Spark in the Dark

Chapter 178

"Fine, you can wear that to work. No talking to creepy looking dudes, though."

"Juice, it's a brothel. They're all pretty creepy looking."

"No talking to creepy looking dudes alone then."

"Deal."

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"Look at this sexy mama walking in the door!" Lyla exclaimed loudly, gaining some attention.

"Shh!" Shawn said and set her things down on the desk.

"I'm just saying. Damn girl. I'd totally do you."

"Considering I've watched you have lesbian sex on more occasions I can count, I'm not sure I like you saying that."

"Don't worry. I don't bang married people. Besides, I sort of met someone," Lyla told her the last part hesitantly.

"Shut up and tell me who!"

"I can't do both. I can either shut up or I can tell you who. Which is it?"

"Tell me," Shawn begged.

"His name is Danny. He's a single dad and his daughter goes to school with Ellie."

"Jesus, it's like the freaking Brady Bunch over there," Shawn mumbled to herself.

"I heard that," Lyla told her. "Anyways, he said he asked me out and I said yes. Mary asked to have the kids for a night soon so I figured they can go with her Saturday while I'm out."

"No kids around, huh? You getting some?"

"God, I hope so. It's been so long."

"Have you since Opie?"

"Not with a guy, at least," Lyla admitted. "I was sort of worried how you'd take it. Me moving on from Ope."

"I think it's great. I just want you to be happy."

Nero came out of his room then, interrupting their conversation as he congratulated Shawn on the birth of her daughter. Lyla and Shawn went their separate ways after that as a few clients who stayed over the night before left, meaning there were payments to take and rooms to clean.

Shawn was sitting at the desk awhile later when Jax and some of the other guys came in. She looked up when Jax lightly knocked on the desk to get her attention. He gave her an upwards nod as a greeting and continued over to Nero. They went into the kitchen to talk while the others stayed in the lobby. Shawn stood and approached Bobby.

"What's going on?" She asked.

"Nero said family stuff," Bobby answered.

"So... Gemma?"

"Probably."

The doors opened and an older, intimidating looking man came in with a blond woman. Bobby went over to introduce himself to them both before turning towards Shawn.

"This is Tig's daughter, Shawn. She's Juice's old lady," Bobby told them. Shawn couldn't help but notice that Bobby put her connection to the higher member of SAMCRO first.

"Charlie Burosky," the man said and stuck his hand out to shake Shawn's.

"Collette," the woman shook Shawn's hand next. "Is Juice the one with the goofy haircut?"

Shawn smiled. "He is, yes."

"He's cute... And faithful. You're lucky," Collette told her. Shawn gave her a curious look, so she explained. "He was at my house once. Didn't even look around."

"Collette runs her own escort service," Bobby explained. "We're working on making her house an extension of Diosa."

"Yeah. About that," Burosky started, but Jax and Nero came out of the kitchen just then. Burosky began to talk to them about a shop he had being shut down due to health violations and Collette said her escort license had been denied. They all suspected it was because the DA was trying to tie the Sons to the school shooting and doing her best to hurt them in the process.