Eight Months Later
She had gotten his voice mail. "I'm running late, I'll just meet you at the club tonight. Happy is picking Sophia up at the house and keeping her for the weekend. I love you. See you soon." She ended the call, slipping it back in her pocket, she was finishing the make up on her client. As soon as she was done, she was heading back into Charming, she and Chibs were going away for the weekend.
She'd taken a job at a busy spa in Oakland and had built a large client list, she's been busy, Chibs had stayed busy with the club, their relationship had started to suffer in the last two months. Often leading them to fight, and him leaving and staying the night at the clubhouse. They needed this weekend together to reconnect.
Sophia was fifteen months old, she was growing like a weed. It took work, but Happy and Maddie had worked out a schedule for visitation, the little girl adored her daddy and Chibs All her Uncles also thought the world of the little girl, and spoiled her often. Maddie would miss her daughter this weekend, but she needed time away with her boyfriend.
She quickly packed up her station, making sure it was clean. She waved to her co-workers, leaving the Spa she drove to Charming, driving straight to the club. She pulled into the lot, seeing all the motorcycles parked in a line, she smiled because she knew Chibs was there. She backed into a spot, hoping out of her vehicle, she headed inside. She scanned the main room, not seeing him, she headed back towards his dorm room.
Jax grabbed her around the waist swinging her around. "Maddie Claire! How the hell are you?"
"Hiya Jackie! Let me loose!"
He was carrying her towards the bar. "Come on darln, let's have a drink!"
"Hmmm, no! Put me down!" She laughed, he put her down. She continued back to Chibs dorm room. She opened the door, and stood frozen in her tracks. "You fucking son of a bitch!" She took two steps into the room and shoved the brunette off of Chibs. "You're a lying sack of shit."
"Christ Maddie! Wait!" She had taken to steps towards the door, she spun around and looked at him.
"Wait for what? For you to explain why your getting your dick wet in a croweater! We're done!" She ran out of the room, straight through the main room, to her vehicle. She peeled out of the parking lot, laying rubber as she went. She was done with getting involved with any man wearing a Kutte, apparently they had no idea of the definition of faithful.
She was so pissed off, and trapped in a world of hurt, she was just out driving trying to figure out what to do next. Her phone rang, looking at the caller ID, she frowned. Not tonight you lying bastard! She threw the phone in the seat next to her, there must be something seriously fucking wrong with her, to have two men cheat on her. Flashing lights in her rearview mirror, just added to her frustration level, she pulled over and waited. The officer approached the driver's side window, she rolled it down.
"Can you step out of the vehicle ma'am?"
"Is there a problem officer?"
"Step out of the vehicle!" Just fucking great, what a way to end my night! She slowly stepped out of her SUV, she was slammed up against the side and handcuffed, she was hit over the head with a butt of a gun and dragged to the car behind her SUV.
XXX
Chibs sat on the end of his bed with his head in his hands, trying to call her. He had been drinking, she had left a voicemail saying she was going to be late, the croweater had pushed up against him. The next thing he knew they were in bed together, he didn't even remember going back to his room. Then Maddie was there, pulling her off of him. The look of hurt and betrayal in her eyes is something he'll never forget.
He had just lost the women that he loved because he ended up in bed with another women, and he can't even remember how it all happened. He slowly got dressed, going outside to smoke, he was going to head home, and beg forgiveness.
XXX
She woke up tied to a chair, in a dark room, she looked around trying to figure out where she was. Her head was pounding, she winced when she tried to move her head too fast. "Nice to see you awake."
"Who are you?" She was slapped across the face.
"We'll ask the questions!" She spit blood on the ground looking up at the person in front of her, not recognizing them. "Tell us about SAMCRO guns!"
"SAMCRO is a motorcycle club. They are motorcycle enthusiasts!" She was rewarded by another slap.
"Lying whore! We know, that your baby daddy is one member, and your anothers old lady, your daddy was a first 9, your brother is a member. Your deep into it, tell us what you know."
"I know shit about anything!" Her chair was kicked over, she was repeatedly kicked in the stomach, until she passed out.
XXX
Chibs had slept in their bed all night, she hadn't come home. His phone woke him up, he groggily answered it. "Hello."
"You need to get to the club now brother!" Jax said.
"I'll be there in ten minutes." Chibs quickly dressed, looking at the clock it was nine in the morning. He rode over to TM as fast as he could, he saw Maddie's SUV on the wrecker, in front of the garage. He ran into the clubhouse, running into chapel. "Where is she?"
Opie stared at him. "We were hoping you could tell us."
"We had a fight, she left. She didn't come home last night."
"We got a call from the Sheriff's department to pick up an abandoned vehicle on 580. When Rat got out there he found Maddie's SUV!"
"Christ, where is she?"
There was a knock on the chapel door, the prospect opened the door slowly. "A messenger dropped these off for you Jax, said it was important." He handed them to Jax and quickly left the room, Jax ripped the envelop open, dumping the pictures out on the table.
"Christ!"
The club members started to look at the pictures of a beat Maddie laying on a floor of a warehouse. A message was written on the bottom of the pictures.
GIVE US OUR GUNS OR THE BITCH DIES!
1252 PINEWAY DR
2 pm
XXX
She lay on the floor shivering, she was going into shock, she thought about Sophia and how much she loved the little girl. She knew she'd be in safe hands with Happy, he'd do a wonderful job raising her, if she didn't survive this. She heard the door open behind her, and voices.
"Yeah I sent them the message!"
"Do you think they'll come?"
"Of course they will! She's SAMCRO royalty."
"Have her on the docks at 2, as soon as I have the guns push her off."
"That's going to start a war!"
"Not my problem."
She closed her eyes, letting tears roll down her face, she wasn't going to see her daughter again. She laid on the floor, her whole body throbbing, praying that she would just die before two pm. The door opened again, and she was pulled from her lying position on the floor, and dragged to a standing position. She cried out in pain, she was dragged outside to the end of the docks. She was dizzy, and hurting so bad, she just wanted it to end.
She heard the rumble of motorcycles coming riding up, she watched the exchange go down, then she was pushed into the cold dark depths of the water. She sank down to the bottom of the lake, her hands and feet bound together, the cold water pricked her skin, her lungs burned. She started to fade out slowly, the last thing she saw was her daughter's smiling face.
XXX
Chibs saw her on the end of the dock leaning on a man, he and Opie started walking that way. As soon as Jax gave the Chinese the gun, the man at the end of the dock moved letting Maddie fall in the water. He jumped in a boat, and took off across the lake. Chibs and Opie took off at a run as soon as they saw her hit the water, diving in to look for her.
Happy was the third man in the water looking for her, his hands found her body, pulling her up against him. He pulled her out of the water, swimming towards the dock. He handed her to Jax and Tig, they pulled her up on the dock, Opie, Chibs, and Happy climbed out of the water.
"She's not breathing!" Jax yelled. Chibs started CPR, Bobby called an ambulance there was no avoiding it, she had some major injuries.
"Come on baby, breathe for me!" Chibs would beg between breaths, after two rounds, she started coughing. She was struggling to breathe, she had jet to open her eyes. "Open your eyes Maddie, look at me."
She slowly opened her eyes, but shut them again. She hurt all over, the paramedics came rushing down the docks. "What happened?"
"We saw a man toss her in. we went in after her." Jax told them. "Take her to St. Thomas."
She was loaded up on a gurney, and taken to the hospital, the club followed the ambulance.
XXX
She woke up fully in the ER of St. Thomas, Tara was sitting by her gurney, looking at her sadly. "Maddie, how are you feeling?"
"Like hell! What happened?"
"I'll let Chibs, tell you."
"Why Chibs? Where's Happy? Did something happen to him?"
"Happy is in the waiting room, with Sophia..."
"You scared me, I just want to see Happy and our daughter. Please."
"Okay, just lay back and relax."
Tara walked out into the waiting room, where the club members sat, Chibs jumped to his feet rushing to Tara. "How is she Doc?"
"She's confused Chibs. She's asking for Happy and Sophia, I'm sorry." She watched him sink back down in the chairs, his head in his hands. Tara walked over to Happy,squatting down in front of him. "She's asking for you and Sophia."
He got up, carrying the little girl with him, following their little girl with him. He walked back into the exam room, looking at her laying on the gurney, with jer eyes closed. "Mommy!"
Her eyes opened. "There's my pretty girl!" Happy walked over to the gurney, sitting Sophia down.
"Careful baby girl." The little girl gave her mommy a hug.
"I love you mommy!"
"I love you sweet girl!" Happy sat down on the edge of her gurney, looking down at her. She reached up, touching his face, she leaned up, kissing him. He pulled away looking at her. "What's wrong?"
"I'm just surprised you kissed me."
"Do you not love me anymore Happy Lowman? I love you!"
"You don't remember what happened to you?"
"Are we not together? What's going on? You don't love me?" She felt her world spinning out of control, she couldn't breathe. Happy stepped out into the hall and got Tara. She gave Maddie some meds to help her sleep, once she was relaxed, and out of it, Tara took Chibs and Happy into a private room to talk. Opie kept Sophia with him in the waiting room.
"Maddie is suffering from amnesia, she doesn't remember her relationship with you Chibs, or the fact that you two aren't together. It could be the trauma of the kidnapping, or near drowning that's causing it. She's also suffered a miscarriage, she was six weeks along, I don't think she can be handle being told."
Chibs put his head in his hands and cried for his child that he lost, and his love all in one day. "Will she eventually remember Doc?"
"There's no way of knowing. She may wake up one morning and remember everything. She's going to be kept overnight for observation."
Happy sat in silence, trying to decide what to do. He had never stopped loving her, he didn't want to take advantage of the situation but he'd be there for her. He put his arm around Chibs shoulder. "I'm sorry brother!"
Chibs clinched his jaw, standing up he walked out of the room, he needed to get out of there. He passed by her room, he stared at her through the window, and let the tears run down his face for everything he'd lost in the past twenty-four hours.
XXX
She was sleeping in her room, she felt the hair being brushed away from her face, her eyes opened, Happy was standing over her. She smiled at him, he leaned down, kissing her forehead. "Good morning babe!"
He smiled down at her. "Good morning." He leaned down kissing her lips, she reached up cupping his face. "I brought you coffee and breakfast."
"Thanks!" She sat up, wincing in pain, taking the cup of coffee and the breakfast he had brought her.
"Do you want me to get the nurse, to give you something for pain?"
"I'll be fine. Where's Sophia"
"I left her with Anita."
"Oh." She felt disappointed, she was hoping that he'd bring her for a visit. "Hap, what's wrong?"
"Nothing? Why do you ask?"
"Because there just seems to be something off! I love you..."
"I love you too, nothing is off. I was worried about you that's all."
She exhaled slowly, letting the tears flow from her eyes, she knew there was something else going on with him. She wiped the tears away, hoping whatever was wrong could be fixed.