Tough Girls

Max sighed as she kept herself propped up on the bike staring at the sign that read, "Welcome to Charming". She hadn't been in Charming since she left five years ago. Running a hand back through her long black hair. She revved the engine of her bike up and took off. Only person that knew she was returning to Charming was her mom, Luann. She headed to her mom's porn ship as she frowned a little. She knew that Opie had moved on and gotten married from what her mom had told her.

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Juice took and stood in the shop underneath the car's hood working on it. He let a sigh escape his lips as he continued working on the motor of the car to get it fixed in a timely manner.

Opie looked around the lot. There had been a steady amount of cars in the lot and he could only hope that that they would able to get to them all that day. He glanced around him expecting something to happen. The day had been slightly dull.



Rylan rushed around her new apartment trying to get the boxes in their respective rooms. She really didn't know anyone in Charming, but it was far away from New York City. It was a change of pace and a new town. She remembered the guy she had grown up with in the city, but the last thing she remembered about him was that he ran off after getting in some trouble. She had no idea about what happened to him now. She had felt hurt that he left without saying goodbye, but she had done the same to her friends with this move.

Juice saw Opie looking around before returning to the work on his vehicle. He took and went back to his own work. He remembered the girl from New York. She was the best thing that he had there, till he acted stupid and left. He let a long sigh escape his lips as he worked.



Max took and followed her mom to Teller-Morrow Auto Shop. She took and bit on her lip a little as she pulled in behind her mother's SUV. She took and climbed off her bike as she took and followed her mother. He caught her eyes like he did when they were younger...

Rylan sighed figuring it was time to apply at a place. She had moved here on a whim, and she knew she was a great mechanic. She went out and hoped on her car. She missed her bike but what her ex did with it almost made her cry. He had totalled it and acted like it was nothing. She drove through the town spotting Teller - Morrow Auto Repair. She turned into it hoping they were hiring. She really didn't want to work at the grocery store.



Opie looked out and saw her. There was something about that called to him and he immediately knew why when he met her eyes. He gasped lightly wondering what was going on and what it was that he should do. He wondered what she was doing back in Charming. He slowly walked towards her, calling out a greeting to her.

Juice looked up hearing a car pull onto the lot. He'd never seen the car before. He took a breath and sighed a little wondering who was rolling onto the lot. And what kind of trouble would follow. He noticed Opie calling out a greeting to a girl that was walking behind Luann. He couldn't help but to wonder what the hell was going on today..



Max stopped dead in her tracks seeing Opie walking towards her slowly. Her heart clenched tightly into her chest as she feared the worst. She'd missed him since she'd left that night of their fight. When she'd caught him with Donna, but she didn't say anything. She just left and figured it'd been for the best. She looked away from him a second chewing her lip, "Hello Opie." She said lightly rubbing her arm, a nervous habit of hers.

Rylan parked her car and got out. She looked around her trying to figure out where she should apply. She noticed that a guy was watching her. She glanced over and recognized Juan. She didn't know if she was just mistaking him for someone else or if it was him. Seeing him now reminded her of her feelings for him and the night he left New York. Rylan almost wanted to cry because she didn't completely understand why he left and really wanted to slap him for just leaving.



Opie gave her smile. He had missed her, and seeing her now only made him want her back more. It has something to do with first love, he told himself. He almost believed that, but he felt that there was more to it. "So are you back in town for good or just visiting?" he asked her.

Juice saw the girl stare back at him. He took a second look and knew who she was. Rylan. The girl he'd fell in love with in New York. He wiped his hands off and slowly took and walked towards her, "Rylan?" He questioned lightly.



Max stared at him and shrugged lightly, "Right now temporarily staying. Mom needed some help with her porn studio and dad had begged me to come to the prison to see him." Max said truthfully to Opie. Seeing him brought all the feelings back. Regardless, she still loved him and nothing could change that.

Rylan gave him a small smile. "Juan?" she asked. It was odd saying his name after so long, but at the same time she missed saying it. A part of her felt like she was imagining this, and another part of her told herself that it has to be real. There couldn't be a way for it to be all in her head. She looked at him waiting for him to say something. She just needed to hear his voice again so that she could be sure.



Opie nodded. He wanted to know how she was going to help at the port studio but at the same time he knew how he would react if she was one of the girls in front of the camera. "I have been hearing how much Otto misses you. It's hood that you came back even if it is to just for a little bit," he said, instead of asking. "So are you staying with your mom?"

Juice nodded his head looking at Rylan, "Yeah it's me." He replied with a small smile. "But everyone around here calls me Juice now." He smiled at her. He couldn't believe this was happening that she was here. After so long. "ARe you passing by?"



Max nodded her head at Opie's question, "Yeah I am staying with her." Max replied softly as she tucked some of her hair behind her ear. "Yeah Bobby had called and told me he was crying one day to see me... So here I am." She muttered a little lightly before looking up at Opie. "How have you been?"

Rylan shook her head. "I actually just moved out of New York to this small town, and I'm trying to find a place to apply at," she answered. She couldn't really wrap her mind around his nickname, but she could kind of get it knowing him as well as she believed she did. "Do you know if there is a spot available for me? You know I'm only good with cars," she said.



Opie shrugged. "I've been alright, just trying to make ends meet," he answered. He didn't know how much she knew about him and Donna, and he didn't really want to talk about that with her. "It's been a little hard since I got out of Chino." He was still barely scrapping by and he was working with the MC more now.

Juice gave her a smile, "I am sure Clay could use you around here. Hell youre the only girl I know that knows her way around a car." He smiled at her before taking her hand lightly and leading her to where Clay normally stayed.



Max couldn't help but to cross her arms over her chest and stare at him. He had been in prison and her mom never once mentioned it to her. "Serisouly you were in prison?" She couldn't help but to frown as she stared at him, "I am truly sorry Ope, I hope things are better in some since now..."

Rylan followed behind Juan. The feel of his hand against hers was almost causing her to go weak. She laughed at his comment. "What are you saying? That I know how to fix a car is a bad thing?" she asked him. She eyed him carefully trying to read him and what he would reply back with.



Opie shrugged his shoulders, not really sure about what to say to that. "Yeah, well, I'm out now. Just trying to keep out as best I can," he said. "It's not your fault." He sighed. He couldn't help but be happy that he was finally getting to see her again. Though he wasn't sure about how it would turn out.

Looking at her Juice smiled shaking his head. "I am saying it's a very good thing that you know your way around cars." Juice couldn't help but to smile at her. He'd missed her beyond what words could describe. He took and stopped near Clay and introduced Rylan to him and told him about how good she was and all, hoping he'd give her the job.



Max slowly nodded her head to his comment. She really didn't know what else to say. Her mind couldn't help but to wonder if he was still with Donna or not. She let a soft sigh escape her lips as she took and saw her mom coming back out with Gemma. "Come by the studio sometime Ope, maybe we can talk?" Max suggested.

Rylan smiled at the older man. He looked her over after hearing what Juice said. "So you are wanting to be a mechanic?" he asked. She got this a lot from guys. They always seemed to think that she looked too girly to work on a car, but she was always better than they were.

"Yes, I am, sir. It's what I did in New York, and it's really the one of the few things I'm good at," she replied back, trying to keep her cool. He was obviously the one who ran the place which meant she couldn't be rude to him.

"I do have an opening. How about you start tomorrow, and we'll see how you do?" he asked. Rylan nodded.



Opie nodded. "Yeah, I will," he said. He didn't tell her that he was spending more time there than at home for the last month. A part of it was to act as protection for Lunn and the other part was just that his marriage was heading south. Donna and he always fought when they were home and the kids were in bed. He just couldn't help but want to avoid those arguments. "You know I hope you like your stay in Charming."

Juice smiled at Clay, "Thanks Clay." Juice replied to Clay as he took Rylan to show her around the place. He was excited to have her here. To have her in the shop and to have her near him again after all these years...

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Max looked at Opie and gave him a light smile, "Hopefully I will this time." Max replied to him as she took and got on her bike and started it up. She took and slid her helmet on her head and pulled out going to the studio with her mother.

Rylan smiled. She was glad that she was at least given a chance to work here. She was happy to see Juice again, but she was still thinking about him not telling her that he was leaving and that he didn't even explain why. She missed him, but she was still wondering why he was here in the first place. She couldn't help that. "Juice," she muttered.



Opie watched her leave before heading back to work. He had noticed that Juice had walked off. He wondered if he would be back in time for when the owner would be back for it. He was glad that he got to see Max again, but he didn't know what was going to become of it.

Juice glanced at Rylan as he stared at her a second, "Yeah." He replied softly to her. He couldn't help himself but to stare at her. He took a deep breath and let it escape his lips lightly.

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Max took and sighed sitting in the office going over the paper work her mother had missed out on doing. She tapped the pen against the desk as she took a deep breath. She frowned a little as she continued to go over the finances and such. She couldn't help but to think about Opie. Maybe she would move back to Charming she didn't know just yet...

"What happened when you left New York?" Rylan blurted out, dying to know. She met his eyes, hoping he wouldn't lie to her. For the longest time, she had been asking herself what happened and what would have happened if things had been different. She had left her hometown to stop herself from thinking about that, to stop seeing the places that reminded her of him, and to get a way from her friends who were always trying to play matchmaker. As much as she tried to move on, she always missed him.



Opie stretched and looked at Tig who was walking towards him. "Do you know when that wrap party is?" Tig asked. Opie shrugged his shoulders.

"I think it's tonight, but I don't remember the time," Opie answered. He was kind of hoping that Max would be there. The whole club was pretty much going to it since they were now connected to it. "Jax should know. It's his thing, you know?"

Juice looked at her a second knowing that question was going to come. He took and sighed a little staring at her, "It was nothing to do with you." He began taking her hand and sitting down with her. "It was family stuff. I was coming to tell you, the second I got to your apartment my dad and the cop he called caught up to me and... I had to make a break for it." He sighed. "I am sorry that I never called or anything..." He said to her.

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Max looked up seeing Jax as she smiled talking over with the man who had became like a brother to her over the years. He told her about the party and all and she agreed to go. Only because he kept annoying her to go. She left the studio and headed home to get ready.