...Chapter 2...

Jax, Opie, and Juice went back to Jaylin's later that evening. They parked their bikes behind her car, and went into the house. "Jay!" Jax called out. "Jay?" but same as earlier, he got no answer. "Jaylin!" he yelled, then him and the guys went searching though out the house, and came up with nothing. They even checked the backyard, but she wasn't there either.

"Jax!" Opie yelled, from inside her bathroom. "Come take a look at this."

Him and Juice walked in, then saw a piece of paper taped to the mirror. "Jesus Christ, Jay." Jax took out his cell phone, and dialed a number.

"Yeah?"

"Hey, Hap... you need to get to Jaylin's, now."

"For what?"

"She left a note and she's gone."

"Gone where, Jax?"

"Don't know, just get here."

"Fine." Happy said, before hanging up on him. He groaned as he got out of the bed and started getting his clothes back on.

"Where you going, Baby?"

Happy didn't answer, he just finished getting dressed, then as he put his cut back on, he glared at the crow-eater. "Don't worry about it what I'm doing, you do whatever it is you do, and get the fuck out of my room." her jaw dropped as Happy walked out, slamming the door behind him.

...

Happy walked into Jaylin's house and saw the guys sitting on the couches. "You said that Jay's gone." he stared at Jax. "Her car's in the drive way."

"She ain't here, Man." Opie shook his head. "That car might be here, but her other one isn't."

"Read this." Jax held out a piece of paper.

"What is it?" Happy asked, snatching it out of his hand.

"Just read it." Jax nodded, then Happy stared at him for a few seconds, before looking at it.

"If you are reading this, then that means I'm gone. I'm sick and tired of feeling like I don't matter, especially to the people that supposedly loves or cares about me, and it's mainly Jax and Happy. First of all, Jax, I may not be your flesh and blood, but I'm your sister in every way that should count, and I'm not sure why you treat me the way you do, but it's not right.

As for you, Hap, you can go out and fuck all the crow-eater whores that you want, because I know damn well, regardless what I say or what promise you make, you'll just go fuck them anyway. So with me gone, you have absolutely NOTHING holding you back, it's really what you wanted, since you don't seem to want me.

I'm not telling any of you where I'm going or where I'm at, just know that we'll be fine, and if you try to look for me, I'll leave before you get the chance to find me. Tell Daddy that I'm sorry, but I had to do this. I hope the club, what's left of my family, and my friends have a good life. - Jaylin."

Happy couldn't believe what he just read, the paper slipped from his fingers and he plopped down on the recliner, with his head in his hands. Him as well as Juice, Opie, and Jax were at a loss for words, not knowing what to do about this situation, or how they'd tell Clay, that is only daughter had taken off.

Jaylin stood in front of the door, with her purse, and laptop case in hand, and took a few deep breaths, before ringing the doorbell, because she didn't know what to expect.

About a minute later, the door opened, followed by a "Ho...ly shit."

"Hey, Rome." she smiled. "Is my brother here?"

"Brian's out with Mia and Dom." he grabbed Jaylin by her wrist and pulled her inside the house. "Come in, girl." he gave her a hug. "We've missed you."

"Yeah." she nodded, letting go. "I missed all of you too."

"Go sit down, I'll take this." After Rome grabbed her stuff and put it on the recliner, he went into the kitchen

"Thanks." Jaylin walked into the living room and sat down on the couch.

Rome came back with two beers, then sat down next to Jaylin. "You want one?"

"No, thanks." she shook her head.

"Okay, more for me." he took a sip. "So... what is Miss Jaylin Morrow doing here in San Diego?"

"I just needed to get away for a while."

"How's Cody?"

"He died." she looked down. "This morning."

"Seriously? How?"

"I was gonna go outside for my morning walk and Cody darted out into the street." she looked back up at Rome. "He got ran over by a taxi and the son of a bitch kept on going."

"I'm sorry, Jay."

"Thanks." she gave him a weak smile.

"So, what's been going on? Where you living at?"

"Up north in Charming."

"Charming." he took another sip. "Right... so how's everything up there?"

"Well, both my step brother and now ex boyfriend are assholes."

Rome sat up straight. "Who's ass do I need to kick, Girl?"

"Nobody's Rome, I took care of it, but thanks anyway."

"A'ight." he nodded. "The offer will always be on the table, if you need someone to get a beat down."

"Okay." she paused, then looked around. "How's everyone?"

Rome raised his eyebrow. "Everyone or just Dom?"

Jaylin glared at him, then sighed. "I mean everyone."

"Well." he chuckled. "Brian and Mia are still trying to work things out, Dom's been a mess since Letty left him, Han went to Tokyo for a minute, but should be back soon, and as for me." he leaned back in the couch. "I'm just livin' and lovin' life."

"Oh, that's good... and my mother?"

"She met Rick, who is a seventy-five year old millionare, and married him within two weeks, plus moved to North Carolina with him."

Jaylin scoffed. "I knew mom was a gold digger and I'm totally not surprised."

Rome laughed. "Yeah, well, what can you do." he shrugged. "Whatever floats her boat as long as she's happy, right?"

"Yeah, I guess." she sighed.

A few minutes later, the door swung open, then Brian, Dominic, and Mia walked in. "Rome, who's silver Skyline is out..." Brian stopped in his tracks, seeing who was sitting on the couch. "Side."

"Jay?" Mia looked surprised. "Is that really you?"

"Uh-huh." she nodded, locking eyes with Dominic, who had his jaw dropped to the ground. "I just came for a visit." she shrugged, then gave Brian a hug. "So, didja miss me?"

"Of course, I did." he said, letting go.

"Hey, Girly." Mia smiled and gave her a hug. "How have you been?"

"I've been better."

Mia let go and gave her a funny look. "Everything okay?"

"Yeah, it's not important." Jaylin waved her hand, then noticed Rome slightly rolling his eyes. She shot a look at him and he just shook his head.

Brian brought a few beers from the kitchen. He handed one to Dominic and Rome, then held one in front of Jaylin. "You want one?"

"No, thanks."

"Yeah." Rome scoffed. "I offered her one earlier, but she didn't take it."

Brian shrugged, then sat down on the couch. "So, how long are you staying?"

"Oh, I don't know... how long will you let me stay?"

"As long as you want." Dominic spoke for the first time, since they walked in.

"Okay." Brian nodded. "As long as you want."

"Thanks." she smiled.

Brian, Mia, and Rome exchanged glances, then Rome stood up. "How 'bout we go get your stuff."

Jaylin threw her keys at Brian. "There's some in the trunk and in the back seat."

"Okay." he nodded, then him, Mia, and Rome walked out of the house.

"So." Jaylin started, breaking the awkward silence. "How have you been?"

Dominic rubbed his head and chuckled. "I've been okay... how 'bout you?"

"Well, Cody died this morning."

"The one the Brian got you?"

"Yeah." she looked down. "Cody got hit by a taxi and the asshole kept on going."

"I'm sorry, Jay."

"Thanks." she gave him a weak smile.

A few minutes later, Mia and the guys came in with Jaylin's luggage. "Where's this going?" she asked.

Before Jaylin could respond, Dominic spoke. "Put them in my room."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, Mia." he nodded. "Jay can sleep in there, I'll be on the couch."

"Alright then."

The three of them took everything into Dominic's room, then Brian came out, and gave Jaylin a hug. "Rome told me about Cody."

"Yeah." she nodded, letting go. "I buried him in my backyard this morning." both of them sat down on the couch. "You still staying with your dad?"

"No, I moved into my own house, a while ago."

Mia walked in from the kitchen. "You hungry, Jay? We were gonna go out to eat for a late dinner."

"Sure." she stood up. "But first, do I have time to take a shower?"

"Yeah, I still need to get ready."

Dominic stood up. "Come on, Jay, I'll show you where everything's at." she nodded, then followed him into his room. "There's a '45 inch flat screen." he leaned over to her. "With every channel known to man, in HD of course." she giggled, as Dominic opened a door. "Here's the bathroom and shower, towels are above the toilet."

"Okay, thanks, Dom."

"You're welcome." he smiled at her, then walked out of his room, and shut the door behind him.

As Jaylin was about to get into the shower, her cell phone rang. She picked it up and saw 'Happy' flashing on the screen. "I can't do this with you anymore." she muttered, pressing the end button. She tossed her phone on the bed, then went into the bathroom to take a quick shower.