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She could see Jax giving boxes to the man that had been kicking and hitting her. She was leaning against a man at the end of a dock, she saw the man nod. He moved, she fell into the cold dark water, she heard Opie and Chibs yell her name. She sank into the deep cold water. She couldn't move because her arms and legs were tied up, she was too weak to move.
She saw Sophia's smiling face, she heard Chibs voice calling for her to breath. His mouth was on hers, breathing air into her lungs.
She sat up gasping for air, her eyes popped open and she looked around the room. Chibs was by her side. "Are you okay?' He was studying her face.
"You helped save my life?"
"Aye, Hap pulled you from the water, and I did CPR."
"You and Opie jumped in, looking for me?"
"Aye." She looked at him trying to sort all her memories in order, they seamed to be all jumbled. She looked at him again.
"Thank you."
He stared into her eyes. "We couldn't find you, Happy jumped in and pulled you out. You weren't breathing. I got out of the water and started CPR. You didn't take a breathe for awhile. You had us scared. We thought we'd lost you."
She looked at him, he had tears in his eyes, she put her hands to his check. "I'm sorry."
He kissed the palm of her hand. "I'm just happy, you survived." She pulled her hand away from his face, laying it in her lap. Getting up she excused herself to check on Sophia, the little girl was playing in her bedroom.
Maddie went into her own room, changing into yoga pants and one of Hap's t-shirts. She put her hair up in a messy bun, Going into the bathroom she washed her make up off, she dried her face, curling up in bed, she picked up her phone and called Happy.
A female answered the phone, she thought she had the wrong number. She called him again, and the same female answered. "Is Happy there?"
"He's in the shower. Who's this?"
"His old lady! Who the fuck is this?" She heard some cursing in the background, then the phone was dropped. She ended the call not wanting to hear anymore, or any lies. When her phone immediately rang she ignored it, she turned it off.
She laid back, closing her eyes letting the tears stream down her face. She got uo from bed, she needed to give Sophia a bath, and get her to bed. Her phone was vibrating like crazy, she ignored it, she couldn't deal with this shit tonight.
Walking into Sophia's room she smiled down at her daughter. "Hey sweet girl, it's bath time!" The little girl jumped up running towards the bathroom. "Do you want to take a bath in my tub?"
"Yes, mommy!"
"Grab your toys and come on!" The little girl got her toys and followed Maddie into the master bathroom. She filled the tub with warm water, helping the little girl step into the tub, she tossed the toys in. She washed Sophia's hair, then sat on the edge watching her play.
Chibs knocked on the door, looking in he had his phone in his hand. "Hap is on the phone. He needs to talk to him!"
She shook her head at him. "Tell him I'm in the shower!" She let the water out of the tub, picking Sophia up, and wrapping a towel around her. She didn't listen to the conversation Chibs was having with Happy, she dried off Sophia and got her dressed for bed.
Carrying her back to her bedroom, she tucked the little girl into bed. She walked down the hall to the patio doors, stepping outside, she sat down on one of the chairs. Closing her eyes, she tired to tell herself there had to be an explanation to why so bitch had answered his phone. He wouldn't cheat on her.
She heard the door open, Chibs stopped out, placing her phone in front of her. She glared at him, looking down at her phone, it started to vibrant again. It was Happy, swearing she picked up the phone.
"Get the hint asshole, I don't want to talk to you!"
"Maddie, please listen to me baby. I didn't cheat on you. She broke into my room while I was in the shower. I told you, you were tge only woman for me."
"You expect me to believe that shit? Fuck off!" She ended the call, turning the phone off, she slammed in the house going to bed.
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She had a late morning, her first appointment wasn't until eleven, so she could sleep late. She and Sophia laze around the house. She turned on her phone, having several missed calls from Happy, she rolled her eyes.
Anita got to the house to take care of Sophia , Maddie got ready for work, kissing her daughter, she climbed inti her SUV and left. She stopped to get gas and some coffee, needing some caffeine to get her through the day. She had spent a sleepless night tossing and turning.
She heard the rumble of motorcycles, looking up she saw it was Mayans going by. She knew they and tge Sons were on okay terms, but she wasn't going to draw attention to herself. She climbed into her SUV and continued to the Spa.
She was at her station when she heard a familiar female voice coming from the front, she glanced up and saw Gemma at the front desk. Christ, he's calling in the big guns. She walked to the front, hugging her Godmother.
"Hey Gem, what brings you to Oakland?"
"Hap, wanted me to check on you!"
"You can tell the bastard, I'm fine."
"He'll be home the day after tomorrow. He's losing his mind worried about you. Will you call him?"
"Absolutely not! He can go to hell! I've got to go, my client is here." She walked away from Gemma, to get to work. She watched Gemma leave, breathing a sigh of relief.
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Her head was pounding when she got off work, she drove home stopping to pick up take out because she didn't feel like cooking. It was early evening, she pulled into the drive, and saw the motorcycle in the drive, there was something about it being there that just pissed her off.
She slammed into the house, finding Chibs playing with Sophia, they both looked up as she came into the house. "Hi mommy, Fip and I are having a tea party!" Feeling bad about her bad attitude, she smiled at her daughter.
"I brought take out for dinner. You two continue with your party, while I set it out." She went into the kitchen, near tears, she didn't know what was wrong with her, but she was a hot mess. She was setting the food on the counter, he was standing directly behind her, his hands were om her waist.
"Did you have a bad day love?" She turned to look at him, something about his eyes did her in, she burst into tears. He pulled her into his arms, holding her close, kissing the top of her head. "Tell me what's wrong?" He whispered.
She pulled away, looking up at him. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to loose my shit in front of you." She looked down at the floor feeling embarrassed.
He lifted her chin, so she was looking in his eyes. "It's okay love."
"It's nothing, I didn't sleep well last night...I'm fine. Sophia come eat." She put the food on the table, trying to push all her problems out of her mind. She ate her dinner, hoping it would make her headache go away, it was still throbbing afterwards. She loaded the dishwasher, cleaned the rest of the kitchen, then laid on the couch. She cuddled with Sophia, watching a movie, Chibs had disappeared outside.
She put Sophia to bed, Chibs was still outside, she opened the door looking for him. "Did you need something Maddie?"
"I just wondered where you went."
"I came out to be alone and think." He said rather abruptly. Surprised and hurt by his tone, she turned to go inside.
"Then I'll leave you to it." She had turned to go back inside, when his hand clamped down on her arm, pulling her back.
"Do you love him?"
She looked at Chibs. "With all my heart." She saw him nod his head, he leaned in to kiss her check.
"Make sure he treats you right." He walked back inside the house, leaving her alone outside, she stared up at the moon, wondering what in the hell that was all about.
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Happy was going to be home later today, she was going to meet him at the club, it was Friday night and there was a party. She hadn't talked to him in several days, she had been miserable. Since she was off today, she and Sophia were going to spend the day together, then Anita was going to come over and watch her, so Maddie could go to the party.
She was hoping to make up with Happy, she'd been an unreasonable bitch. Laying in bed for a few minutes more she decided the plan for the day, playing in the park, lunch out, the home for a nap. She heard giggling in the hall, Sophia was climbing into bed with her.
"Morning sweet girl."
"Hi mommy!"
They snuggled in bed, for a little while, just enjoying the morning. They got up, to get their day started, eating breakfast, Rat was outside keeping watch over them. They went to the park, playing all morning, then they went to lunch, Sophia was yawning, falling asleep in her lunch. Maddie couldn't help but laugh, picking the little girl up, she carried her out to the SUV and drove her home.
Maddie laid down in bed, falling asleep, she'd had some sleepless nights. She sat up suddenly, everything had come back to her, she let tears run down her face. She stared to shake, she needed to talk to someone to make sure, it was all as she remembered it, that it wasn't some dream she had.
She peked in at Sophia, she was still sleeping, she started getting ready for the party, she'd dress at the club, if she decided to stay. She woke Sophia up at two, feeding her a snack. She called Anita seeing if she could come by early. She got there at four, so Maddie took off for the club.
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She walked up to the bar, looking for Gemma, She overheard two croweaters talking about her. "She's no better then us."
"Well I slept with Happy, when she was pregant with the little brat. She left him for Chibs, her own brother called her a whore so she left. Came back when her bastard was 6 months old, took up with Chibs again."
The other women laughed. "Then she caught Chibs with Monica, she ran out of here so fast. Stupid bitch got kidnapped, lost Chibs baby and got amnesia. Didn't even remember being with Chibs."
"Now the whore is back with Happy!"
Maddie didn't say anything she slowly turned around with tears in her eyes, she bumped into Gemma and Tig.
"Is it true?"
"Baby, let's go talk." Gemma put her arm around her shoulders, Maddie brushed her arm off of her.
"My memory came back today, I just needed it validated, to make sure it wasn't something I dreamed. She started for the door, Tig stepped in front of her, trying to stop her. "Tiggy, I love you, but I'm leaving! I'll drop you on your ass! Jax and Ope taught me to fight, so you know I can."
She shoved him out of the way, running to the parking lot, she climbed into her SUV, and peeled out of the parking lot, going to the one spot she could go to clear her mind and think.
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Gemma glared at the croweaters at the bar. "Get the hell out of here, you aren't welcome here anymore!"
"You can't do that!"
"Really bitch? Let's wait for Happy, Jax, Opie, and Chibs to get here and tell them what you did, If you're lucky you may walk out! I'm doing you a favor!" The woman got up and quickly left, Gemma looked at Tig, he was already on his phone.
"I got a hold of Jax, they are about a thirty minutes away. Chibs isn't answering his phone, I'm going to his house."
"Go get him baby, bring him back here."
Gemma tried to call Maddie's cell phone, but it went straight to voice mail, she called Anita and told her if Maddie showed up at the house to call her immediately and to try to keep Maddie and Sophia at the house.
Tig pulled into Chibs drive, walking up he beat on the door, Chibs yanked it open. "What?"
"Has Maddie been by or called you?"
"No, why would she?"
"Because she got her memory back, she heard a couple of croweaters talking about her confirming it, and she's taken off. Gemma can't get her to answer her phone. You need to come to the club, and wait for Happy and everyone else, so we can find her."
"Let her old man find her."
Tig grabbed him. "Didn't you hear me? She knows the truth, she knows it was your baby she lost...she ran off upset. Get you ass to the club, don't make me kick it before you go!"
"Christ...Maddie!" He grabbed his Kutte, locking up he got on his bike and geaded for the club.
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Happy was excited to be home, first and foremost, he was going to make up with his women, then he was going to put his crow on her. He didn't see her cage in the parking lot, he swore under his breath, he was going to take a shower, get cleaned up, then go home and make up with her. He and the rest of the club members got off their bikes, walking towards the clubhouse, Gemma, Tig, Rat, and Chibs were sitting out front on the picnic tables.
Chibs walked up to Happy. "We need to talk."
"What about?" He wasn't pleased that he was being kept from his plan.
"Maddie's memory came back this afternoon, she knows everything. She took off upset, no one can reach her."
"Fuck! Has anyone been out looking for her?"
"She's been gone for forty-five minutes, we were giving her time to cool down, before we looked."
They walked over to their brothers, looking at them. "We need your help. Maddie's memory came back, she took off, we need to find her. She won't answer her phone." Happy said.
Chibs looked at Gemma. "Would you go to the house, in case she shows up there?"
"Of course baby." Gemma walked to her car leaving.
They paired up in twos, riding out to search for her, promising to keep in contact with each other.
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She lay on the flat rocks, trying to figure out what to do, she'd been betrayed and lied to by all the people she loved. Her cell phone rang for the twenty-fifth time, this time it was Bobby Elvis. She really wished they'd leave her alone, she decided the only way she'd get some peace was to send a group text.
I'm fine. Need to think, please leave me alone!
She leaned back against the rock, watching the water flowing down, the creek. She heard two motorcycles pulling over at the top of the rode. So much for leaving me alone to think. She stood up to see who had found her. Well fuck! It was the two men, she really didn't want to see! She crossed her arms in front of herself, in a way to protect herself from their bullshit.
"Stay away from me! I have nothing to say to either one of you!"
Chibs came close to her. "Please...let us explain."
"How you lied to me for the past two months? I must be a bad lay to have two men cheat on me." She laughed. "But hey I got lucky to walk on you both..." Chibs tried to grab her arm. "Don't fucking touch me, if you hadn't of cheated on me...I wouldn't of left upset, or gotten kidnapped or..." She saw the tears in his eyes, turning her back on Chibs she glared at Happy. "And you, couldn't wait to step in and take advantage...poor Maddie she's so fucked up. She can't remember shit...I'll pretend to love her because I feel sorry for her.
"Maddie, I never stopped loving you." He stepped forward to pull her into his arms. She shoved him away from her.
"Don't fucking touch me, either one of you! I hate you both, go to hell!" She stormed up the embankment to her car, speeding home to get Sophia.