The King and Queen of Charming

Tara wasn't exactly sure what it was that woke her up. The sound of a hammer slamming against whatever someone was beating down so hard at this time in the morning or the smell of chocolate in the air. Today was a day all about Tara, she was turning nine years old. Stepping out into the kitchen she sees her mother with an apron covered with flour.

"Mornin baby" A woman greeted as she exited the restroom.

"Good morning Gemma" Tara smiles brightly at her.

Gemma and Tara's mom had been old friends since high school. Gemma left in desperation to get away from her mother. They could never seem to get along after her brother Nathaniel passed away. Family flaw is what Tara always heard Gemma call her heart condition. Not Tara, Tara always told Gemma it just made her unique and all the more beautiful than she already is. The relationship Gemma has with Tara is one she would have had if she had a daughter of her own. When Gemma returned back to Charming with a baby and a motorcycle club, Gemma and Laurie just picked up from where their friendship was left off.

"Happy birthday sweetheart. We got something special planned for you in the backyard" Gemma gave Tara her proud smirk

Tara ran to the back of her house to slide open the door to see her gift but was stopped shortly after running through the kitchen.

"Woah there little one. Where do you think you're going?"

"Sorry mama"

"Happy birthday my baby girl. I made your favorite. Chocolate chip waffles with whipped cream on top. Once you eat that and your father, John and Piney is done with your gift, that's when you may see your gift" Laurie leaned down and picked up her daughter as if she was two years old and tackled her endlessly with kisses. Laurie set her down so Tara can eat her breakfast, which Tara so happily ate.

"Happy birthday Tara" As Tara turned around to meet those blue eyed gaze, she felt the heat burn to her porcelain cheeks. The little boy went up to Tara and gave her a kiss on her cheeks. It was then Tara felt her skin become even more inflamed.

"Thank you Jackson" Tara smiled shyly but to her surprised she gave her thank you with a kiss on his cheek just as he did to her seconds ago.

Jax smiled so big from ear to ear.

"Aw look at those two. I swear they are going to get married one day. They are just the sweetest things." Luann chimed in as she set a plate down for Jackson to eat as well.

"Now sweetheart you have to keep the blind fold on until we turn you to take it off."

"Yes Gemma"

"Come on everybody, gather around. Jackson! Thomas! Opie! Get over here now!"

"Comin ma, jeez ya have to yell so loud, we were just playing"

"Jackson remember to give your mother respect, do not give her any lip. She tells you to do somethin you do it. Understand son?"

"Yes dad"

"Alright alright, Tara take off your blind fold off now baby" Laurie trying to pull everyone's attention to the main focus of today, her daughter.

There it stood, in between two big tress. It was so big, it had a ladder going up from the top of her gift. A beautiful tree house. Tara looked at her gift in aw, it was all hers, her very own hideaway.

"Well?" Her father, Brain Knowles, looked at his princess so eagerly for her approval. John and Piney had spent all week designing her gift and helping him put it all together for her. Brain worked as a constructor for Oswald Construction so it was very easy for Brain to put together Tara's own playhouse.

"Daddy, I love it. Thank you so much! Thank you Mr. Teller and Mr. Winston!" Tara ran up to all of her three most important men in her life.

"It's your very own club house Tara, just like what we have" Gemma was so quick to add the note into her gift.

"We can design signs on the outside of it, if you'd like. Call it whatever you want"

"I'm gonna make a sign that says 'No boys allowed'" Tara turned her head to Jax, Opie and Thomas and stuck her tongues at them playfully.

"Yeah but then who else are you going to bring up there besides us? Your books and imaginary friends" Opie bit back playfully. Only that got him rewarded with a slap on the back of the head from Piney.

"Idiot."

Hours later after cutting the birthday girls cake, Tara, Jax, Opie and Thomas climbed up to her "club house" after a game of freeze tag.

"Our pops did a real cool job with this club house, right guys?" Jax elbowed Opie and nodded his head up to Thomas.

"Yeah old man did pretty good at building somethin that isn't a bike" Opie murmured off as Thomas just sat there and nodded in agreement

"Tara if you're the queen of this clubhouse like my mommy is for ours, who will be your king?" Thomas asked so innocently, Tara couldn't help her giggle.

"Who do you think Tommy? It's obviously gonna be me." Jax stated as if everyone should have known that by now

"What makes you think I want you as my king and not Tommy?"

"Hey you'd rather have my six year old brother as your king by all means darlin knock yourself out"

"Don't call me darling, you know how much I hate that!"

Jax just smirked and continue to lick on his ring pop. Tara threw her SOA pillow at him.

"You know for a nine year old you're so full of yourself" Opie shook his head in annoyance.

"Come on Tommy, let's leave Queen Tara and King Jax of a wooden tree house alone while we play outside. It'll be a lot more fun than sitting here with these two bone heads" Opie grabbed Tommy and headed for the ladder to go down.

"Great you made Opie and Tommy leave. Come on I wanna go play some more freeze tag" Tara began to get up and follow the boys down the ladder until she felt Jax grab her hand.

"Wait! If I'm gonna be the king to our own clubhouse you have to have something that shows you're my queen"

"Yeah? And what's that Teller?"

Jax took his ring pop and placed it on her ring finger. He smiled from ear to ear just like he did when Tara kissed him on his cheek this morning.

"This should do just fine"

"A half-eaten cherry ring pop? Really?" Tara looked at the ring pop that was bitten into and just shook her head. Deep down Tara thought this was the sweetest thing and she tried to play it off as something so silly.

"Don't worry babe, one day I'll get you a real one" Jax winked at her as he began to stand up. "Now let's go play some freeze tag my lady" Jax leaned in to give Tara another kiss on the cheek.

Tara just stood there shocked and blushes. Best birthday ever.