Chapter 2
A loud ring came from Aj's phone. She had just gotten out of the shower and was towel drying her long jet black hair. She rolled her eyes when she saw who it was on her caller ID.
She hit the ignore button and let it go to voicemail. She had better things to do than talk to him. She knew she would get back with him sooner or later. She also knew it was code to forgive your man after he has slept with another woman. That was one thing she would never understand about this life. It just didn't make any sense.
After putting product in her hair, AJ went to find her sister. She was in desperate need of a girls day, but she was surprised to see her dad at the kitchen table. Hannah was sitting there with her arms and legs crossed. She looked at AJ and bit her lip. This could not be good.
"So" Tig started off. " Anybody want to tell be who's this is"? He put a letter form the Charming heath department on the table. AJ look at Hannah and picked up the letter it read:
TO MS. TRAGER(NO FIRST NAME WAS SHOWN) THE RESULTS OF YOUR TEST HAVE COME BACK POSITIVE FOR SYPHILIS. WE ASK THAT YOU COME IN FOR A VACCINE THAT SHOULD CLEAR UP THE INFECTION. IT WAS LUCKY THAT YOU CAUGHT IT EARLY FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL US AT CHARMING HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU HAVE A NICE DAY.
"Oh by the way you have and STD but have a nice fucking day"! AJ screamed. Tig looked pissed beyond belief, but he also looked like he was trying to keep it together. "Which one of you is it"! He screamed. "Me dad". Hannah said she looked down at her hands and then took a deep breath in looking up at her dad. "Maybe I should just go back upstairs" AJ said as she turned to go back upstairs. "Yeah" tig said. "give us a minute".
They sat in an awkward silence for 5 minutes. Tig didn't look at her. He just stared at his cigarette or the ash tray. "Who is it Hannah"? "Umm well, it's uh that guy Danny". Tig just shook his head and said "Damn Tacoma prospects". "I'm sorry dad I'm going tomorrow to get the shot". "Yeah that sounds good" he said still looking at the ash tray. "Take AJ with you". Hannah mouthed ok and went up to her sisters room as fast as she could.
AJ paced her room waiting for Hannah she couldn't hear a thing down there. Finally Hannah come in looking white as a ghost. "What the hell"! AJ said as Hannah sat on the bed. She looked at AJ and said, "AJ I only slept with him once". "Well sometimes that's all it takes". "it will be ok. I promise". And they both hugged.
A couple hours later at the garage Gemma was leaning in the door way or the office smoking a cigarette when Tig came up behind her. "Hey Gem" tig said. "Hey tigger, what's up"? "Hannah has Syphilis". He said with a sigh. "Shit. Prospect form Tacoma"? "Yeah how did you know"? "she told me" Gemma said with a guilty smile. "And you just decided not to tell me"? "I wanted her to tell you on her own". Tig just shook his head and asked Gemma a hard question. "Do you think I should get AJ tested"? Gemma sighed and stopmed out her cigarette. "AJ may be a little young and naïve, but if she thought she had something she would get tested". "But see that's the thing". Tig said. "She is kinda naïve and what if she just thinks she doesn't have anything"? "I'm going to take a wild guess and say all this shit with Hannah is the kick in the ass AJ needs". Gemma said with a smile. Tig smiled back, "I'm going to get back to work".