A/N: So last chapter was the longest yet. That seems to keep happening when I promise to get you guys to a certain point in the story, lol. Anyway, thank you all for reading, following, and reviewing. If I haven't heard from you feel free to leave a review or send me a message and let me know what you think. And now for a shoutout to my current reviewers:

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Now onto the story!

*******WARNING: Mentions of abuse*******

Chapter 15

She was waking up. They had drugged her. Told her they were taking her to a new home. The drugs must have worn off because she was coming to. She took stock of her surroundings, keeping her eyes closed. If someone was watching she didn't want them to know she was awake just yet. She was in a moving car…and she was not restrained! She cracked her eyes open and saw she was alone in the back seat, there were two men sitting in the front of the car, and she was propped up, leaning against the door. Another peak told her they were driving on a two-lane road, surrounded by trees. She thought about waiting, pretending to be asleep and hoping they drove through a town, because then there would be people around if she was able to escape, or they might at least be able to get someone's attention for help. But she had no idea if they would come to a town, she needed to do what she could now. Keeping her eyes closed, she tensed every muscle in preparation, slowly reached for the door handle, praying it would work, and as the car followed the curve of the road, she pulled on the handle and the door flew open. She pushed with all her might and went tumbling out of the car, down a small embankment into the tree line.

She could hear above her the screeching of brakes, and despite the way her body ached, or how her arm hung limply at he side, she knew she had to move, run, find a place to hide, something. She began running through the trees, barefoot, she realized when she stepped on a sharp rock, cutting the bottom of her foot. She stumbled, scrambling quickly to her feet. She could hear her pursuers behind her, getting closer. Adrenaline coursing through her veins she made a sharp left and ran as fast as she could trying to evade her captor. She could hear the sounds of rushing water and spotted a fairly large river. If she could make it to the water, she might be able to get away. She knew she was probably more likely to drown than make it to the other side, she was injured and didn't know how to swim, but she had determination. Dying in a fight for her freedom was better than living her entire life in compliant captivity. She had almost reached the break in the trees where the rocky, sandy shoreline began when she was tackled from behind her, searing pain coursing through her back and shoulders as she tumbled to the ground.

Dani startled awake. "Damnit!" She cried out softly. The day had gone so well, the barbeque, the marshmallows, kissing Opie as they cuddled on the sofa, watching a movie before she finally said goodnight.

Dani ignored the throbbing of the phantom pains in her shoulder and foot as she climbed out of bed. Normally she would be aching to clean, or bake, or she would grab her journal and obsessively write until the sun rose, but right now she wanted only one thing. She padded across the floor wiping the tears from her eyes, leaving her room, passing by the living room and continuing down the hallway. She tapped lightly on his door before she slowly opened it and peaked in.

She could see him in bed, sleeping. He was laying on his side in the middle of the bed, partially covered with a tan blanket. She tiptoed into the room and carefully crawled into bed, laying down next to Opie, facing him. She wrapped one arm around herself and placed her other hand on his bare chest. His warmth, his scent, just being close to him helped to soothe her and she closed her eyes and was starting to drift off when she felt Opie start to shift.

One of his arms went under his head and wrapped around her back, the other coming to rest on her hip. "You ok?" She heard him ask in that low gravelly, sleep filled voice. She shook her head no. "You need anything?" He asked.

"Can I stay here for a little while?" she asked him.

"Yeah," he told her, pulling her closer, moving his hand in comforting circles on her back. "Just try and get some sleep." It wasn't long before she had drifted off to sleep.

She woke that morning to the feeling of Opie tracing lines up and down her arm. She smiled and nuzzled into his chest before looking up at him. "Morning," she mumbled.

"Morning, babe." He replied, giving her a small kiss. "You sleep ok?" Dani nodded. "Wanna talk about it?" he asked her.

She shook her head and wrapped her arms around the back of his head. "Not right now." She pulled him close for another kiss. For the first time, Dani was the one to deepen the kiss, her tongue moving across his lips, asking for and being granted entry. As their tongues danced, she felt Opie shift them so she was laying on her back, his upper half hovering over her.

Her hands explored the muscles of his back and shoulders. She gasped as Opie broke away from her lips and began placing kisses along the side of her neck. He would nip at her neck gently with his teeth and then soothe it with his tongue before sucking gently at the flesh. As he was doing this his hand trailed lightly down her arm and came to rest on her stomach. She could feel the warmth of his hand through her this sleep shirt as it moved slowly up to rest on her ribcage just underneath her breast.

He paused there and pulled back from her neck, searching her eyes for a moment for signs that she was getting overwhelmed. He saw no sign of hesitation and she brought one of her hands up behind his neck and pulled his face back to hers to resume kissing him. Opie's hand was just beginning to move upward to cup her breast, his phone began to ring. They both froze, and Opie groaned as he moved away from her to check his phone.

"Yeah," He answered into the phone. "What…shit." He hung up the phone.

"What is it?" She asked. Opie stood up pulling on a pair of sweats, and then came around to her side of the bed, reaching out his hand to her and pulling her up. He pulled her into the living room and let go, heading to the front door. "What's going on?" She asked again as Opie stepped outside, retrieving the Sunday paper.

"This." He said showing her the front page of the paper. SOA DAUGHTER, MISSING 20 YEARS FOUND ALIVE read the headline. There were two pictures that accompanied the article, one a picture of her at age four, the other shot at a distance, but she could tell it was her from the previous day in the grocery store parking lot, showcasing the bruise on her face. They read the article together, and it detailed that she had been presumed dead but was found alive and well when she strolled into the police station. Federal investigators were quoted as saying they had tried to interview Dani about her abduction but she was uncooperative and the investigators could not say if that was due to mental illness from trauma she had received or an unwillingness to implicate the Sons of Anarchy in her abduction. Dani fumed silently as she continued reading that the investigators were concerned for her safety but were actively investigating and would continue to do so until the details of her abduction were brought to light, and her abductors had been persecuted.

"What the actual fuck?" She said when she had finished and shoved the paper away from her. She stood up and began pacing across the living room. "they twisted every fucking detail. I have PTST and they make it sound like I'm mentally unstable, and that the Son's are responsible. Concerned for my safety, my ass."

Opie grabbed her to prevent her from pacing any further and wrapped his arms around her. "It's going to be ok."

Dani nodded and pulled herself together, returning Opie's embrace.

"Do you want me to stay with you today?" he asked her. The previous night he told her he was planning to go and see his kids, spend some time with them.

Dani shook her head. "No, you should go see your kids. That's important. I'll get Jax to come over, and I'm supposed to call Alice today. Alice will keep me occupied for a couple hours easily," she said giving him a small smile.

"All right. I'll call Jax, why don't you go get ready for the day?' He suggested.

Dani nodded. "I'm sorry our morning was interrupted for, well, this." She gestured to the newspaper.

Opie brought his hands up to her face. "It's not your fault." He told her. "As for this morning, well, we will just have to pick up where we left off soon, wont we?" He captured her mouth in a heated kiss. When he pulled away, he kissed her forehead before letting her go and get ready.

She dressed simply in a tee shirt and jeans and pulled her hair up into a high ponytail. Opie knocked on her door as she was grabbing a pair of shoes and she called for him to enter. "You might want to throw together a couple things to keep you occupied, we gotta go to the clubhouse for a bit. Need to talk about how we are going to handle that article."

"For how long?" she asked.

"Not sure."" He told her.

"Will Gemma be there?" She asked him and noticed that he evaded her eyes. "I can't be around her right now." She told him.

"I'll make sure you aren't alone with her and do what I can to see that she keeps her distance." Opie promised, then hesitated. "She's not all bad, you know."

"Tell that to my face." She said, gesturing to her bruised face. "I don't know that she's not all bad, because this is what happened when I tried to talk to her."

"I'm just saying, she's been more of a mom to me than my own mother, I know she cares." Opie told her.

"That's great that she was there for you Ope, but why can't she do that for her own fucking daughter?" She sighed. "Look I'll be ready to go in a minute." She told him and glanced between him and the door.

He sighed but nodded and left. She sat on the bed and shook her head in frustration. After a moment she pulled on her shoes and grabbed a book and her journal, tossing them both in her bag, along with her phone.

She hesitated before opening the door and walking to the living room. Opie was waiting for her there and held out a to-go cup of coffee, which she took from him silently, and followed him out the door and to his truck.

She held the coffee in her left hand as she sat in the passenger seat so that Opie wouldn't be able to take her hand like he normally would. The drive to TM was spent in a tense silence. Opie pulled into the lot and parked the truck, killing the engine. Before she could open her door and exit he vehicle, Opie put a hand on her arm. "I'm sorry. I know you and Gemma got your shit to work through, and she hasn't handled any of this with you right. I was just trying to let you know that I thought there might be some hope in the situation is all. Guess I didn't go about that too well."

Dani sighed. "I'm sorry too. This thing with me and Gemma isn't your fault and I shouldn't have snapped at you." She switched her coffee from her left to the right hand, and reached out for his hand and squeezed. "Truce?" She asked?

Opie brought her hand up to give it a kiss. "Truce." He said and they climbed out of the vehicle.

They met at the front of the car and Dani was quick to embrace Opie. He held her for a moment until they heard a few bikes ride by them and looked to see that the other members were arriving.

Opie began leading her to the club house, his arm still around her. "If Gemma is here, you can wait for us in my dorm, no one will bother you in there. I'm going to leave straight from here to see my kids, so Jax will bring you back to the house when we are done. The club might want to talk to you about these Feds that are on the case, but don't worry, everyone knows that you didn't say anything to make them suspect us."

Dani nodded, suddenly feeling nervous.

"You ready?" Opie asked her.

"Ready or not, we're here," she replied and he opened the door for her to enter the club house.