Driving past the Welcome to Charming sign was a good feeling… probably the best feeling I'd felt all day but I still had that stupid man stuck in my mind… I was hurting and I just wanted to crawl in a damn hole and die. I looked in my rearview mirror to see that Kozik was still behind me. Go fuckin' figure.

If I was nothing to Happy, absolutely nothing to him then why did he have a Son following me back to Charming? Why did he care enough to ask one of his brothers to escort me back to the small town? I didn't get it and at this point, being on the five hour drive, I didn't want to get it. I didn't want to care anymore; I just wanted my thoughts to be directed somewhere, anywhere. Away from Happy, away from the two years dedicated to him, away from everything that I ever felt for him… I couldn't do it anymore; I didn't want to feel the pain anymore.

Hearing my car start beeping, I looked at my dashboard to see the gas light was on… I found the nearest gas station. It was close to the SAMCRO clubhouse and I knew I was risking someone seeing me before I wanted anyone to even know I was in town.

Kozik parked his motorcycle beside my car and took off his helmet and sunglasses. Getting off the bike, he walked over to my side of the car and opened my door. "You alright, kid?"

I nodded my head, plastering the fakest smile I could muster up on my face. "I'm good, just need to fill 'er up. You can go to the clubhouse if you want, I'm just gonna check into that hotel on the other side of town."

"You know good and well Hap would kill me if I left you unprotected… You're still known around here, kid… So that's not gonna happen." Kozik opened the gas tank and put the nozzle in. "Go pay for the gas, I'll be waiting here for ya." He put his sunglasses back on and turned his attention away from me.

Walking into the store, I didn't look around, I just walked right up to the counter. The young guy behind the counter was eyeing him and smiling… "Yeah I just need thirty on pump 2, please." I handed him a twenty and a ten dollar bill.

"Can I get ya anything else?" He took the money out of my hand and started smiling again. I shook my head and turned to walk away but his next words stopped me. "Have a nice day, beautiful."

I continued toward the door but was stopped by a hand on my arm, pulling me. "Hanna Michelle Winston… What in the hell are you doing here?" Before I could even register who the person was, I lunged forward, wrapping my arms around the person standing before me. Gemma Teller Morrow, my godmother. I loved this woman so much growing up, spending four years away from her was a different pace but I missed her, her medaling ways and her 'don't take any shit' attitude. She was the one who taught me how to be this way, how to be such a bitch, how to be a woman.

"I've missed you so fucking much, mom!" I whispered, still holding onto her.

"I missed you too, baby. What are you doing here?" Gemma pulled away from me, smiling at me as she crossed her arms.

Looking out to where my car was, I saw Kozik on the phone. "Down with school, came home for a while. Just wanted to see everyone, really."

"Well get your ass over to the clubhouse and see the boys, they've missed you like crazy. Jax and Opie are gonna be so damn thrilled to see you. So is your dad!"

"Ope already knows I'm coming to town, he knows I'm here now actually. But no one else does. I kind of wanted to surprise everyone tomorrow. Let me get settled in for the night then go visit with everyone."

Gemma raised an eyebrow, looking around us before continuing our conversation. "What do you mean get settled in? Where are you staying at if your dad doesn't know you're in town?"

Shaking my head, I forced another fake smile onto my face. "Days Inn for now, I just need to find a place… This trip was more of a spur of the moment trip, so nothing's really set up."

"Are you being serious right now, Hanna? You're not staying in some damn hotel… You can stay with me and Clay!" Gemma crossed her arms over her chest again, that 'don't fuck with me' look on her face.

I shook my head no, "Clay is THE gossip queen, Gemma… You know that. He'd be on the phone with the guys in a heartbeat to tell them the Princess came home. I'll pass. Just let me do this, I promise I'll be by the clubhouse soon." I pulled her in for another hug. "I promise." Kissing her cheek, I walked out of the store, waving goodbye to her as I walked to my car.

"What took so long?" Kozik leaned up off of my car, uncrossing his arms.

I shrugged my shoulders. "Long line, it's no big deal… Who were you on the phone with?"

"None of your damn business, kid." He walked over to the driver's side door and opened it for me. Looking back at me, my arms were crossed, my eyebrows were raised and I was not going anywhere until he told me. "Alright alright, it was Hap. He wanted to make sure the ride was ok…"

Instantly hearing his name, I uncrossed my arms, moving toward Kozik. "Did he ask about me?"

He shook his head no… "No and I'm not explaining shit to you… Just know that he is going through hell to make sure you're happy so don't fuckin' turn your back on him and start hating him."

"What are you talking about? And don't dare try to get out of this conversation… You brought it up so you get to dish it out." I grabbed his arm, stopping him from walking away from me.

Shaking his head no again, I groaned. "I'm not getting into this with you. Just remember what I said, Hanna… and never fuckin' forget it, no matter what." He pulled my hand off his arm and walked away from me toward his bike. Quickly putting his helmet on and mounting the beautiful beast of a motorcycle, he started up the bike, revving it up.