A/N: Lots of fun stuff happening here, including an SOA take on 12 Days of Christmas and some past happenings to set the tension for season 2-esque chapters. Enjoy!
Chapter 2- An Old Lady For Christmas
It was three days after Chibs had been stuck at Brooke's lake house.
"How was your stay at Brooke's?" said Jax.
"Shut up – ye knew it'd rain and that I'd be stuck there," said Chibs.
"Okay, I did," said Jax. "You two were hitting it off that night, I decided to intervene a little – one of us should luck out a bit in that area."
"Then why aren't you doin' shite wit her? Yer the one whose known her since ya both were kids," said Chibs.
"Seriously? That'd be like kissing a cousin, yuck!" said Jax. "Why are you so against it?"
"She'd be vulnerable to the Irish and we both know it," said Chibs. "Besides, I'm old and I got a beer gut!"
"34 isn't old, compared to Bobby you don't have a beer gut, and we'll figure out what to do about them if it comes to that," said Jax.
SOA
South Lake Tahoe, CA.
The minute Brooke and her best friend Taylor dismounted the ski lift, they were off. They had skied yesterday and today they were snowboarding, the snowy wind whipping through their hair and turning their faces beet red. They had gotten to a ski lodge two days ago and were enjoying themselves with all the skiing and snowboarding they could handle. Their cabin had a hot tub, and there were a few bars in the area. When it got dark the women went inside the lodge and went to the restaurant, where they got steaming mugs of hot chocolate.
"I am having so much fun… can't wait to get home though," said Brooke.
"Now, why do you wanna go back to Charming so bad?" said Taylor. "Have you been boning Jax? Or is it Opie?"
"No," said Brooke.
She rolled her eyes. Taylor didn't seem to think life was good unless she was getting laid, or was trying to get Brooke to go home with a guy whenever they went out. To Brooke, there were many things more important than sex – but then again she normally kept herself too busy to have much of it anyways, having flings here and there but her life didn't leave much room for staying in one place and many guys didn't understand.
"So who did you fuck? Was he good?" said Taylor.
"No, I didn't fuck him," said Brooke.
"So there is someone," said Taylor. "C'mon, tell me!"
"He's a mechanic, a friend of Jax's," said Brooke.
"So he's one of the bikers – and a mechanic at that I'm sure he can do all kinds of things with his hands," said Taylor.
Brooke rolled her eyes.
"You're just gonna keep racing to your heart's content no matter what you gotta sacrifice? Online high school the last three years of high school? Online college and hardly any love life?" said Taylor. "You could've come back for the first semester of your sophomore year, you know."
"I had plans, Taylor," said Brooke. "I didn't wanna lose out, and after everything that happened with Jacob, I'm worried about getting burned again."
"Jacob was an ass, but to me it sounds like you really like this guy, Brooke," said Taylor. "Describe him."
"He has brown eyes, and despite living in the U.S. for years he still has an accent from growing up in Scotland," said Brooke.
"That does it – we're cutting this trip short and hitting the nearest drug store for supplies," said Taylor. "Think CVS will give us a discount if we buy condoms in bulk?"
Brooke turned beet red from embarrassment and laughed.
SOA
Charming, CA.
It was a couple days after Brooke got back from her ski trip. She had gotten condoms, and a few other things – those things being whipped cream, chocolate syrup and a pair of handcuffs, the real kind not those plastic fluffy ones. Those fluffy things were for pussies. She had asked Piney to check in on the pets and feed them while she had been away. He had happily obliged and they had behaved but they had been over the moon when their owner came home.
Brooke wasn't sure how she was going to get Chibs to come see her. Taylor had dragged her around several stores buying supplies and Brooke knew she had to do something with them, but she had no idea how to do this. She wasn't a virgin but she wasn't experienced either. She wondered if that would bother him. She had only slept with one other guy, her jerk of an ex-fiancé. She knew Taylor had slept with a lot of guys but had decided not ask the number. It turned out she wasn't going to need an excuse – he pulled in a few hours later.
"Piney told me ye got back," said Chibs. "How were tha slopes?"
"Awesome – I skied and snowboahded, I had a lot of fun," said Brooke.
"That's great," said Chibs. "What's that ye got there?"
Brooke realized he had noticed the book she had been reading before he had arrived.
"Bought a couple more books on restoring cars so I'd know what the hell I was doing," said Brooke. "First priority would have to be the engine, and if that's busted I'm probably gonna need a new one altogether."
"I hope ye got a set of keys fer dat," said Chibs.
"Yeah, I do… I honestly don't know who the hell left that car just sitting there," said Brooke. "I could go all day about how cool Mustangs are but I'm sure you'd rather I not… it can get boring."
Chibs laughed. He found he was a lot happier around Brooke than when he wasn't. Brooke was just glad they were talking about something other than sex, as Taylor had been making a list of guys at the lodge she had wanted to screw – she would keep the stuff on hold for another time, if that time ever happened.
SOA
That time happened a week later – they had been working on the Mustang, and Brooke had to go inside to feed the dogs and cat.
"Can't them go hungry," said Brooke.
"No, we can't," said Chibs.
Savannah jumped on the counter, waiting for the can opener while Brooke got all the dogs their food. It was a feeding frenzy. After she was done, Brooke decided to get herself and Chibs something to drink when he noticed the whipped cream.
"What were ye gonna do with dat?" said Chibs.
"This!" said Brooke.
She sprayed him, but when he tried jumping out of the way she wound up spraying his cut.
"Shit I'm sorry," said Brooke.
"Aye, it's okay… 'cuz I found the chocolate sauce ye crazy lass!" said Chibs.
He chased her throughout the house as they sprayed each other with the offending goods. When they wound up in the kitchen again, they were covered in chocolate sauce and whipped cream. Brooke was about to get a towel when Chibs grabbed her and kissed her hard on the mouth. He knew being with her could very well sign her death warrant but she was too beautiful, too kind to push away. He really liked her and he knew if enough time went by he'd love her too.
"We really need to clean ourselves up," said Brooke.
"Ye got a shower, right?" said Chibs.
"Yeah," said Brooke.
They went upstairs to the bathroom. Chibs opened a drawer out of curiosity and found an unopened box of condoms.
"My friend bought 20 boxes and I ran out of room in my bedroom," said Brooke.
"Well, we gotta take our clothes off regardless," said Chibs.
Brooke laughed.
"Yeah we do… we're a mess!" said Brooke.
She closed the door.
"I doubt you want one of my pets coming in and interrupting," said Brooke.
Chibs laughed. They stripped and got in the shower. Chibs began kissing Brooke again, this time on her neck and breasts. He wanted to mark the crazy speed demon wherever it would show. Brooke was slightly shocked at how good he was. The last guy she'd been with had had no idea how to please a woman, and Chibs seemed to hit all the right spots as he reached between her legs. Her laughter from before was replaced by moans that got louder and louder as Chibs stuck a couple fingers inside her wetness.
"Ye like that?" Chibs whispered.
Brooke was on the verge of losing it to the point that her only response to him whispering with that deep Scottish accent was another loud moan.
He slid his erection inside her and she came. So did Chibs.
SOA
It became like this on most days during the week. They'd spend time together working on the Mustang, which luckily hadn't needed anything under the hood replaced, a couple test starts had found the engine and everything else in working order, but the seats needed replacing and the body a new paint job. Then they'd have sex, sometimes eat dinner and watch a movie. One time Taylor had called saying "You better be fucking the Scotsman if you're not answering!" When Chibs had the meetings on Fridays with the rest of the club Brooke would find herself writing, or even spending time with Gemma. The older woman hadn't been sure what to think of Brooke's role in Chibs' life, but she was making him happy and that was what he needed. Jax was right about Brooke's kindness still being abundant, as Gemma had had to drag the younger woman's accomplishments out of her because Brooke didn't like to brag. One day the women were shopping for one of Gemma's dinners.
"You really like him, don't you?" said Gemma.
"Yeah, I do," said Brooke. "I tried dating other guys, but they wanted me to change. Chibs hasn't asked me to give up racing. He actually gets a kick out of all the stuff I tell him."
"But you're gone, a lot," said Gemma.
"With all due respect, it's the 21st century and I can do whatever I want with my life," said Brooke. "Chibs and I already talked about it and he's fine with it. He ever needs me I'm just a phone call away."
"You really want to have it all, don't you?" said Gemma.
"Yeah," said Brooke. "Life's too short not to."
Gemma understood where Brooke was coming from. Unfortunately, both women had the bad luck of bumping into David Hale in the checkout line.
"Nice to see you, Gemma… Brooke," said David.
Gemma wondered how they knew each other, and noticed Brooke looked angry. David looked upset.
"He never should've done that," said David.
"Just shut up, David," said Brooke. "Just shut up."
When Gemma and Brooke were outside, Gemma asked Brooke what was going on.
"I used to be engaged to his older brother Jacob Jr.," said Brooke. "The bastahd cheated on me ten months ago while I was at Daytona Speedweeks, and he had the gall to blame me because I wouldn't stop racing. To make matters worse it hadn't been the first time, he had another woman on the side, Blair Howard… he'd been seeing her foh months. Beauty pageant bitch."
"So he thought because he put a diamond ring on you that you'd do what he wanted," said Gemma. "I can see why you and Chibs make a good pair."
"It's 'cuz I don't believe in training them," said Brooke.
Gemma rarely laughed, but she found that funny.
SOA
Chibs wasn't surprised when Brooke told him everything – she had met the older Hale brother in North Carolina after a race. He had done all that dumb old-school crap and had burned her as bad as a woman could be burned.
"Then Taylor and I decided to just take a road trip all the way to California in her pickup truck, and we leased an apartment in San Francisco for six months while we figured out what to do next," said Brooke.
"Now it's my turn," said Chibs.
Brooke listened as Chibs told her about Fiona, Kerrianne, and when Fiona's father had killed himself in prison while serving a life sentence she had cheated on Chibs with Larkin's ruthless successor, James "Jimmy O" O' Phelan, and they had conspired to get Chibs out of the picture. Brooke was shocked that people could be so cruel, but after her own close call six years ago she knew people like that were out there.
"It's been over nine years since I've seen my daughter," said Chibs. "I miss her."
"I hate that they did that to you," said Brooke. "I wish I could make it right… it's like, one day your life is nohmal and then it changes. Sometimes it's a whole country that changes too."
"What are ye talkin' about luv?" said Chibs.
"September 11th, 2001. I was nineteen at the time, I had started writing a year prioh under my alias, Raven Crowe," said Brooke. "I would've published them under my own name but I like my privacy."
Chibs knew what she was talking about. He'd read some of the books she'd written, they were good.
"I had a flight from Boston to L.A. for a book signing that day… I just had the worst feeling that mohning. I kept drinking tons of wateh and pacing in Logan to the point where I had to run to the bathroom. I missed my flight… I was supposed to have been on United 175, and it crashed into the World Trade Center during the attacks," said Brooke. "I didn't realize anything had happened until I saw several missed calls from my family and Taylor, then I saw everything on a TV in the dineh I had decided to grab breakfast in."
Brooke remembered Taylor running into the diner. They had ordered food but barely ate any of it. Brooke had then gotten a call from her dad on her cell phone yet again that day, he was watching it on the TV in the family apartment in South Boston and crying – Brooke had then known this was bad because she had only heard her dad cry once before when John Teller died.
"Shit goes bad but it can go good too," said Brooke. "I got a feeling you'll see her again one day."
SOA
It was two days before Christmas. Brooke wasn't in a good mood because a severe snowstorm had thwarted all flights going in and out of Boston, and she knew from constant emails and phone calls from her younger sister Haley that the teen was having it rough. Haley had befriended a girl over the summer that had cancer and she was having a hard time accepting the harsh reality of the situation. Meanwhile, Chibs was looking at her tattoos. She had two – a black rose on her ankle and an Aquarius tattoo on her left shoulder. He thought she looked beautiful with tattoos.
"This is just the cherry on top of a shitty first semesteh of tenth grade for her," said Brooke.
"Least she's got her mum and da, she'll be alright," said Chibs.
"Yeah… who do you spend the holidays with?" said Brooke.
"Gemma does a dinner," said Chibs.
"Befohe that," said Brooke.
"She has appetizers and shite on Christmas Eve, then me and the other single bruthers would head to the clubhouse, get shitfaced and see where the night went before nursing our hangovers," said Chibs.
"That's no way to spend the holidays Scotty," said Brooke. "Would you wanna spend Christmas with me?"
"Aye, Bos, very much," said Chibs. "Let's go to tha clubhouse, I got a surprise for ye."
"Alright," said Brooke. "Early Christmas present?"
She was Polish Catholic on both sides of her family. Christmas was her favorite holiday.
"You'll find out," said Chibs.
SOA
When they got to the clubhouse, Chibs had to talk with Juice so Brooke played pool with Jax.
"Did you get Chibs a present?" said Jax.
"Yeah," said Brooke. "I'm not sure why he's talking to Juice about his present for me though."
Jax just grinned and lined up a shot. He noticed Happy going upstairs where Chibs and Juice were. Jax lost the game and went to find a crow-eater so Brooke went to the bar, where Piney and Bobby were getting drunk. Bobby, ever the gourmet chef, had made a fruity cocktail which he handed to Brooke.
"A zombie for you," said Bobby.
"Thanks," said Brooke.
"From what I hear, you're gonna need it," said Piney.
"What for?" said Brooke. "The suspense is killing me!"
Piney just laughed and did a shot of tequila. Brooke laughed. She never even saw her dad doing shots anymore, not since her 21st birthday… and she hadn't even been able to drink that night because her birthday was on February 2nd, which had been during Daytona Speedweeks.
"I heard some guy's offering two million to whoever can race the Indy 500 and the World Coke 600 in the same day," said Bobby. "You gonna try it, Brooke?"
"Yup – my uncle has a private jet, so I'm gonna ask him for just a tiny little favor," said Brooke.
The three of them burst out laughing.
"What the hell does he do?" said Bobby.
"Construction," said Brooke.
Piney was the only one laughing, Bobby had a shocked look on his face.
"I don't get it," said Piney.
"You don't wanna know," said Bobby.
After Brooke finished her drink they did shots of tequila while Brooke wrote an M-rated version of "12 Days of Christmas" on a napkin.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love won't give to me…
12 Crow Eaters Screaming
11 Bikers Biking
10 Pornos-a-Watching
9 Strippers Stripping
8 Dicks-a-Jizzing
7 Guns-a-Shooting
6 Cops-a-Knocking
5 PenisRings
4 Trojan Condoms
3 Six Packs
2 Whiskey Bottles
And a hooker in Tig's Bed
Chibs came soon after and they went upstairs to his dorm room. He had a piece of paper in his hand. Tig, who had been watching a drunken Brooke write, grabbed the napkin and stuffed it inside his cut after she left with Chibs.
"I'm not so great at drawin', Juice helped me out with this – it's fer you," said Chibs.
Curious, Brooke took the piece of paper and turned it around so she could see the drawing. It was a beautiful drawing of a crow in flight. It had brown eyes and had the Anarchy A on its back. It also carried the Scottish flag in its Talons. She knew from what Gemma had told her about being an old lady what was happening tonight.
"Oh my god… Chibs, it's beautiful," said Brooke. "I love it."
"I want you to be my old lady, Brooke," said Chibs. "These last few weeks, you've made me very happy, luv."
"You've made me happy too, Filip," said Brooke. "My answer is yes."
They shared a passionate kiss.
"When can we get it done?" said Brooke.
"Tonight, luv – buddy of ours, Happy, I asked him ta come down," said Chibs. "He's done a lot of tats. He's waiting in my room fer us right now."
"Awesome," said Brooke.
"Where do ye want it?" said Chibs.
"Loweh back," said Brooke.
They went inside his dorm and saw Happy with his kit.
"Where do you want it?" said Happy.
"Loweh back," said Brooke.
"You from Boston?" said Happy.
"Yup," said Brooke.
After stripping down to her bra and panties so Happy could tattoo her back, she lay down on the bed and Happy got to work, laying out a stencil Juice had drawn that was an exact match to the drawing Brooke had seen. Chibs watched as the paper came off, leaving the outline on Brooke's back. It was beautiful, he knew it'd be even more so after Happy was finished.
"It's gonna be big," said Happy. "Might hurt more than the other work I see you've had done."
Chibs went back around so he was face to face with Brooke.
"Don't worry, I'll stay completely still," said Brooke.
He kissed her and took both of her hands in his as Happy got to work, the needle didn't hurt so bad due to the alcohol she had consumed before but it still hurt nonetheless so she was grateful that Chibs kissed her every now and then, it seemed to take the pain away and made the experience all the more sacred. It was like the two of them were becoming one only after a few weeks together. If this was what it was like to be one of the few women who were chosen, it was a feeling she'd cherish forever.
It was a while before the tattoo was finished. When it was, Happy put a clear film on it then left the couple alone.
"I love it," Brooke slurred.
"How drunk did they get ya down there?" said Chibs.
"Tequila shots and Bobby made me a zombie," Brooke slurred. "It was yummy."
Chibs laughed and scooped her up in his arms. She was wasted.
"I gotta get dressed," said Brooke. "Don't wanna leave the pets alone all night."
"Aye, okay," said Chibs.
SOA
She was hungover, on Christmas Eve no less – but after sobering up she drove straight to Gemma's, where the matriarch and Luann were waiting.
"I heard you had a crazy night last night," said Gemma.
Brooke, modest as usual, just shrugged.
"C'mon, don't be shy let us see!" said Luann.
Brooke let them look at the crow, and the three of them talked about everything as they prepared some food for later that night. Brooke realized that from now on the three of them would be linked by their connection to the club forever.
SOA
She had almost forgotten about her debauched writing until Christmas Day. Unbeknownst to Brooke, Tig had found the napkin. As Clay cut the ham, Tig began singing the song and the rest of the Sons joined in, much to Gemma's ire.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love won't give to me…
12 Crow Eaters Screaming
11 Bikers Biking
10 Pornos-a-Watching
9 Strippers Stripping
8 Dicks-a-Jizzing
7 Guns-a-Shooting
6 Cops-a-Knocking
5 PenisRings
4 Trojan Condoms
3 Six Packs
2 Whiskey Bottles
And a hooker in Tig's Bed
Everyone was laughing, even Gemma despite how annoyed she was.
"Sorry, I thought it had wound up in the garbage," said Brooke.
"That was a hoot," said Chibs.
"I'm willing to pay you royalties," said Luann. "How much you want for it?"
"Royalties for what?" said Brooke.
Everyone roared with laughter.
"Jingle my balls, jingle my balls, jingle all the way…" Tig sang.
"I think we've had enough," said Clay.
Everyone laughed one more time before finishing dinner.
Next chapter takes place in the present day. Review!