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Charming Is Not so Charming
Chapter Twenty: Mother and Daughter Talk
"We'll talk later, sweetheart." Gemma told her daughter. "Right now I just want to sit here."
Juliet shook her head, she needed to know now.
"No." Juliet told her. "Now's great."
Gemma looked at her daughter and Juliet crossed her arms.
"Damnit." Gemma said shaking her head. "When did you become so tenacious?"
"The same time you did." Juliet shot back. "Now talk, Mom."
Gemma told her the story of leaving Jax's house, to a woman jumping out of her car saying her baby was choking to waking up in a warehouse and being sexual assaulted. She said she didn't see who done that to her, that they had on masks...there were three men. Juliet listened t her mother as tears ran down her face. She couldn't believe that something this unthinkable happened to her mother. Gemma was a strong woman, but she didn't know how her mom would be able to get over this.
"I'm going to go see Abel." Gemma told her daughter. "I'll be at Jax's."
Juliet nodded and her mom climbed down from the roof and she watched her drive out of the lot. Juliet sat and thought of ways to take down Carter without telling the club. She just couldn't think of one without letting the clubs find out her secret as well as her mother's. She was snapped out of her thoughts when the bikes and van roared up into the lot. They hopped off their bikes and opened the van doors and helped a bleeding Bobby out.
"Shit." Juliet said standing up. She noticed that her brother wasn't with them. "Where the hell is Jax?"
She climbed down the ladder and into the clubhouse.
"What the hell happened?" She asked as she seen Half Sack putting pressure on Bobby bleeding shoulder.
Tara and Gemma came in before she got an answer from the men. Tara immediately went over to Bobby at the bar with her medical bag. The bullet went straight through and Jax walked in. Tig told him that the Mayans crashed their gun deliver to the Niners and took their AKs.
Clay opened the doors of the chapel and called for Jax. Her mother went towards the dorms and Juliet helped Half Sack and Tara with Bobby's wound.
"This shit just keeps getting better and better." Juliet said putting on gloves.
Bobby took a swig of the whiskey he had in his hand and looked at her with a grunt.
"Tara'll get you patched up and good as new, Uncle Bobby." Juliet told him.
Tara got Bobby fixed up and Juliet took off her gloves and went to wash her hands. Juliet went to the back to Juice's dorm. He was sitting on the edge of his bed concentrating on whatever it was on his laptop.
"Got Bobby patched up." She told him stepping into the room and closing the door behind her. "He'll be ok in time."
"Good." He replied his eyes never leaving the computer screen.
"What are you doing?" She asked him walking over to the bed and sitting down beside her boyfriend.
She froze when she seen a picture of Ethan Zobelle.
"There's nothing on this guy." Juice said frustrated. "Not even a fucking parking ticket."
Three weeks had gone by since Gemma's "accident" and Juliet's run in with her husband. She hasn't seen or heard from Carter and was grateful. Juliet pulled up at the garage and unlocked the office door. For the last few weeks she had been opening and closing the garage.
"Hi, beautiful." Tig said opening her car door for her and helped her out.
"Surprised to see you here this early, Tiggy." She said kissing his cheek. "I'm definitely not used to this."
"Thought I'd come in and actually do some work." He said closing her door.
"Where's Juice?" She asked looking for his bike. "We got into a fight last night and he stormed out."
She seen his bike was gone.
"He's with Chibs at Luann's studio."
"Of course he is." Juliet said rolling her eyes and going over to the office.
"Hey." He said stopping her. "Are you and Juice ok?"
She just looked at the older man she considered an uncle. Truth was, she didn't know. Ever since finding out the truth about Gemma and the guys Juliet thought was behind it, she had started pushing Juice away.
"I don't know." She said with a sigh as she dropped her purse, keys, and sunglasses on the office desk.
"Want me to kick his ass?" He asked seriously. "No one messes with you on my watch."
"No, you don't have to do that." She told him. "Um, thanks anyway."
"Anything for you, princess." He said pulling her into a hug and kissing the top of her head.
She giggled as he pulled away from her.
"Now get to work." He told her. "Garage isn't going to run itself."
"Whatever you say, Tiggy." She told him with a smile.
He walked out as Unser pulled up. Juliet was looking through the long list of repos when her mom pulled up. She had to say she was surprised for the second time in less than an hour. Unser followed her in and gave her a compliment. He told her that he had been going to meetings for cancer patients.
"You going somewhere with this?" Gemma asked.
He looked at Juliet and back at Gemma.
"She knows." Gemma told him with a sigh.
He closed the door to the office and told her about a support group for victims of sexual assault.
"How long you known me?" She asked him. "You think I'm the type of gal that joins some holy poor me circle jerk."
"It was just a thought." He told her walking out. "Take care ladies."
"You didn't have to be such a bitch to him, Gem." Juliet told her. "He's just looking out for you. Plus I don't think it's such a bad idea."
"Don't start with me, Jules." Her mother warned. "I'm not in the mood for your shit today."
Tig walked through from the garage and came up behind Gemma and scared her.
"You ok?" Tig asked concerned.
"I'm fine." Gemma said walking up to Juliet and snatching the paper out of her daughter's hands. "Here's the repo list, why don't you get Sack and Ope started on this."
"Yeah sure." He said taking the paper.
"Think you can be more obvious." Juliet said snottily.
Her mother gave her a warning look as the office phone rang. She answered it and told whoever it was she was on the way.
"Who was that?" Juliet asked.
"Luann." She told her daughter getting her purse. "I'm going over to the studio, I'll be back."
"What…" Juliet started to ask but it was no use, Gemma was already in her car speeding away.
Juliet watched as Chibs and Juice pulled up and Clay got on his bike and sped off after Gemma and Tig wasn't far behind Clay.
Opie came into the garage to get some water.
"Did Tig give you the repo list?" Juliet asked him. "We're slammed and it needs to be done."
"Yeah." He told her. "We're on it now."
He kissed her cheek before grabbed Half Sack and getting into the tow truck.
An hour later, the guys were having a meeting in the garage and Juliet answered the phone. It was the porn girl needing Jax to give her a ride home. She sighed and hung up and walking into the garage as they finished their meeting.
"Ima called." She told her brother. "Miss Double Penetration is ready for you."
Juice looked at Juliet and back at Jax and laughed at the nickname as Jax groaned. Juliet went back into the office as Gemma came back.
Juliet left the office after her mother came back and was heading home when she seen Hale talking to Zobelle. She pulled over half a block down and she couldn't believe her eyes. After everything she had told him.
She followed him back to the police department and got out of her car quickly.
"You're working with Ethan Zobelle?!"
He looked around and then grabbed her arm.
"I'm not working with him."
"Oh yeah then what were you talking to him about?" She asked. "I thought I could trust you. I thought you were a friend."
"Jules…"
"No!" She told him pushing him away.
She got into her car and headed to her home. Could she not trust anyone in this shitty town anymore?
She went home and she heard a bike rumble up into the driveway a little after midnight. She lay perfectly still in bed as she watched Juice stumble in and he shrugged off his cut. He sat down in the accent chair and took off his boots.
"Have fun at the wrap party?" She spoke.
His head jerked up as he stood. He took off his shirt and pants and made his way over to his side of the bed.
"I got a little drunk."
"Yeah and riding home on a bike…very smart."
"What is your problem, Jules?" He asked. "For the past few weeks, you've just been…"
"A bitch?" She asked defensively.
"I didn't say that." He said turning on the lamp on the nightstand.
"Then what the hell are you saying?" She asked sitting up.
"I don't know." He shrugged and pointed to her. "This attitude. You've been pushing me away for weeks now and I don't…"
"Why don't you just split then?" She told him getting up. "So you don't have to deal with my attitude. Go back to the clubhouse and sleeping with crow eaters."
"Jesus, Juliet." He said frustrated running his hands over his short Mohawk. "All I'm saying is that I want you to talk to me."
She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.
"There's nothing to talk about, ok." She told him with a sigh.
He got up and walked over to her and pulled him into his arms.
"I love you, Jules." He told her. "I don't want to fight, ok."
She nodded against his chest.
"Whatever it going on with me will pass." She told him. "It'll all be over soon."
"Is it that time of the month?" He asked pulling away with a huge grin as he looked down at her.
"You're such an asshole." She said pushing him.
"Yeah, but you love this asshole."
"Unfortunately."
They climbed in bed and went to sleep.
The next day, she was in the garage and was watching from the doorway as the guys were getting ready to go on a relay. She was surprised to see Opie there, she had noticed over the last few weeks he had yet to spend time with his children. She was going to have a talk with him as soon as he got back from the blood drive. Jax pulled up in the lot and parked beside his best friend. Juliet walked over to the guys. Jax hugged his sister and looked over at Opie.
"Didn't know you were riding?" Jax told him.
"Clay wants me on the relay."
"Mary with the kids?" Jax asked.
"The kids are fine, Jax." Ope said clearly not wanting to talk about his children.
"Right."
Juliet went to stand in between Chibs and Opie.
They heard a bike start up and backfire. Bobby came rolling out of the garage on his fat boy.
"Chitty, chitty, bang, bang." Chibs said putting his arm around Juliet's shoulder as she giggled.
"Hey, all right." Half Sack commented with a whistle. "It's an old fat boy on an old fat boy."
Bobby looked at him as he got off his bike and Half Sack apologized.
"I thought you put that beast to sleep." Jax said lighting his cigarette.
"This fat boy ain't even reached his prime." Bobby told him.
"Barely looks like it can reach the end of the lot." Opie spoke up.
Juliet let out a laugh.
"Best bike for a long ride." Bobby said defending his old bike. "And I'd put it up against any of your pretty Dynas."
"You hitting the gay rodeo on the way?" Jax asked looking at Bobby, who was wearing chaps.
The guys ragged on his chaps and Juliet felt a little bad for laughing at Bobby.
"Cowhide can take the manhide." Bobby told them.
"Get in line, Brokeback." Tig told him as Jax let out a big laugh.
Bobby started it up again and it backfired sending a huge cloud of black smoke their way.
"Oh, man, really?" Half Sack asked. "Aw, goddamn, man, come on. I gotta ride behind that thing?"
"Shut up. You should be used to getting sprayed in the face, Prospect. Chibs told the younger man.
"Usually by Bobby." Tig replied.
"Eat me, Chibby." Half Sack told him holding his sack.
"The thing is, I like a full scrotum when I snack on someone." Chib shot back.
"Ok, I'm going to go now." Juliet said pushing Chibs off her. "You guys be safe. Love you all."
She heard a little bit of Half Sack telling him that he was getting a new ball. Juliet shook her head as she walked into the office. Juice came in from the garage wearing his garage uniform.
"You're not going on the relay?" She asked.
"Nope. Sack's taking my place." He told her with a smile. "Clay gave me a few days off."
"Oh, really?" She asked surprised. "Why?"
"I told him that you needed a vacation and he told me to take you up to the cabin. You know get away from Charming for a few days."
"I can't take a vacation now." She told him. "The garage is a complete disaster."
"Boss's order." He told her.