A/N: Yes, I know I have so many SoA fics going right now but I can't seem to quit writing… You will also notice they all get updated every day or every other day... This is another new one so I hope you enjoy it… It will have Jax, Happy, Tig, Juice, and Opie in it with OCs as usual as well as the rest of the Sons! LOL!
Disclaimer: I don't own SoA! *starts to cry but then remembers something and smirks* But hey I own my women and ummm I own Jax for the night!
Crystal was in pain and ready to drop but she kept pushing on and finally she saw the sign for Teller-Morrow Automotive. She let out a sigh of relief because she wasn't sure if she had to go much further if she would make it. She looked in the backseat and smiled when she saw that her baby boy was fast asleep. She looked over on the other side of the back seat and saw that her twelve year old daughter was also fast asleep. She was happy about that because she wasn't sure how this would go.
As soon as she pulled into the parking lot of T-M her car quit running but she was able to coast it to a parking spot. She was just happy that it made it this far. She looked out her car window and saw a group of guys staring at her car. In the middle of the group she recognized Jax, Opie, and Tig. She couldn't help but wondered if they would even recognize her.
She pulled her visor down and looked in it and let out a sigh of relief that the make-up she caked on her face was still there and covering all her bruises. She looked back into the back again and sighed once more in relief when she saw that her daughter and son were still sleeping. She took the keys out of the ignition before opening her car door and gently stepping out of her car making sure that she locked the doors since her babies were in it. She didn't want them to hear what she knew was bound to be a fight or close to it. She also knew she would stay in the parking lot so that she could keep an eye on her kids.
She winced as she put pressure on her broken foot but she hadn't had time to go to the hospital before getting the hell out of dodge when the man she was living with left to go to a business meeting. She knew that she was going to have to get it checked out soon. She avoided eye contact with any of the men as she walked towards them. Even though she could hardly see the bruises on her face with all the makeup she had on she wanted to make sure that they didn't see them.
As she got close to the group she heard Jax ask "Can we help you Darlin?"
Crystal felt a shiver run down her back but she ignored it. She couldn't afford to be attracted to him. She was once before and he crushed her heart. She refused to go there again. She couldn't and not just because she was afraid of getting her heart broken but because of her kids and the fact that she has lost all trust she ever had in men.
She took a deep breath and finally looked up and said "I'm looking for Gemma."
Jax frowned because he recognized the woman's voice but he couldn't place it. He also looked at her and thought she looked familiar but couldn't place her. He wondered who she was and how she knew his mom.
"Well you have come to the right place. But you need to tell us who you are before we go and get her." Jax said. He was going to push for the woman to tell him who she was before he got his mom. He couldn't shake the feeling that he should know this woman.
Crystal should have known that it was not going to be easy but she still hoped. She looked over at her car to make sure that it was in her eyesight. She looked back at Jax and pushed some hair out of her face so that she could see him without there being any obstacles.
"I do not have time for this. Just go and get Gemma. She will know who I am." Crystal finally said. She knew what Jax was up to and she was not going to play his game. She needed Gemma and she needed her now. She could feel the last of her strength leaving her and knew that if she didn't get to see Gemma soon she was going to pass out for more than one reason and if she didn't pass out she was going to embarrass herself by falling to the ground because the pain was feeling unbearable.
Jax glared at the woman and said "Then I suggest you turn around and leave. You are not getting near my Mom without telling us who in the fuck you are lady."
Crystal glared and threw her hands up in the air and said "Fine! Just make sure to tell your Mom when she finds out that I'm dead it is because you wouldn't let me talk to her because I wouldn't bow down to you. My God Jackson you are still a fucking prick!"
Crystal turned around and started to head back to her car. Fuck it she didn't need Jax's bullshit on top of everything she already had going on. When she got to her car she unlocked her door but didn't open it. She turned her head around and saw that Jax was staring at her in shock and she decided on the spur of a moment and flipped him off before turning back towards her car.
She unlocked her car door but before she could pull it open to get in it there was someone behind her that put their hand on the roof of her car. She jumped and yelled really loud which had Gemma coming running out of the office and over to where Crystal was shaking like a leaf.
As soon as the woman screamed Jax took his hand off the top of her car and swore. He backed up a step right before his Mom got to them with Clay on her heels. He looked back at the woman and noticed that she was shaking really bad. He swore again and if he was anywhere other than close to this woman he would have punched something.
"What in the hell happened? Why did she scream?" Gemma demanded.
She looked at the woman and saw that she was shaking so she stepped forward and said "Sweetheart you're alright. Nobody is going to hurt you."
Crystal's heart broke a little at that because Gemma didn't even know it was her and she was still trying to comfort her. She turned around and threw her arms around Gemma and started crying.
Gemma stood still in shock as the woman threw her arms around her and started crying. She turned her head to glare at her son and then looked back at the woman. There was something familiar about the woman but she just couldn't pin point what it was. She gently put her hands around the woman and rubbed her back soothingly.
She said "Shh sweetheart it's okay."
Crystal finally calmed down some and pulled back and said "I'm sorry Gemma. I didn't mean to breakdown like that."
Gemma gasped when she heard the voice and she said "Oh my God it's you. Are you really here?"
Crystal gave Gemma a sad smile and said "Yes, I'm really here. I didn't know what else to do or where to go."
Gemma looked hard at Crystal and saw all the bruises on her face that her makeup was covering or had been covering. She could see the bruises on Crystal's face in places from where the makeup started to run down her face while she was crying.
She turned to look at Clay who was staring at Crystal in shock and she said "Are you just going to keep staring at her or come over and say hello to our baby girl Clay?"
Clay snapped out of his shocked and stepped forward. He noticed that Crystal flinched when he hugged her and vowed that he would find out why. When he pulled back to look at her he noticed things he had missed while staring at her in shock. She was way too thin and she had bruises on her face and peaking out from underneath her shirt sleeves.
"How are you doing Baby Girl?" Clay asked. He noticed that she was tense and kept looking out towards the street like she was afraid someone would show up.
Crystal looked at her Aunt and Uncle and sighed. "I could tell you that I am doing great but I know neither of you would believe me so let me just say that I'm alive. Do you have some place Aunt Gemma, me and you can talk Uncle Clay?"
Gemma and Clay exchanged looks but neither of them said anything and Jax broke in saying "Do you care to tell me how you two know this woman?"
Gemma glared at her son and said "What Jackson you don't recognize her voice? I recognized it the second she said something to me. I can't believe that you don't recognize Crystal."
Jax's mouth dropped open and he looked really looked at Crystal and finally saw what his Mom and Clay must have and he stepped forward to hug her but backed up when he noticed that she flinched. "It has been a long time Crys. I am sorry that I didn't recognize you."
Crystal looked over at Jax and said "Don't worry about it Jax. I have changed a lot in the last twelve years."
Jax nodded and Clay said "We can talk in the office."
Crystal frowned for a moment and then sighed. She really didn't want to have to wake her son and daughter up.
"Can we talk out here please? I need to keep an eye on my car." Crystal finally said.
Gemma raised an eyebrow and said "It's not like anybody is going to steal your car Crystal."
Crystal shook her head and said "I don't care about the car but I do care about what is in it."
Gemma and Clay looked at each other and then into the car. They both gasped when they saw the girl and the baby in the backseat.