Her hand felt perfect in his. She had waited for what seemed like forever for this moment to come. She had had a crush on Opie since she was 13 and he was 15 and now here they were, on their first date three years later. They walked in silence down the main street to the ice cream shop.

"How are you doing?" Opie asked her quietly, "Are you enjoying yourself?"

"I'm definitely enjoying myself Ope," Tania replied, smiling up at him.

There was a significant size difference between the two of them. She was 5'3 and he was 6'5, but somehow they just seemed to work.

"I thought you would never ask me out," Tania said quietly, "I was so excited when you called and asked me."

He smiled down at her and her heart fluttered in her chest. She could tell by the way he looked at her, that he really cared for her, but he was afraid to admit that.

"How long have you been waiting for me to ask?" he questioned.

"Since I was 13," Tania responded, "I've had a crush on you since I was about 10, but I never actually wanted to be with you, until I saw you dating other girls. I wanted to be one of those girls."

"Well, now I'm all yours," Opie replied before leaning down and kissing her softly on the forehead.

Tania's eyes fluttered open and she was saddened by the fact that it was only a dream. She rolled over and looked at the clock. It was 3:00 in the morning and she felt wide awake. She reached over and grabbed the picture frame with a picture of her and Opie on their wedding day in it. She ran her fingers over his smiling face and smiled sadly. Her heart still ached and she wished that she could be with him one more time, just so she could make things right with him. She missed him so much all the time and she wondered if the pain in her heart and soul would ever go away.

She tossed and turned in bed for a little while until she realized that sleep wasn't going to come for her. She got out of bed and put her robe on over her tank top and panties and made her way into the kitchen.

"Can't sleep love?" Chibs asked as she walked into the kitchen.

"Jesus Chibs," she said, her hand moving up to her chest, "You scared the shit out of me."

"Sorry sweetheart," he replied, "I hope you don't mind I helped myself to a beer."

"It's no problem," she said, opening the fridge and grabbing herself one, "So why can't you sleep?"

"Lots on my mind," he replied as she sat down beside him at the table.

She looked at him and he looked troubled, he looked uncomfortable. But strangely, she was drawn to him and she wanted to sit there with him and talk with him, like old times.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked him, "I miss talking to you Chibs. You were always there for me."

"I was just thinking about the way things were... before Opie died... after Opie died," Chibs replied, looking over at her, "I remember a conversation I had with Opie right before we went in and I was surprised. He admitted that he was jealous because you and I were growing so close. I made it very clear to him that you and I were only friends. He had felt foolish."

"Opie and I had that very same conversation," Tania said after a moment, "He accused me of confiding more in you than I confided in him, which was true. I felt like I couldn't talk to him about how I was feeling and what I was going through after the miscarriage. But he also believed that there was more there between me and you than there actually was. I tried telling him exactly what you told him, but he was so angry that he refused to listen to me. That was the last conversation we had before he went in and never came out."

Chibs reached over and grabbed her hand, squeezing it gently. She could feel her internal temperature spike and goose bumps spread over her entire body. She was really glad that she was wearing her house coat at that moment.

"Tania, he really loved you," Chibs said, smiling at her, "He couldn't wait to go home and make things right with you."

"That's what Jax said too," Tania said, smiling to herself, "I miss him so much Chibs. My heart still hurts. I don't cry as much as I used to and I am managing to live a life without him, but I wish I didn't have to."

"We all wish that love," Chibs said, "But you have to, for yourself and for Hunter and Savannah. They need you."

"So you said that you were also thinking about how things were after Opie died," she said quietly, "What were you going to say?"

"Things got harder. It was hard for us to replace Opie for you," Chibs replied, "I don't mean we were trying to replace him and what he was to you, but we were trying so hard to fill the emptiness. I really liked taking care of you Tania. I got to know sides of you that I wouldn't typically have had the opportunity to know in other circumstances. Then you left. I really missed you when you and the kids left. It didn't feel the same for any of us when you left."

"I'm sorry I left Chibs," she said quietly, "I was trying to start a new life with no memories of Ope. It hurt too much to be around all of you and to be around every place that the two of us ever went to together. I ran away from the pain, and I see now, that the only place I really belong is in Charming with my family. So that's why I'm coming home."

He smiled at her, but the sadness was still very evident in his eyes. Seeing him sad made her heart sad and she wished that she could fix it for him. She was sure that the pain would go away now that she was coming home, but maybe there was more going on with him, more than he was willing to share with her.

She took the last sip of her beer and then got up and put it on the counter beside the sink. She took a step back and hadn't realized that Chibs was standing right behind her. She bumped against him and his hands moved quickly to her hips. Her hands seemed to have a mind of their own at that moment. Her hands moved so that they where resting on top of his. Her heart was pounding her chest and the goose bumps returned when he moved his head down so his lips were next to her ear.

"I understand why you left love," Chibs whispered, his goatee brushing against her cheek, "But I'm glad that you are coming home."

He was so close to her and he smelt so good. All she would have to do is turn her head slightly to the right and their lips would meet. She thought it best to avoid that situation, but it took everything in her to walk away from the moment. She wanted to feel his lips against hers and his hands on her body, but she couldn't complicate things right now.

She moved to the side and turned to look at him. Her hand was still holding onto his. What the hell was going on? These feelings were confusing the hell out of her and she needed to extract herself from the situation.

"I should be getting back to bed," she said shyly, smiling slightly at him, "Long day of packing tomorrow. I hope you can get to sleep now."

He nodded his head at her and she let go of his hand and quickly made her way down the hallway to her bedroom. She closed the door and leaned against it. What was happening?

Chibs made his way to the living room and sat down on the couch. He put his head in his hands and sighed heavily. He wasn't going to lie, Tania had changed, but not for the worse. She was gorgeous and she seemed happy, but for some reason, she was ready to come home. He didn't care what the reason was, he was just glad that she was coming home.

Once Opie had died, the club had done their best to take care of her and the kids and she was very appreciative of everything they had done for them. But somewhere along the way, during that two months after he died and before she moved away, she had made herself pretty comfortable in his heart. When she left she took it with her. He knew he didn't have a chance in hell, but he ended up falling for the women that he had watched grow up since she was 13.

He was stuck in a tough place tonight. He had wanted to kiss her so badly, but he didn't want to move too fast, and he wasn't sure what was going on in her head. He was sure he had seen a look in her eyes that he had never seen before. It almost looked like passion, desire, but there was also a definite hint of uncertainty and fear. He didn't know what would come of the situation, but he would wait patiently and find out.

Unfortunately, patience wasn't one of his stronger traits. He laid down on the couch and looked up at the ceiling. Sleep was not going to come for this man.

*I will keep writing, but let me know what you would like to see happen next. I am more than open to suggestions :) Thank you so much for reading!