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ashes into the glass tray on the table.
“It’s not my business, but I think I know what’s going on, and I wanted to share something with you,” she says. Her face is serious, like she’s getting ready to tell me something big. Surely she can’t possibly know what’s really going on.
“I know how it feels to have everyone looking at you like you’re a whore because you fell in love with the wrong person.” Her words come as a surprise, and I stare at her puzzled.
She takes another hit of her cigarette, and blows it into the open air. “You know I have lived in Santa Monica my whole life? My father was in the club.”
I nod, Odin told me who Shannon’s dad was.
“Back in high school, I used to date Rick.”
“Rick Mosley?” I ask, completely shocked.
“Yes ma’am. He asked me to his senior prom when I was a sophomore. He was my high school sweet heart. When I was 22 he asked me to marry him.”
I try not to gape at her. I can’t even imagine someone as awesome as Shannon dating a piece of shit like Rick.
“I was in such a hurry to be an old lady, I said yes. We drank a lot, and we fought a lot, and he was always gone on the road.”
I nod, knowing exactly what that is like.
“One night I broke down on my way home. Actually, I crashed Rick’s Thunderbird after a few too many drinks. I knew he would flip out, and I panicked. I called Micah to come help me cover it up somehow. I’m not sure why I called him, I trusted him I guess. He helped me stage the accident, to look like a hit and run. Then it was our little secret.
We started hanging out a little here and there, he’d come to see Rick and stay to see me. That’s when I knew I didn’t want Rick. Before long, Micah and I had a whole mess of secrets. There was just something about him that was undeniably attractive. He treated me like I was a queen, said I made him feel like a god.” The fond look in Shannon’s eye tells the whole story. Sitting here in her leather jacket, boots to her knees and feathers falling out of her hair, she looks like a biker Queen. I try to imagine a young romance between Micah and Shannon.
“It must have been really hard to hide.”
She shrugs, stamping out her cigarette in the ash tray.
“Suddenly everything I had with Rick just didn’t matter, and all I could see was Micah. I knew it was wrong, but he was my heart’s desire. One night, we finally had to tell Rick what was going on. He and Micah got into a huge brawl. Micah let Rick beat the shit out of him. He felt guilty, but he said in the end, he walked away with the prize.” Shannon smiles at the heart felt memory. I can’t help but think about the awful scream match between Jaime and Odin at the jail.
“I broke Rick’s heart, and I felt terrible, but I still wouldn’t go back and change it if I could. Micah is my soul mate. I love him with my whole heart, and I could have never loved Rick the same way. It took years for Rick and Micah to be able to be in the same room. It caused a lot of conflict in the club. In the end, it doesn’t matter. We can’t help who we fall in love with.”
Her words sink in, and leave my heart longing for Odin. “I had no idea you used to date Rick,” I shake my head in awe. Suddenly, Rick’s hostility towards me makes even more sense.
“Yea, there’s a lot you kids don’t know.” Behind her smile is a lifetime’s worth of secrets. “Anyways, for what it’s worth, I think you and Odin belong together. I know he’s complicated. The boy has been through a lot. But he cares about you a lot, Doll, and as a mother, I just want to see him be happy. I look at the two of you and I see me and Micah all over again.”
“Really?” I don’t know why I take it as a huge compliment. Shannon nods and puts her hand over mine on the table.
“Well, I should get going. Micah is going to start wondering where I am. He’ll have a fit if he knows I’m meddling. Not that he expects any less,” Shannon
“It’s not my business, but I think I know what’s going on, and I wanted to share something with you,” she says. Her face is serious, like she’s getting ready to tell me something big. Surely she can’t possibly know what’s really going on.
“I know how it feels to have everyone looking at you like you’re a whore because you fell in love with the wrong person.” Her words come as a surprise, and I stare at her puzzled.
She takes another hit of her cigarette, and blows it into the open air. “You know I have lived in Santa Monica my whole life? My father was in the club.”
I nod, Odin told me who Shannon’s dad was.
“Back in high school, I used to date Rick.”
“Rick Mosley?” I ask, completely shocked.
“Yes ma’am. He asked me to his senior prom when I was a sophomore. He was my high school sweet heart. When I was 22 he asked me to marry him.”
I try not to gape at her. I can’t even imagine someone as awesome as Shannon dating a piece of shit like Rick.
“I was in such a hurry to be an old lady, I said yes. We drank a lot, and we fought a lot, and he was always gone on the road.”
I nod, knowing exactly what that is like.
“One night I broke down on my way home. Actually, I crashed Rick’s Thunderbird after a few too many drinks. I knew he would flip out, and I panicked. I called Micah to come help me cover it up somehow. I’m not sure why I called him, I trusted him I guess. He helped me stage the accident, to look like a hit and run. Then it was our little secret.
We started hanging out a little here and there, he’d come to see Rick and stay to see me. That’s when I knew I didn’t want Rick. Before long, Micah and I had a whole mess of secrets. There was just something about him that was undeniably attractive. He treated me like I was a queen, said I made him feel like a god.” The fond look in Shannon’s eye tells the whole story. Sitting here in her leather jacket, boots to her knees and feathers falling out of her hair, she looks like a biker Queen. I try to imagine a young romance between Micah and Shannon.
“It must have been really hard to hide.”
She shrugs, stamping out her cigarette in the ash tray.
“Suddenly everything I had with Rick just didn’t matter, and all I could see was Micah. I knew it was wrong, but he was my heart’s desire. One night, we finally had to tell Rick what was going on. He and Micah got into a huge brawl. Micah let Rick beat the shit out of him. He felt guilty, but he said in the end, he walked away with the prize.” Shannon smiles at the heart felt memory. I can’t help but think about the awful scream match between Jaime and Odin at the jail.
“I broke Rick’s heart, and I felt terrible, but I still wouldn’t go back and change it if I could. Micah is my soul mate. I love him with my whole heart, and I could have never loved Rick the same way. It took years for Rick and Micah to be able to be in the same room. It caused a lot of conflict in the club. In the end, it doesn’t matter. We can’t help who we fall in love with.”
Her words sink in, and leave my heart longing for Odin. “I had no idea you used to date Rick,” I shake my head in awe. Suddenly, Rick’s hostility towards me makes even more sense.
“Yea, there’s a lot you kids don’t know.” Behind her smile is a lifetime’s worth of secrets. “Anyways, for what it’s worth, I think you and Odin belong together. I know he’s complicated. The boy has been through a lot. But he cares about you a lot, Doll, and as a mother, I just want to see him be happy. I look at the two of you and I see me and Micah all over again.”
“Really?” I don’t know why I take it as a huge compliment. Shannon nods and puts her hand over mine on the table.
“Well, I should get going. Micah is going to start wondering where I am. He’ll have a fit if he knows I’m meddling. Not that he expects any less,” Shannon
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