IT WAS SILENT IN THE SMALL ROOM AS JUICE waited for Carmen to speak. Carmen was never one to be afraid to speak up or say what was on her mind, it often got her in trouble and earned her the nickname of 'loud mouth brat ' from many of her mother's boyfriends but right now she couldn't find the words. She knew once the whole truth came out Juan would be disappointed and the club could very well decide to no longer to help her.

She hated to admit it but she needed their help and even though her brother was annoying and tried way too hard to bond, disappointing him made her feel like shit. There has been a time in her life when he was the only person she had.

"Is everything okay?" Juice cleared his throat as he broke the silence, scratching at his head. His sister had wanted to talk but she seemed more interested in the rings on her fingers than talking. It was confusing and worrying him at the same time.

"No." Carmen shook her head as her dark eyes stayed focused on the rings that adorned her fingers. "I haven't been completely honest with you." She confessed while letting out a deep breath.

It wasn't often that Carmen felt vulnerable. She hated the feeling and had built her walls up high years ago so that no one could break them, but sitting here with her older brother getting ready to be completely honest with him made her feel emotions she made herself turn off years ago.

"You're pregnant aren't you? I knew it. Is it Happy's?" A goofy smile took over Juice's face. Most brother's would be mad that their friend had knocked up their sister but not him. He would love to be an uncle and he knew Happy would take care of Carmen.

Carmen's eyes widened at Juan's words and the goofy smile on his face made her slap him on the back of the head.

"No you dumb ass. I'm not pregnant and why would it be Happy's? I haven't done anything with him. I haven't done anything with anyone since I've been here."

Carmen knew she didn't need to tell him that, but she wanted him to be aware she hadn't slept with any of his friends. Sure, she flirted with Tig every time she drank and she wanted to jump Happy's bones but nothing happened between them.

"Ow." Juice complained as he rubbed the back of his now sore head. "Yeah that actually makes sense you have been drinking a lot." He added with a sheepish smile.

The brunette rolled her eyes as she refrained herself from smacking the back of his big bald head once again. She really didn't understand how Remi could put up with his stupidity sometimes. It really baffled her the amount of stupid words that came out of his mouth whenever he opened it.

"Juan, my stalker is in town. When I took Abel to the park there was this car and I had noticed it when we left Jax and Tara's house but thought nothing of it until Abel pointed it out." Carmen began. "It was the same car. It followed us when we left the park and only turned when we pulled into the lot. It's him."

By now tears had filled in Carmen's dark brown eyes. Even talking about it now scared her, knowing Beau was so close scared the shit out of her.

"I'll tell the club. This guy isn't going to hurt you, Carmen." Juice promised as he pulled Candy into a tight hug.

"There's more. I know I told you he's very rich and powerful, but I didn't tell you how I met him." Carmen took a deep breath as she removed herself from her brother's tight embrace. Her body couldn't stomach long embraces for too long. "When I turned eighteen I needed a way out of mom's, a way out of that shitty apartment and situation." She could keep Juan's dark eyes focused on her as she continued.

"So I found this website it was for lonely older men who paid you to hang out with them, and it paid good. So, I did it. I get paid to go on dates with this rich older men and Beau was one of them. He became obsessed though. He wanted to be more than our arrangement and wouldn't listen when I said no. I broke it off and he began to stalk me." Carmen could feel the tears falling from her eyes as she finished telling Juan the truth.

The room grew silent as Juice sat there taking in his sister's words. So many thoughts were racing through his mind, but the most important one was that his baby sister — the one he promised to protect, had to do all of this just to survive. It made him feel even shitty for leaving her with their mother all those years ago.

"You get paid to hang out with old men?" Juice questioned a smile forming on his face as he tried to lighten up the mood.

A small laugh fell from Carmen's lip. "Yeah. It's not a bad gig. Maybe you should look into it." She teased while bumping her shoulder against his.

"Remi would kill me." He laughed. "I'm serious, Carmen. I won't let him hurt you. I'm sorry I left you all those years ago. I should of done more."

"You couldn't have done much." Candy shrugged. "You were still young yourself. No judge would of given you custody of me." She stated matter of factly with a small reassuring smile while wiping her tears away.

"I know." He nodded with a sigh of defeat. "I gotta tell the club about this." He could see her body grow tense at his words.

"I know." Candy nodded, holding her head high. She would accept whatever decision they made. If they wanted her gone she would leave. Her drama didn't need to be theirs too.

Juice stood up from the bed, placing a comforting hand on Carmen's shoulder. "Don't worry."

A nod of her head was the only reply Juice got before exiting the room. Carmen let out a sigh as she laid back on the bed. She really hoped he was right. While the small town hadn't been so appealing at first she had begun to enjoy it and didn't want to leave just yet.

The brunette closed her heavy eyes and began to drift off to sleeping, hoping for good news when she awoke.

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HAPPY WATCHED AS JUICE WALKED BACK TOWARDS the pool table, he could tell by the change in his features that whatever the siblings talked about wasn't anything too good.

"You good?" Happy's raspy voice question as he chewed on a toothpick.

Juice shook his head as he run a hand over the little strip of hair on his head. "The rest of the guys back yet? I gotta call a church."

"Nah." Happy shook his head as his eyebrow raised ever so slightly in curiosity. He had never been a man of many words nor was he nosey, but he wanted to know why Juice needed a church called.

A sigh left Juice's mouth as he ran a hand over his face. He looked over at Happy's stoic face thinking over his words for a moment. He knew there was something going on between Carmen and the man across from him. It was obvious to everyone except maybe them. Juice knew if he asked him that Happy would keep an eye on Carmen — he did it without being asked.

"Can you keep an eye on Carmen." Juice asked. He had a few things he had to do before the club got back and he told them what was going on.

"Yeah." Happy grunted, nodding as he watched Juice exit the clubhouse in a hurry.

The tattooed biker looked around the empty clubhouse before placing the pool cue in his hand down and making his way down the hall towards Candy's room. He stood outside the door for a moment debating with himself before knocking, furrowing his forehead once he didn't get a response he opened the door slightly poking his head in and saw Candy curled up on her bed in a deep sleep.

A small smile formed on his face as he quietly closed the door and made his way back to the front of the clubhouse. He didn't know what it was but the urge to climb into the bed with the sleeping brunette and pull her close to his body made him feel weird. Happy wasn't one to cuddle or have feelings like that and it wasn't sure if he liked them.

"Hi, Happy."

Happy grunted as he eyed the blonde crow eater giving him her best seductive smirk. He grabbed a bottle of alcohol and grabbed the blonde by the wrist earning a giggle from her throat before walking down the hallway towards his room. He needed to get rid of these feelings towards Candy, and if fucking some free pussy was the only way to do it then he'd fuck a crow eater every night until they disappeared.

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AN —
Not a cliffhanger for once?? Yay? Thanks for all the comments and votes !