Opie sat at the bar on the clubhouse trying to contain his anger and guilt. He'd treated his sister horribly, when she needed him the most he hadn't been there, now she was God knows where. He wanted to kill Happy with his bare hands for hurting her. He'd been a lousy big brother, he needed to find her and bring her home.

Juice was at the end of the bar, working on his computer, Opie got uo walking over to him. "Have you found anything? "

"It's like she disappeared, she's not using credit cards, her cell phone is no longer working, she's just gone. I'll keep looking for her."

"Thanks Juice."

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Maddie rolled over, picking up her cell phone, she saw it was eight am. She walked into the bathroom to get ready for the day, she had so much to do. She sat at the kitchen table eating breakfast, looking through the phone book she started looking for a doctor.

She looking up a couple of the names she had found online, to see if there were any reviews She chose Dr. Pryer, she had the best reviews. She called and made an appointment for the next week. Her next task was to find furniture for the Sophie's room.

She found a second hand baby store, she finished breakfast and drove to the store. She found everything she needed, purchased it and arranged to have it delivered. She looked up some salons in the area, she needed to find a job.

She found a small salon call The Fixx, that was looking for a make up artist. She walked in, applying for the job. She talked to the owner, Jessica. She showed her portfolio, she was offered the job. She would go ahead and start immediately part time, she'd come on full time after she had the baby.

Maddie left The Fixx, smiling everything was turning out for her. She drove home, looking forward to starting her new job. She had to apply for her Texas comsmatology license but Jessica told her it shouldn't be that hard to obtain.

She pulled out her lap top, and applied for her licenses. She fixed herself some lunch, sat back and watched TV. She felt the baby kick, she put her hands on her stomach and laughed. "Sophia, I love you!"

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Happy laid in his bed staring at the ceiling, if he hadn't been such a fuck up, Maddie would be laying next to him right now, instead of who knows where. He loved her amd would do anything to protect her and keep her safe. He wanted to find her, fight for her and his baby girl, but part of him thinks they'd both be better off without him.

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She went through her make up case, taking inventory of what she needed. She drove to the beauty supply store to purchase the things she needed. With her kit, up dated, she went out to find an early lunch. She needed to find a day care, she was hoping that some of the women at work could help with some suggestions.

She was sitting on the out door patio of a local cafe, enjoying her lunch. She heard the rumble of motorcycles, she looked up and froze. Watching them go by, she saw the familiar Kuttes, they weren't SAMCRO, but they were still Sons.

She tried to see where the Charter was from, she breathed a sigh of relief SAMHOU. She was hoping there was no Charter in Austin. She was pretty sure there wasn't, that's why she chose the town. She finished eating her meal, she could stay hidden in Austin.

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Chibs pinched the bridge of his nose, it had been a week since she had run and nothing. Jax had sent her information to all charters to be on the lookout for her. He still loved her, but he'd step out of the way, if that's what she wanted.

He still wanted to beat the hell out of Happy, for hurting her. For causing the problems that made her leave, he'll he'd like to get a few hits on Opie too. He should have been there to fight for his sister's honor.

He downed another shot of whiskey trying to drink her off his mind.

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She had felt bad that it had been a week since she left Charming, she knew Chibs would be worried about her. She really should put his mind at ease, call him and let him know she was okay. She went to a department store and bought a phone.

She charged the phone and dialed his number, he answered on the third ring.

"Filip."

"Christ lass! Where are you? We're all worried?"

"I'm fine, and safe. No worries. I've got to go." She ended the call before she could be located. Turning the phone off, she threw it in a drawer. She sat down on the couch to watch TV, she hoped she hadn't just made a major mistake. She had to get ready for her doctor's appointment, she ate a quick lunch and left for her appointment.

She smiled as she left the office, she and the baby, were still doing well. She was heading to the salon for the afternoon, she was working until five. She walked in and started sitting up her station, Sam came over and sit a strawberry smoothie down in front of her.

"How'd your appointment go doll?"

"It went great, Sophia is healthy and so am I. Thanks for the smoothie."

"You're welcome. Your first appointment is here."

There was some sort of benefit dinner tonight, the salon was busy with hair, make-up and nails. Maddie stayed busy for the rest of the afternoon, she sat down at ten til five. Her back was killing her, she leaned forward, kneading the sore muscles, in her lower back. Jessica walked up and handed her an envelop with her tips in it for the afternoon.

"You okay?"

"I'm fine. I plan on soaking in a nice hot bath."

"Take care of yourself and that baby."

"I will." She got up from her chair, gathering her things, she headed for the door. Sam came up. and wrapped his arm around her waist.

"Hey doll, we're going out for dinner, do you want to go?"

"I'm too tired. I'm going home to soak in the tub, and eat left overs."

"Next time?"

"Sure thing." He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek. She waved to the rest of her coworkers and left the salon heading home. She walked into her condo, throwing her things down on the table near the door, she made her way into the kitchen. She heated up left over pasta and chicken, she ate her dinner before heading into the bathroom before soaking in a hot bath.

The muscles in her back started to relax, she went through her schedule for tomorrow. She had to be at the salon by eight, she was doing the make-up for a group of pre-teen little girls, she had a nice break, then she had two appointments in the afternoon. She should be done with her day by two, the water was starting to get cold. She lifted herself out of the tib, dried herself off, and got ready for bed.

Pulling out her lap top, she checked her emails, confirming her appoints for tomorrow, she had an email from Tara. She hated to do it, but she ignored it, she had to cut all ties to Charming. She put her computer away, and curled up in bed, watching a movie.

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The pre-teen girls had just left the salon, Maddie wished she wasn't pregnant so she could drink. Sam and Nikki came and stood on either side of her, watching the group climbing into a pink limo. "Makes you realize why some animals eat their young." Nikki said.

"I swear to good if Sophia ever acts that bratty, I will beat her ass!"

"I really thought you might kill one of them Maddie!" Sam laughed.

"Came close, but I didn't want to birth my baby in jail."

The three of them laughed, Maddie walked over to clean up her station, she had a hour and a half before her next appointment. She was going to walk down the street and grab some lunch. She picked up her purse, heading towards the door. "I'm going to Sandwich Me to grab some lunch, you guys want to go?'

"Yeah, give us ten minutes!" Nikki yelled. Maddie flipped the sign to close, and locked the door waiting for her coworkers, they both appeared at the front of the store at the same time. They walked down the street to the sandwich shop, placing their order, they took a seat.

"So, Maddie...Where's your baby daddy?" Sam asked.

Nikki reached over slapping Sam up the side of the head. "Samuel Smith, what the hell?"

"It's okay. It didn't work out between us. I needed a fresh start, so here I am."

"Where'd you come from?" Nikki asked.

"California."

Their food arrived, Maddie started eating so she wouldn't have to answer anymore questions. She hoped that she hadn't revealed too much information, she wasn't ready to be found yet, she didn't know if she ever would be. She finished eating her food, looking outside the window, she watch a group of motorcycles riding by. She caught sight of their Kuttes, and started to panic, she watched the pull over and park their bikes.

She smiled at her coworkers. "I need to get back to the shop, and set up for my next appointment, see you when you get back." She kept her head down as she walked past the bikers, SAMHOU. Shit! She should have never have called Chibs!

She got back to the shop, she could peek down the street and watch the bikers. She couldn't afford to run again, she had been careless, it was her own fault. The door opened, she expected one of the bikers to be coming into the salon. Instead, it was a little old women, on the arm of a middle aged man.

"Welcome to The Fixx. I'm Maddie, how may I help you."

"I'm Dorthy Phillips, I have an appointment with you dear."

"Of course you do, Mrs. Phillips, right this way. This is my grandson Justin Phillips, he's a doctor."

"Nice to meet you both." Maddie took Dorthy's arm leading her back to her station. :What's the occasion today?"

"My 60th wedding anniversary, I want to look beautiful for my husband."

"That's wonderful, 60 years. I won't have to do much to make you look beautiful."

"Are you married dear?"

"No ma'am, I'm not."

"My grandson is single and needs a date tonight." Maddie let out a laugh, and patted Dorthy's hand.

"Grandma! Stop trying to sit me up!"

"Well, Justin I'm looking out for you. Tell me dear, do you have a special someone?"

Maddie laughed. "No ma'am, I sure don't."

"See there you go Justin!"

Maddie did Dorthy's make-up giving her a natural look, she smiled at the lady, and helped her from the chair. Justin walked over to Maddie, smiling at her.

"I'm sorry about grandma, she's always trying to sit me up."

"It's no problem, really. I think it's sweet."

"You wouldn't think that, if she tried to sit you up with the 45 year old waitress at lunch." Maddie let out a laugh, looking at Justin.

"Wow, sorry!" She walked up to the front counter, and took his credit card, Dorthy turned to her smiling.

"Have a good afternoon Maddie." Dorthy called to her. The two walked out the door, as Sam and Nikki walked in.

Maddie peeked out the door, looking where SAMHOU had been parked, they were gone, she breathed a sigh of relief. Hopefully it was just a coincidence that they came through the same street she worked on. She knew she was probably fooling herself, but one could hope.

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Juice was sitting down with Opie, Jax, Happy, and Chibs. "She's covered her tracks well. She traded her SUV in in southern California, she got a new phone in Arizona, that's the last hit I got on her GPS. I'm still working on a few leads to find her guys."

Happy slammed out of chapel heading to the bar, the rest of the men remained seated. "Anything else Juicey?" Chibs asked.

Juice exhaled. "Madison C Winston applied for a Texas cosmetology licences. No way to know for sure if it's her, it was sent to a P.O box."

"Why didn't you say something in front of Happy?" Opie asked.

"I figured there was a reason why she left, and you'd want to know first Ope."

"Where is the P.O. box located Juice?" Chibs asked

"Round Rock, Tx"

"Are we telling Hap about this?" Jax asked.

Opie looked at the other men at the table. "No, I need to make amends with her first. I hurt her bad by not supporting her."

"Let's get SAMHOU and SAMANT looking for her." Jax said. The men got up from the table, leaving chapel.

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She sat down in Sam's chair. "Just cut it off, I'm tired of dealing with it!"

"Are you sure doll? It's so long and beautiful!"

"Yes, in a couple of months, I'm going to need something easy to deal with."

"Okay!" Sam started cutting her hair, she watched her long dark tress fall to the floor, by the time he was done, her hair just brushed her shoulders.

"Thanks pal, that's 100% better."

She fluffed her hair in the mirror before returning to her station, she was waiting for her first client when the phone rang.

"The Fixx, this is Maddie, how may I help you?" She could hear breathing on the other end. "The Fixx, this is Maddie." Nothing, she hung up the call. Asshole! She looked at the caller ID, the call had originated from Charming, California. Son of a bitch! She was screwed! She exhaled slowly, and closed her eyes, Jessica put her arms across Maddie's shoulders. She jumped and let out a little squeal.

"You okay Maddie?"

"Sorry, I'm fine. Not sure what's wrong with me!" She smiled at the owner of the salon, she walked back to her station, shaking.

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