Juice


The meeting had gone well and Jax was able to arrange an agreement between the two groups and now they were all sitting at a table discussing the events of the evening. Roman had made a comment about a party that would be happening the next night and that the group should come to see just how much the Northern Devils can party.

Jax had agreed happily and the rest of the group agreed along with him. Until then they would remain at the shop as they drank the night away and Juice though wishing that Nora would at least send one text focused at the show the leggy blonde of Beau's and her friend that in Juice's opinion was even more attractive with her short black bob, tattooed olive coloured skin had been giving the boys as Kings of Leon's 'I want you,' played through the sound system. The men hooted and hollered when the two had begun a passionate kiss between each other. Tig had made a comment about just how much the blonde belonged to Beau and if it would be worth the enemy for just one night with the two of them. Juice only shook his head and laughed as Tig watched in awe.

Taking back the last bit of his beer Juice tapped Tig on the shoulder "If anyone wants me I'm going outside for some air." Standing up Tig nodded his reply before looking back at the two women who were now dancing once more.

Once outside he could still hear the sound of the music playing but now only a dull thump of the bass with the occasional slips of the lyrics bleeding through the cement walls. Pulling a small case filled with cigarettes he was quick to light one before resting his back against the building. The night air was crisper in Stockton and the sky even seemed to dawn even more stars then Charming. The towns weren't far from each other but enough to show off just how different both places were.

"Think I can bum a smoke off you?" A small brown haired petite woman spoke as she walked out from the darkened area. She had short brown hair, dark coloured lipstick and an outfit that would make any guy take a double take even in the dark. From what he could gather she was wearing a leather skirt that rode up her delish legs, and a dark tank top that displayed her amble chest.

"Yeah, for sure." Placing the cigarette between his lips he pulled the container back out, opened it and stuck his arm out for her to take one. Reaching out with dark painted fingers she took one and slipped it between her lips while he pulled out a lighter.

Taking a longer drag she smiled "Thank you. So I haven't seen you around. You a new recruit or something?"

"Nah, I'm with SAMCRO." He replied taking a puff of his own cigarette.

Wrapping an arm around her waist she rested the other on top of that as she flicked the ash away "Oh cool. I guess that would explain the vest. So what are you doing in our neck of the woods?"

"Just visiting." He kept it short in case this was some sort of test to see if SAMCRO could be trusted with vital information. It hadn't been the first time this had happened. He remembered when Bobby had blathered on about their business to a stranger. It hadn't ended well in the end for either party.

"Going to keep it a mystery. "she clicked her tongue playfully showcasing a silver bulb "I like that. So you going to be around for a bit?"

"I might be. You usually stick around here?" he asked giving her an obvious once over. He couldn't deny the obvious advances, and though he had a thing for Nora it was hard to push aside such a woman such as the one standing in front of him.

Taking a step closer she dropped the half smoked cigarette then stomped on it as she ran a painted finger across his chest "I can be where ever I need to be."

Licking his bottom lip he inhaled her intoxicating scent of cinnamon, nicotine, and just a hint of apple from her shampoo. He didn't even know her name and didn't want to all he cared about was the fact that she looked like a naughty vixen from every wet dream he had when he was a kid. Taking that as a sign she moved her finger up his chest to rest on the back of his neck as she pulled him down to her level so that they were eye level. Without a word she captured his lips wit hers as she kissed feverishly. Placing both hands against the soft fabric of her shirt he pulled her in closer then spun her around so that her back his with a thud against the cement wall. Their tongues glided with one another and the feel of her barbell flick against his tongue gave him wicked thoughts of her in front of him doing something much more wicked then just kissing.

"Hey Jui…" Chibs stepped out with a cigarette already in his mouth "Oh shit, sorry man."

Realizing what he was doing Juice stepped back to see the petite woman looking up to him under hooded eyes as she fought to catch her breath.

"It's all good man. I was just getting to know…ugh…" he looked at her feeling like even more of an asshole for not asking this woman's name.

"Beck's." she replied heavily, standing up she patted her clothes down. He hadn't even realized that her top was almost off and he could see the hint of the red bra she'd been wearing now that the light from the shop pooled out into the yard.

"Right." He nodded, then looked to Chibs for him to leave and instead of taking the hint he only stood with a smile across his face like he'd caught him stealing. Inwardly rolling his eyes he focused back to Beck's who was standing uneasily "I'm Juice."

"Juice…" she said rolling his name across her tongue. The way she had done it made his lower extremities come back to life and the primal urge to take her right there was strong.

"Interesting name." she said as if a switch had been flicked. Her once alluring demeanor was back and now she stood displaying her ample chest as she eyed Chibs "and you are?"

"Names Chibs, lass." He saluted with his index and middle finger.

"Nice to meet you Chibs." Turning her attention back to Juice she placed a finger against his chest "I should probably get going but you know where to find Me." she purred the last little bit against his lips against his before turning around and walking away from the duo who were watching in awe by the way her hips sashayed back and forth.

"Fuck…" Chibs muttered as he sucked in a long breath of his smoke.

"I know" was all that Juice could say as he tried to settle his nerves. The mysterious Beck's had sparked some dark thoughts that he couldn't shake and for that didn't want to shake.


Nora


Magi had spent most of the day with Nora before she had to leave and even then she begged for Nora to let her come. She fought the urge to say yes and insisted that Magi should be with family for the week to figure out what was going to happen and when Nora got back into town they would figure out how to tell Opie what should be considered good news. Reluctantly Magi agreed and had left to go spend the week with her own family.

This had led Nora to now sitting in the driver's seat as she and Brad drove to Stockton. Brad seemed at more ease even though his phone had been going off every five minutes. His mother hadn't taken well to the news and even fought that it wasn't right to spend the week with someone who you aren't dating.

"You could always shut your phone off you know." Nora commented as the sound of his text came through for the hundredth time.

Looking down at his phone he sighed "But what if something happens and I'm not there to pick it up?"

"They can leave a message. It's not hard."

"Fine…" lifting the phone he turned the power off then put it in her purse that sat beside his foot. "If anything happens though…" he began to say.

"Nothing is going to happen. Trust me." turning her head she smiled which granted her a smile from Brad who looked more relaxed than he had in months.

"Thanks again. I really needed this." Picking up her phone he scrolled through her songs until he found the perfect song "Gold" by Kiiara. Scrunching his nose he started to laugh "Seriously?"

"It's a good pump up song for when I need it." She argued back as he hit play.

Both began laughing as they sang along to the song. Little did Brad know this is that she needed this too, the struggles of school life and home life had always been difficult and friends were hard to come by even though she had 'friends' she never had someone she could just let her guard down and sing an off-key rendition of the song.

Before they both knew it they were greeted by the sign "Welcome to Stockton"

"So this is home." She commented as they drove past the sign and into the town. It wasn't anything over the top but it was quaint and felt like home even to those who weren't from there.

"Nice." He said pulling out his phone to turn it on.

Rolling her eyes Nora watched out of the corner of her eye "You sure that was such a good idea?"

"It's going to happen sooner or later." He replied with a sigh as the dings of his phone continued to go off as text after text appeared.

"Just try to have a fun week though, okay?" she glanced over with pleading eyes.

"And I will. I'm just going to tell my Mom I got here safe." He replied reassuringly as he sent a quick text to his Mom.

Silence filled the car as they made the final turn down her street. Nothing had changed since Nora had been there, the trees were still tall and the grass still lush, the houses stood in their pristine condition as the whites were their whitest. A smile formed on her lips as her house came into view. The two storey house stood strong with the blue paint still coloured to perfection and the white trim that hugged around the windows. Her mother always took pride in her house and wanted to show that even though her husband was a biker didn't mean she couldn't have a beautiful house.

Leaning forward Brad gawked out the window "This is your place?" Brad asked surprised.

Parking in the driveway she looked over at Brad and smirked "No I'm just parking here because I want to impress you."

"Call me impressed." He laughed softly.

Unbuckling her seatbelt she opened the door and stood out to stretch. Even though the drive wasn't long it was still long enough that it felt nice to just stand. Brad followed her motions but grabbed their suitcases before standing next to her.

"Damn though, this house is amazing." He mumbled again as she led him to the front door. Before they could reach the step the door opened and her Mom bolted out the door as she went in for a bear hug.

"You made it!" she squealed into her hair "How was the drive? Your Dad is going to be so…" she paused looking at Brad who was standing behind Nora. Pulling away she smiled and held her hand out towards Brad "You must be Nora's friend Brad. I'm Margaret, Nora's Mother."

Taking her hand Brad shook it and smiled "Nice to meet you Mrs. King..Err Margaret. Thank you for letting me stay with you during the midterm break."

Looking around Nora waited for her sister and Dad to come storming out but neither did. Looking over at her Mom who was trying to hustle Brad and her into the house, she asked "Where's Caroline and Dad?"

"Caroline's at work and your Dad is out today. He'll be home later though." She smiled bright as they entered the main foyer. Yellow and red greeted them as they entered the house. Her Mother had always been one to change things and this trend was fall colours even though it was in the transition of spring to summer.

Kicking her shoes off Nora walked towards the kitchen while her Mom spoke to Brad. It was better to get over the awkward conversation with her Mom so Nora hadn't batted an eye as she left Brad who looked like he needed to be saved. Pouring herself and Brad a drink she walked back towards the living room to see Brad and her Mom sitting on the couch as they talked back and forth. Placing the glass on the counter she sat in the large chair.

"I'm so glad you could make it Nora." Her Mother smiled as she stood up "I made some cookies I'll bring them in here for you both." They hadn't had time to decline the treats as her Mother bounced into the kitchen leaving her and Brad alone once more.

"Wow, your Mom is just so…She's a Mom." He laughed by his analogy but he wasn't wrong. Her Mom welcomed anyone and everyone, but that's what one gets when it comes to being the Mother hen of an MC group.

"Yeah, she loves everyone." Nora agreed, taking the glass she drank it slow as she watched Brad look around the room.

"You obviously didn't get that from your Mom." He joked.

Flipping the finger just as her Mother came back into the room made Brad laugh out.

"Nora." Her mother hissed. Placing the cookies on the table she sat back down as she shook her head.

"What? He said I'm not friendly like you." Nora grumbled her response as she crossed her arms.

"First of all you're not five so uncross those arms Missy and you're picky when it comes to your friends." Turning her attention to Brad who was still chuckling "And you Mister be happy that Nora chose you to be her friend."

Brad looked gut punched as Nora started laughing "Mom reel it back in this is just how our friendship goes."

"I'm sorry Mrs. King…" Brad whispered as he sat like a scolded puppy.

"Brad, she was kidding." Nora commented as her Mother was the one laughing.

"Oh hunny if you can't handle me you better watch out for her Father." Pushing the cookies in their direction as she took one for herself.

Brad's eyes shot to Nora who had picked up a cookie and was now eating it. Worry painted across his face as he sat on the couch while the two women chatted amongst themselves.

"But I should probably show Brad his room and I can drop off my stuff. Thanks Mom for the cookies, I really missed your baked goods." She stood and reached for Brad's hand to pull him up.

He mumbled a 'thank you' before following Nora towards the front door to grab his bag and then walked up the stairs. Caroline had always insisted on staying in the basement which meant there was a permanent guest room that sat across from her room.

The room was painted an off white, a long dressed sat against the wall in front of the bed and on top of that sat a T.V. Along the walls were two painted pictures one of a landscape watercolour photo of New York and the other a spiraled coloured photo. The bedding was the same blue of the pictures with an intricate design along the bottom. The bedroom was like something from a magazine.

"Is your Dad as intense as I think he will be?" Brad asked once placing the suitcase on the made up bed.

Shrugging Nora leaned against the doorframe as she watched Brad fumble with the zipper of the suitcase "Nah, he's a good guy. At the beginning I'm sure he'll give you a hard time but I promise he's a sweetheart."

Sighing he sat down on the bed "It's so weird I thought this would have gone a lot smoother. I think your Mom hates me."

"Oh my god." She laughed out "I will tell you now that she really likes you. For one she stayed in the same room as you, if that's not a sign I don't know what is."

Smiling he gave out a 'huh' before laughing "I guess, hey? If she didn't like me she would have told me to follow you." Slapping his thighs he stood "Okay, I got this. Your Dad will give me a hard time and we'll move on."

"That's the spirit" she cheered "Now I'm going to be in my room if you need anything just let me know."

"I think I'll call my Mom and then I'll come bug you." Fanning his phone he smiled as she nodded.

Walking into her room the first thing she did was lie on her bed. Her dorm room bed was not even close to how soft her actual bed was. If she could bring her bed back with her should would in a heartbeat. Closing her eyes she smiled at the thought of being home, it felt like years since she'd seen her Mom and in a weird way she was extremely excited to see her sister and Dad. Sitting up she smiled even more when she had the thought of being able to dress the way she had before moving to Charming. Springing off the bed she walked towards the closet and opened it up to show off pastel pinks, blues and greens. Along with her favourite mint coloured dress that she sadly left behind.

Deciding that the mint dress could wait until later in the week she pulled out a baby blue sweater that passed her thigh and a pair of black leggings, shucking off her jeans she put on the silken like leggings and she sighed audibly. Jeans were okay but there nothing like wearing leggings after a long drive. Throwing her shirt onto the bed she flipped on her sweater that once fell loose against her skin but not fit snug against her curves. The freshman fifteen was true, not matter who said it was false.

Looking into the mirror she smiled by how everything fit and how normal it felt to wear her usual outfits. Pulling out the messy bun she ran her fingers through the chocolate strands to let it sit across her shoulders and smiled even more. She was looking more and more like her old self. The final touches were changing her glasses for contacts and a fresh coating of make-up. Not looking anything like the girl from school she looked well done, and proper.

As she finished her last touches of her true self she heard the small knock on her door. Opening it Brad let out a gasp as he pointed at her "Who are you and where the hell is Nora?"

"What?" looking down she looked at her outfit "You don't like it?" What she wanted to do was flip him the bird playfully but she knew her Mother would appear out of nowhere. It was her speciality.

Shaking his head he started laughing "No, I mean you look fine. It's just; this is not the Nora I know."

Smirking she moved to the side to let him in her room and he made another comment about how girly everything was and he was right. Her room was filled with pastel pinks, and blues.

"I have a confession Brad." Nora said once he sat on top of her bed.

Looking up at her he scrunched his brow then stuck out his hands in mock fear "Oh god, you killed Nora. You're actually not her."

Flipping him off now that they were in her room she scoffed "I'm me you jackass. I just like to dress pretty. At school there isn't any drive to dress up or make myself look good. I could probably just roll out of bed and go to class without anyone looking."

"You mean like every day?" he joked.

Sticking out her tongue she sat in the chair by her desk "Maybe…" Feeling like a sideshow freak by the way he continued to stare at her Nora covered her face "Stop staring."

"You just look so different." He Shrugged "I don't think I've ever seen you without glasses and your hair down. It's bizarre." He laughed softly before looking away.

"Well, it will probably be like this for the remainder of the week. So, get used to it." She laughed softly, turning around in her chair towards the computer that sat on top of the desk she booted it on.

"So, how's Magi doing?" Brad asked seemingly out of the blue.

"She's alright still feeling under the weather but she's going home this week so it will be good to just rest." She said not looking at him and instead logged into her computer to check her various social media sites.

There was a brief moment of silence as Brad shifted on her bed "Is she pregnant?" his voice was quiet as he asked the simple words.

Blowing out a breath she turned in her chair to look back at Brad who was now picking at a frayed piece cloth from his sweater "No" she lied, Magi had made her promise to not tell anyone especially Brad so she stuck to her friends request "If she was we'd be the first to know, you know that."

Nodding he blew out his own breath of relief "Good, I just heard some rumors and knew that one of us would at least know."

A small knock came from the door before it had opened, her Mother stood with drinks in both hands as she frowned "You know the rule Nora." She made a tsk sound. Walking into the room she glanced at Brad then over to Nora before placing the cups on the desk.

She forgot the one important rule and that was to always keep the door open. It wouldn't matter how old she was that rule would always apply in the house. Brad had looked at her with confusion as her Mother or Nora hadn't spoken.

"I'm sorry, am I not supposed to be in your room?" he asked looking from both women.

"It's fine that you are in the room just the one rule is to always keep the door open." She continued to stare down at Nora with a knowing look.

"Where's my baby girl?" a loud booming voice spoke followed by the sound of footsteps hitting the stairs.

"Sorry Mom…" Nora squeaked out as she sprung off the chair to meet her Dad before he could reach the final step.

"Nora." Her father beamed as she ran in for a hug. On instinct he wrapped both arms around her and squeezed hard as he mumbled how much he'd missed her.

Brad had taken that moment to step out of the room with her Mother and Roman snarled slightly "And who's this?"

Looking up Nora smiled innocently "This is Brad, he goes to school with me." glancing over her shoulder she looked at a noticeably surprised Brad who stepped closer just as her Mother did.

"And he's staying with us?" he asked not taking his eyes off of Brad even as he extended his hand.

Stepping away from his hug she nodded "Yeah, I talked to Mom about it and she said it was fine."

"Uh huh…" he grunted out a breath then shook the hand that was out stretched for him to take "Well, nice to meet you Brad. But if you'll excuse Nora and I we need to catch up." Pulling his hand away he grasped onto Nora's forearm as he led her down the stairs.

"Sure…Okay…" Brad said even as they were half way down the stairs.

Roman had lead Nora into the studying that sat adjacent from the living room then shut the door "What the hell are you thinking Nora? Inviting a friend to stay with us?" He blew out a frustrated breath as he took a seat behind the desk that sat in the middle of the room. The room looked more like an office than a study as most of the club business between him and the vice president had be in this exact room.

Sitting in the chair that sat in the front of the desk Nora adorned her sweetest smile "Dad, don't worry about it. I told him that you are in a group of Motorcycle enthusiasts and that maybe there would be a time when the guys would come over."

"Nora…" he began to say uneasily "You really think that guy…"

"His name is Brad, Dad" she cut into his words which granted her an annoyed look. Sitting back further into the chair with his muscular arms folded across his chest he let out a grunt.

"That guy" he hissed the words "will just ignore the fact that we're all tattooed, scruffy and well some of us just downright intimidating as fuck?"

Running her hand against the back of her neck, she whispered "Well…"

"Exactly…" he said matter of fact with a click of the tongue.

"Okay, maybe I didn't really think it through but you have to understand that he comes from a really crazy home. All year he's been worrying about his class marks, and making sure his parents are happy. He's even told me that back home he has a full time tutor on call."

"So because he has strict parents mean you can completely miss the point of telling me that you'd have someone come with you?"

"I told Mom…" she lowered her voice even more as the guilt sunk in.

"Oh no, don't blame your Mother for this. I'm sure you've known about this for a while and could have easily told me." dropping his hands down to the table he bent "On top of that is this guy a friend or do I now have to worry about him sneaking into your bedroom at night?"

"She said it was okay" she held strong as she watched her Dad scrunch his face and redden slightly "You also don't need to worry about Brad. He's a friend and if he does end up in my room why does it matter? It's not like anything is going to happen." She crossed her arms to mimic his normal stance when he wanted to get his point made.

Grinning by the way she sat firm much like he had in the past, he was proud that she'd picked up on that, but this wasn't the time to admire how his daughter had grown into a badass. Instead he methodically tapped the table as he glared at her "So, because she said it was okay meant that you could just skim over the fact that you have some strange dude that we have never met in our house, sleeping right across from your room and we'd be okay with it?

Frustrated she groaned and unintentionally rolled her eyes as she shook her head with frustration "Dad, you're just going to have to get used to it. It's not like I'm going to drive all the way back to the campus to just drop him off and come back." Pausing she watched as he continued to glare down at her "But if you seriously don't want him to be here we can go."

"I don't want him here…" he began to say but stopped when he watched her clench the arms of the chair to prop herself up she looked genuinely sad as she whispered out "If you really want that then I'm not coming back."

Seeing her crumble in front of him he hadn't meant to be so hard on her, and as he watched his little girl break down he knew he'd fucked up. "Nora…" he blew out a breath, standing up he walked over to her to grab onto her arms to pull her into a hug "I don't want to you to go. You just have to understand how frustrating this is. I had a party set up for you tomorrow night and the guys were really excited to see you. Now I'm going to have to cancel to avoid questions from Brad or still have it and make sure the guys don't scare the shit out of him."

Looking up she smiled weakly by his sweet gesture "I should have guessed you would have set something up. Honestly Dad he won't question and if he does I'll just say that the guys are just family. He doesn't need to know anything else besides that." Resting her head against his chest she listened to the rhythmic beat of his breath and heart. Closing her eyes she let out her own sigh of relief when both breath and heartbeat evened out.

"He's a good guy Dad" she reassured him "and honestly, there is nothing between us. I actually think he's into our other friend than me."

"Alright baby girl, I trust you." Pulling away he looked down at her "Now let's get out there before you Mother fattens him up with her baking. I should have guessed when she started baking this morning there was something more to it then you just coming up" he laughed softly.

"He's in for a fattening week." Nora added with her own spurt of laughter.

Laughing louder Roman shook his head and started to walk towards the door as Nora followed behind. When Roman had left and walked towards the kitchen where chatter could be heard Nora had stopped just as she was about to exit the room as her phone began to vibrate from her pocket. Thinking it was probably Magi she pulled out her phone to see Juice's name flash on her screen. The smile that she had adorned before was now a full gleeful smile as she closed the study door and answered the call.

"Hello?" She tried not to sound overly eager even though she would have happily danced on the spot.

"H-Hey" Juice's slurred voice came through the phone.

Laughing softly he'd clearly been drinking "How's it going?" she tried to sound calm instead her overly ecstatic voice that oozed with sarcasm.

"Honestly…" he sighed dramatically "It could be a lot better if you were here with me right now."

Smiling even more she sat down on the leather chair that sat in front of the desk "Oh yeah? That bad, huh?"

"N-no, I just…" she could hear him talking but it was from a distance, as if someone had grabbed the phone. Scrunching her brows she wondered if maybe he dropped his phone. Instead the sound of another male laughing came through the phone.

"This is Nora, right?" The voice asked Juice in which he responded with a "hell yeah it is."

With her brows still scrunched a smile formed as she asked "And who is this?"

"Oh hunny, it's Tigs. Don't pretend you don't remember my voice."

"Of course I remember you" she laughed, he was after all the one that tried to hit on her at the carnival "Maybe I could talk to Juice again?"

"N-no, listen." He cleared his voice trying to mask his clearly inebriated state "When Juice gets back you are going to make whatever this is serious right? He actually won't stop talking about you, fuck some chick who by the way was smoking fucking hot tried to get with…" he stopped talking when Juice grabbed onto the phone to say "First of all…" he started to saying as the sound of the two trying to fight for the phone blared into her ear. Nora would be lying if she didn't feel her heart fall down to the pit of her stomach when Tig had made it known that another woman was after what was essentially her guy.

"F-first of all, yes she did try to do something and sure there was a moment of me almost fucking up but on my side it's not that serious between us. Unless you want that then we can work something out but right now know that I didn't do anything and have actually passed her off to Tigs." He said through many slurred words.

Fidgeting with a loose strand of hair that fell down she fought the urge to argue and instead kept her smile intact "Well, at least you were honest and passed her off to Tigs."

"Right, I'm a good guy that way Nora." Juice said in a proud type of tone.

"And I'm grateful that you were honest, but I'm at home so I can't be on the phone for long. I'll call you before I go to bed if that's okay."

"K, I'll talk to you then."

"BYE NORA!" Tigs yelled from the distance.

Laughing even more Nora said her goodbyes and hung up the phone. Looking down at her phone she smiled, then remembered that Brad was currently with her parents, in the kitchen probably having an uneasy conversation. Pocketing her phone, she jumped from the chair and ran towards kitchen.

"Sorry I…" she stopped when she'd saw her Dad sitting at the island with Brad beside him as they chatted with each other. Her Mother stood on the other side with a proud smile on her face as she looked from Roman to Brad then Nora. It had seemed like the conversation about Brad had never happened with her Dad as he began laughing then took a sip of his beer. She was sure her Dad offered a beer to Brad and in typical Brad form would decline and instead take a root beer.

Stepping further into the kitchen to stand at the island her Mother walked towards the fridge to take out a can of coke for Nora to take "it's okay, sweetheart" she handed her the can "We were just talking about all the embarrassing things that you've done at school."

"What are you talking about? I'm perfect." She answered; taking the can from her Mom.

"Ah huh" her Dad looked up at her and smiled "I'll get something out of this guy." He nudged Brad and began laughing.

"No promises, Nora. There may be some things that just slip out." He laughed along with Roman.

Rolling her eyes she tapped the top of the cap before opening it as everyone began laughing including her Mother as they joked about. That was when it had dawned on Nora that the week may not actually be that bad and Brad was already fitting in perfectly with her family.

That was until he met her sister, which would certainly be a different story.