Weevil's POV
It's the blondes. Here I thought she'd be different. I didn't expect a relationship or her to broadcast it but being just as low as me I at least expected her to not be ashamed. I rode off, speeding and angry. Angry because I allowed myself to get swept up with another 09er. Albeit a upgraded one, but clearly she still had the 09er mind frame. When she climbed off me in a hurry to go stop whoever it was triggered me. I was back on the beach, with her telling me I was nothing. That I was a distraction and a thrill but she wanted him. She'd never said my name when we were having sex, barely said it when we spoke. So when Veronica said it my control snapped. I lost myself until it seemed like I'd scared her. I may be a lot of things but I'd never push a girl into sex, or anything for that matter. I'm a thug not a peice of shit. There isn't much of a difference I knew but I thought it made me better than the other criminals out there. I screeched to a stop in Angels chop shop and headed to the garage and got to work on her car. Resisting the urge to just let Angel sell it off.
You'd think I'd learn. Yet part of me was feeling bad, I should have let her explain, instead of assuming she was doing what Lily had done. But why the hell would she be cool with it being public knowledge. The sheriffs daughter fucking the bike club leader from the wrong side of town. Her father knew of everything I got caught for.
By time midnight rolled round I had replaced the tires, and the paint was gone. A hour tomorrow would do to clean it up. Throwing the tire iron in the took box I turned to leave and saw Angel in the doorway
"Man I am not in the mood for this" I said shaking my head "get on my case tomorrow yeah" I walked passed him
"What happened?" He asked
"Nothing" I snapped and headed home.
I avoided her all day, Hector and Felix had looked at me clearly wanting to ask. At lunch she was sat alone. Looking at the file in her hand. Felix got up and went to talk to her tell her to get to the garage around 5 for her car. When he got to her she quickly flipped the file shut and smiled up to him. It wasn't a full smile, but he seemed happy she didn't snap at him. He sat down and started talking to her. She smiled more as they chatted, he was really cheering her up and I glared down at my food. Got no need to be jealous, she ain't mine, never was gonna be even if it ended well yesterday.
"I'm gonna bring her to the shop, apparently she doesn't have a way to get there without walking a hour out there" he told us and my teeth clenched at the idea she'd be riding with anyone else
"She can call a taxi" I said dismissively
"Yeah but why do that when she can ride with all this" he joked gesturing at himself. When I looked up she was gone.
I pushed up from the table and entered the school. She was at her locker and was trapped between a guy and the lockers
"C'mon Mars" he said putting his hand on her arm "if a cholo is good for you I'm much better"
"Oh no, Brian. If a 'cholo' is good enough for me it means you aren't" she said sweetly "pretty sure your package isn't all that impressive anyway" she shrugged. He snorted at her and pushed her against the lockers. As I stepped to intervene two things happened. He tried to kiss her. And she put her knee into his balls. He cried out and she pushed him off her
"Oh you jus-" he started when she punched him square in the face. The guy stumbled back knocking into Logan Echolls.
"Damn Ronnie, didn't know you had such high standards" he said "not like your shy sending your pictures out there"
"Just cause they ain't coming to you doesn't mean you're right about me being desperate" she shrugged walking away. I couldn't deny that fire didn't have me wanting her under me again. The 09er looked at Logan his nose bleeding
"Think she broke my nose" he said
"Maybe you should wait for the marks he left on her to fade before you try getting in her pants" Logan shrugged and I flinched. She had hickeys on her collarbone I had noticed, more under the clothes I remembered and felt bad I'd left them now she was getting shit for it.
The car was done with time to spare, she was due in any minute and the sight of her holding Felix the way she had me yesterday rose anger on me i hadn't felt since Lily. Guess they weren't so different after all. She got of the Bike and waited for him to get off to. She smiled and nodded. She hugged him and he pointed her towards me. Her face fell into neutral immediately and she walked over
"Looks like when I bought it" she said
"What can I say, I give a full body treatment" I said the habit of our banter and hoping just a little she'd respond. She looked at me with a blank stare, walls completely up.
"How much do I owe you?" She asked pulling out the money she got from Dick.
"Pretty sure you covered that already" I said kissing at her and throwing her keys to her. She caught them as her face fell and the hurt was brief before it was replaced with fury. She stepped forward and slapped me across the face. It stung and heat seared where her hand connected with my cheek. She didn't hold back. If I'd have thought she had the balls to do it I could have stopped it but I didn't see it coming at all. Blinking down at her she threw the whole wad of money at my face and stormed to her car
"Fuck you" she spat and opened the door and looked at Felix who was standing there mouth on the floor looking between them her knuckled were bruised from where she punched that guy "thanks for the ride Felix. I really appreciate it" she smiled at him and he nodded
"No problem"
She sped out of the shop not even stopping to see if there was traffic.
"Yo, what the hell was that?" He asked his arms up slightly at his sides. I picked up the money was probably about two grand there and sighed
"Nothing man" I said and handed the money to Angel
"See, she pays" I said and left. I didn't expect her reaction. A guy tried to force himself of her and she practically skipped away.
"She's having trouble you know" Felix said catching me at my bike. I looked at him and put my jacket on
"I know, you helped her with it"
"Nah not the car. Pictures of her with some guy started circulating today. Fennel got in a fight in science today with a 09er who was going on about how she was a whore, and her desperation to get Duncan back clearly sent her to us. Now she's making her way through the club" he shook his head.
"And the guys getting no shit for it?" I asked
"He was covered. His face anyway and the picture was badly taken only thing you could tell was he was Mexican and tatted up. But the guys were talking"
"That so?"
"She's got a reputation man, they laughed it up and said how lucky the guy was, she couldn't drag him down with her, 'even we are better than she is in the social standpoint'"
He quoted and I looked up at him sharply
"Yeah, that was my response. She doesn't seem the type to sleep around you know" he shrugged. I rode home, people were there and I sat and listened to the chatter, but not really listening. Until some of the younger guys were laughing
"She is hot for a white girl" they snickered
"Wonder if he was a club member?" I looked down to see the pictures on their phone there were two. Her looking right at the camera surprised the other she was kissing me. They were right. There was no way to get a clear view of my tattoos, that would have given me away. Luckily she was laying on me so all that could really be seen was she was naked and the side of her body. They saw me glaring and closed their phones immediately.
I'm a asshole I sighed leaning against the sofa. She wasn't worried about her reputation. She was worried about mine.
Veronica's POV
I cried, alone, on my sofa eating ice cream and watching some drama. Thankfully he wasn't identifiable. I was. But there was nothing I could do about that now. The worst part wasn't even that he stormed out on me yesterday, or that he stood there watching Brian try to push himself on me. No. It was how he thought I was a transaction for my car. I didn't know him well, and I thought I saw kindness under the bad boy persona he usually had. I didn't expect to date, or even go skipping into school holding his hand. In fact I was pretty sure it was a one time thing but, I did expect respect, the decency to treat me like human. Wiping my eyes I took a deep breath and dug my spoon into the tub again. There was a knock on the door, I looked at the shadow and decided I was in no mood to give out favours, or jobs, or even talk to anyone.
"V?" His voice called and he knocked again. I pressed my lips together and didn't move. I put the chocolate ice cream in my mouth and just looked at the door. My eyes stung and were no doubt proof of my tears over the treatment of me. I wasn't about to give him the satisfaction of seeing it, he put his head to the door trying to see through the blinds.
"V?" He called again and my eyes watered all over again. Dammit.
It was none of my business. And he didn't deserve my help. He certainly didn't want it, he made that clear. Yet there I was at a hotel being dragged in by my dad claiming I was pregnant because of a guy I had a one night stand with on the date the Echolls card was used. Sat in journalism going over numbers called on Kate's phone, my dad running the number I couldn't get through to. And now here I was stood in the girls bathroom with Chardo towering over me clearly threatening me to keep my mouth shut. A threat I know I should take seriously. He wasn't Weevil. And even then I wasn't sure who Weevil was. He stormed out and I shook my head. I left to go to the court yard only to have my arm grabbed
"Hey Veronica?" Felix asked and I looked up to him and he let me go
"Hey, Felix, you okay?"
"Look, I don't know what went down with you and Weevil, but I need your help"
"With what?" I asked folding my arms
"Proving Echolls is setting him up" he shrugged
"You think Logan did this?" I asked surprised
"We broke up their party on the beach the night before the cops came in for Letty. Its not a coincidence. Look I know your pissed at him but I'm telling you he didn't do this. It's not his style"
"Not his style?" I asked
"He wouldn't steal money with trail it'd always be cash. And he would never put his grams name to it. Anyone in his family really he wouldn't do that" he was pleading with his eyes and I shook my head
"You are a good friend Felix" I sighed "I'm already on it. In fact I can get him out today" I said and he looked down at me surprised
"Really?"
"Yeah" I smiled he wooped and pulled me into a tight hug lifting me off the ground "Easy tiger" I laughed and he put me down pulling back hand on my shoulder and jumped
"Girl, you are something special" he praised her "is it Echolls?" He asked
"No. Look I gotta go speak to Letty. Just don't set anything in motion till Weevil gets back yeah? I don't want to be the cause of any trouble for you guys"
"Yeah no problem" he grinned I lightly punched his shoulder and walked to my car
"They're bringing him home now" Letty said ecstatic
"I'm glad. I will head off" I said
"Oh no please, he will want to see you, thank you" she said holding onto my arm. My stomach churned at that thought he hadn't seemed to be happy when I came by with my help. And the last time I stood close to him I'd slapped him.
"I don't know" I said reluctantly "he doesn't like me too much. But I'm glad I got him out. And that you're cleared but I better go"
"Ay, Veronica please?" She pleaded and I sighed relenting to this sweet old lady. So now I was sat in the porch my leg bouncing. The police car pulled up and out he got. My stomach fluttered at the sight of him, he was wearing a vest and all I could remember was those arms holding me. The marks he left behind with his mouth and hands. The bruises were gone by time lunch ended the next day. The hickies had stayed a few days after. A lovely discussion was had with Dad about that. But it would have had to happen anyway with the pictures circulating around town. I blinked and he hugged his grandmother
"I hear your the one to thank for this Kodak moment" he said and I shrugged putting my hands in my jacket pocket
"Didn't you know the guy was already in prison?" He teased
"Not the right one" I said softly and he smile Letty declared she was making him some food "give me some love" he said opening his arms. I gave him a hug, quickly not wanting to linger there. I pulled back and he looked at the house "want some dinner Grandma is a mean cook"
"That's okay... I better go" I said closing off immediately. The last two weeks had been awkward. And after I ignored him he didn't push
"V?" He asked his tone serious and I took two steps down the porch. He wanted to talk about it
"It's all good, didn't promise me anything Weevil" I said shrugging "Welcome home" I said and I truly meant it. I jumped into the car and turned around to head home. The sound of bikes had me stopping down the street knowing they'd take up the whole road. Felix stopped and pulled his helmet off indicating I roll down the window
"Thank you" he said leaning against the window "you are, I'm my book a friend. Anything you need no questions asked" he said
"Why Felix, that sounds like you actually like me" i said teasingly
"Yeah I do" he nodded "and I don't really care what anyone has to say about it"
"Me either" I smiled I gave him my number and he called me and hung up.
"I'll see you, gonna go see Weev"
"Stay out of trouble" I said tapping his arm "or at least don't get caught" I chuckled and left. I drove home feeling happy with my work. Not that he deserved it. Before getting out I saved Felix's number.
Dad was waiting when I walked in
"Hey"
"Well, I was wrong" he said smiling to me "I'm proud of you"
"Why?" I asked
"Because I assumed it had to be him. I forgot the fact that people are innocent until proven guilty" he shrugged "you did a good thing for him today"
"Well I learnt from the best" I smile dropping my bag on the stool
"You hungry?"
"Nah, think I'm gonna send some emails, do a assignment and go to bed" I said shrugging "think it will be a snack night"
"Alright. Don't overdo it" he said kissing my head. Walking to the fridge I take out a coke, a chocolate pudding and pull off the crisps on top of the fridge. Going back for my bag as I take a spoon I head to my room.
Weevil's POV
Felix came over beer in hand and sat on the wall of Oburtos. I was holding a beer of my own and sat away from the boys so my bad mood didn't effect the celebrations. The one for me. Their fearless leader coming home. It'd been a shit day considering I'd been proven innocent. I had to convince Echolls to let me deal with Chardo. I booted Chardo to the curb and Felix pulled the guys off and got Chardo to the border. V left, wouldn't even look at me properly. I'd been a dick when she came looking for answers. When I got told she was the reason they'd figured out the truth I was surprised. When she was on my porch I'd hoped she was ready to talk but she ran off immediately. I'd tried to be patient. It'd been two weeks and she still wouldn't talk to me. Then Felix. Again. Was talking to her all chilled and she wasn't sending him away. Of course I deserved it. But I just wanted to apologise. To... God I don't know. He sat next to me and nodded
"What's up with you? You've been off for weeks" he finally addressed it.
"No-"
"Don't nothing man me. What's the deal?" He asked he was here as a friend right now, not my second in command.
"I screwed up" I said taking a big swig of beer
"What's new?" He nudged me
"You're right, you're right" I nodded and sighed "I think I'm... I'm falling for someone but I screwed up. Big time and now she doesn't seem to be interested"
"Whoa. Our fearless president may finally have a first lady" he nodded and took a drink.
"Don't think so" I smiled
"She hot?"
"More than she has any right to be" I nodded
"Look, you just got out. Call her. Life is too short to not tell her" he said
"It's not that simple" I said and he looked at me confused "she ain't like us Felix, and she can't get dragged into our shit"
"Don't you think that's something you should let her decide?" He asked "risking the judgements, the... chance you'll lose people is worth it if she makes you happy, if you make her happy. We won't be here forever Weev. Bikers, stealing shit, boosting cars, fighting for shit that don't even matter" he spun the bottle between his hands and looked at it not really seeing it. He cleared his throat "if she is worth it to you, do it. If you have to hide it for a while so be it" he shrugged
"Felix?" I asked softly and looked to see nobody else was hearing us "Are you doing that?" I asked and he looked at me smiling sadly and nodded
"She might be the death of me, the ruin of what I have right now... but I won't regret it" he shrugged. Was it V? They'd been closer, talking and she was happy when they talked. My chest turned tight and I nodded at him
"Not gonna ask who?" He asked
"Would you tell me?" I asked and he chuckled
"No"
Could it really be her?
"And your cool being her little secret?" I asked
"It's for the best. She's mine too" he shrugged "it's hard, we argue a lot about it. She gets jealous, I get paranoid" he shrugged
"Why is she jealous, you don't exactly go pulling girls, I get it now but honestly thought you were gay a few times"
He laughed loudly his head facing the sky
"Yeah... I figured" he nodded "she gets jealous of the girls but right now our main argument is Veronica" he said and my heart sped up
"V?" I asked raising a brow
"She doesn't like how we talk, how comfortable Veronica seems with me"
"It does look like you're close" I told him
"Yeah but we are only friends. And thats official as of today. Told her that no matter what you guys think she's my friend and if she needs help I'm a call away" he shrugged "But I guess today in school was a bit much" he chuckled
"What happened?"
"I asked her to help you. When she said she was already on it, and was gonna have you out today I got very excited. Hugged her made a show really" he said pulling his lip down.
"Called her 'something special'" Hector said coming over picking up on the end of the conversation "Yelled it in the middle of the yard"
"She is" he shrugged they started to talk and I emptied my bottle, so it wasn't V. That was a relief, yet it didn't help me. I got up and went to the group picking up another beer
"You're friends with her?" A girl asked "that Mars girl?" I opened the bottle and saw the brunette sat on Jose's lap
"We... know of her" he said shrugging "she's helped us out here and there"
"Oh me too" she grinned "but I'd still steer clear"
"Why's that?" He asked his face turning guarded
"She'll stab you in the back without a second thought. She values the truth. That and she just isn't good news"
"And you think we are?"
"She means she taints anyone she is close to I mean look at her life. Her best friend was killed, her boyfriend left her because she was too much, her dad lost everything and her mum just up and left. I mean it's all connected to her" said the other girl sat next to him "she ruined all her friendship last year at Shelleys party. Shelly even said she had sex with multiple guys in her guest room. She was all over the guys. And let's face it anyone who goes near her won't admit it. She drags the name through the mud. Even one of you had her an-"
"That's enough" I said standing behind them "we're here to have fun, not gossip"
She looked up at me and smiled widely
"I could do with some fun" she said I grunted at her and walked away. The guys had gone cold toward the girls but they wouldn't kick them out. They'd get laid after all. I had to blow off some steam myself but this was my fourth drink so riding was out. The idea of fucking someone was appealing but honestly all I could think about was sex with her. She was glorious and I was sure I'd have gone back for more if I hadn't let my past fuck with me. I downed the bottle and threw it on the ground.
I woke up to a splitting headache. The room was bright and I groaned, Ophelia needs to stop opening my blinds. I opened one eye and seeing the desk across the room the other eye flew open. This wasn't my room. Leaning up on my elbows I looked around to see a glass of water on the night stand and a bottle of aspirin. Sitting up I realised that my clothes were missing, I was only in my boxers. I took the pills and stood up trying to remember who I'd gone home with. My clothes were folded on the desk as I went to pick them up I saw the board and the pictures. It was when I saw the messenger bag it clicked.
"V?" I asked the empty room. Th clock on the desk told me it was 7:14. I put my clothes on unable to find my boots. I opened the door sticking my head out. I heard music, and faintly her singing. I smiled and made my way down the small hallway.
She stood in the kitchen bouncing about and was humming while she cooked. Backup came over sniffed my leg and went back to the sofa. She was wearing a short sleeved top and shorts. The fabric stopping just below her ass and showing her legs almost completely. Memories of the rest if her flashed in my mind and part of me wanted to try my luck. The other was a little afraid to break her away from her good mood. But I couldn't just stand here staring, for all I knew her Dad was gonna come out his room too. And I needed to sit down my stomach was not pleased
"Mornin" I smiled she straightened up, spun around with her hand covering her mouth
"Jesus!" She half yelled moving her hand away
"Sorry" I said holding my hand up she shook her head
"No its okay... man you're quiet. I thought for sure I'd hear you when you woke up"
I walked over and sat on the stool as she turned around and plated the food. I'll never look at that counter the same again, I thought
"Just in time though, breakfast is done, just waiting on the toast" she says turning around handing me a plate with a whole fry up on it. I frowned at it
"Grease will help" she said as the toaster shot out the two slices of bread. She put them on a smaller plate and put some butter near it
"Didn't have to do this V" I said digging in
"Don't thank me yet, I'm an awful cook" she said picking up some bacon off her plate. A phone rang and she groaned "it's been going off all mornin. I answered it last night, you've been with Cindy. All too happy and excited to have big strong Weevil for the night" she said putting on a high voice and twirling her hair.
"Why did you do that?"
"Well you didn't seem too capable of answering and I didn't want the entire club out all hours drunk and on their bikes searching for you" she said "It was Felix and he didn't sound very sober himself"
"Thanks" I said answering the phone
"Hello?"
"Finally Man" it was Felix "been calling since like six"
"Yeah, sorry man just woke up. Everything alright?"
"Yeah everyone is good. Just checking on you it's not like you to dissapear without a word. And you seemed down before you left"
I remembered that. Frowning trying to figure out what I remembered last.
"Nah I'm good" I said
"Your bike is still at Oburtos, he put it in the garage"
"Cool, thanks man"
"So Cindy huh?"
"Don't ask man, don't ask" I hung up and looked at her
"What happened, how'd I get here?" I asked she smiled at me and shook her head
"You were calling a lot. I answered after the fourth one cause I was worried you were in trouble or hurt" she shrugged "you were drunk and saying we needed to talk and stuff. I told you to go sleep it off. I assumed you were with the guys. Then I get a call from some guy that you were trying to pull this guy off a blonde and the police had been called so I came to get you at some bar. It was the bouncer, he called the last person you did so" she shrugged
"The police get there before you?"
"No, the bouncer is friends with one of the deputies, he called him and said it had been handled. Apparently you calmed down when the bouncer told you 'V' was on her way. Once you got here you passed out pretty quickly"
I was at a bar? Wow went for a proper wonder didn't I.
"I'm sorry I kept you up" I said
"I was up anyway" she said "I can drive you back to where you need, or at least close to it" she grinned "Let's face it I aint no Cindy" she chuckled and walked to the fridge and pulled out a water.
"You're better than Cindy any day V" I said She rolled her eyes and walked toward her room
"Don't you forget it" she teased, but her heart wasn't in it. I ate my food, it was good, not sure if she was serious about her cooking abilities. I was half way through when she came back in dressed for the day. Her baggy jeans and boots but her top hugged her. I remembered going into the bar, changing from beer to whiskey. Damn. Last thing I could remember was the fifth double. I still didn't think I'd get a chance to talk to her about what went down maybe my best bet was just to settle for what she was willing to do.
"Thanks V" I said standing up "where is your dad?"
"Left yesterday for a jumper" she said bent down near the couch and handed me my boots
"Where to?" She asked