A/N: I had planned to update this and several other stories ages ago, but due to my laptop having problems and haveing to send it out, I haven't had much luck finding a quiet place to work on my stories. But, here's hoping more updates will show up soon. Luckily, here's one right now.

Chapter 4- Daredevil

May 18th-21st, 2008.

Fontana, CA.

Chibs knew he was in the right place when he heard the noise.

"Mary mother of Christ," Chibs muttered.

It was loud. People were shouting, and the girl who gave him his ticket kept craning her neck to get a good look at the cars lining up on the speedway. When Chibs got inside he walked around the pathways looking for Brooke. He had wanted to surprise her before it was her turn to race.

SOA

Brooke walked into the trailer, intent on getting a look under the hood of the Ford Mustang Car of Tomorrow before she raced in it. Keith Monroe looked up from a clipboard he was checking off and noticed his daughter peeking around.

"Why do you always do that?" said Keith.

"I can't help it Dad," said Brooke. "I think I'm supehstitious sometimes."

"I guess we all have our little quihks. Your motheh gave me a rabbit's foot," said Keith.

"Do you ever miss it?" said Brooke.

"Sometimes, but being your crew chief isn't half bad," said Keith.

Keith laughed, and Brooke joined in. Ever since she could remember, she had loved watching her dad race. When he had brought home a quarter midget for her to race in the summer after she had turned five, she had been ecstatic and had taken to the sport like a duck to water. At eight she had begun racing go-karts, and eventually sprint cars and Formula BMW at 16, the latter had been introduced shortly after her sixteenth birthday and boy had that been a hell of an unexpected surprise. After she was finished peeking under the hood of the stock car, she went back to the motor home she had been living in the last few months and changed into her uniform – she had to somehow evade the reporters prowling around and then she was jumping in that car and hopefully winning. She had finished getting into it when she heard a knock at the door. She smiled when she saw it was Chibs and stepped outside.

"I thought you had stuff to do in Chahming," said Brooke. "I take it you were able to get away?"

"Aye," said Chibs. "Wanted ta see ya race, and I've missed you."

"I've missed you too," said Brooke. "I had to have Taylor housesit for me, and I'm sure the dogs miss me too."

"Aye, I met her… went to check up on yer place and saw her with the pets, we talked about ya mostly," said Chibs. "Ye said she was a PI, right?"

"Yeah," said Brooke.

She was in no way telling him that Taylor had been a cop for over four years prior to being a PI. Brooke hadn't even told her uncle Carlo, for very obvious reasons.

"Are you excited?" said Brooke.

"Aye, very much," said Chibs. "I love you, an' I know this is somethin' ye've been doin' fer a very long time."

They shared a kiss and heard cursing.

"Shit," said Brooke. "That's my dad."

"Who are you?" Keith yelled.

"Dad, enough," said Brooke.

Chibs backed off, knowing if he ever reunited with his own daughter and saw her kissing some strange guy he didn't know, he'd probably do worse than yelling.

"I told you about Chibs when we were in Fuji, Dad," said Brooke.

"Now I remembeh… but I saw him from the back, the wallet photo showed him from the front," said Keith.

"He was pitted against me, my mom, and my sistehs," Brooke whispered. "He'll do or say anything to stay outta the doghouse."

Chibs laughed as Brooke introduced them both properly. This was going to be an interesting day.

SOA

"How did ye get him ta let ya do this?" said Chibs.

"Easy, I don't take no for an answeh," said Brooke. "If I did I wouldn't be where I am today. Besides that my dad is my crew chief, I trust him with my life so I trust him to make sure the cars I race in are safe."

She went back inside, leaving the door open so Chibs could follow. Brooke checked her watch before taking it off and putting it in a small excuse for a bedroom.

"Ye slept in dat?" said Chibs.

"I was on the road for months, where was I supposed to go? I didn't exactly have time to make hotel resehvations," said Brooke. "Doesn't matter now – we can have some fun here afterwahds, my dad usually goes out with the rest of the crew for a few drinks and barbecue at a nearby restauwant."

"You don't go?" said Chibs.

"I usually nap afterwahds," said Brooke.

She put her hair up in a ponytail, grabbed her HANS device and began securing it behind her head before putting her helmet on.

"What's that?" said Chibs.

"HANS device – supposed to reduce the likelihood of head and neck injuries if I crash, but I know you don't wanna hear about me crashing so I'll shut up," said Brooke.

"I'm just glad yer tryin' ta stay safe, luv," said Chibs. "I'll be watchin' from the grandstands. Knock 'em dead darlin'."

SOA

It was odd, sitting alone. He had seen Brooke off to her car a few minutes ago and was now sitting in the bleachers waiting for the race to start.

"I'm number 13 – I got one of the pole positions in the front, so I think you'll be able to see me," said Brooke. "I'll see you when it's over."

Chibs vaguely wondered how many people had come to watch. It was no use trying to figure that out, as the grandstands were packed.

He stood up to find where Brooke's car was. Then he heard whoever was announcing everything yell for the drivers to start their engines. The roar was deafening, and then they had all taken off in a shot.

SOA

Charming, CA.

"Is pussy fast?" said Tig.

Piney glared at him and changed the channel back to ESPN2.

"What? It was a compliment – racing is one of the purest sports left," said Tig. "Fastest person around the track wins."

"How do you boys think she'll do?" said Bobby.

"She's pretty known for causing an upset," said Piney.

The three of them quieted down and watched the race, well aware that Chibs had gone down to Fontana to watch in person. Jax joined them. The four of them were thrown for a loop when they saw Brooke squeeze between two cars in a narrow space that didn't look like it could be squeezed through.

"What the hell is she doing?" Jax yelled. "She's gonna get herself killed!"

"She's trying to win," said Tig.

"Shit like that is why Keith got the nickname 'The Wrecker'," said Piney.

Bobby laughed and swallowed a chicken wing whole, spit out the bone, and threw it at the dartboard where it stuck. Jax rolled his eyes.

SOA

Fontana, CA.

She gunned the engine on the Ford Mustang Car of Tomorrow for all it was worth, and squeezed between two other drivers.

The laps seemed to blend seamlessly into each other. When she saw the road in front of her she realized she was in the lead.

SOA

He noticed several laps in a couple people cutting her off.

"Oh, damn," he heard someone in front of him mutter. "She's gonna pull some moves."

It was a man in his fifties, from the way he was dressed it was obvious the man lived to be a spectator to the sport. Chibs noticed the guy had brought a buddy.

"I saw Keith Monroe pull shit in Loudon – she'll definitely pull something," said the buddy.

The men, unaware of Chibs' presence, snickered in anticipation as their beer guts flopped in the breeze. Sure enough, Chibs was shocked when he noticed Brooke squeeze between the two drivers giving her a hard time. The guys in front of him looked like they had shit themselves.

"Looks like Monroe has just caused an upset!" one of the reporters announced. "I know I wouldn't try squeezing through such a small space!"

Chibs wondered why his old lady had chanced it, period. She could've gotten hurt if she had collided with either of the drivers – but she was able to take the lead shortly after. Chibs remembered how they had both promised each other before she had left in February not to give each other grief about their respective lifestyles, and just hope she'd be alright.

SOA

Keith and Louie were in the pits with the other crewmen when they heard the reporter announce Brooke's little stunt.

"Sonofabitch!" Keith yelled.

Louie busted up laughing.

"This isn't funny!" Keith yelled.

"We've both done wohse… especially you," said Louie. "You may be retihed but they still call you 'The Wrecker'."

Keith rolled his eyes.

SOA

It was the last lap. Brooke floored it.

SOA

"And the winner is… Brooke Monroe!" the reporter yelled.

SOA

Chibs had seen the checkered flag as he heard the reporter announce Brooke's victory. He was able to find her half an hour later and made sure no one was looking before he kissed her hard on the mouth.

"Now that's the best incentive to win I've ever had," said Brooke.

"What do ye wanna do now?" said Chibs.

"The reporters already had their time with me in the winner's circle," said Brooke. "Now I gotta touch base with my dad because we gotta pack it up. I have an Indy race in Long Beach in a couple days."

"Yer a little daredevil out there," said Chibs.

"Causing an upset or two always seems to work in my favor, but I don't break the rules," said Brooke. "Being disqualified or suspended for a whole season would suck."

"I just realized somethin'," said Chibs. "Long Beach doesn't have a track."

"You're right, there isn't one," said Brooke. "It's a street circuit."

"A what?" said Chibs.

"They close off a certain section of road, so instead of a permanent track like the ones used for NASCAR, drag racing or most of the Indy races, it's a tempohary set-up and a very diffehent tehhain to drive on," said Brooke. "The Monaco Grand Prix has always been on a street circuit."

"Is it more or less challengin'?" said Chibs.

"More so, but that's half the fun despite the other half of it being a pain in the ass," said Brooke.

Chibs laughed and the couple went back to where Brooke had set up her stuff.

SOA

It was nightfall. Keith, Louie, and the pit crew were going to a bar near the track to celebrate. Chibs and Brooke were alone in the motor home as she showed him around. She had changed into a pair of denim shorts, a tank top, flip flops, and her black leather jacket.

"So what do you wanna do?" said Brooke.

Chibs answered by kissing her greedily. Brooke wasn't nuts about having sex in the motor home only because she knew it would be an awkward ride with her dad because parents could tell just by looking when their kids had sex. She also had to discuss something important with him, and wanted to know what would happen before she went home. They ordered pizza and made out off and on for a while before Brooke brought it up.

"Do you like being at my place?" said Brooke.

"Aye," said Chibs.

"You wanna move in?" said Brooke.

"Ye serious?" said Chibs.

"Yeah," said Brooke. "I like having you around. So do Savannah and the dogs."

"I want to, but I don' want tha IRA findin' oot," said Chibs.

"Do you have a place?" said Brooke.

"No," said Chibs.

"You've lived in Chahming almost ten years and you neveh got your own place?" said Brooke.

"Never had a reason to," said Chibs. "I didn't have that much with me when I had ta leave Ireland. Certainly wasn't enough ta fill a house with. If I'd been able ta bring Kerrianne with me things woulda been a lot different."

Brooke gave Chibs a hug which he eagerly returned. She knew talking about Ireland, especially his daughter, was difficult for him.

"Whatever decision you wanna make about this, won't change how I feel about you," said Brooke. "You're just trying to keep me safe, I understand."

"Good," said Chibs. "Although, I could just pick me mail up at tha clubhouse an' those mcbastards won't know I'm livin' elsewhere."

Brooke laughed and gave Chibs a big kiss.

Long Beach, California.

All anyone could hear was the noise of the Indy cars racing through the street circuit. Chibs was watching with Keith and Louie from the makeshift pit area as Brooke battled for the lead with a few other drivers.

SOA

Brooke was annoyed. She wasn't sure who was riding her bumper, but someone had decided to do that. She immediately gunned it even more than she had been and began getting into any empty space she could a la Fast and Furious.

SOA

Chibs noticed several people spin out at once.

"What tha hell? I thought these people knew how ta drive!" said Chibs.

Louie laughed so hard he was clutching his stomach to make sure he didn't bust a gut.

"Street circuits are uneven, they can be a real hassle," said Keith.

SOA

Brooke had heard something happen. She was sure someone had spun out. Oh well. She just had to make sure she didn't spin out or worse.

SOA

Chibs heard a crashing noise.

"Holy shite!" said Chibs.

Keith looked up.

"Big one," Keith muttered.

"She got away," said Louie.

SOA

Brooke wasn't sure how the crash started, but someone's car was flipping right towards hers.

She immediately floored it.

SOA

The men watched as she lapped around the track along with the remaining drivers. Chibs saw her get in the lead. Louie and Keith began whooping when Brooke finished first under the checkered flag. While Chibs was proud of his Old Lady, he was going to need earplugs after hearing the other two make a fuss.

SOA

They celebrated at a restaurant, both Brooke's Indy victory and the news that she and Chibs were moving in together. Keith made a few crude jokes after getting the news, but after Brooke rolled her eyes he stopped.

"I gotta call Mom and tell her," said Brooke.

She called her mom on her cell phone.

SOA

Boston, MA.

Julia walked into the apartment. She saw her youngest daughter Haley and Haley's friend Kerri fiddling with the camcorder.

"What are you two doing?" said Julia.

"Hello Mrs. Monroe," said Kerri. "Haley was helpin' me with an audition tape at tha studio. We're watchin' it now."

"Either of you want some snacks before I get called back to the hospital? Are any of the otheh girls gonna be stopping by?" said Julia.

The teens shook their heads.

"Alright, I left some popcorn packets on the counter and there's Jello in the fridge if you two want something later," said Julia.

Her cell phone rang as she left. It was her oldest, Brooke.

"How were your races?" said Julia.

"I won them both," said Brooke. "Mom, remember the last time you called and I mentioned I was seeing someone?"

"Yeah, and I'm glad you're no longer hating men anymore but be careful," said Julia.

"Chibs is good to me, don't worry," said Brooke.

That wasn't the point Julia was trying to get across. She knew what the Sons were. There had been a charter in her birthplace of Hollis, New Hampshire – Sons of Anarchy New England. She had been a good girl who had helped her parents with farm chores. Then they had died when she had been sixteen, and the events that had followed had thrown her into the arms of one of the bikers.

She still had the tattoo – the owl with the comet soaring beneath its claws. It was on her lower back. Her husband didn't know the real reason she had it, and her daughters had no idea that their somewhat prudish mother had fallen in love with a bad boy in her youth.

It had been over thirty years ago and she had been able to fall in love again, but she would always miss him. She hoped Brooke wouldn't have to go through the same heartache that came with falling in love with a Son – the heartache that came when they didn't come home one night, because something horrible had happened.

SOA

The next day they discussed a couple things – Brooke was planning a couple purchases with the prize money she had won in the races. They were getting ready for a day at Six Flags Magic Mountain, as they had decided if there was time they would go.

"I wanna outfit one of the guestrooms for Haley," said Brooke. "It's looking like she's gonna come up in June after school lets out, three weeks at the most."

"Ye talk about her a lot, I can't wait ta meet her," said Chibs.

"I'm worried about her," said Brooke.

Chibs brushed some hair out of Brooke's face.

"Why ye so worried? I thought ye said she wasn't tha type ta get in trouble," said Chibs.

"Haley, she's not the kind of person to let people in lightly," said Brooke. "Her friends are very special to her. That girl she took under her wing, the one who's sick, they've become peas in a pod and I know if things go south it's gonna kill Haley."

Brooke knew what it was like. She had almost lost Taylor once, because of some two-bit ATF agent who had been dating a DEA agent named Sam Preston before Sam had met and begun a relationship with Taylor during a case.

Everything had gone to hell from there.

SOA

Chibs wasn't sure what to expect when the couple arrived at Six Flags Magic Mountain. He hadn't been to an amusement park in years. He had gone to Funtown once or twice, but that was it. Keith and Louie had also come along, but they went their separate ways when the park opened.

"I think Louie just wants to stuff his face," said Brooke.

"Where we goin'?" said Chibs.

"X2 – it's the craziest rollercoaster in the park," said Brooke.

He ran, trying to keep up with her. He didn't know how he had gotten so lucky – being with Brooke felt better than winning the lottery would've felt. He could tell her anything and she didn't judge him for it at all. When they finally got to the rollercoaster they had to get past several people to get in line. Luckily they were the first ones there. When they got on, Chibs noticed several other people running to get on any empty seats left.

"They're goin' mad," said Chibs.

"No they aren't, it's a unique design," said Brooke. "The cahs attached to the train move all over the place."

Chibs found out what she meant when the ride started. They were flipped upside down in the car at each turn. After they got off, they went on the rest of the roller coasters – Superman The Escape was a trip and Joker's Jinx almost spelled disaster when Keith tried getting on the ride next to Chibs.

"Dad, if you come on the ride I swear I'll never speak to you again!" said Brooke.

"Let's get out," said Louie. "I'm hungry and that rolleh coasteh is gonna huht my balls."

Keith rolled his eyes and they exited.

"Why didn't ye want yer da on the ride?" said Chibs.

"Amusement rides make him motion sick," said Brooke. "Even the teacups at Disney almost made him yak."

"Mary mother o' Christ!" said Chibs.

The roller coaster started.

SOA

When they got off the guy behind them was limping off and rolling his crotch.

"It's a stand-up rolleh coasteh, not a torture device," said Brooke.

"I doubt the bastard ever rode a Harley before," said Chibs.

They laughed and walked away.

SOA

Night had fallen on the park. They had ridden all the rides they'd felt like going on and were exhausted. They were currently walking around as Brooke ate an ice cream cone, sharing it with Chibs each time he wanted a bite. After they had finished it Chibs noticed Brooke had a huge smile on her face.

"What is it Bos?" said Chibs.

"Why do you keep calling me that?" said Brooke.

"Yer from Boston, and ye call me scotty all tha time," said Chibs.

Brooke just smiled again.

"To answer your question… I'm happy we're moving in together," said Brooke. "I love you and it'll allow us to spend more time together."

"Aye, I love you too," Chibs whispered.

They were in a private spot, so Chibs gently cupped her face in his hands and kissed her.

The kiss deepened and they were left alone to celebrate their happiness, knowing they would always have each other.

Next chapter is present day, mostly featuring Haley, so that part of the story that I've been hinting at will come up next. I know Gemma hasn't shown up in those yet, but she will. i got some cool plans for her. Review, it feeds the muse!