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…Chapter Seven…
Both Tiny and Lily were looking at the DVD's that were on sale, when Lily picked one up. "Can I get this one?"
"Let me see." Tiny saw the front of it and shook her head. "No, I don't think your mommy will let you watch Nightmare on Elm Street."
"But it's not even scary." Lily shook her head.
"Well, when we get back to your grandmas, you ask Mommy if it's okay to get it."
"Okay, fine." Lily sighed, putting the DVD back on the shelf and looked at more.
A few minutes later, as Tiny glanced up, she spotted the two guys in their cuts, that Ava described, walking towards her and Lily. "Hi, the names Tiny." she smiled. "Happy and Juice, right?"
"Yeah, I'm Juice."
"Happy." he gave her a slight nod.
"Okay, it's nice to meet both of you… and this is Lily." she pointed. Once both of them laid their eyes on her, their jaws dropped a little, and Tiny raised her eyebrow. "Um, you two okay?"
"Yeah." Juice started. "It's just that, Ava told me… when I saw her daughter, I'd know exactly who her father was."
"She looks just like him." Happy added.
"Yeah, she does." Tiny agreed. "Hey, Lil… this is your mommy's friends: Juice and Happy. They're here to stay with us while we shop."
"Hi." she did a little wave and smiled at them, before she continued looking at the DVD's.
"So… what brings you to Charming?" Juice asked, breaking the awkward silence.
"Ava's mom actually." she glanced up and saw Lily walking further away. "Don't go too far, Lil."
"I'll keep an eye on her." Happy volunteered and went over to where she was at.
Tiny nodded, then continued. "So, yeah… Gloria wanted Ava to visit Elias before it was too late, plus a little nudge from me - also brought us here."
"And it's keeping you three from her ex."
Tiny nodded. "Thank God… but did you see Lily's cast? Mason broke her wrist, while he was drunk and lied, saying she fell down the steps. Ava confronted him about it and he slapped her a few times because she didn't believe him."
"Wow" Juice shook his head. "What about the bruise?"
"That was from a kid at her school, but Lily totally gave the little bastard a black eye."
"Good for her." he paused and took a breath. "Well, while you're here, the three of you will be safe."
...
Happy followed Lily to the toys, when she suddenly stopped. "What are you looking for?" he asked.
"Hot Wheels." she went up to them and grabbed a few. "I found 'em."
"Hey." he raised his eyebrow. "Don't little girls like dolls and pink shit?"
"Yeah." she looked up at him. "But not me."
Happy chuckled, ruffling her hair. "You're okay, Kid." a few minutes later, he noticed that Lily had three Hot Wheels in her hands with a slight smile. "Are those the ones you're gonna get?"
"Yeah." then her smile turned into a frown. "But Mason - Mommy's ex boyfriend - took all my money out of the bank."
Suddenly, Happy started to get angry. "Does your mom know?"
Lily looked up at him with a sad face and shook her head. "He told me that if I told Mommy… I'll be in trouble." then she grabbed Happy's hand as a tear fell down her cheek. "Please don't tell my mommy. I don't wanna be in trouble. Mason is always mean to me… he broke my wrist, because he was mad at me."
Happy was beyond livid. At that moment, he wanted to find that piece of shit and tear him from limb to limb, very slowly, but he kept his cool and kneeled down to Lily's level. "Listen, Kid… your mom needs to know what happened to your money."
"But… I'll get in trouble."
"No, you won't… as long as I'm around. He'll have to get through me to get to you and trust me, he won't even get close, a'ight?" Lily nodded, then after Happy stood up, he grabbed the three Hot Wheels. "Are these the ones you still want?"
"Yeah."
"I'll get 'em for you."
Lily gave him a huge smile as she hugged his leg. "Thank you."
"Welcome." he ruffled her hair again. "Let's find Juice and Tiny."
...
"I'm so sorry, Jax." Ava said, as she was laying on his chest, tracing his scars with her finger. "You had every right to know about Lily and I just… I'm sorry."
"Well, why didn't you tell me?" he paused. "Or even tell me before you left Charming?"
"Because you never would have let me leave… when I had to."
"No, Ava, you didn't have to. We would have figured something out."
"How, Jax? With your mother hovering over me. She threatened me against you and I just couldn't deal with it then."
"What about now?"
"Well, now… it's different and I've changed. I'm not the same girl as I was seven years ago and I'm pretty sure I can handle whatever Gemma throws at me."
Jax leaned up, looking down at Ava. "I'm not letting you leave me again. I'll get you and Lily a place, then we can be together."
Ava sighed. "And Tara's just going to be okay with that?"
Jax groaned. "Would you stop bringing up Tara? Look, we're drifting apart."
"Does she feel the same way?"
"Tara wants me out of SAMCRO, like, she always has, but I can't, not now… not when all this new shit is piling up. Ava." he looked into her eyes. "Stay with me."
"Jax." she took a deep breath. "Can I think about it?"
"What is there to think about?"
"Ugh." Ava groaned. "You sound like Gloria."
"Look, I want you and our daughter to stay in Charming, so I can protect you both. Come on, stay with me."
"Just… just let me think about it, I told Gloria that I'm staying for two weeks, but I'll give you a definite answer then."
"Fair enough." he gave her a kiss. "I'll give you some time."
"Thank you." she smiled. "So, when would you like to meet Lily?"
"When she gets back. Does she know about me?"
"Yes, I've told her, but Gloria is the one that told her that she was going to be meeting her daddy while on this trip and she got all dressed up, but that was yesterday." she sighed, looking up at him. "And again, I'm sorry I kept her from you."
"Stay with me and you're forgiven."
Ava lightly smacked Jax's cheek. "Ha - ha." she lifted up her head. "Do you know what time it is?"
"No, why?"
"Tiny and our daughter should be back soon… so, you might wanna put some clothes on before she walks through that door."
"Yeah, you're right." Jax rested his head on her chest. "I'm a little nervous."
"Don't be… she's actually excited to meet you."
"Okay." Jax took a deep breath and kissed Ava for a minute, then she giggled. "What?" he asked.
"We're supposed to be getting our clothes back on, not making out."
"Yeah, okay." he gave her a kiss on her forehead, before rolling off of her, and sat on the edge of the bed.
Ava stared at his reaper tattoo on his back and smiled, before wrapping the sheet around her body as she got out of bed and grabbed some clothes out of her suitcase. "Hurry and get dressed." she said, walking into her bathroom. "What the hell am I doing?" she whispered, looking at herself in the mirror. Shaking her head, she put on a pair of blue jean shorts and a white tank top, then put her hair up in a bun as she walked back into her room.
"You look." Jax, completely dressed, grabbed Ava's wrist and pulled her into his arms. "…hot."
"Uh." she laughed. "Thanks." she held his hand and lead him in the living room. "Have a seat, they should be here soon." right after he sat down, both of them heard a car and two motorcycles pulling up. "Never mind, they're here."
A/N: Yes, I know… a little cliffy. But no worries, my friends! More to come! And don't forget to R&R!