"Do you know how to shoot that Lass?"

She looked at him and smiled "Of course I do! So now will you go?"

"No, I told you I'm staying!"

'Oh bloody hell!" She put the gun down walked over grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the cabinet poured herself a shot and downed it! She picked up the bottle and walked over and sat down on the couch. If he was going to be an ass she was going to drink until she didn't care. She poured another one and drank it down, he walked over and took the bottle from her.

"Enough Lass!"

"Damn it Fillip! I'm not a little girl." She stood up and faced him. "Give it back! I'm not done drinking yet!"

He took a drink from the bottle staring at her, she glared at him. Fine if he wanted to be an ass she could drink something else. She walked into the kitchen and pulled out a bottle of tequila. She drank from the bottle, damn it was warm in here. She pulled of her t-shirt and threw it at him, she kicked off her shoes, she walked up the stairs to her room. She put on her pjs and stumbled back down stairs.

Damn he was still here. "Why are you still here?"

"I told you Lass, I'm staying here to protect you."

"I don't need you to protect me. When I needed someone was seven months ago when I was stabbed and left for dead! But I had no one then!" She got dizzy and started to fall forward, Chibs caught her and picked her up. He carried her up the stairs to her room.

"Lass, tell me what happened seven months ago."

"I can't!" She started crying "I'm afraid"

"Lass, your family will keep you safe."

"They can't"

"Christ!" He swore and he held her until she fell asleep.

XXXXXXX

Holy hell my head hurts! This is exactly why I don't drink! Son of a bitch, she had a vague recollection of mentioning being stabbed seven months ago. She dragged herself to the bathroom and into the shower, she was really hoping that Chibs was gone. She didn't want to face him or talk to him. She felt some what human after a shower. She got dressed and dragged herself down the stairs and into the kitchen, there he was standing in her kitchen.

He was drinking a cup of coffee, he handed her a mug, "Thanks." She fumbled in her purse and pulled out some sunglasses.

"Lass, we need to talk."

"No, we really don't."

"Tell me about seven months ago."

"Please..." Tears rolled down her face from under her glasses. She pulled them off to wipe her eyes.

"You have to tell me so I can help you."

"I can't...it will be fine...I will be fine." She got up and started to walk off, he grabbed her arm and stopped her.

"Who hurt you Lass?"

"Please Fillip...just stop. He pulled her into his arms and held her, he tipped her face up and gently kissed her lips. She tried to pull away, but he pulled her closer to him, slipping his tongue inside her mouth, she opened her mouth to let him have access. He groaned, she wrapped her arms around his neck, he lifted her up in his arms setting her on the counter. She wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled him close, he trailed kisses down her neck, running his hands up and down her back. Knocking on the back door interrupted them, Gen hopped off the counter and opened the back door.

Tucker was at the back door "Gen, I want to apologize for last night"

Chibs hands were on her waist and he pulled her behind him "If you ever put your hands on her again I will kill you! Do you understand me?"

Tucker nodded his head yes and walked away.

"Fillip"

He shut the door, pulled her into his arms. "Shut up and kiss me Lass!"

She pulled away from him. "I thought you didn't want to kiss me?"

He closed his eyes "I want to kiss you, I shouldn't kiss you. Big difference Lass!"

"What do you plan on doing about it?"

"Probably having your brother and step Da hand me my arse!"

He pulled her into his arms and kissed her. "Promise you won't be alone with Ochs."

"I promise."

He kissed her one more time before he left.

XXXXX

Gen went out to the stables to help with morning chores, she headed over to the clinic to finish putting things away and getting the stables open. She would glance up and catch Tucker starring at her, it made her feel uncomfortable. She would shrug it off, maybe it was just because of Chibs' warning. She was in an exam room alone when she heard a noise, she turned around and Tucker was leaning against the door. Damn it!

"Can I help you?" She asked.

"Just admiring the sights." He walked up behind her and grabbed her hair. Gen flinched and stepped back her back was against the wall, she clinched her jaw and looked him in the eye. He reached out and grabbed her breast, she open hand slapped him.

"Touch me again and you won't have to worry about Chibs killing you!" He laughed at her and ripped her shirt and kissed her. The sound of a motorcycle roaring up the drive sent him running out of the clinic. She collapsed on the floor crying. She found a t-shirt in the cabinet she put on, she threw her ripped shirt in the trash. She splashed some cool water on her face. She hoped it wasn't Chibs.

"Gen..." It was Opie.

"Yeah Ope?"

"Have you been crying sis?"

"No..."

"Liar!" He pulled her into his arms and kissed the top of her head. "Now tell me who made you cry. Who's ass am I kicking?"

"I'm going to have to hire one of my new ranch hands for being too fresh." Opie looked at her, her shirt in the trash caught his eye, he picked it up and looked at it.

"I'm going to kill him!"

"Ope...stop I can take care of it myself!"

"Let your brothers handle this!"

"Oh Christ!"

Opie pulled out his phone and called Jax, ten minutes later Chibs, Trig and Jax were at the ranch. Gen was sitting on the porch with a cup of coffee, Opie had her ripped shirt in his hands. Jax jumped off his bike and stormed up to the porch and squatted in front of his sister.

"Which one?"

"Jax let me handle it. I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself." Opie held up the shirt for Jax, Chibs, and Trig to see, she shut her eyes and looked away. She missed Chibs clinching his jaw.

"It was Tucker, wasn't it?" Chibs asked.

"Please, let me handle this." She begged.

Chibs took off for the stable, he was followed by the other bikers. Gen got up and ran after them, she heard fists meeting bone. Chibs had him pinned against the wall of a stable.

"I told you if you ever laid a hands on her again I'd kill you!" He released him when he saw Gen walk in. She walked up to him, punched him in the face and kicked him in the balls.

"Get your shit and get off my ranch. If you ever step foot on my property again I will shoot your balls off. Am I clear?"

"You're a bitch!"

The four bikers started forward, Gen stepped forward kicking him again in the balls. "What was that?" He moaned in pain, she kicked him in the ribs and walked out of the stables and slamming into the house. She collapsed on the floor, trying not to cry. She heard knocking on the door, she got up and pulled it open.

"What?" Trig was standing on the porch.

"You're not packing are you honey?"

She started laughing, Trig gave her a hug "I think we believe you when you say you can take care of yourself." She rolled her eyes at him.

Gen looked out and watched the Ochs leaving the ranch, great back to square one, she had to find two new hands. Jax, Opie, and Chibs joined them in the house. She assured them she was fine and they could go. She had to chores to do, she hugged her brothers good bye and walked out to the stables to get started.

"Lass, I told you to stay away from him."

"Shit! Flilip! It's not like i invited him!"

"Your weren't careful!"

"Excuse me? Yes, you're right...I asked him to pull my hair, kiss me. Then when I slapped him, I asked him to rip my shirt open and to fondle me...the only reason he stopped is because he heard a motorcycle!" She shoved him out of her way and started to walk to the next stall, he grabbed her and pulled her back into his arm.

"I'm sorry Lass, when Opie called..."

She leaned into him resting her forehead on his chest, it felt good to be in his arms. She pulled away "I've got chores to do." She pulled away from him to finish up in the stables. She walked into the house to fix herself some lunch and Chibs was sitting at the bar making himself at home.

"Don't you have to get back to work?"

"No, I'm staying with you in case Ochs comes back."

"I can take care of myself!

She pulled out a yogurt, a banana and some water for her lunch, she sat sown at the bar to eat. "Lass, is that all you're eating? That's not enough to keep a bird alive!"

"Yes, it's all I'm eating. It has been keeping me alive for years." She got up and walked away from the bar. He stopped her, putting her food down on the counter.

"I just watching out for you!" He cupped her face and kissed her. She leaned into him, opening her mouth and running her tongue along his lip. She wrapped her arms around his neck, she slid her tongue inside his mouth. He trailed kisses along her neck, she arched her neck giving him more access. She pulled off her t-shirt, he ran his hands along her rib cage. She pulled away, like she'd been burned when he touched her scar.

"What is it Lass?"

"Nothing."

She turned her back to him and started to put her shirt back on. He took it from her and placed kisses along her rib cage, stopping to kiss the scar. She closed her eyes. He picked her up and carried her up the stairs to her room, he laid her on the bed. He pulled off her jeans, leaving her in her bra and panties. She tried to cover the scar on her abdomen. He moved her hands and kissed the scar, he took his clothes off and joined her on the bed. He finished undressing her, he noticed burn scars on the inside of her breasts. He moved her hands when she tried to hide those, and kissed them. He looked into her eyes, she nodded her head, he nudged her legs apart, and slowly entered her.

XXXX

She laid in his arms afterward, she had never experienced anything like that. "Tell me about the scars Lass!"

She cleared her voice, and rolled over to look him in the eye. "One of the doctors at the clinic I worked at set me up on a date last year..."