"We're getting married!" I shouted holding up my left hand.

The clubhouse erupted into cheers, wolf whistles and clapping, everyone smiling and happy before the real tough times set in, no VP, No president, this didn't sound good, but they will do it.I hugged my brother, Tig and Juice before leaving hand in hand with Opie.

"Next time Tig slaps your ass I swear." Opie whispered to me

"Now baby, Tiggy is joking." I spun around screaming to Tiggy,

"I hope you find love in there uncle Tiggy, and if not, I'm sure Juice would love some Trager loving."

"Oh you know it baby doll." He flashed me a killer smile and then grabbed Juice's chest, which caused him to freak out.As we started walking to the picnic table to go talk to Piney, Clay reached for my arm, I turned to look the man in the eye, which were hidden behind his sunglasses lens.

"Opie may I have a moment with my only daughter?"

"Yea." He leaned down to kiss my cheek and whispered in my ear, "he makes one comment about you and I will gut him."

I smiled as he walked away and then followed Clay into Chapel, he took a seat at the head of the table as I sat in Piney's seat. Nothing between us except the long, redwood table which had the reaper carved into the center. I looked as he took off the sunglasses revealing red ringed eyes, had he been crying?

"My only daughter... marrying a Son, I knew that was going to happen one day, Miss hot shot lawyer."

"Thanks for stating the obvious Clay."

"I need a favor?"

"If it is defending you in court the answer is no."

"I know that already, I'm not. I was going to ask you to take care of the club while I am gone, make sure they do the smart thing."

"They won't listen to me. I'm not a member, I'm just an old lady."

"I told them this morning that I was making you the decision maker, they have an idea, they run it by you. I don't need more brothers inside and in danger and you have the most level head. Will you baby gir?"

"I mean I guess."

"Thanks, it means alot."

"Anything else."

"I love you Gracie."

"What?" I asked

"I want you to know I love you." He got up, walked over, kissed my head and left.

I walked outside to greet my brother before they went to Chapel. He gripped me tightly as he whispered in my ear, "Glad you and Ope are doing this."

"Just come home to me Jax, that way the day is more special since my brother is outside and watching me marry his best friend."

"Ya darling." He looked up to see Opie walk towards us, he walked up, joking punched him in the shoulder and said jokingly, "I find out you hurt my little sister in anyway and..."

"You will have his head on a stick, and you are only 3 months older than me, so I think I can fend for myself."

"We got to go brother." Opie said, "Clay wants you back at Chapel."

"Ok give me one last moment with my sister." Opie walked back to the club house.

"Are you guys really doing this, are you really hanging yourself out like a rat?"

"Yea, I told you so you could take care of Mom once we are inside, reassure her I'm ok until she gets that letter from the prospects."

Then I heard a thud as Chuckie dropped a box throwing off the lib, "Guys look." Chuckie exclaimed as we looked down on a box filled with fake bills. I grabbed the box and waited for Jax and Chuckie to return with the other two. I followed them in as I heard Piney go, "Gracie, what are you doing?"

"Shush Pops, Chuckie has a gift, tell em."

After Chuckie told his story of the fake money I sat there inspecting some of the sheets, "I want to help."

"No!" Opie screamed, "You will stay here."

"Or I can help." I replied back before looking at Jax, "I can hand them the money, wear something slutty, maybe distract them a bit."

"Or maybe just the fact we bring you will throw them off, why bring a lady to a gunfight." Clay replied, seriously considering my offer, now to seal the deal.

"Plus I was taught by the best to shot, so I can also help with that, I'll ride in the van, then go back with Tara."

"Fine you can help." Clay said, "But you know the risks right?"

"Yea, you guys fuck up and I die. I'm too slow I die. They decide to use me to get to you, I die."

"Ok, wanna help us package the cash too when Jax's gets back later." Juice asked

"Ok, can I talk to you too Juice, after Jax's leaves." This caused Opie to give me an odd look but I avoided it, know that I now had him more worried than before.

I sat in the passenger's seat of the van, a bag of illegal guns on my lap, hand on the trigger of a glock in case shit went south. Tig and Juice stood by the ajar door, like bodyguards while Happy sat in the driver seat. As the cars pulled up to drop I couldn't help but smile a bit knowing what was to come. I quickly stopped though when the Russians took the cash, rummaging through the bags making sure it was all there. Then Jimmy was handed over and Jax turned around, shooting me a quick smile. As the boys mounted the bikes I shut the door, and listened as they struggled to get Jimmy in the back. As soon as he was in though I hit him on the head, knocking him out so that they could get the burlap sack over him easier. Happy looked at me, causing me to say, "He'll be fine, just a nice bump on his head."

When they finally unloaded him into Tara's car and she pulled away, Happy looked at me, "How good is your aim?"

"Tiggy taught me to shot when I was a teenager, I'm was better than the boys most times so I think my aim is great."

"Well here they come." Happy looked up in the rearview mirror as I saw them in the side view. the bikes pulled out first and then us, thats when the bullets started bouncing off the bumper rather loudly. As Tig pulled back to shoot I turned my body and fired, hitting their windshield. We raced to the stop, the ATF and police just pulled into the road, pulling the van over Happy raced to Tig, I raced to Juice and we sped off to Charming, leaving them with an empty van.

When we pulled into the lot and dismounted I thanked Juice for telling Clay he would be my get away after I told the rest of the club, for Ope's sake, that I would leave before the bullets started to fly. Knowing my role was to keep Gemma from freaking out after I quickly went to go to her, but was stopped by Clay's hand. "I want you in Chapel, with the rest of the guys, just to go over the plan one last time."

It was just the guys going inside here and the two prospects, the rest were off working on their half of the plan. I took a seat in Opie's seat, and waited to hear what Clay said."Jax is off playing the ATF bitch. When she gets here we have to act like we had no idea Jax was the rat. Grace, you are on Gemma duty, at least till Jimmy and that bitch are dead. Now I don't know what will happen in there or if we will have protection or not, but I am saying now, I want us all home in 14 months so we can celebrate Ope and Grace's wedding. I don't need any dead bodies ruining my daughter's day, so we play it smart and we play it safe."

The guys all agreed and one by one took their place in the lot waiting for the bitch and her squad to show up.

"You SON OF A BITCH!" Jax screamed as he ran towards Sthal.

I stood by Gemma as I watched her eyes get wide with something I had never seen in them, fear. Soon all the guys were yelling at Jax as he tried to explain why he did it. As Gemma tried to stick up for him I pulled her back, she trembled as they were taken one by one away from us. I don't know when it happened but she had wrapped her arms around me, as tears fell onto my shoulder. I just patted her back as I watched the van pull away, then I whispered in her ear, "Let's go home. We'll pick up Abel and just hang out, give Tara some time to herself."

She just shook her head as I guided her to her car and drove her home. She said nothing the whole way there until we got home, where she just asked to sit with her grandson. I agreed and waited for the call.

~~~~~~~~OPIE~~~~~~~~

"This is what she felt." .

She was dead, finally the bitch was dead. I got out and took my spot on the bus. The others gathered around in their seats and we rode back in silence, the only sound was Chibbs dialing the phone to tell one of the sects that they were dead. That's when I made my way to the back of the bus, and dialed.

"She's dead." was all I could get out before hanging up.

I then called another number and all I could say was, "Clubhouse in 20?", moment of silence, "Thanks. We will just do the normal."

~~~~~~GRACE~~~~~

"She's in the bedroom." I told them, knowing they needed to deliver a letter to Gemma. I sat thinking of the call I had received 15 minutes ago. After they left I stood up and told Gemma, "I'm going home you ok here."

"Yea, thanks too." She didn't look up from the piece of paper in her handI had 5 minutes, I raced down the road, pulled up just as I needed to. The kids walked out of the school and ran to my car, throwing the door open and piling in the back.

"So how was school?"

"Good."Ellie and Kenny replied in unison

"So what to get ice cream, then go home and watch cartoons?"

"Yea!" Kenny shouted

"Is Dad going to be there?" Ellie asked

"Dad had some work to do, I'm sure he will be home soon though." I replied

He didn't though, I put the kids to bed, washed dinner and ice cream dishes, sat on the couch and turned on Boomerang. I called his phone several times, but then figured I would give up after he didn't pick up every time. I got up and went to bed, alone.

In the morning I woke up, with Ellie and Kenny in my bed, they always ended up in the bed on the nights Opie wasn't home, sometimes even when he was home. I quietly got up and left them resting as I made myself some tea, then the phone rang with Opie's number lighting up the screen.

"Hey."

"Oh, hi." a female voice said

"Ummm who is this?"

"Oh sweetie, you should know by now."

"Lyla?"

"We had so much fun last night, yea he cried most of the night about Donna, but I'm satisfied. Well I got to go get Piper so bye." and with that she hung up.

Then the burner went against the wall with rage.I then took the house phone, about to call Jax to tell him to talk some sense into him, but then I remembered, he was in Stockton. So I called Piney.

"I am not taking the kids if you are going to ask." he greeted me with.

"Well hi to you too Pops. And I wasn't.

""Well then whats up princess."

Thats when my tears fell, "Lyla called, told me she fucked Opie."

"I'll go knock some sense into him."

"Thanks Pops, love ya."

"Love ya too, even if you're a pain in my ass." he hung up as I sank to the floor crying. Ellie must have woken up during my phone call because she took the phone and hung it up, then hugged me.

"Hey G?"

"Yea E?"

"Wanna make some cookies?"

"For breakfast?" I laughed

"Yea why not?"

"Sure. Wake Kenny up, please?"

After about an hour of baking, and laughing while eating hot, gooey cookies Opie walked in, drunk and with red puffy eyes, He walked past the three of us and curled up in bed. After sending the kids to play I grabbed a plate of cookies and knelt down next to him, his eyes wide open and still puffy.

"The kids wanted you to have some cookies." I whispered

"I'm sorry." he said

"For what?" I played dumb, knowing if I didn't I would lose it

"Last night. I did something awful."

"What, kill Sthal? Babe it had to be..."

"I fucked Lyla!" he screamed

"Why Ope?" I whispered

"Because I needed meaningless sex, and she gave it to me."

"Do you love her?"

"No, I love Donna, and You, and the club. I just miss her."

"Well I mean you just fucked her like yesterday so..."

"I mean Donna." He said coldly. I sat down next to him on the bed, trying to turn him over, and said, "Opie look at me."

"Fine, I get it, cheap sex with a cheap whore is ok while you have someone here who loves you no matter what takes care of your shit. I fuckin love you Ope, just please stop with the whores."

"Why do you love me... I just seem to be screwing up a lot lately."

"I love the fact that you have a big heart, that you love everyone who matters, you treat everyone fair, your funny, adorable and if I listed every reason we would die before I was finished. Now promise me, no more Lyla."

"No more Lyla." he whispered, "God Gracie, I just miss Donna to death, but seeing you with the kids reminds me of her, how much she loved those kids, took care of them, respected them, you are a God sent Gracie."

"Now," I wrapped my arms around him and rested my head on his arm, "what do you wanna do with the kids today?"

"Wanna play in the park? I'll push you on the swings if you want?"