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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run
Chapter 159 Shivved
Scarlett jumped when her cell phone rang. Sometimes she went through periods of time when even the slightest noise would startle her. She looked at the caller ID and saw that it was her father.
"Hey, dad."
"Have you been behaving yourself?"
"You know my behavior is always on point."
"On point, huh?" her father asked chuckling. "How about Jax's behavior?"
"He's a perfect gentleman."
"You haven't cut his hair or anything like that?"
"No, I listened to you. I told you my behavior was on point."
"OK. Just checking. I have news. Guess what inmate got stomped on and shivved and is in the hospital in critical condition?"
"Jeffers."
"Very good."
"He's the only name I know of someone in jail."
"See, you always spoil a compliment. I posted an article to my true crime blog about Jeffers and how the SAMCLO (Sons of Anarchy Laredo) chapter was shut down because they were sex trafficking children."
"You think if there's enough public pressure, it might get Jeffers parole pulled?"
"I'm hoping, but I don't think there's much chance of that. Since he got attacked, some people will feel sorry for him. He also was the only member of SAMCLO that didn't get convicted of any sex trafficking charges."
"Well, I hope he dies from his injuries. Have you heard anything about Violet?" Scarlett's voice was choked with emotion.
She was still having trouble accepting the death of her step sister. She was handling it by pretending that Violet was just away on a long trip. Her big sister had been everything to her. She was alive because Violet saved her from her murderous bio-dad Clay.
"No, I'm afraid not," he said gently. "I did call the police department using my internet crime blog cover hoping that would help me find out something. I didn't get anything out of them."
"Do you think that's because they aren't saying anything or do you think that's because they don't know anything?"
There was a long pause.
"The truth," Scarlett demanded.
"I don't know."
"I'm seeing David Hale. He's the acting police chief. I mentioned him before."
"I remember."
"Maybe he knows something or he might have an idea on how to get information out of another police department."
"Get to know him a little first," her father advised.
"OK. It's just so hard. It feels like her killer is going to get away with it."
"It's not TV. They don't solve cases in an hour and it can take months for the results of DNA testing. Be patient. It's still early."
"You're right. It's just so hard."
"I know it is."
"I think Jax and I might go to the lake house on Saturday evening and we'll come back Monday. I've got my first therapy appointment then."
"Let me know how it goes. Behave with Jax and leave his hair alone."
"You can be such a nag."
"Bye. I love you."
"I love you too, dad."
Scarlett was grateful to have her father in her life. He never made her feel like he loved her less because she wasn't his biological child. If anything, he made her feel more loved. He chose to be her dad.
When she and Jax went to Fun Town on Saturday, she was going to finally meet her bio-dad Clay. There was no statue of limitations on murder. If Clay recognized her, she knew he would try to kill her.
She knew it wasn't rational to think that he would recognize her, but fear isn't always rational. Sometimes irrational fear turned out to be justified though.
Author's Note: Next up Round 2 in the Jax/Tara relationship conversation.