"I don't like it, dropping you off here" Alan muttered, squinting through the windscreen as he pulled into the Teller-Morrow yard. It was starting to get dark but Olivia knew the guys would all be inside, church was on later.
"I don't like that you have to drop me off here." She smirked slightly, it was a sad truth after all. "But I did leave my car here." Olivia's mother had gotten away from the life of the Sons of Anarchy, taken Olivia and Harry with her but when they both hit their teen years and went rogue, running back to Charming and the care of their father there was little she could do to prevent her kids lives being tainted by the same poison.
Olivia understood it now, she had always been a daddy's girl and had resented her mother for taking them away from him but now as she was getting older she hated the club probably just as much as her mother did.
Alan came into her life and had been a breath of fresh air. He had a normal life with a sensible job and he was good to her, he disapproved of the Sons but he tried not to make much comment on it, he knew that at the end of the day it was part of Olivia's life, it was in her blood.
"You wanna come in for a bit?" Olivia asked gently, she knew Alan tried but she never liked to push him when it came to the club.
"I think I'll pass tonight, I'm on call as well so I better just get home and try to get some sleep." Olivia appreciated the small excuse he made up for her benefit, she smiled gently before leaning across the console of his jeep and pecked his lips quickly.
"I enjoyed dinner," He smiled back at her words, leaning his forehead on hers. "I'll call you in the morning if I'm not in surgery,"
She quickly pecked his lips again before jumping out of the jeep and closing the door behind her. She gave him a small wave before turning to make her way into the clubhouse.
"You not bored of him yet?" The voice made Olivia jump out of her skin, she glared at Tig sitting on the picnic bench smoking a cigarette.
"Jesus Christ, Trager you almost gave me a heart attack!" She placed her hand over her heart feeling the rapid beating begin to slow down. "And just because he's normal doesn't mean he's boring."
Tig chuckled lightly before smashing the remains of the cigarette into the ashtray left on the table. He stood up and stretched before making his way over to Olivia, placing his arm around her as they walked into the clubhouse together.
"But there ain't nothing normal about you, Liv, how's mister doctor gonna put up with that?" Olivia did nothing but glare at Tig before looking around the dark bar, there were a few croweaters hanging around, Juice and Chibs were playing pool while the prospect was behind the bar getting drinks for the rest of the guys.
Liv spotted her father sat up at the bar with Bobby, his tank of oxygen resting on the counter in front of him. "Tequila and a tank of oxygen, I'm sure that's just what the doctor ordered." Liv reprimanded him while smirking, leaning in and kissing him on the cheek. Her father grunted at her before narrowing his eyes at Tig.
"How many times have I told you to keep your hands off my daughter," Piney was only slightly joking, Tig was known to take an interest in anything with a pulse, and sometimes even without.
"Aw don't worry about it Dad, Tiggy here doesn't have a chance in hell of coming anywhere near me," Olivia grinned over at Tig.
"I am hurt and offended by that statement." Tig muttered before grabbing a bottle from the prospect and downing half of it, Bobby chuckling along with Olivia.
"How's the surgeon, Liv?" Bobby grumbled turning in his stool to face her. "Still bright and shiny."
"Hey you leave her alone, he's a good man, normal life." Piney elbowed his old friend. "He may not be able to protect her but she can kick anyone's ass herself."
"Damn right." Olivia laughed, taking a bottle of beer from the prospect.
"Jax was looking to speak to you earlier, something about Opie," Her father informed her. "Think he's in his room."
"Is Ope here?" Olivia asked, taking another swig from her bottle.
"Nope, he's coming in later for church, he's with Donna and the kids now."
Olivia sighed, her brother had just got out of jail, locked up cause he was betrayed by one of their own while on a run. Olivia's sister in law, Donna was having a hard time with it all, it scared Olivia to see them going in the direction her and Opie's parents ended up. She knew if Donna disappeared with the kids it would be the death of her brother.
She grabbed another bottle of beer from the counter and made her way to Jax's room, she knocked on the door hard before she heard him calling to come in.
"You knock now?" Jax asked, smirking at her. Jax was the Vice President of the MC but being Opies best friend Olivia had grown up with them. Being two years younger she was never really cool enough to play with them when they were kids but she couldn't remember a time when Jax wasn't around. When she was a teenager Jax was even her first crush, everyone knew as it was the most obvious thing in the world but these days she would deny it until the day she died.
"Yeah I learnt that the hard way didn't I?" She laughed, rolling her eyes at the memory of walking in on Jax with one of the croweaters. "Heard you were looking for me, Jackson."
"Yeah, I was just thinking about Opie, I think we need to look out for him and Donna." Jax turned serious, taking a seat on the end of his bed.
"Donna's not coping, Jax." Olivia sighed, leaning against the wall opposite him, she offered him the bottle of beer which he took gratefully. "She had herself convinced that Opie was gonna leave the MC once he got out."
Opie wanted nothing more than to make his wife and kids happy but Olivia fully knew where he was coming from, she didn't want anything to do with the MC either but when it's in your blood it keeps pulling you back in, and she wasn't even a member.
"The club is Opies family too, I can't see him leaving." Jax shook his head, his blue eyes boring into Olivia's.
"He'll do what he can to keep Donna happy though, he's not gonna walk out on his family either if she gives him an ultimatum."
"Can you do a little digging around Donna? See if an ultimatum is on the cards?" Jax asked, tilting his head to the side. The signature Teller look he was giving Olivia right now was known to make girls melt, Olivia could be victim to it now and again but nothing swayed her where her family was concerned.
"I'll go talk to Donna, Jax but if Opie wants to leave I'm not gonna try to tell him otherwise," Olivia told him sternly. "He needs to do what he wants."
Jax nodded, sighing deeply before taking a swig from his bottle.
"Any news on the junkie?" Olivia asked, Wendy was Jax's ex wife, former croweater, resident snorter and shooter.
"She stopped answering my calls a long time ago, darlin'" Jax half grinned, Olivia knew they weren't on speaking terms but Wendy was knocked up, meaning she was still sending the hospital bills to Jax while she currently lived in his house. "Might get Mom to call around and see what's going on with her and the baby."
"Oh yeah that's a good idea, set the Rottweiler on her." Jax laughed at this, his mother was a force to be reckoned with alright but Wendy could be tough as old boots too.
"How's the doc?" A smile pulled at Jax's lips as he finished his beer. The first and last encounter Jax and Alan had was interesting to say the least. Jax decided to use a few scare tactics and did his best to intimidate Alan.
"He's a surgeon and he's fine, thank you very much." Olivia replied defensively, her eyebrows raised.
"I was just making sure he was good enough for you, he needs to be tough to deal with your crazy ass."
"Okay yeah sure Jax, that's what it was, you all but peed on me to mark your territory," Olivia exclaimed making Jax laugh out loud. "Opie didn't even give him a hard time, at least he'd have the excuse of being the big brother."
"I know this is supposed to be the part where I say you're like a little sister, but you're way too hot for me to label you like that." Jax shook his head, the famous smirk back on his lips.
"And that's my queue to leave," Olivia laughed, pushing herself off the wall and making her way to the door, Jax following her out. "I'm taken Teller, deal with it."
"Shoulda made my move when you were fourteen and pining after me." Jax shrugged, trying to swallow his laugh.
"I dunno how hard you hit your head on your last run but you're starting to talk shit, Teller." Olivia shot back.
Olivia waited until Church was in session and Opie was well and truly occupied before she made her way over to her brothers house. Kenny and Ellie were just getting ready to go to bed when Donna opened the door to see Olivia stood there smiling.
"Don't you dare hype them up again, it's a school night." Donna warned her, grinning at her sister in law.
"Can't help it that I'm just the cool, fun aunt," Olivia shrugged, she laughed as Kenny and Ellie made there way down the hall at the sound of her voice.
"You'll never guess what happened in school today, Liv" Ellie started before Kenny tried to cut her off with his story.
"Guys I love you too much but your not gonna have an aunt if you don't do what your mother says and finish getting ready for bed." Olivia laughed, holding her hands up in surrender. Both kids tutted before stomping back down the hall towards their respective bedrooms.
"Nice touch." Donna smiled, making her way into the kitchen, Olivia followed, taking a seat at the kitchen table. "So to cut to the chase, I'm fine, the kids are fine, I'm just trying to focus on getting us all back into a routine." Olivia gaped at Donna, not quite knowing what to say.
"I know the guys have church tonight and you don't usually call this late, especially since Alan came along." Donna pointed out, making Olivia smirk.
"Okay fine you caught me," Olivia laughed. "I just wanted to be sure, I've seen what it can do to women when the guys go inside."
"I don't want Opie in the club, Olivia." Donna sighed, busying herself with making tea. "But I want him to settle back home and be okay before we have that conversation."
"Donna, you know what my thoughts are on the club but to the guys it's everything," Olivia shrugged. "They're everything to each other, they're brothers. Dad is still in the club and always will be, he's been there from the beginning, Opie and I grew up with Clay and John Teller and Gemma and everyone else who lives and breaths that club, I'm just lucky that it wasn't expected of me to be a member it's the only way I get a bit of breathing room from the place."
"Don't you want the same for Opie?" Donna asked, her jaw was set and Olivia could see that she was fighting back tears.
"I really do, but it's not that simple for the guys, just be patient, that's all I'm asking." Olivia pleaded. "Opie loves you and the kids more than anything but we've never known a life outside the MC."
After Olivia had finished chatting some more with Donna she decided to head home, her apartment was a few miles away but Alan's place was closer, she decided to give him a call before she started the car.
A muttered grunt was the greeting she received on the other line. "Very professional greeting from you, Doctor." Olivia smirked.
"I'm still asleep I can't make a quick comeback to that." She could almost picture the smirk on his face.
"I'm at Opie and Donna's house but I was thinking of swinging around to pay the doctor a visit, had this fever I can't really shake." She teased, biting her lip.
"Well I am on call tonight, I have a duty of care." He joked back. Olivia told him she'd arrive in a few minutes before starting the car and pulling out of Opies driveway. She was backing up onto the road when a single headlight caught her eye. She stalled the car and rolled down her window as her brother pulled up beside her on his Harley. "Girl talk?" Opie asked over the roar of the motorcycle.
"Something like that." Olivia smirked. "Get in that house and see your family, bro."
"Will do." He smiled back, saluting her before making his way up the driveway.
Olivia unlocked the front door of Alans house, letting herself in. She threw the key on the side table. "I believe I made an appointment." She called, making her way along the hallway.
She pushed the bedroom door open, Alan was fast asleep, lying on his back with his head facing the doorway. "Not great service if you ask me." Olivia muttered to herself before dumping her bag on the floor and pulling her shirt over head. The clothing fell to the floor around her until she was down to her underwear.
She walked over to the bed and climbed on it, swinging her right leg over Alan so she was straddling him. He grunted slightly, turning his head before falling back to sleep again. She lowered her lips to his neck, kissing up along his jaw line until she reached his mouth, he kissed back slightly, forcing one eye open.
"I would give out that you're waking me while I'm on call but it's so hard to get mad at the hot naked lady." He moaned, placing his hands on her hips. Olivia giggled at this, continuing her trail of kisses.
"You have a duty of care to your girlfriend as well as to your patients, babe." She smirked, scooting down along his chest.
Olivia woke with a start, the shrill tone of her phone piercing the quiet air. Alan started awake next to her. "It's mine, don't worry." She grumbled, answering her phone without checking the caller ID.
"'Lo."
"Well aren't you cheerful." Olivia grimaced at Jax's loud voice on the other end. "What do you want Teller?" She grunted.
"Mom wants to go get her nails done and we're short staffed, mind covering the office for awhile?" He asked in his nicest voice.
"And if I say no?"
"You'll have Gemma to deal with, babe." He laughed, Olivia ran a hand over her face before sighing heavily.
"Okay, I'll be there in awhile." And with that she hung up, throwing her phone back onto the bedside table. She scooted over to Alan in the bed, draping her arm across his torso, she noticed that she wasn't receiving the same cuddle back, she braced herself for the conversation she knew was gonna come.
"Jackson Teller calls and Olivia has to go running." He sighed, trying to control the tone of his voice.
"Technically it's for Gemma." She sighed. Alan finally rubbed the arm that she had draped across him before turning his head and planting a kiss on her forehead.
"Go, I know it's part of the package deal." He muttered.
"For the record I would much rather stay here." She mumbled back before stretching up to kiss his lips. She hoisted herself out of bed, collecting her belongs and getting dressed before making her way over to TM.
"Still in last nights clothes?" Jax called as Olivia pulled herself out of her car.
"Bite me, Teller." She snapped back, still drowsy from the early wake up call.
"Only if you like it." He quipped back, laughing when she gave him the finger. The sound of the tow truck hauling in caught there attention, turning to see it dragging a car that had a deer hanging out the windscreen.
"Some days you're the beamer, some days you're the goddamn deer." Jax smirked, walking closer to inspect the damage.
"How the hell d'you want me to get it out of there?" Eddie, the prospect asked. Olivia smirked along with the guys, Eddie was a nice kid, he generally took whatever the guys threw at him and Olivia had told her father on more than one occasion that he should be already patched in.
She watched as Jax made his way over to the tow truck, opening a compartment and pulling a chainsaw from it.
"C'mon, Jesus man." Eddie groaned while taking the chainsaw from Jax.
"Just pretend it's carve your own steak night at Sizzler." Jax shrugged, not attempting to hide his glee at the prospects new form of torture.
"I don't eat meat." Eddie shrugged, looking at Jax hopefully.
"Figure it out." Jax shrugged, before lighting a cigarette.
Olivia sighed, deciding to take up post in the office and away from the rough housing of the guys. She spent the morning taking a few phone calls and dealing with some customers that wandered in. None of them had been too hard to deal with so far.
"Yeah if you bring it in around three we should be able to have someone look at it." Olivia was telling a customer on the phone when the office door opened. "That's great, see you then." Putting down the receiver she turned to see Jax perched on the arm of the sofa that sat in the corner.
"How'd the chat with Donna go?" Jax cut to the chase, taking another cigarette from the box inside his Kutte.
"As expected," Olivia sighed, running her hands through her dark hair. "She's not one bit happy with the MC but at the moment she just wants her family to be comfortable and back on track."
Jax nodded, digesting this information.
"The warehouse got torched last night," Jax informed her, leaning his head against the wall behind him.
"Shit," Olivia exclaimed, her eyes widened. "The guns?"
"Pretty much all wiped out," He shrugged, closing his eyes.
"I thought the Niners already have those bought?"
"Yeah that's the tricky part." Jax sighed, taking a drag of the cigarette. Olivia knew the club was running guns, it's part of what she disapproved of but there was no point in arguing with the guys over any of it. She wasn't a member at the end of the day, her opinion was pretty much invalid to Clay, it didn't matter that her father was a first nine, to the club president she was an outsider that happened to be related.
Jax disappeared when Clay called Church, Olivia assumed it was to sort out the mess with the guns. After continuing to do her secretarial services for the club she decided to make her way out to the yard, she wandered over to the garage where the prospect was cleaning up some parts that were left on the ground.
"Hey Eddie," She smiled, perching herself on the hood of one of the busted up cars. "Don't let the guys get to you, they're just dishing out what they all had to go through."
"Thank, Olivia," Eddie smiled. "I know I just have to wait it out but I really appreciate the guys giving me this chance." Olivia smiled, she didn't know if Eddie really knew half of what the guys got themselves into but with a little time she thought he'd be smart enough to maneuver through some of the runs.
"Call me Liv, all the others do." She offered. "How'd they give you the name Half-sac anyway?"
"Oh," He grinned, unbuckling his belt before she could stop him. "I got my left nut blown off in Iraq." He told her proudly. Olivia laughed, turning her head away and shielding her eyes.
"I would have took your word for it, buddy." She laughed, taking another drag of her cigarette.
The prospect was just buckling his trousers back up when a car horn drew Olivia's attention to the gates of the lot. She recognized Gemmas car pulling in. Olivia jumped off the hood of the old car before making her way over to the Queen of SAMCRO, she reached her at the same time as Jax and Clay emerged from the clubhouse.
"I tried calling you," Gemma told Jax as they all came to a stop.
"What is it?"
Olivia, Gemma, Jax, Clay, Bobby and Chibs made their way through the hospital corridors, following the directions the lady at the front desk at given them on their arrival. Adrenaline pumped through Olivia's body as Gemmas words went over in her head. How can you be pathetic enough to inject yourself with crank while you're pregnant? Gemma had found Wendy passed out on the kitchen floor with a used needle lying beside her.
"Found these matches next to her goods." Gemma held out her hand. "Hairy Dog."
"Fucking hell." Olivia swore.
"Darby got out of Chino two weeks ago," Bobby added, Olivia was focused on Jax, his jaw was set as they made it to the room Wendy was being held in. A flurry of hospital staff surrounded her, various tubes were running out of her body and monitors were beeping all around her keeping track of everything.
Olivia's breath seemed to catch in her throat as the door to Wendy's room slid open and Tara Knowles emerged from it.
"When did she get back?" Olivia turned to Gemma as Jax started speaking to Tara.
"God only knows." Gemma sighed, she hadn't missed the venom in Olivia's voice. Olivia had still been harboring her teenage crush on Jax when he got with Tara. Back then she was sure her world was ending but no matter how hard she tried she could never bring herself to like the doctor. She did her best to rip Jax away from the club and when that didn't happen she had up and left, a string of insults trailing behind her about her opinions on the club and Charming and everyone in it. Jax had been completely shattered but relief was all that washed over Olivia at the thought that Tara was gone for good.
"He's ten weeks premature," Olivia heard Tara saying, pulling her back to the present. "C'mon, let's sit down and I'll walk you through it."
"Just tell me." Jax snapped, shaking his head.
"He's got a congenital heart defect and a tear in his abdomen," Tara sighed, her professional voice was grating on Olivia's nerves. "The gastro and the tear are from the drugs but the CHD is probably-"
"The family flaw," Gemma cut across her, Olivias eyes dropped to the prominent scar on Gemma's chest.
"Yes, it's genetic," Tara carried on. "Either one would be serious but not life threatening, however the two of them together... Doctor Walker gives him a twenty percent chance and I'm afraid that's being optimistic."
"Wait, Alan is his doctor?" Olivia asked, stepping forward. Tara's eyes stayed firmly on the younger woman but she never wavered in her professional mannerism.
"He's going to focus on his belly first and try and stabilize him before moving forward." Tara continued. "I can take you to see him now."
She turned away from the family before heading over to a door off the end of the hall.
"Tara," Jax called before following after her. "You don't have to do this." He muttered, Olivia strained to hear what they were saying.
"I asked Doctor Walker if I could assist." She stopped him. "I want to help your son."
Olivias eyes narrowed at this before she turned away. Taking a seat in one of the plastic chairs, Jackson stormed out of the hospital, claiming he had something to do. Everyone pretty much had an idea what that something was, after Clay sent Bobby and Chibs to watch Jax's back Olivia felt the chair beside her creak under someone's weight.
"You get a bit shaken up there by the return of the doc?" Clay asked, leaning forward so his elbows were resting on his knees.
"Just wasn't expecting to see her again," Olivia sniffed, her jaw setting. "We all remember how she left."
"Jax is smarter than letting some former pussy back into his life to mess with his head again," Clay stated making Olivia snort.
"What a way with words, Clay." As Olivia watched Gemma pacing in front of Wendy's room she made a vow there and then that this family would be going through enough for the next few months without Tara being involved. There was no way she was going to mess with anyone's head this time around.