I past the city limit sign for Charming; I was beyond excited to see Opie, and Jax. Jemma too, she was like a second mom to me. It took my five minutes flat to get to the garage. I parked my Challenger in the parking lot, in sight. I saw Jax right off the bat. I smiled to myself; he looked good, a bit stressed but still good. Chibs was by his side and some young guy with curly blonde hair. I laughed to myself as I watched the boy cut the deer from the car windshield. I reached into the back seat and grabbed the small blue stuffed teddy bear I got for the baby and stepped out of the car. My hair was left down in waves, my sun glasses slipped over my eyes; Jax caught sight of me quickly. A small smirk made its way to his lips. Picking up my pace a bit I ran over to him and threw my arms around his neck; he picked me up and twirled me around then set me carefully on my feet again.
"Harley Winston, I never thought I would see you again." He said pulling me in for another hug. I missed Jax so much.
"Well, I'm very unpredictable." I said shrugging my shoulders. I pushed the small bear towards him a smile on my face. "I hear you're going to be a daddy, congratulations."
"Thanks I guess." He said, he motioned towards the clubhouse. "You wanna go in and talk. Tell me why you're back."
"I guess." I said taking a deep breath ready to let the truth out. Jax opened the door for me as I stepped inside the clubhouse, not maybe people were around so I carefully pulled off my sunglasses, keeping my face away from Jax so he wouldn't notice the bruise covering my left eye. He sat down at the bar and I sat next to him turning my head slightly, making sure he couldn't see anything.
"So how's Wendy?" I asked trying to keep my anger under control.
"Pregnant." He said taking a drink of beer. When I first found out about Jax and Wendy I left, barley telling anyone I was leaving. I was beyond upset, I thought I was going to marry Jax one day, I thought I would be the one having his children, but then I found out I couldn't get pregnant, I guess that's what pushed Jax away. The news of Wendy the freaking Crack whore being pregnant pushed me even further away, but deep down I knew I would come running back to Charming one way or another.
"Well I knew that." I laughed through my jealousy.
"How have you been?" he asked quickly turning the tables. I looked down at my hands fiddling with my sunglasses.
"Okay I guess." I replied turning fully towards him, he face grew shocked and I realized I turned too far. I quickly looked away. He stood up and pulled my face towards him.
"Jesus Christ, Harley, what the hell happened?" he asked outraged.
"Nothing, it was just a little fight." I said not wanting to mention Charles.
"With who?" he asked clearly upset. He knew I was dating someone in Reno, but I gave him no reason to believe he hurt me.
"Just someone at work." I lied. Not happy with my answer he stared into my eyes trying to dig for the truth in them. He phone started to vibrate in his pocket. Slowly he pulled it out still looking at me.
"Hey ma." He said, I only heard half of the conversation but I could hear Gemma's voice squeaking through the phone. "I'm sure anything will help..Oh you know it..The new kid doesn't eat meat.." I still maintained eye contact with Jax throughout his conversation. "Hey you heard from my crazy ex-wife at all."
And with that I dropped eye contact. At least he wasn't with her anymore, which made me smile to myself. "She never answers her God damned phone.. Yeah well she's supposed to be sending me doctor bills, I haven't seen one in weeks."
I got a little worried at this point in the conversation, we all knew about Wendy's drugged up past, I thought she would do good since she had something to stop for, I guess I was wrong.
"Thanks Grandma." Jax said smiling into the phone and hung up.
"So you and Wendy broke up? Didn't see that happening." I said sarcasm dripping from every word. Jax glared at me.
"Rose- " He started.
"Don't call me that." I said cutting him off. I took the beer out of his hand and downed the rest of it. "Any chance you have an extra room I can stay in until I find a place of my own?"
"Not an empty one, you can stay in my room though." I raised my eyebrows at him. "Chill white girl, I'm not putting the moves on you, I've been staying somewhere else."
"Okay." I said, still not sure of the idea, Jax made Half-Sack help me move my stuff in, said he had to look through storage for baby stuff. I hugged him and off he went.
All my stuff was in Jax's room and I went down to say hi to everyone as they piled into the clubhouse.
"Half-Sack, Piney clogged the toilet up again." I heard someone yell. At the sound of my dads name my face lit up, I ran into the room and saw my dad sitting by a man with a bald head and tattoos.
"Daddy!" I yelled running over to him.
"Harley?" He said turning in my direction, I ran over to him and wrapped my arms around he old frail neck. I missed my father more than anything. "I'd hate to see what the other guys face looks like." He said pointing to my eye, I rolled my eyes and sat down next to him and the bald guy.
"This here is Juice." Dad said hitting the man on the arm. I waved at him and grabbed a bottle of water.
"Where did you get that name?" I heard a man say.
"Huh?" Half-Sack asked confused.
"Half-Sack."
"Oh man I got my left nut blown off." He said beginning to take his pants off.
"What is he doing?" I asked Juice.
"He's gonna show you his half sack if you keep looking." He laughed. I smiled and turned away so I wouldn't have to see the awkward sight.
"Jesus Christ, put that deformed nut bag away will ya." I hear Clay said as he came through the door followed by Tig and Chibs.
"Disappear." Tig said his face showing no emotion. Half-Sack and the other Prospects left the clubhouse.
"Jeez Tiggy, you were never so emotionless." I joked; none of the three men notices my presence until I spoke up.
"Well if it isn't little Rosie Winston." Tig said turning towards me holding his arms open. I gave him and the other three men a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"I don't mean to kick you out but we have business to discuss." Clay said sadly. "But we will catch up later. Find Jax."
"It's okay, I was getting ready to go out anyways, I'll send Jax down." I said and waved to the men. I walked upstairs to Jax's room which I was staying in and knocked on the door.
"Jax, they're at the table, wanted me to come get you." I said. Jax opened the door and let me in a few seconds later. "I thought you weren't using the room?"
"I'm not, I just needed to be alone." He said.
"I can find somewhere else to stay Jax." I told him being serious.
"No, you can stay here, I promise." He said and kissed me on the forehead. I smiled slightly and followed him downstairs where Gemma was talking quietly to Clay and the others. Her face instantly lit up when she saw me with Jax. I said bye to him and walked outside with Gemma.
"It's nice to see you're back." She said holding onto my arm.
"It's good to see you too Gemma."
"You wanna go check on the crack whore with me?" she asked. I nodded my head.
"You seem as though you don't like her." I said smartly.
"What gave it away?" she asked rhetorically. "It always should have been you."
"I know." I said but clearly me and Jax weren't meant to be after all.
We pulled up to Wendy's house, trash and newspapers littered the yard. Gemma and I walked up to the front door.
"Wendy?" Jemma yelled knocking on the door. She never answered; Gemma began to think the worst. I stayed at the front door and Gemma went around the back and looked in the window.
"Stupid Junkie Bitch!" Gemma yelled. I ran around the house and saw Wendy laying on the kitchen floor, her tummy bulging out, melting ice cream and blood covered the floor.
"Oh my god!"