"I don't want part of this nonsense." Sunshine looked at Tyne. "I am losing myself and I am losing my life. I have a security detail on me, like that's going to stop anything from happening to me. I should've never gotten involved."
"Oh but you did." Tyne nodded. "You got involved because you had a passion for it. You felt like you needed to get some sort of justice and here we are. It's not always going to be easy and you knew that when you took the job. You want out? Write a resignation letter and nominate someone for your job. We do what we have to do."
"I know that!" She nodded as she tucked her hair behind her ears. "I know what we've signed up for and I know what I have to do and I know that it may very well cost me my life. You're playing games and you're playing with a very dangerous man. Jax isn't going to keep a deal and he's never going to give you information that will get his club in a lot of trouble."
"I'm well aware that I've made a deal with the devil." Tyne shrugged. "We do what we have to do in desperate situations."
"Alright." Sunny nodded. "So, what was this shooting then? Club related? Unrelated?"
"There wasn't a shooting, I just needed to get you back into the office." Tyne smiled. "Look at me, I need you at my side. It doesn't have to be in the public eye, we can keep this between the two of us. It will be fine. I promise that I won't let anything happen to you."
"Wow." She sighed. "I can't believe this. I have eyes on me. Club eyes and if they think that I'm still after them. I'm dead. Like as in no longer alive."
"You'll be fine." The older woman nodded slowly. "I wouldn't put you in harm's way on purpose."
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"Thanks for agreeing to meet me." Emilia looked over at Sunny and nodded. "I've been thinking a whole lot since the last time we spoke. I haven't seen your name on any documents either."
Sunshine shrugged. "That's because I've been playing nice and keeping my distance. As your agreement with my boss stated. I'm not to be involved with anything Tara related. I'm going to be in fucking shock if she makes it out of this mess alive."
"Jax seems to be working out and doing what he needs to do for Tara and the boys." The brunette nodded. "I've got super paranoid Gemma though. Something bad is going to happen."
"Well, I don't care." Sunny shrugged again. "Whatever happens happens and you need to get your distance now. You've got a kid to think about and you gotta be smart."
"Is that why you've been keeping distance?" Emilia sighed. "I'm not here as an attorney. I'm here as a former friend or whatever."
She waved the brunette off. "I've been keeping my distance because I went home one night to find a Son waiting in the shadows to put a bullet between my eyes. You can't trust that club. I'm legacy and I'm still top of the hit list. If they don't care about killing me then they won't care about killing you either."
"Then how are you sitting here?" Emilia inquired. "Huh?"
"Maybe because I've got this shiny new badge and gun. Honorary US Marshal." Sunny drizzled ketchup over her fries. "Security detail, police escorts. I can't even leave my house without someone on me. It's not fun being the club's number one enemy but I'll tell you right now. I'll be happy as fuck if I ever get to prosecute."
"I need your opinions. I'm in a moral crisis with a client. She's about to do something I can't agree with." Emilia sighed. "Do I just walk away and release her as my client?"
"Yeah. Your career your choice bitch." Sunshine knocked on the table. "Don't become morally corrupt for a paycheck. Also, like let me get that Lamborghini though. I'm thinking that I joined the wrong profession. I need to switch to doctoring and shit."
"You know that car is my baby." She laughed. "Keep driving that stupid Benz though. I still have some shithead former US Marshal running around causing trouble."
"Lalalalala." She plugged her ears. "Lalalalala, I'm not here for that. I'm here to eat these fries and drink this lovely cake batter milkshake and just be happy before shit hits the fan."
"Whatever. I just want to talk." Emilia groaned. "But my phone is interrupting us. Not fair. I have to go. Craziness awaits!"
"Buh bye." Sunshine rolled her eyes as she stood up and grabbed her shake. "Taking this to go. Keep your head down. I would hate to see you lose it. Then who'd be my archenemy?"
SOA
"You want to do what?" Emilia looked at Tara before shaking her head slowly. "You want to do what?"
"I need to make sure Jax or Gemma don't get custody of my boys." Tara nodded. "You have read those statements just like Lowen has. You know what kind of monster I'm dealing with. I can't let my boys be left in the care of them."
"I can't condone this but if you have to do it. If this is the only way you think you can do this, then do it Tara." She sighed. "I will work with Lowen to make sure that all of the paperwork is in order and ready."
"I want Wendy, she'll take the boys if I go to jail." She nodded slightly, her green eyes on Emilia. "I have to protect those two boys no matter what."
"I get it. I'm a mother too." Emilia sighed. "I just hope it all works and it doesn't backfire on you or us. What's plan B? What else can we do to ensure that those boys go with Wendy if you for some reason end up in jail?"
"I have another idea but I'm not sharing anything with you. I just wanted to be open about this deal. It's a good deal for me and my boys. Writing it all out to make sure that even if I'm behind bars, you both have my account of everything." Tara nodded. "Lowen said it doesn't indict me or Jax, it just makes it so he comes off as unfit."
"It does." She rubbed her forehead. "Listen to me. We're in this together and we're going to make sure that this is resolved. I want to keep you out of jail Tara. So, just keep a cool head, don't act on impulse and definitely don't deviate from your usual routine. It'll look suspicious."
"I think the whole don't look suspicious thing is out of the window." Tara scoffed. "So, you never really got deep with your history with Jackson and Sunshine."
"Because it's irrelevant to you and me." Emilia nodded. "I was in school with Sunshine. I met Jax on chance and bragged about a handsome guy to Sunny showed her a picture and found out it's a really small fucking world out here. We have this thing though. A love and hate relationship between me and Sunny. She brings out the best and the worst in me. I get competitive and I love to win. I have to win against her. I don't know why that's a thing but I just do. So, this is a big thing for me and for us."
"Do you think he's a monster?" She studied the brunette carefully. "You don't have the history that I do or Sunny does with him but you have to have an opinion."
"I don't see him as a monster but I don't think he's the type of guy I'd chose to have kids with." Emilia nodded. "Honestly speaking? He's the last man I would have kids with. That's saying a whole lot too because I was younger and dumb when I got knocked up with my daughter, right? I was a cliche, good girl with the bad boy and blah blah blah. My daughter was a slip up, I'll admit that and if I would've known I was pregnant in the first month, I probably wouldn't have gone through with the pregnancy. Her dad is a monster. It's a bad situation, he's not around. So, your boys are lucky in that sense. Jax is around and he's trying to be a dad."
"Devil in blue jeans." She chuckled. "I've been in love with Jax since I can even remember. There was just something about him. He was adventurous. We always had fun and a few times we got in trouble together. I just had to get out Charming, better myself and my situation. I always wanted to be a doctor. I wanted Jax to come with but Gemma had her claws in him."
"He has a stupid smile." Emilia nodded. "It's the stupid ass smile that gets you. But I guess he has a type, successful brunettes."
"Then how do you explain Wendy? Or Ima?" Tara covered her mouth. "I don't think I've said that out loud before to anyone."
"Blondes? You see, it didn't work, right? Two blondes together is very tacky." She laughed. "Guys are dicks, when they get in their emotions they're gonna go for the opposite. Someone who won't remind them of the girl they're fucking over. My ex, he had this thing for redheads. Like not even natural redheads but the ones with the fiery red hair from boxed dyes."
"Yeah, I can see it." She laughed. "I don't know, I didn't think that I'd like you but you're pretty okay."
"I'll accept that, pretty okay." Emilia smiled. "I'm pretty okay. We're going in the right direction, hell, in a month or so, you may even think of me as almost an acquaintance."
"I wouldn't push it." Tara smirked. "But we'll see. Just get me through this. I'm counting on you and Lowen."
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"This is a thing." Sunshine murmured as she twisted the badge in her hand. "This is a thing and I'm responsible for it. This gives me a new power and I may not even want that."
She dropped the badge to the table before rubbing her forearm, trying not to do any damage to the healing tattoo. "I want to know if we have any new news regarding my case?"
"I'm so annoyed with that outer inner monologue." Gia shook her head slowly. "Uh, nothing new. I mean, we've got a dead hooker. Gemma Teller's old man is apparently a murderer now. So that's a thing that's happening."
"Are you sure Gemma didn't pull the trigger and frame her man?" She scoffed. "A dead hooker is no concern of mine unless the club did it."
"He's tied to the club." She looked up from the folder. "He's in business with Jackson and the club. Oh but I got this tip off, I was eavesdropping and this US Marshal is teaming up with Patterson to take down the club. Turns out he's the brother of the dead nurse Tara helped that Son kill in jail."
"Oh lovely." Sunshine grabbed the file and nodded. "Nothing's better than a pissed off family member who's in a position of power."
"I want you to know that I love you so much but you can't be involved in this because you are a trouble magnet." Gia snatched the folder back. "I wanted to tell you because I need your advice, I've never gotten to work on a case directly with Patterson. I want to make a solid impression so if for any reason you die, I can take your place."
"Oh." Sunny laughed. "So when my body is on ice you're going to be swearing in as ADA? Okay bitch, you're lucky I love you and am all for woman being bosses. You got this though babe. You can do this, it's all about logic and gut."
"If I had a dick, I'd give you some." She winked. "You're so good to me. Volunteering to mentor me and shit through this. I love you so much."
"See, now, no." She shook her head slowly. "I don't like you so much right now. We have work to do." She sat down and spun around in her chair. "Fine, I'll run counsel for you. You so owe me for this though. I'll be cashing in on this favor."