AN: I promised an Opie story so I figured I'd write one. I can't promise it will be any good but I'll try. Thank you to everyone who reviewed! I noticed a lot of you do the same for my other stories and I really love that you are reading my stories. Thank you so so much!

Madison finally opened the door and let the Sons in after arguing with whoever was on the other side of the door and slipping into a pair of sweats and t shirt. She wasn't excited about letting these people into her home nor was she excited about people knowing about her and Opie. Grumbling under her breath as the men filed in and closed and locked the door she made her way into the living room, waving a hand at the furniture to tell them to sit. The cute blonde one thanked her and they shuffled into the room. Maddie walked away and into the kitchen without a word trying to get a grip on things. She started going through the motions of making coffee figuring it wouldn't hurt to be hospitable even if they did just barge in at two in the morning. She prayed her neighbors didn't see them. Madison was waiting on the second pot to finish when Opie walked in. "Babe, we gotta talk." Madison sighed and shrugged her shoulders.

"Kinda figured it would end at some point. Have a nice life Opie Winston." She replied without turning to face him. Once the coffee finished dripping from the machine she filled the last of the cups and carried two in each hand to the living room. She handed them out before turning to grab the last of them. "Grab the cream and sugar please? And a spoon?" She asked Opie who still stood next to the counter watching her. With the items in hand he walked into the living room and found Madison sitting in a chair that had been pulled over from the dining room. It was in that moment that he realized he had never been in that room in her house. Taking a seat next to Jax once again on the couch he folded his hands in front of him, his eyes on Madison.

"Thanks for the coffee darlin'." Jax took a sip of his before putting it down on the coffee table. "You are probably wondering why we showed up like this. A few of us have actually known about the two of you for quite some time. It doesn't matter to us unless it becomes an issue for the club. And tonight it has. We received a threat about a few of our Old Ladies and you were on that list." The room was deathly silent. The only sound was the ticking of the clock and Madison's heart beating hard in her chest.

"I'm not an Old Lady." She argued. "There has to be some kind of mistake. Maybe you could just tell these people that?" Jax shook his head.

"Sorry doll but in their eyes you are and there isn't telling them any different. There are a few things we can do. First, we can take you to the club house the rest of the Old Ladies and put you under lock down until this is resolved. Or we can set you up somewhere new under a new name. Or we could just let you fend for your own and hope they don't find you." Madison chose to not argue about the Old Lady thing again. She had gotten her point out the first time. There really was no point in fighting the issue again. To say she wasn't scared would be a lie. She was terrified to know that she was a target but she wasn't going to show it.

"Just leave me here." Her voice was low but loud enough to be heard in the silent room. "I'll take care of myself." Opie jumped from his chair and yelled.

"No! No, you're coming to the club house. You'll stay there. You can't just sit out here like a pig for slaughter." The burly biker was furious, scared even. Madison was never supposed to be a part of the mess that the Sons frequently found themselves in. It's why he never brought her to parties or introduced her to his best friend. It didn't take long for Madison to jump up from her seat and point a finger at the man.

"Don't you dare tell me what to do! Look at this goddamn ass fucking! You promised I would never be in this shit. Get out! Everyone get out!" Madison was screaming and if she didn't stop the cops would be showing up any minute. It took Opie two seconds to cross over to her and grab her around the waist. He dragged her kicking and screaming up the stairs to the bathroom and tossed her right into the tub before blasting her with cold water from the shower. The guys downstairs were in a mix of shock and laughs at the sounds of the young woman and the biker.

"What the fuck?!" Madison screamed and made a lunge but Opie had been expecting it and snatched her up, dumping her right back into the tub. This time she grabbed his shirt and pulled her down with him. Madison hadn't given thought about how much it made hurt to have a heavy man land on top of her and she yelped out. Opie propped himself up over her with one arm.

"Stupid idea huh? Cut this shit Mads. You need to go to the clubhouse with me." The cold water had made both of their skin red and Madison's lips were beginning to tiny blue.

"Why? Why does it matter so much Ope?" Her teeth were chattering now and he began to feel guilty. With a mumbled "fuck" he pulled himself up and shut the water off. When he offered his hand to Madison she shook her head, defiance and anger burning bright in her eyes. Holding in another shouting match Opie reached down and lifted her from the tub. Water dripped off their clothes and on to the floor and all Madison could think about was how the bathroom was going to smell like mildew if it wasn't cleaned up. Snatching a towel that was sitting on the hamper she dropped down to her knees to try and soak some of it up.

"Mads..." Opie sighed. Grabbing a towel from the rack he reached down and yanked her up by her arm. Wrapping the towel around her shoulders he pulled her to him and just held her. Madison was shaking now. Her whole body convulsing to the point Opie was scared she was having a seizure. With very little effort he scooped her up and brought her to the bed and began stripping her of her soaked clothes. Once she was in only her undergarments he then wrapped the comforter around her shoulders. "Babe, listen, just hear me out." He kneeled down in front of Madison and took her freezing hands in his and squeezed. Her responding silence gave him the go ahead. "You know this is exactly what I didn't want to happen, but it has. I am so sorry. Just please come with me and let me keep you safe. If we can't get this shit squared away in a month tops then you can go home and I won't bother you anymore." Madison squeezed his hands tighter.

"Ope..." She trailed off not wanting to confess that she wasn't ready for him to just step out of her life. She cared for him. She wasn't supposed to but she did. When did things change for her?

"Please?" He looked up at her, one of his hands releasing hers to tuck her wet hair behind her ear. Subconsciously she leaned into it. Opie caught the tiny action and dropped his hand.

"Okay. I'll go." She whispered. Opie didn't say anything, just leaned forward and kissed her on the forehead. Yanking a suitcase from the closet Opie began dumping clothes into it, only stopping to toss her a pair of yoga pants and a t shirt. As he went around the room grabbing clothes and slipping on his cut Madison changed her clothes then moved to the bathroom. Using towels she began cleaning up the mess of water. Opie stopped shoving clothes into the suitcase entered the bathroom. "Babe, I'll have one of the prospects do it."

"No, please just...just let me." Madison needed the normalcy of cleaning the bathroom in this really screwed up moment. Leaving her to it he walked down the stairs with the suitcase and dropped it by the door. Jax stood and walked to his best friend.

"So what's the decision?" It was getting late and he really needed to get home to Tara and the boys. He had already moved them to the club house but he still didn't feel comfortable being even a few blocks away.

"She's coming. What the fuck happened man? How did you even know where I was?" Opie sat down in the chair Madison had been sitting in and scrubbed his hands over his face tiredly.

"We don't know Ope. We just got a nasty email targeting our women. Brother, I've known about you two from the beginning. When you first started disappearing for nights I tailed you in a cage from the garage. I saw you stop at the house. At the time I didn't know whose house it was and I just shrugged it off. I had just wanted to make sure you weren't in some kinda trouble. I finally realized who you were spending your time with when we were at the store picking up stuff for Ma and we passed Madison. She kept walking right by you, eyes on the floor but you wouldn't stop staring at her. You never look at anyone like that. Not even the Croweaters. And that was a huge tip off bro. You stopped looking at them. Stopped spending nights or even a few minutes with them. The guys had started to think you were switching teams." Jax let out a light laugh and Opie chuckled. "I don't care who you are with and if Madison makes you happy then there ya go."

"We are just friends." Jax shook his head in disbelief and clapped a hand on the man's shoulder.

"Sure bro." And with that he signaled the guys to get going. "Meet you at the clubhouse." The men filed out and soon enough the sound of bikes roared away from the house. It was a few minutes Madison came downstairs with her arms full of sheets.

"We have sheets there."

"I want mine." Opie gave up knowing it would only end up another battle and he was too tired for it. He watched as Madison put the sheets on the suitcase and came to stand next to him. "How did they know? We've always been careful. You've always parked your bike in the back. You never called." Madison felt deflated and tired as Opie shrugged at her question and stood.

"Dunno. Come on. Let's get out of here." After another small tiff about Madison riding in her own car without Opie or a prospect the two were on their way. She didn't need to follow him. Everyone knew where the Sons were located. Pulling into the lot she realized this was the first time ever. Everyone always went to the Teller-Morrow garage for inspections or tune-ups while Madison would either do the tune-ups herself or go to the garage that was run by a sweet older man in the town over. Once the car was parked Maddie cut the engine and sat there wondering if she should try to run. She didn't belong here. She didn't belong in this lot never mind staying in the clubhouse. Before she could make a decision Opie was opening her door and helping her out. On hand wrapped around her arm, the other holding the suitcase and sheets he led her inside. Everyone stopped talking; the only sounds were coming from the juke box now. All eyes had shifted to the couple who had just walked in; more so on the female accompanying Opie. Madison felt small in their eyes. Even more under the eyes of Gemma Teller. Madison knew her from the one decent shoe store they had in town. She had bumped into her a few times but hardly spoke to her. To be quite honest, Mother Samcro terrified her. She had seen Gemma swing at a woman with a skateboard. She knew the woman was capable of a lot worse. Finally a young woman with dark hair holding a baby came forward and smiled at her.

"Hi I'm Tara. I'm Jax's wife and this here is Thomas." The woman looked at the child in her arms like a proud momma. Madison tried to smile back. "Abel is asleep so you'll meet him tomorrow. I'm sure you are exhausted. I'll show you to your room so you can get some rest." Madison nodded and reached out for the suitcase but Opie pulled it away.

"I've got it." Madison's hand dropped to her side and she timidly followed Tara down a hall and up some stairs.

"This is where the dorms are. A lot of the guys from the other MC's will stay here. We've cleared a few out for the women." Madison had no idea what she was talking about but nodded anyway. Finally stopping at a door Tara opened it and walked in. "This one is where you will be staying. I am only two doors down on the left. If you need anything at all let me know. There are fresh sheets and towels." Her eyes moved to the ones that Opie had but quickly moved back to Madison. "I'll let you get settled." She hugged Opie on her way out and shut the door. Madison plopped down on the edge of the bed and dropped her head in to her hands. Surprisingly Opie put the suitcase down and sat next to her.

"It will be fine. It won't be for long." Lifting her head from her hands she looked at him and stood up. Shedding her shoes she climbed in between the sheets and laid down. "You aren't changing your sheets?" Madison shook her head.

"Tara said these are clean and I am too tired." She closed her eyes and snuggled down into the sheets. The sinking of the spot next to her had her eyes snapping open. "What are you doing?" She asked. Opie looked at her like she was crazy.

"This is my room."

"Oh." She almost wanted to suggest she find a new room but she couldn't get herself to do so. She was too tired. Closing her eyes it didn't take her long to fall asleep.

The sound of Madison's breath evening out signaled she was asleep. Opie looked over at her. She looked so calm now and he felt guilty for dragging her into such a mess. With a sigh he flipped on to his side so he could keep an eye on her. It was weird being in a bed with Madison and not doing anything. He was so used to them being strictly physical. He had to admit he did care for her a little but he didn't lover her. Madison always told him she didn't do friends but that's what they were wasn't it? It's not like they only screwed when they saw each other. Occasionally they talked nothing too personal but silly things like cartoons or food. Opie didn't want to stress it. It wasn't even a big deal. But the fire in her eyes when they got into the fight in the bathroom, he had never seen that before. She was like an entirely different woman. She could have easily passed as Samcro in that moment. But she wasn't Samcro. She wasn't a club woman or an Old Lady. She was just someone he went to for one thing. Relaxing a little Opie closed his eyes and tried to sleep.