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Charming Is Not so Charming

Chapter Nineteen: Coming Face to Face with the Devil

Juliet composed herself before going down the hall. Anita eyed her, immediately seeing something was wrong but she gave the woman a small smile. Gemma didn't want to see anyone and Juliet was nervous about going home alone. So she decided to head back to the clubhouse and the garage where she knew someone would be there.

Before she went back to the clubhouse, she parked down the street from Ethan Zobelle's cigar shop. She watched as the guy who had attacked her earlier walked into the cigar shop. She had to find out what the hell was going on with the new business owner in town. She put her car in drive and headed to the clubhouse. None of the bikes were at the clubhouse so she knew she had a little time. She waved at the mechanics in the shop and walked across the lot into the clubhouse. She grabbed a beer from the cooler behind the bar and went into the small office. She closed the door behind her and sat down at the computer.

"What the hell am I doing?" She asked herself as she looked at the computer screen. "You can't log onto a hacker's computer without them knowing about it."

She sighed and got up. Juliet Teller was slipping. She went down the hall to the dorms and went into Juice's and closed the door. She pulled her cell phone out and dialed a number.

"Hello, sweetheart." Carter said once he answered. "I knew you'd get my message."

"Sending a guy to warn me was your message? Good job, that was very original."

"Fiesty. I love it. So, what's your choice?"

"I have a feeling that you're already in Charming, Carter." She told him as she looked at Juice's dresser and seen a picture of her and him. "So, why don't we meet up and discuss it."

"Smart girl." He told her. "There's a diner that's on the edge of town…"

"I know where it is." She said picking up the picture. "I'll meet you there in 20 minutes."

She hung up and walked out of the clubhouse. She knew that she couldn't meet up with Carter in her car. She headed into the office and got a pair of keys from one of the cars that were in the lot. Sonny, one of the mechanics, came into the office.

"I'm going to use the black Sentra." She told him.

"Is something wrong with your car, Juliet?" He asked wiping his hands off on a rag. "I can take a look at it for you."

"Uh, yeah." She said putting her keys on the desk. "It smelt like it was running hot; I had no lights go off. Can you take a look at that for me?"

"Sure, of course." He said picking up the keys.

"Ok, I'm going to get something to eat…I'll be back." She told him walking out.

She got into the black Sentra and pulled out of the parking lot to head to the diner. She pulled up at diner and got out and went inside. There were few people there and she seen him. He wasn't in his normal attire (designer suit and tie), he was instead in a pair of jeans and a tucked in button down dress shirt. He stood when he seen her and leaned in and kissed her cheek. She cringed and he motioned for her to sit. She slid into the booth and he sat down across from her.

"Beautiful as always, Lettie." He told her. "California has done you some good."

"I think it's because my face isn't black and blue." She shot back at him as she glared at him.

He gave her a small nod as he smirked at her. A waitress came up and poured them coffee.

"Would you like a minute to look over the menu?" She asked.

"We're good with just coffee, thank you so much." Carter said flashing his million dollar smile.

The younger waitress blushed and Juliet rolled her eyes. She had once fallen for that smile too.

"I'm not leaving Charming, Carter." She told him. "I'm not going back to Hawaii with you."

His smile disappeared and she saw anger flash in his hazel eyes.

"Well that's a real shame, Lettie." He said lowering his voice as he leaned across the table. "You want to play games with me? If you do, I promise you sweetheart that you're going to lose."

Deep down, Carter Malone scared the hell out of her but she couldn't…no, she wouldn't let him know that.

"Why do you want me?" She asked him. "Don't say it's because you love me."

"We're married, Lettie." He told her. "It's until death do us part."

She knew that was the case. Every member of Carter's family were married and none of his family had ever been divorced, if a spouse passed away, they remarried. It was hell for the women who married a Malone because no matter how many times their husbands cheated, they could never divorce them. Carter's brother's wife, Carly had informed her of that once.

"I don't give a shit that a divorce would ruin your family's clean image. I don't want anything from you. I just want you to leave me alone."

"My family and I have ties to Northern California. We have for years." He continued.

"The guy that owns the cigar shop. I've seen in Hawaii…at your office."

"Of course you have, Juliet." He said now using her full name. "That would be Mr. Ethan Zobelle, my uncle."

Juliet was surprised.

"Do you think I married you for love?" He asked with a laugh. "Please you're nothing more than white biker trash. When you came into my office to apply for the secretary job, I did a background check on you. Your association with the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, impressive."

She crossed her arms.

"So you married me because of my association with the Sons?" She asked still not clear as to why. "Why? What do you or Ethan Zobelle gain by that?"

He didn't answer her, all he did was smirk. His phone rang and he picked it up from the table and looked at the screen. He ignored it and put the phone into his pocket and threw a $20 on the table.

"Go home and enjoy your time with you Puerto Rican boyfriend and your family, Juliet." He told her standing up. "Because it won't be long before your whole world will come falling apart."

He leaned over and kissed her head.

"You were fun, Lettie." He whispered in her ear. "As was your mother."

The last part made Juliet freeze as Carter walked out of the diner. Her heart felt like it was going to come out of the chest. She grabbed her purse and quickly got out of the booth. She was right; her mother wasn't in a car accident. What happened to Gemma was her fault, if she hadn't gotten with Carter, he wouldn't be in Charming and Ethan Zobelle wouldn't either.

She had to do something about Carter and fast. She walked out of the diner and didn't see Carter anywhere. She sighed and she got into the borrowed car. This time Juliet was going to make sure that the next time she was going to shoot Carter, she was going to make sure he wouldn't be back.

She pulled up at the clubhouse and gets out of whoever's car she had taken.

"Where have you been?" Jax asked walking up to her. "What the hell is wrong with your car?"

"I had to take care of some business." She said putting her purse on her shoulder and closing the door to the car. "What's up?"

He eyed her suspiciously but then shrugged.

"Luann's porn studio got raided by the Feds thanks to some asshole so we took care of it."

"What does that mean?"

"Means we're going into the porn business." He said with a huge smile.

"Perfect." Juliet said rolling her eyes. "Another glamorous day in Charming."

Juliet watched as the rest of the guys came out of the clubhouse.

"We've got to go handle something." He said kissing her head. "We'll be back later."

"Be safe." She told him as he walked to his bike.

"Hey." Juice said jogging over to her and placing a kiss on her lips. "Where have you been?"

The guys started their bikes.

"Taking care of a few things for the garage." She lied. "Be careful."

He nodded and headed over to his bike quickly. She went up on top of the clubhouse's roof and her mom came up a few minutes later.

"You ok?" She asked Gemma as the woman sat down beside her.

Juliet passed her the joint she was smoking.

"Yeah." She said wincing. "Thanks."

"You want to tell me what happened to you?" She asked looking over at her mother. "The truth. I know it wasn't a car accident."

A/N: Merry Christmas everyone. Hope everyone has a great day and spends it with their families. Let's all not forget the reason we celebrate.