**Tara POV**
Tara had been sitting in the DMV for over an hour now. Kallie was being fussier than usual and hated being tied down in her stroller. All she wanted to do was have her name changed something so simple and yet it takes 4 people and almost 2 hours just to tell her to have a seat.
"Mama up" Kallie cried. In her defense worrying about a toddler and trying to listen for your number was way to much of a multitask, so Tara decided it would be good if Kallie stayed in her stroller until they left, what she didn't know was how much of a tantrum Kallie would throw by not letting her get out.
"When we leave I will let you out baby" Tara tried to calm her daughter but Kallie was having none of it. She thrashed around in her stroller and cried at the top of her lungs. Tara had heard about the terrible 2 but she was sure they wouldn't be this bad. She tried to play a game with her but that didn't work she tried to feed her but that didn't work she tried rocking her but nothing would satisfy her. Tara wanted to pull her hair out and she could tell everyone else did to. So she did what any mother would do after your child wouldn't stop crying for 2 hours. She let her out of her stroller. Kallie stopped crying immediatly and looked around her new, free from confines, surroundings. Tara shook her head.
"You are so going to be handle ful when your a teenager" she sat Kallie next to her and gave her a toy to play with.
"Way to go mom" She heard someone say from behind her. Tara looked back and saw a women around her age staring back at her with a small smile. "You know it took me into hour 4 to figure out maybe I should just let him out" she laughed and looked down at her son who was playing next to her. "I'm glad you figured it out before me"
Tara smiled "I couldn't deal with it anymore. She never gets like this but then again she never really has to be in a stroller unless we're in places like this" she waved her hand around and rolled her eyes "Wait a mixture did you say you've been here for 4 hours?"
The women nodded "Yup and all I need is a new ID" she sighed.
"What is it with these people? Like their job is so hard" Tara grumbled "I just need my name changed"
"Hiding from the Law?" The women joked.
"Nothing that exciting" Tara smiled "Got married a couple of months ago and my husband wants me to go by his last name." She shrugged "Just managing to get around to it now"
"Your married? You look so young"
"I just turned 20 so did my husband. We got an early start. Had Kallie at 18 and baby number 2 is on the way" Tara patted her small 4 month belly.
"Wow you live life in the fast lane" she laughed.
"You have no idea"
"I'm Madelyn by the way And this little guy is Aiden" She smiled down at her son.
"I'm Tara and this little diva is Kallie. Nice to meet you" she extended her hand and Madelyn shook it.
"Likewise" she smiled.
"Are you from around here? Charming is a pretty small town and I haven't seen you around before"
"Just moved here from New York actually. I needed a change so I packed up and moved us out to California. I drove until I found a small town just liked this one. I liked the name the people seemed friendly so I figured why not." She shrugged "We've been here for about a month" she explained.
"Now who sounds like their hiding from the law" Tara Joked.
"Nothing that exciting" Madelyn smirked. Tara chuckled and shook her head "Touché"
"number 38 to window 5" They heard being announced.
"That's me" Madelyn stood up and helped Alden down taking his hand.
"Would you like to grab a bite to eat afterwards?" Tara didn't understand it but she instantly liked this girl and she sensed she would need a friend.
"oh sure thatd be fun. I don't have any friends here and I haven't spoken to another adult in months" she chuckled "I'll meet you in the parking lot. If we ever finish" she left and walked over to her window. Tara turned and found a passed out Kallie on the chair beside her. Laughing she picked up her daughter and put her back in her stroller.
After another 40 minutes Tara was finally called to her window.
"Can I help you?" The lady behind the counter asked without looking at her.
"I need to change my name and marital status"
"I need your social birth certificate and marriage license"
Tara having done her research handed her the paper work and watched as the lady typed on her computer.
"Your going to need a new ID. Step back and take the picture"
Tara did as she was told and smiled. She had always been bad at taking ID photos but she always tried to look a little decent. The women handed Tara her paper work.
"Your all set Mrs. Teller. Head to window 9 and pick up your new ID don't forget to give in the old one"
Tara walked over to window 9 and met Madelyn "Ah we met again"
"So we do" Madelyn crossed her arms "Should I be worried your following me?" She joked.
"I was going to ask you the same" The girls laughed and waited the 10 minutes for thier IDs to be printed. They pushed their strollers into the parking lot laughing at how their IDs looked like mug shots.
"Follow me. Lumpys diner is down the road he had the best burgers and kallie loves their strawberry milkshakes" Madelyn nodded walking to her car.
When they arrived at lumpys they got seated immediately at Taras favorite booth by the window. Word had gotten out that Tara had married SamCros new VP and had been treating her differently ever since. Every where she went now people would look at her with a respectful fear. She hated it. She knew there wasn't anything she could do to change it but she didn't like when people looked at her differently just because of her affiliations or who her husband was. The waiter brought Kallie a strawberry milk shake as soon as her little eyes popped open.
"I take it your popular around here" Madelyn had observed.
"Well kind of. Like I said its a small town"
"but they seem to cater to you here. I mean Kallie got a milkshake even before you asked for one. The waiter didn't even ask us what we wanted yet" she laughed.
Tara shrugged she didn't know how to approach telling Madelyn about the club. She honestly didn't want to just yet. Everyone feared the MC, she wanted her new friend to feel comfortable around her before she introduced the life of an old lady. Plus it would be nice having someone around who didn't know the MC. She heard a couple of motorcycles and looked out the window.
"Who the those guys?" Madelyn asked curiously. Tara sighed her hopes of having a friend outside of the Mc was dying fast. "Wait those are the Sons of anarchy guys im hearing so much about right? Man their good looking"
Tara laughed and shook her head. There wasn't a girl out there who didn't think someone from the MC was attractive. She watched as Jax juice and Opie dismounted their bikes and laughed at something someone said. The sight of Jax took her breath away as it always did. She didn't understand how she could love him any more than she already did but everyday when she looked into his beautiful Crystal blue eyes she fell in love with him more. He spotted her threw the window and smiled wide.
"Do you know them?" Madelyn asked.
Tara nodded "The tall bear looking one is Opie. He looks like a big tough guys but he's one of the sweetest men I know. The Spanish one with the tattoos on the side of his head is juice he's" she searched for the words to describe him "Special" she settled for.
"And the good looking blonde?" She asked. Tara smirked their also wasn't a girl on this planet that wasn't dazzled by Jax Teller.
"Thats Jax Teller" Tara smiled as he walked inside the diner and straight for her. "He's mine"
"That's your husband?"
Tara nodded at her new friend and turned to watch Jax finish his swagger walk to her.
"Hey baby I didn't know you'd be here" Jax placed a sweet kiss to her lips and sat down next to her while the guys pulled up seats to join them.
"Daddy!" Kallie squealed from her high chair.
Jax leaned over and placed a kiss on her forehead "Hey my gorgeous girl" he greeted.
"Hey sis" Opie greeter placing a kiss on her cheek.
"What's up V.P.O.L" juice smiled.
"Juice I told you that's not going to work stop trying." She rolled her eyes.
"Come on Tara it sounds cool" Juice whined.
"No it doesn't cut it out"
Juice frowned but didn't mention anything about anymore.
"I thought you would be at the clubhouse by now" Jax mentioned.
"I was at the DMV waiting for hours when I met Madelyn and asked her out for a bite to eat" she turned to her "Madelyn this is my husband Jax" she turned to Jax "Baby this is my new friend Madelyn and her little boy Aiden. They just moved here from New York" Tara introduced.
"Nice to meet you" Madelyn smiled and shook his hand.
"And this is Opie and Juice" Tara introduced.
They all said hello to eachother and juice began playing with Kallie and Aiden.
"What does V.P.O.L mean?" Madelyn asked.
Tara rolled her eyes "It means Vice Presidents Old lady. Juice has been trying to force the abbreviation on me since me and Jax got married and every time I tell him to cut it out"
"Vice president? Old Lady?"
"Wow you really are new" Jax said.
"It's refreshing isn't it?" Tara laughed. Jax threw his arm over her shoulders and kissed the side of her head. Tara snuggled into Jaxs side and looked at Madelyn again. "Jax is the Vice President of the sons of anarchy motorcycle club red wood original SamCro for short cause seriously that's a mouth full" Jax chuckled beside her. "And old lady is what they call their wives or girlfriends"
"Wow and here I thought this was a small town with no complications"
Tara and the guys all laughed. "You said you were from NY? So am I what part of NY?" Juice asked as he played peek a boo with Aiden.
"from upstate actually. syracuse." Madelyn answered and started a conversation with him about NY life. Opie looked on bored but brightened up When The waiter came and took all their orders.
"Did you get your name changed?" Jax asked Tara.
"Yup" she took out her ID and showed it to him "I am officially Tara Grace Teller" She smiled proudly.
"Good. I like you having my last name" He smirked.
"I like it to" she leaned in and kissed him sweetly.
"So what's this club house you guys have been talking about?" Madelyn asked.
"It's hard to explain. I'm going there after we eat would you like to come?" Tara questioned.
"Sure" she shrugged "We don't have any were else to be. Besides our house isn't fully set up and procrastination is my middle name so it can wait another day"
Tara laughed "I know what that's like. Me and Jax just finsihed getting our house the way we wanted it to. How about tomorrow I come over and help you?" Tara offered.
"No lifting" Jax said sternly. "If you need something lifted just call me"
"I got it Jax" Tara replied. Jax had been highly over protective this time around with her pregnancy. More than he was when she was pregnant with his first child. He had told her that's he just didn't want to take any risks. She knew he was just scared. She didn't mind it sometimes but he was over bearing at other times and she wanted to take his face off. She looked over a Madelyn and saw confusion written on her features.
"Sorry he's a little over protective"
"A little?" Opie scoffed.
Tara ignored him and continued "When I was pregnant with Kallie I was high risk and even though they haven't given me that label now we don't want to take any chances"
"I see. I'm sorry about that"
"Oh please Kallie is more than fine now as witnessed at the DMV"
"What happened at the DMV?" Jax asked.
"Kallie decided it was a good time to test out her vocal range" Tara looked over at her daughter who had an innocent looking expression "Wanted out of the stroller and wouldn't stop screeching until I got her out. Almost 2 hours later"
"I don't believe that for a minute." Juice but in "She's a perfect angel always. Aren't ya Kallie" he tickled her stomach making her giggle.
"Yeah? Well then next time I have to go to the DMV your coming with me" juice laughed and shrugged at her comment. He never saw Kallie act out. He would definatly be in for a treat.
when the food came everyone dug in eagerly. Jax fed Kallie while Aiden was fed by Juice. Who put up a fight when his mother tried to feed him herself. He liked juice and right now would only want him.
"What's on the agenda for the rest of the day?" Tara ate the last of her sandwich and looked over to Jax.
"Just church. We don't have a run till next week" he said around a mouthful of fries.
"Family dinner?"
"Ma's planning it for tomorrow. Says she needs your help and your desert" Jax smirked.
"Where else would I be?" Tara laughed.
"As long as your feeling up to it"
"I'm not made of glass Jax I'll be fine"
Jax nodded thoughtfully. "Let's get out of here" He dropped a 20 filler bill on the table and grabbed Kallie from the high chair. Madelyn stood and up and grabbed her wallet out of her bag.
"Don't worry darlin it's on us" Jax smiled at her.
"But I'm pretty sure our food was more than $20" She argued.
"SamCro gets billed at the end of the week. We eat here a lot so it's better this way" Tara explained. Juice picked up Aiden and smiled at Madelyn as they walked to her car. "Well I guess that's gonna be something" Tara looked at Jax with a smirk.
"Only time will tell"
"Hey Ope where's Donna?" Tara asked.
"At the clubhouse I think. Told her I would be back by now.
Tara nodded things between her and her cousin were better than ever. She had fully excepted the MC. Opie was unbielieveably greatful. He expressed to Tara on many occasions that he was glad she was on board cause he didn't know if he would be able to take that kind of separation again.
"Can we have a family dinner tonight? You me and Kallie?" Tara asked her husband as she watched him strap their daughter into her car seat.
"Yeah that'd be nice." He smiled at her and kissed her forehead. "Then we can take out those letters and finally read what's in them" he whispered.
"And then maybe you can make love to your wife?" She looked up at him threw her lashes "Cause shes pregnant and always Horney" she smirked. Jax put his arm around her waist and pulled her flush against him.
"Count on it baby. You know I'm alway happy to be of service" he winked at her and kissed her soft lips. She loved being close to him. Feeling his strong arms around her holding her securely to him.
"I love you" she whispered to him.
He beamed at her "I love you to" He kissed her again "Let's get back to the club house. I got some ice cream for you Kallie and my boy here" he placed his hand in her stomach.
"We don't know if it's a boy yet Jax"
"I have a feeling." He smirked
"What ever you say baby"
he helped her into her car and headed to his bike. She waited for Jax to pull out and followed him to TM. When they arrived she hopped out and got Kallie out of her car seat. She latched on to her mothers hand and walked with her. TM was in full effect. They were having a BBQ and everyone was around like usual. Madelyn walked up next to her with Aiden. Kallie an Aiden began to play running around the lot, while Madelyn looked around the lot wide eyed.
"This is something" she commented.
Tara laughed and linked her arm threw Madelyns "Welcome to SamCro."
A/N: I wanted this chapter to be fun and light while also introducing a new chapter! The next one will be all JAX AND TARA! some expressed they wanted to see the moment when Jax tells Tara about his fathers visit and wanted to see Jax and Taras honeymoon. I promise all of those are coming! Remember this is a series of one shots leading up to Always Us. I will only be doing about 5 chapters before posting the first Alway Us chapter.
Hope you enjoyed this one!
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