Then he said that I would never amount to anything, my uncle went into the marines to get away from my brother, my father's sister was a spic whore. He just went on and on before I finally lost my temper and yelled back. I called him a fucking piece of shit and told him to stop putting down my family. Yes all I had was my mom, and dad, and my dad's sister and her son Easi. I wasn't close to Marc her husband because I barely knew him." said Clair.
"You should have just came to Oakland. Laroy would have protected you from that piece of shit and so would my parents." said Veronica as Clair had tears in her eyes. She had only told her husband this and now she was letting her best friend in.
"He was a part of the Aryan Brotherhood. Super racist so he hated my aunt because she is half Mexican and didn't like you since you are half black. Anyway after that I told him that he wouldn't accept my family and friends then there's the door. Get the hell out. I was done with it all. Then he lost it and went over the edge." Clair paused tears coming down faster as she pulled into the lot were the fundraiser was. She was rubbing her eyes as tears were pouring like a waterfall.
Clair didn't see Gemma and Luanne walk over as she had her little meltdown in the car. Laying her head on the steering wheel of her truck Clair just cried.
"What happened?" asked Gemma.
"What's wrong sweetheart?" Luanne asked opening the door of the truck scooting inside and embracing the young woman putting her in her lap as she sobbed on the older woman's shoulder.
"She was telling me about her abusive racist ex who is in the Aryan Brotherhood. She lived in Southern California for a bit after we graduated college, and then something happened and she went back to Nashville. I don't know the entire story yet, but shit this dude really is a piece of work and fucked her up emotionally, physically, and mentally." said Veronica as Clair clung to Luanne and cried.
"Gemma tell your husband Clay how loyal I am to the right people that do good by me." Clair said still crying. "AJ wanted me to cut Veronica, because she is half black, and my Aunt Diana, my dad's half sister, because she is half white and half Mexican out of my life. I told AJ to go fuck himself because Veronica is my best friend and Diana is my family. Well Veronica is my cousin by marriage so that's family also. AJ beat me and then raped me and then shoved a metal pipe up there. I lost my uterus because of it. At least that's what the doctors said. I don't know for sure. I got the first flight back to Nashville once I was released from the hospital. I didn't care what flight. coach, business class, or first class. I could afford all of them. I just wanted to get out in a hurry. I took a cab to LAX, and flew home. Only you three and my husband know." Clair started crying again and Luanne just held her rubbing her back.
"Stupid piece of shit. How could someone? Fucking prick!" Gemma just couldn't believe someone could do such a thing.
"She's held it in for the longest time. Not even two weeks after she came home her parents were in that wreck on interstate 40. After that she was a hermit. Then her next door neighbor invited her to Vegas." said Luanne who remembered the entire story. "Sweetheart you don't have to worry about that piece of shit anymore. The club, the Niners, and well I'm positive any connections Veronica and your dad's sister has will protect you." said Luanne.
"Speaking of my dad's sister. I asked Jax if she could come tomorrow. I just want to embrace what family I have at this moment. I'm feeling vulnerable and with Happy doing so much work in Tacoma I am feeling like I'm in a strange land not knowing anyone." said Clair.
"We got your back baby." said Gemma.
"We do. Though your dad's sister it's a club vote because of who her husband is. Politics suck don't they." said Luanne.
"They do." said Clair. "Thank you Veronica, Gemma, and Luanne I feel so much better now getting all of this shit out." said Clair.
"No problem baby. Now lets get these baked goods on the table. Oh lets make sure there is room for the buses from the retirement home. Can't think of the damn name, but senior citizens are compulsive gamblers." said Gemma.
"Thanks to social security." said Gemma as another woman approached them.
"Hi I know I shouldn't ask this, but you and I know what all went down. My son wants his dad to hear his band. I know it's a lot to ask, but it's hard on the kids since he cannot come to any school functions or games." the woman said.
"I'll talk to Clay." said Gemma.
"Thanks." said the woman that Veronica and Clair found out was April Holbert. Long story short her Ol' Man/husband ran causing Opie to face five years in CHINO for arson.
"Okay a ex member who was a coward or a family member wanting an immediate family member, but problem she's married to the Mayan President." said Veronica.
"If Clay accepts Holbert he'll accept Diana. Innocents are off limits." said Gemma as everyone continued to get ready for the next day.
A/N: Okay all you haters I tried to tone the racial slurs down as much as possible, but you know how it was on the show. Anyway Clair opened up to Luanne, Veronica, and even Gemma knew. I have a feeling that Clay would rather let a family member come onto their turf instead of a cowardly rat, Holbert. Enjoy. Funtown will be two chapters. Enjoy.