Chapter 3:

Conner pulled up to his apartment and went inside. He saw Angie packing, then she looked up, and said "Did you apologize to her?"

"Yeah, I think she forgave me."

"Good."

Conner leaned up against the couch and crossed his arms over his chest. "So what exactly is your plan?"

"Plan?"

"To bring Jaydin back here." he paused. "How?"

"Just leave that to me." she smirked.

"What are you gonna do? Club her in the head or drug her with something?"

Angie walked up to Conner and put her arms around his neck. "You just let me take care of it."

He slowly nodded, then gave her a kiss. "Let's go." he sighed.


"So." Renee started. "You told Conner you love him, even though he called you a whore?"

"I'm still upset with him, but I only said that to piss off Juice, and it worked."

"That 'whore' comment was uncalled for. If Juice would have punched him in the face, then I would have."

"I know." Jaydin nodded. "And I'm sure Happy would have too."

Renee sighed. "Okay, Jay... spill it."

"Spill what?"

"Everything... the only things I know about your life is that you were born in California, you got that hidious crow tattoo while you were there, and that you never wanted to go back."

"That's pretty much it, though."

"I want to know all of it. I mean, you're my best friend and you know everything about me." Renee paused. "It's not like we don't have the time, since we're going on this long ass road trip."

"All right." Jaydin nodded, then took a deep breath. "I'm a middle child, I have an asshole older brother named Jax, and I had a little brother named Tommy."

"Had?"

"Tommy died from a congenital heart defect when he was six, he had the family flaw."

"Oh no."

"My mother Gemma had it and Jax had it. It somehow skipped me, but Tommy got it, and died from it."

"How sad, I'm sorry."

"Thanks." Jaydin nodded, then started to think. "Hold up."

"What?"

"Did you know... to this day, I wonder why my parents picked 'James' as my middle name."

"It has a nice ring to it, Jaydin James... no wait." Renee shook her head. "It sounds like a stripper name."

Jaydin laughed. "Maybe they were stoned at the time of my name picking." she shrugged. "But, I'm gonna ask her damn it."

"Okay, go on."

"My father, John and his best friend Piney, who both served in the Vietnam War, co-founded the club called SAMCRO... which means Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original. It was them two along with six other guys including Clay Morrow."

"Just like on the leather vests?"

"Yeah, but to them, it's called a cut."

"Do you have one?"

"No, but I've always wanted one. I don't think us 'women' get to have a cut or even get the choice." Renee just nodded. "Anyway, I grew up with all of them bikers and motorcycles my whole life, it's all I knew, and the club is like a big family." Jaydin sighed. "Back in ninety three, my dad was hit by a semi and he was dragged one hundered and seventy eight yards away, but he died two days later from his injuries."

"I'm sorry to hear that."

"Thanks." Jaydin nodded. "After Dad died, Mom married Clay."

"Oh... okay, so what's the story with you and Juice?"

"Juice and I, were dating when he was a prospect for the club."

"What's a prospect?" Renee asked, as she put a piece of gum in her mouth.

"You know when you start a job and you go through a probation period, for three to six months?"

"Yeah."

"Starting as a prospect is kinda like that, but I don't know how long it takes before the club votes you in as a full member, and the votes have to be unanimous." she paused. "And you're duties, starting off is, you have to do anything and everything the club says, no matter what. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad and you'd have to protect the club at all costs... no matter what."

"Intriguing."

"Yeah, but anyway... we dated for a while and I was labeled as his Old Lady, that's why I got the crow tattoo.."

"Old Lady?"

Jaydin chuckled. "It's not as bad as you think... it just means, if you're a wife or steady girlfriend, then you belong to that member and that member only."

"That makes sense."

"Yeah... well, I caught Juice cheating on me with one of my friends and then lied about it, because of something I told him."

"What was it?"

"I'm getting to that... but I was in love with him and evidently he didn't care."

"Okay, now tell me why you have hostility towards your brother."

Jaydin scoffed. "Because he's a self centered asshole."

"Why?"

"I haven't told this to anyone, except for Happy and Donna." she paused. "I came home late one night from working at the video store. I tried calling everyone to see if someone could pick me up, but I had no such luck. Happy was out of town, Clay and Mom were asleep, and I couldn't get a hold of anyone else, so I walked home. After a while, it felt like someone was following me and there was."

"Oh no."

A few tears fell down Jaydin's cheek. "I was grabbed from behind and I blacked out, but I kept going in and out of consciousness and I noticed a tattoo on his neck. I woke up in the woods somewhere and the only thing I remember is his voice."

"Oh, my God, Jay... did you tell anyone else?"

"Not at first, but I tried telling Jax, but him being extremely pussy whipped with Tara, he wouldn't listen. When he did kinda believed me, he just kept saying that it was my fault and I was acting like a whore to let it happen."

"Oh wow."

"After I tried telling Juice, that's when he went out and cheated on me, but only ones who believed me was Happy and Donna." Jaydin paused. "So that's why I hate my brother, me and Juice are no longer together, and I moved to Vegas."

"I see." Renee nodded.

"I haven't even told my mother and I talked to her about everything, but I was seventeen when it happened and I ended up getting pregnant, but I had a miscarriage a month and a half afterwards."

Renee gasped. "Oh no, what if it was Juice's baby?"

"It could have been either or. I slept with Juice a few times before that 'incident' happened... but there was no way I could find out. I guess I was around five weeks at the time of the miscarriage, so I'll never know."

"Damn, Jay... how come you never told me about any of this?"

She shrugged. "I just wanted to keep all of my past... way in the past."

"Oh."

"I haven't talked to Jax since, but I kept in touch with Mom, Donna, Happy, and Chibs." Jaydin glanced at her for a second, then turned her attention back to the road. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you."

"It's okay." Renee nodded. "Just don't keep me in the dark anymore."

"Done."

"I mean, we're best friends, Jay."

"All righty then, Renee... no more secrets about my past."

"Good." she nodded.


Eight hours later, Jaydin saw the 'Welcome to Charming' sign and cracked a little smile. A part of her was happy to be home, but the other half just wanted to hurry up and get this over with, so she wouldn't have to be around Juice or Jax longer than she had to.

A little bit after that, Jaydin followed Happy to a Motel 6 and parked in front of the office. He got off his bike and walked up to Jaydin as she rolled down her window. "I'm gonna get you two a room, be right back." she nodded, then he into the front office.

Seconds later, Juice walked up to Jaydin's window and stared at her. "Can I help you?"

"We need to talk."

"Juice, we have nothing to talk about."

"Yes, we do."

"Well, I don't want to talk to you... so you go do whatever it is you do with all the sweet-butts and crow-eaters, and." she paused. "Leave. Me. The. Hell. Alone."

Juice was about to open his mouth to say something, but Happy came back to her car. "Here you go, Jay... the keys to your room."

She took them and said "Okay."

"It's room number one-fifty-seven." he paused. "The funeral is at nine, so I'll see you then."

"Thanks, Happy." she smiled, then drove over to the front of her motel room as Happy and Juice took off.

"What's a sweet-butt and a crow-eater?" Renee asked, walking inside the room.

Jaydin laughed out loud. "Girl... you have lots to learn about this club."