Chapter 2- Put the teddy down
Emery stood outside gripping tightly to the man she now believed was her father, he put his hand on her shoulder as she clutched him closer as a group of men got off loud bikes and two got out of a big black car, they gathered around Tig some of them staring at her making her feel uncomfortable as she shrunk back further hoping she could somehow become invisible to these men. Looking around she could see they were all wearing the same leather cut Mr Tiggy and the man with the scars were wearing, she was pulled from her thought as the man with scars and a funny accent crouched down in front of her, 'hello there lass, your gonna stay out here with me whilst your daddy and these lads take a look inside and get a few things sorted is that okay?' he asked cautiously, he knew that Emery had told Tig about what had happened to Lorna and knew he needed to inform the rest of the club. Emery nodded her head, truth be told she like this man even trusted him, besides her mum said she should trust Samcro so she would. Tig made to moved but Emery didn't let go of his hand 'Will you be long Mr Tiggy?' she asked as Chibs let out a small chuckle along with Happy, Clay and Otto. Tig looked at her with one eyebrow raised about to ask her not to call him that especially in front of the club, but looking at her his heart stopped in his chest her big innocent grey eyes shone out at him with what he could only guess was a little bit of love and a lot of apprehension he could tell she was trying to hide the fact she was still slightly scared. He looked around and saw Chibs raise an eyebrow at Happy following his gaze he noticed that he was smiling, it was faint but fucking hell, Happy the Tacoma Killer was actually grinning and it was terrifying. Tig shook his head wondering how this one little girl had managed to put a smile on Killers face, Happy didn't smile for anyone, as if noticing the whole of the club members were staring at him happy dropped the smile clearing his throat and putting his 'mean face' back on. Tig looked at her 'no Angel I won't be too long don't worry Chibs will be right here with you till I get back' she smiled seemingly pleased with his answer, following Chibs as he went to put her bags in the back of the car. Tig looked to Clay who just smirked saying 'that kids gonna break hearts, and I'm talking about the big burley hearts at the club' Tig just stared, nodding before saying 'good, because I am so not ready to fight off teenage boys yet' around him Bobby, Otto, Happy, and Piney laughed.
Emery sat in the back of the car next to Chibs, although knowing it was rude to stare she couldn't help but stare at the man's facial scars, 'So how old are you then little lass?' he asked smiling she replied 'I'm 6 My birthdays February 17th' Chibs couldn't help but smile at the girls forthcoming least this wasn't gonna be an awkward wait, plus he thought that at least if he kept her talking she wouldn't be sat wondering when her father would be back. She froze as the man she had now mentally named as Chibby reached for Tiberius thankfully he noticed and pulled his hand back 'So whose this little fella' he asked pointing to him instead,
'his names Tiberius I got him when I was 3, I know I'm a little old for a teddy but he's all I've got' she shrugged at him before muttering quietly 'especially now mummy's gone' hoping he hadn't heard when she realised she'd said it out loud. She turned when she heard the men coming out of the house and smiled as Tig sat next to her, 'Otto will ride your bike back' Chibs smiled at him as Emery shuffled up close resting her head against Tig's arm smiling when he moved to wrap his arm around her as he nodded at Chibs 'thanks brother' One of the men she'd been introduced to as Piney got into the front of the car and began driving as she closed her eyes breathing in the smell of leather which was surprisingly comforting.
She awoke the next morning feeling better than she had in weeks she opened her sleepy eyes to find blue ones looking back at her from the chair beside her bed, 'Morning sweetheart' Tig smiled at her 'Morning Mr Tiggy' she grinned back she looked to the side of her bed to find a picture of her mother and her in a frame, it took her a second to realise that it was the one that once held prize place on her mother's bedside table, she snuggled into Tiberius realising the he smelt different she looked at him and he looked completely different, he was clean, the same however couldn't be said for her, she looked to Tig as he spoke 'I had Gemma wash him whilst you were sleeping I knew you wouldn't like being away from him so I got him back to you before you woke up' She smiled up at him
'thank you mister Tiggy' she smiled shyly at him as his eyes misted over, clearing his throat he smiled replying 'Now I think it's time we got you all cleaned up, then you can meet Gemma and the rest of the family' Emery looked hesitantly at him 'you'll like Gemma' he continued 'she's a real nice lady and a real good cook, she's making breakfast right now' As if replying for her, her belly grumbled causing Emery to giggle, instantly Tig fell in love with the sound. After her bath and putting on some clean clothes she was introduced to Gemma whom she instantly loved 'You have pretty hair and nails' Emery stated causing Gemma to smile
'Well if daddy will let you I can paint your nails for you baby girl' Emery beamed up at her
'Do you think Mr Tiggy will let me paint his nails?' She asked starting to get a bit giddy
'I dunno baby girl but if not I can get one of the lads to pin him down whilst you do it' she said winking at the little girl secretly loving the fact that there was little girl around. Emery burst out laughing causing some of the sons to look at her Gemma didn't miss the adored look Tig gave the little girl at the sound coming from her. It was a noise Gemma knew she was gonna love hearing around this place. She glanced over as there was a commotion coming from the hallway as her son Jax and Piney's son Opie, who Gemma saw as her own came bustling into the kitchen standing in awe as they noticed the small girl clutching onto her teddy. Gemma called the boys over
'Now boys this here's Emery, she's Tig's daughter so you two better look out for her okay, she's family' she smiled as both Jax and Opie walked closer towards Emery both of whom were eight and with Opie being a lot taller than her she looked hesitant, Opie was the first to approach her
'Hey I'm Harry but people call me Opie' he smiled sticking out his hand for her to shake she took it and smiled back as he continued ' That's my old man Piney over there' he pointed to the older more plump man sitting next to the fatter man with curly hair she'd been introduced to as Bobby. She nodded and took her hand back going back to clutching Tiberius, then Jax stepped forward surprising both her and everyone else in the room when he pulled the small girl into a hug talking to her as he held her tight 'I'm Jax, Clay's my step dad and Gemma's my ma, welcome to the family Red' although she was crushed in his grip with her monkey digging into her chest she couldn't help but feel safe smiling at the newly found nickname, Gemma looked on proudly at her son with a teary eye as he watched Emery go over to her father sitting on his lap and begin colouring in a book on the table. She knew she didn't have to sit him down and explain he and Opie had to look out for the small girl, she could see the protectiveness in both their eyes before they looked at each other making a pact between brothers.
Emery ran full speed after Jax, she was fast and she enjoyed running but Jax was just a little bit faster he jumped on the sofa holding Tiberius high above his head as Emery tried jumping to reach him
'Jax please!' she moaned as he chuckled
'Come on Red, that the best you got?' he smirked at her, without much thought she took a step back and ran at him, before he had time to realise what was happening she had rugby tackled him to floor and made grabbing movements for Tiberius, Jax laughing at her failed attempts to get her monkey back managed to flip her over so she was below him, holding the teddy high still out of her reach, 'Nice try short stuff but too slow' he grinned down at a now 12 year old Emery she scrunched her nose up at him in frustration as she tried to grab for her teddy, all the while Jax laughing until the teddy was claimed from his hand, he looked up to see Opie standing above him holding the teddy
'Really Jax? you know she's gonna wanna kill you and your ma said no more pranks allowed in the house' but Opie still couldn't help but grin at Emery as she still lay struggling below a 14 year old Jax with Opie being the same age
'Exactly which means there's nothing she can do about it' Jax replied smug, Opie put Tiberius on the sofa, for Emery the teddy was out of bounds Jax knew that,
'Come on let her up' Opie grinned as Emery was getting redder and redder in the face her grey eyes blaring 'Okay but first things first' Jax smirked at Opie and Opie knew instantly where Jax was going with this, Opie kneeled on the floor by Emery's head grinning
'no, NO, no please Ope, please no' she pleaded already knowing it was too late she was pinned with nowhere to run, She began giggling uncontrollably as Jax and Opie began relentlessly tickling her, her begging them to stop between panting and trying to get her breath back, eyes watering 'Please stop Jax, please!' she squealed 'Ope no, I'm gonna wee, stop!' they started laughing as she continued to giggle
'Hey what's going on?' Tig asked walking into the lounge looking behind the sofa at a flustered Emery red from her giggling he looked at Jax and Opie who smirked at Tig, Tig knew instantly what that meant
'No, don't, please daddy don't do I-' she was cut off as her dad began tickling her as Opie and Jax held her down all laughing as Emery gargled a giggle, Tig loved hearing his daughter laugh not many things made Tig feel warm inside but Emery had melted his heart the minute he had seen her. Gone was the dingy looking skinny kid and in her place was a beautiful girl with brilliant dark red shiny hair and shining grey eyes and each time he looked at her he couldn't help but be reminded of her mother. Through her gargled laugh Emery happily said 'you guys are in trouble now' and Tig looked up to see Chibs coming towards them he glanced back towards Jax and Opie, 'sorry lads time to bail' but he wasn't quick enough Chibs playfully dragged him up by his cut and threw him on the Sofa 'now put em up,' he shouted as he mockingly began rolling his fists at Tig, 'thinking you can do that to the little lass' Jax, Opie and Emery's heads popped up behind the sofa watching the wrestling match take place Chibs announcing he was fighting for her honour causing the lads to chuckle and Emery to giggle, her hair a mess strewn around her head from her tickle attack by the boys, without a second thought she jumped onto Opie's back and began wrestling him as Jax watched on
'Come on Ope you're getting beaten by a girl!' he cried out to Opie 'how you gonna be a biker when you can't even beat a girl?' he chuckled, Just then Gemma walked in calling out at the top of her voice 'alright guys that's enough, just stop, you know I don't like you wrestling in the house' Some of the others had walked in behind her and Emery caught the sight of Happy smirking as he looked at her with Opie in a headlock, instantly Jax put two and two together 'Hey Hap no fair you've been teaching her to fight!' Happy just shrugged at Jax looking to Emery as she gave him a brilliant smile, dimples and all. Clay and the others couldn't help but laugh looking at Tig with Chibs in a headlock, as Emery knelt with Opie in one, 'Well she's definitely got some of her dad in her' Clay announced as they all laughed, Opie taking Emery's distraction as an opening and moved out of the headlock grabbing Emery and throwing her over his shoulder and dumping her on the sofa with Tiberius, her giggling all the while as Jax watched her smiling. Although she carried the sadness of her mums loss around with her this is what kept her moving forward, her loving dad and her family she knew that samcro was more than just an mc but she didn't care she was raised in this life, it was normal to her.