The heat of the summer approaching was only rising as the days dragged on over Charming, California and the heat rising over the asphalt was only a sure sign of the dry heat. Only two more days before school would be let out and and to say things in Charming were calm, that would be a lie to any local that knew the quiet only caused the chaos to erupt with the sound of motors rumbling along the small town streets. It wasn't just a small town for families to move to and live happily ever after, it came with knowing the territory to which you lived in... and for the Sons of Anarchy, it was clear who dominated the town.
Teller-Morrow Automotive Repair was just as busy as any other day, between oil changes and tire changes the day was only being dragged on for the members of SAMCRO. Business was being taken care of everyday, but between baby Abel being born and the plans for the Mayans all of it seemed to surround the thoughts of the members.
The coffee machine had gone off for the fourth time in an hour and between both pots, she had been serving coffee all morning. She heard the familiar beeping of the coffee pot and left it for one of the guys to take care. Sitting in the office Faye glanced at the clock seeing it strike three-thirty, a smile grew on her lips knowing only thirty minute left of her shift. She was going through the bills that were paid and she put them on file, then occasionally she would take a sip of her coffee in-between.
She was humming along to the song in her head while she put the files away for the day, her dark brown hair tied up in a loose bun was falling as she would nod her head along to the tune. It was the only way she could distract herself between the long morning she had, that and watching the prospects make a fool of themselves through the window looking out on the floor.
Meanwhile, occasionally having a small conversation with the guys who would come and grab coffee, then soon she would receive a thank you and either a kiss on the head or a pat. It was just another day at Teller-Morrow Garage for Faye Rose Morrow.
The door to the office was kicked open and soon slammed shut, "Shit, it's only half past three," Jax Teller reached out to grab the coffee pot and serve himself another, "I've gotta head over to check on Abel after this and hopefully get back in time," He glanced over at his younger sister and smirked seeing her down her coffee. "What is that? Third? Fourth?"
"Considering your ass rolled out of bed at twelve and I woke up at seven in the morning to be here, you shouldn't complain to me, Jax." She quickly said now holding out her empty cup for a refill as her brother held the coffee pot, "and it's my second. Now pour me another before I throw a file at your face... please," Her sarcastic tone now drawing through.
"... A please? That's an improvement." Jax chuckled as he leaned back against the desk, "As for you throwing a file, I'll only chunk one right back at you." He grinned placing the coffee pot back in place, his eyes running over the stack of work that was resting along the desk. "You've had a busy morning. Shouldn't you have the day off, you know for the whole party?"
"Mom offered to let me take the day off, but then she realized she couldn't take the hours either. The thought of leaving this job to a crow eater sickened both of us."
Jackson couldn't help but smirk seeing the look in his sisters eyes as she mentioned the crow eaters, "What have the crow eaters ever done to you, sis?" He asked now tilting his head to the side, "Besides, we wouldn't ever leave a crow eater in charge of paperwork, far too precious." He took a file that was resting on the top from the desk and began to glance throughout it, "Shouldn't you be leaving going to get ready for the big day... it's not everyday you graduate from high school, Faye."
"They haven't done a thing to me besides annoy me. What haven't they done to you is the real question here?" Faye quickly tried taking the file from him, but his quick reflexes kicked in and Jax quickly held his arm up above her head; teasing his little sister as she couldn't find the energy to fight him on it.
"Lucky you, I'm not in the mood... and I could care less about walking across a stage Jax. I'm just there for my diploma. If I had a choice, I would simply have it sent to me. It's just going to be fun to watch you back at the familiar place," She pushed herself up from her seat and gathered the stack of files to finish putting them away. "Besides, I was planning on stopping by the hospital before. Check on Abel, I haven't seen him in a few days."
Jax was taken aback by her mention of seeing Abel, he placed the file down back on the desk and nodded now pushing himself off the desk. "I'd like that, for you to see him and all, they said he might be out next week... as for me going back to that hell hole, should be interesting to say the least." He grabbed the coffee and now made his way to the door to leave the office when he heard her pouring another cup of coffee. "Does Ma know you've been downing coffee all day? You know if she finds out that it will only piss her off,"
Faye was serving herself her third cup of coffee, before she turned back to fixing up the file cabinet for the end of her shift. She glance over at her older her brother, "Speak for yourself, what is that your third cup? Or did you start with the hard stuff this morning?" She smirked, now slamming the file cabinet shut behind her. "Besides Mom won't find out."
"That's your third, so don't worry I've been keeping track for you." Jax said, before turning to see his step-father blocking the doorway of the office.
Clay Morrow's figure stood in the doorway watching as his daughter and son were chatting over the five minute coffee break, which he allowed Jax to grab him a cup. The president glanced at the cup of coffee that was steaming in his step-sons hands, "Slacking even on the break, are we?" He asked his son, who handed him the cup before glancing over at Faye sipping on her own. "Aren't you supposed to be gone by now, sweetheart?"
Faye heard her father speaking to Jax and kept to herself, now fixing up the mess her brother had left behind for her to clean up, "If only... I'm not off until four and besides I need to finish up-"
"It's your graduation day, Faye. You need to get your ass back home and get ready, your mother has already put me on her shit list today, don't let me get further on it for keeping you back here," Clay quickly stopped his daughter from continuing the clean up. "Go on, your mother is on her way to pick you up and knowing the way she drives, she's here by now." He joked, causing all three of them to chuckle before turning to Jax. "And you can get your ass back to work,"
Jackson now handed the coffee to Clay, before turning to his sister as she gathered her things, "I'll be there at the stadium... I won't be late." He placed a kiss on her cheek, "Besides you won't be the one to chew my ass out if I am," He stepped out of the office onto the garage floor.
Faye followed him out of the office purse in hand as a smirk played on her lips, "That should be motivation enough to not be late, don't you think?" Her snarky comment now causing her brother to wave her off, she then glanced up at her father as he stood beside her. "I know you'll make sure he isn't."
Clay cracked a smile at his daughter as they walked their way out of the office and stepped into the garage, now passing by the guys who were working on bikes and covered in grease from head to toe.
"Speaking of late, we've got church at five thirty. It's about this ATF shit that's been going on for the past couple of days. I know this is your graduation, but I promise we will be out of there by seven and at the stadium in time." Clay explained to his daughter, now seeing her eyes meet his as she heard him mention the ATF, "... you understand, right baby girl?"
Faye knew all about the ATF invading Charming and longing to lock up SAMCRO, but she knew that it was only the start of war between the enemies. It also put a target on her fathers back from just a few days ago, when the Mayans attempted to kill Clay, but there was a peace deal that was settled between them and finally it seemed calm, for now.
"Dad, it's fine... I know they need to be taken care of, that's what I would want after the shit they've caused." She shrugged her shoulders, now taking the last few sips of her coffee and giving a small smirk, "Besides... if you miss this it won't be that big of a deal, I won't hold against you... at all. I'll just remember to bill the shrink to you."
"Glad to know that you got the sarcastic tone of the family," He placed a hand on her shoulder, before pulling her close to place a kiss on her head. "I'll be there and so will everyone else, you just go home and try to get your mother as stress free as possible, got it?"
Faye found herself laughing at her fathers demands, now shaking her head at the impossible thought, "Only the grace of God can do that, Dad."
It wasn't long before the familiar Cadillac speed into the lot and it was clear that Gemma Teller-Morrow arrived. She put the car in park and rolled down the window once catching the glimpse of her daughter standing in the garage, the empty cup of coffee she tossed away couldn't go unnoticed either, but that was for her to deal with later.
"Your mother sure does know how to make an entrance, now doesn't she?" He caught the gaze of his wife from underneath her sunglasses and raised an eyebrow. "I knew you didn't want us to be late for this thing tonight, but don't you think this is a little dramatic, hon?" He called out to his wife, now stand by the drivers side door and pressing his hands against the car, leaning forward to greet his wife with a kiss.
Gemma Teller-Morrow stared at her husband as he stood by the side of her car, now narrowing her eyes not finding the amusement to his sarcastic statement at the moment. She pushed the animosity aside and returned the kiss.
"If you or any one of the guys are a minute late to this graduation, I will be chunking more than a graduation cap, and I won't aim for your throats." She threatened, now glancing at her daughter who got in the passenger side, attempting to hide her laughter under her breath.
"I'll make sure to spread the word that you're planning to castrate us around the club," Clay informed Gemma, "Also, we have church at five-thirty... I'll make sure we will be out before the clock strikes seven," He could see his wife's jaw tightening from the news and sighed, "Baby, I couldn't postpone this shit even if I wanted to, it's about the ATF and we need to sit down and talk before shit hits the fan."
"..." Gemma knew that club business was important, especially when it involved the ATF, who had just recently arrived back in Charming for a bigger blood bath than before. She sighed heavily, now relaxing at her husbands news, "Fine... I get it but I swear, if you aren't there before her name is called, you'll be losing more than your privilege of sharing our bed."
"Thank you so much for that... visual." Faye overheard the snippet her mother whispered to her father and judging by the smirk on his face, she knew exactly what her mother meant. She groaned, covering her eyes as the image was now burnt in the back of her mind; she could practically feel the coffee in her empty stomach now making it's way up her chest.
Clay and Gemma shared a chuckle as Faye spoke up over their discussion, now finding the humor in their own hidden secrets. Gemma could hear her daughter practically heaving at the thought, but she couldn't hide the lust she had for Clay, even in front of her children. Clay's smirk grew knowing Gemma was only teasing, but the thought of his wife denying him only became more of a motivation.
"Well, I gotta finish up on the motor of this Volvo before I get my ass chewed out by another soccer mom," Clay quickly explained, finding a way to cut the tension that was now looming over the three of them. He smirked leaning forward and placing one last kiss on Gemma's lips, "And yeah right," He mumbled against her lips.
Clay then leaned further into the car window patting his daughters knee, "I'll see you tonight. Word of advice, try not to trip on stage." He attempted to slip out the window, but he received a smack on the arm from his wife before he could escape. "What? It's good advice." He shrugged his shoulders and grinned playfully at his wife.
Gemma put the car in reverse before pulling out of the lot, "Other good advice, don't test me today, baby. I'm already on edge as it is," She winked at her husband, before pulling out of the lot and driving her way back home.
Gemma drove along the familiar streets of Charming, seeing the excitement of parents who were gathering last minute items for graduations and parties tonight which would be going on all over the small town. She left Luann to set up things at the house while she came to pick up Faye, the decorations were slim since Gemma knew her daughter wasn't much for extravagant, but it was a party for the graduate and she wasn't going to let her daughter pass that up.
While keeping her eyes on the road, Gemma stole a quick glance at her daughter who's eyes were starring at the window watching as they passed the familiar town sceneries.
"I'm sure with the drinking rate of this town, by the morning you'll see classmates passed out in lawns piss drunk." Gemma spoke, now growing the attention of her daughter, "That should be interesting enough to sit through a valedictorian speech,"
Faye knew of the parties that were being thrown by her classmates, but she was never interested in any of them. Besides more than half of the class feared her knowing her family name, it was clear the town feared the club, but it came with one thing and it was respect at the end of the day. She chuckled, now twisting the rings that were on her fingers, "The speech is enough to shoot yourself in the face, talking about how the future is ours and we left a legacy on this town, it's very inspirational. So much so, I'm crying at the thought of leaving it all behind,"
"... All the speeches are packed with enough shit to make your eyes turn brown," Gemma was fortunate enough to not have heard the speech from her graduation, but she was proud that her daughter was getting to attend hers. "Abel is doing well, I went and checked on him this morning, little guy is practically growing like a weed ever since the surgery."
"I wanted to stop by and see him, but I know today is already hectic enough, I'll go and see him tomorrow though. I promised I'd spoil him and I'm standing by my word." Faye smiled at the thought of her nephew; he was a precious little fighter who had already faced death multiple times, he deserved to be spoiled by everyone in the family.
Gemma couldn't help but smile hearing her daughter speak of her grandson, she knew just how excited Faye was over her brother having a child, now he arrived and was finally healthy. It was a one way to bring a smile to Gemma's lips, "You're gonna be a great aunt," She pulled into the neighborhood and waved at the neighbors as she drove by. "Speaking of surgeries, specifically heart. How many coffee's did you down today?" She saw the opening to her longing question.
"Shit," Faye mouthed under her breath hoping her mother wouldn't hear her, but it was clear by the smack on the head she did. Faye told herself to toss the coffee cup before her mom could've seen. "Do you want me to count the shots too, because I threw back quite a few since it's graduation day."
Gemma knew her daughter was trying to hide the truth, but it came down to her worrying about her daughters heart over all of it, her health. She pulled into the driveway and once she put the car in park, she removed her sunglasses from the bridge of nose and turned in her seat now looking her child dead in the eyes.
"Don't be making jokes now, little girl. I've already told you countless times that I wanted you to be careful about it, it speeds up your heart and could weaken it if you keep adding on." Her tone now stern as she spoke, "You might not take this as serious as me, but I already lost one child to this flaw... I'm not losing another,"
Faye knew by the tone in her mothers voice that she was angered by her jokes, but also bothered by the careless decisions she had been making in regards to her heart condition. She nodded slowly, now looking down at the scar that rested on her mothers chest, knowing very well she carried the identical scar. It was a reminder that she would carry everyday, which was why Gemma was reacting in such a way.
"... I've had three," Faye mumbled under her breath, now feeling guilty and allowing her mother to know the truth. "I'm sorry."
"..." Gemma stared at her young daughter and sighed, knowing very well that the eighteen year old girl siting in front of her, she wasn't the baby that barely lived when she was born. She survived that and she lived to now, Faye lived through all the pain and misery of her first years of life and was here. A heavy sigh escaped her lips as she reached out, now gently lifting her daughters chin to meet the familiar brown eyes.
"Limit is to two cups a day, within four hours apart, got it?" Gemma told her, now receiving a small smile from her daughter and a nod of understanding. "Now let's get you inside and ready for this thing, before I change my mind and slap you."
Within the hour of being home Faye found herself sitting at her mothers vanity in the bathroom while finishing up her makeup, while doing so, she could hear her mother downstairs getting the food ready for tonights party. She was already dressed for the graduation with a black pair of jeans, knee high heeled boots and blouse of her mothers. It made her laugh to know that she could practically feel the girls eyes on her, knowing she would never be caught dead in a dress. It was the formal thing to wear, but Faye could've cared less. Her hair now down past her shoulders allowing the natural waves to flow, her makeup all naturally colored.
Her eyes scanned over self in the mirror now grabbing lipstick and running it across her lips, the finishing touches were done. She began to think of walking across the stage to get her diploma and knowing everyone in the stadium would judge her based on her name, but to Faye she didn't care. SAMCRO was her family, it was in her blood. After all, she was born a Morrow.
Her father Clay Morrow adored his daughter, even when they butted heads, which was rare due to Faye's teen years were rather calm. Clay named her Faye because when she was born, she was as tiny as a fairy as he called it. Her birth name is Faye Rose Morrow, her mother Gemma allowed her daughter to carry on her mothers name. It wasn't long after that she was born, she was forced to go under the knife, the family flaw had caught up to her just as it did her bloodline. It took three major surgeries and it lasted until Faye was two, but she beat it all.
With Morrow as her last name Faye demanded respect in this town, her brother taught her very well that respect wasn't just earned, when you were born with the name of a SAMCRO you carried it. Faye looked up to her older brother, even if he claimed that he was a screw up by Abel and his ex-wife. She knew truthfully the person Jax was and she would never judge him for it, he was another father figure to her and yet, still the same brother who teased her.
Faye grew up at the club and knew the guys adored her, just as much when she was the little six year old girl, who'd watch quietly as they worked on their bikes. Of course, she was shielded from the secrets of SAMCRO, but to her it was all family and it was going to stay that way. She knew that they were protective and it was clear that they were, when prospects would come in and eye her in any sort of way, they paid for it in a rather torturous way of humor.
Of course, the prospects didn't know who she was at first and couldn't believe she was eighteen, which wasn't jailbait, but once they figured out after saying a remark to Tigs or Bobby, they made sure never to say it again. Faye looked like her mother, it was clear and the dark brown hair only made the resemblance uncanny, even the brown eyes to match. She liked hearing that her mother and herself looked alike, she admired her mother for the woman she was.
Her thoughts were interrupted by her mother calling her down to leave, she quickly took one last glance in the mirror before grabbing the cap and gown hanging on the hook and made her way downstairs. She was met at the stairs by Gemma, who's eyes ran up and down Faye as a smile grew from the elder lady's lips, seeing the young sight in front of her was enough to smile about.
"My, my... look at you, baby, all grown up. Just yesterday you were the little girl who threw fits over not being able to go to the shop and help your brother," Gemma said, giving a gentle nudge. "Now you're all grown up wearing makeup and looking like a grown woman."
Faye chuckled, glancing down at the heeled lace up boots while she slipped on the gown, "I would hardly say I'm grown, but I can say that it's fun acting like I am," She received a chuckle from her mother before, "I hope it's okay that I borrowed the blouse, it went well with the jeans,"
Gemma was reminiscing over her daughter, she couldn't help herself the makeup showing just how mature she had grown up to be. She was growing into a woman and it made her smile. She hushed her daughter by grabbing the cap from her hands and fixing it over her head, now adjusting it to fit her perfectly and giving a smirk. "It makes your tits look good," She said, now commenting on the blouse and winking. "Now, the girls are taking the food and decorations to the club, so let's get going, you're already fifteen minutes late."
Faye smirked back at her mother, now making her way out of the house with her mother to make their way to the high school.
"Welcome parents, family, and friends to Charming High School. Tonight we're gathered here to celebrate this years class of graduates..."
The welcome speech was a clear sign that it was the beginning of the ceremony and the start of the graduation, the bleachers were packed with family and friends who were eagerly awaiting their child's name to be called. Cameras out and ready for photos to be taken of their children, it was as if they were going to school for the first time and it needed to be documented. Gemma spotted her daughter out through the caps and gowns, all while looking over her shoulder to make sure that Clay or Jax had arrived, but they hadn't arrived yet and it made her nervous.
Gemma glanced down at the pamphlet in her lap and down at the name she circled, hearing the speech continue on she ignored most of it, but she nodded slowly now looking back to watch Faye. She could only imagine how Faye felt sitting there for almost two hours, listening to speech after speech of boredom. Gemma knew her daughter wasn't fond of the classmates she was graduating with, considering most of them judged her for her name. She just hoped that she could handle being surrounded by them for a few hours.
It wasn't long before the valedictorian stepped up to the podium and began her speech, soon it was followed by the roaring sound of bikes and it was clear who arrived. It brought a sense of calmness to Gemma as she knew now her husband arrived and once seeing Clay make his way up the bleachers, she smiled now removing her purse from the seats she saved for him and the guys.
Clay made his way up the bleachers first followed by Jax, Tigs, Bobby, Chibs and Piney leaving the prospects to watch below and patrol the stadium while the guys watched. Clay took his seat next to Gemma and wrapped an arm around her waist, now drawing her close and placing a kiss on her cheek, "Sorry, baby. we got here as quick as we could,"
Gemma's smile grew feeling his strong arm wrap around her waist, now raising her hand to brush her fingers along his cheek, "You're here and that's what matters, remind me to thank you later," She whispered, now causing a smirk to grow on his lips as she leaned in to kiss his lips.
"... I'll be sure to remind you then tonight," Clay mumbled, now laughing as he kissed his wife once more.
Jax took the seat next to his mother, he thanked her before taking a seat and glancing down at the pamphlet in his hands going through the long list of names, now spotting the familiar name of his sister his smirk grew. He knew the locals sitting around them were keeping their eyes them, while everyone knew them in town and respected them, they also feared them. He spotted Hale standing at the bottom of the bleachers patrolling the stadium, he knew very well that this cop wasn't going to turn out like Unser, but knowing that he was messing around with Stahl, it was priceless to him.
"... Did you get to check in on Abel?" His mothers voice pulled his eyes away from Hale for a brief moment, now looking up to meet her gaze Jax nodded his head. "Yeah, he's getting stronger by the day. Tara said she's been watching after him, says he's getting healthier. We should be able to take him home next week." He could already see the judgement brewing in his mothers eyes, now looking away from her gaze, "Don't start Ma..."
Gemma wasn't going to start with her son when he mentioned Tara, but her judgment was getting the best of her and she felt Clay's hand resting on her hip tighten a little. Even though Gemma longed to say something about the bitch, she wasn't going to while they were in the middle of a family celebration. "Well, I'm glad he has another set of eyes on him," Gemma replied, now dropping the conversation.
After an hour of speeches and honoring the teachers, it came time for the graduates to stand and make their way to the stage. As they went off the lists of names it wasn't until they got closer to the middle that Gemma felt her nerves getting the best of her, she could spot her daughter from the moment she stepped on stage and a smile grew once seeing her eyes spotted her family in the crowd. Three kids were ahead of her and she could feel the pit in her stomach only growing with twisted knots.
Clay glanced at his wife as he felt her hand tighten on his knee, he could see that she was growing anxious by seeing their daughter step closer to the stage, he wouldn't admit it, but he was as well. Knowing their baby girl was now moving on from high school was a big step, especially from the little baby girl who could barely breath when she was born to now. He knew he had soft spots, weakness. Two of them being Gemma and Faye, they were his world that kept his feet grounded at time and he adored them for it.
The guys grew excited seeing their baby girl step up on stage and wait for her name to be called, they were going to be the loudest cheering section here in the stadium if they could. She was apart of SAMCRO, it was her birthright after all and everyone was going to respect her for that. Her father was a original member and her step-father was as well, it came with the it.
"Faye Rose Morrow,"
In that moment, the row of SAMCRO members erupted with cheers for their baby, now watching as Faye made her way along the stage to take her diploma and pose for the picture along with her principal. The proud family that stood in the bleachers were cheering until the moment she stepped off stage, the excitement only growing as they sat back down laughing along with one another. They were all filled with pride knowing the baby girl of SAMCRO was done with high school and now moving onto another part of her life, it was a step in her future and theirs as well.
The names had been all read off and each student had earned the diploma had walked, it was then time for the farewell speech and one the congratulations was in order and the speech was done, the graduation caps flew into the air as the cheering began. Parents and family flooded the field as they got to reunite with their children, it wasn't long before SAMCRO members spotted Faye in the large crowd surrounding them.
Jax was the first to spot his little sister who was only searching for them as well, he quickly snuck up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist lifting her up off the ground and giving a small spin. "Found her," He yelled out, alerting his family a few steps behind him and now laughing as he felt his sister began to kick a little and demand that she be put down, but once he did he brought her into a hug. "Congrats, little sis. You're finally out of this place," He said, kissing her cheek as he took the graduation cap from her hands.
Faye hated being picked up and the moment her brother did so, she attempted to wiggle her way out of it and once he put her down, she smiled before pulling away and narrowing her eyes. "Yeah and you're obviously still in it," She said, attempting to snatch her cap back, but only seeing him place it behind his back out of her reach. "Prick."
The rest of the club made their way up behind the two and began to go around saying a congrats to Faye, she was glad to see all the familiar faces here, this was her family and to see them surrounding her, it was home.
Tig Trager was the first member of the club to give his congrats, his blue eyes now catching the attention of Faye as she pushed her brother aside, now making her way over to the group. "My, my... the little princess is finally out of high school of hell, bet you beat your brothers GPA," He joked, now receiving the glare from his brother Jax.
"Only by a few points, but who's counting?" Faye smirked, now hugging Tig and receiving a kiss on her cheek. "And I'm not a princess, far from it, Tiggy." She nudged him before pulling away from the hug.
"You're a princess in our books, love." Chibs now stepped up to say congrats to the young woman, now smirking as he spotted the familiar brown eyes. "Even if you were the eight year old girl covered in grease," He placed a kiss on her cheeks before winking at the young girl. "Congrats on this one,"
Faye chuckled hearing Chibs comment, she herself knew remembered the nickname they gave her, princess as a young girl. She never was one to like the idea of being a princess and having the prince save her, she enjoyed the stories her father would make up before bed. Always a biker club, always a family. She nodded her head at Chibs before looking over her shoulder, now seeing Piney and Bobby.
She was going to say hello, but then spotted Clay and her mother and a smile grew, Faye jumped forward and wrapped her arms around her father, his strong arms holding her without ease as he held his little girl close.
"I'm so proud of you, baby girl." Clay whispered to his daughter, placing a kiss on her head before glancing down at the young woman she had become, she carried her mothers features and it showed on a night like this. Makeup running along her face, the familiar lipstick shade running along her lips, there was no mistaking her as Gemma's baby. "You did the damn thing."
"I would hope so, Daddy. Four years of torture and this diploma still wasn't worth it." Faye joked, before feeling her mothers hand on her shoulder and leaning forward to embrace her. Her mothers arms were a safe haven, all her life she found her mother to be the safe place she always knew and loved.
"Dammit, baby. You're making me feel older by the minute," Gemma held her daughter close as the guys watchful eyes were kept on the surroundings, she couldn't believe this little baby girl who she gave birth to had graduated high school and was already eighteen. Life was flashing before Gemma's eyes and she was only excited for her daughters future that would be starting from this moment, she just hoped it wasn't going to be hers in a way.
"I'm only eighteen, Mom. Which means I can do whatever I want." She told her mother, then receiving a glare from her before raising her hands up and smirking. "Joking... I'm not that dumb to think that, by the time I'm nineteen though I might be pregnant, you never know."
Gemma chuckled at Faye's comments, "The day you get knocked up is the day I kill you, baby." She whispered, now giving Faye a smack in the back of the head for her sarcastic comments. She already had one grandson for now, but she couldn't imagine having her baby girl having a child. Her daughter was full of sarcasm today that was only growing.
Faye adored her mothers sarcasm, because she got the humor herself from her. She glanced over at her father who wasn't paying much mind to their conversation, it went unnoticed which was probably for the best. She received her congrats from both Bobby and Piney, who were watching as Jax was playing around with her cap, now catching the eyes of her former classmates. Their eyes wide as they caught a glance of the Jax Teller, she couldn't stand the googly eyes the threw at him.
Clay gathered up the guys once more after the congrats were in order, he suggested they head over to the club, now being able to enjoy the food which was more than motivation for them to head out of the stadium.
"How bout the time she threw a wrench at Jax's back because he wouldn't let her ride with him, that was priceless." Bobby found himself in hysterics discussing moments of when Faye was a young child. "She had one hell of an arm," He nudged Faye who stood near him as they waited for their play.
All the guys were going around the clubhouse as they stood near the pool tables continuing on with their game, dinner plates left in the trash as they had scarfed almost everything Gemma had made tonight, cake was being served by Gemma as she listened in from afar. They were discussing moments of Faye's childhood, laughing as they spewed out memorable moments of the graduate.
Tig stepped up to the pool table once it was his turn around and took his shot, but he missed and he cursed under his breath, now taking a step back to allow Bobby to step up. He now made his way over to grab a piece of cake from Gemma, "How bout the time Gemma put that frilly little dress on her and she purposefully went out after it rained, stomping in the mud, priceless."
Gemma was cutting up the cake to hand it out among the club, now glaring up at Tig as she reminded of her daring daughters history. Faye, being five years old at the time had school pictures that day, Gemma dressed her up in a floral dress and to Faye's dismay she kicked and screamed, but she was forced in it. However, Gemma got her to school, but she received a call from the school saying her daughter had been playing in the mud and needed a change of clothes for the day, it burned Gemma's ass to no end.
"Shove that in your mouth Tiggy, before something else is shoved up the other end." Gemma smirked, now handing a plate of cake in hands as she noticed the guys making their way over to grab a slice.
Jax leaned against the wall waiting for the round of pool to end, he narrowed his eyes at his sister who wore a smirk of pride, now glancing over to meet his gaze as she rested her chin on the edge of her cue stick. "Fond memories. She was a cranky little thing when she didn't get her way, hey look at that... somethings don't change." He took a sip of the beer in his hand, not finding her glare fearful.
Faye pushed herself off the bar stool she sat on, now kicking up the cue stick with the edge of her boot, "... I hope Abel pisses on you and funny thing, you won't even have to worry about masking that scent, it's practically natural." Faye snapped, now leaning over the pool table as it was her turn.
The guys smirked hearing the jobs the siblings were throwing at one another, it was always entertainment to see the two go at it, they were either genuinely angry at one another or just simply aggravated.
Gemma glanced up at her husband who was gathering the gift for their daughter behind the bar, smirking as she winked at him and placed a piece of cake on the bar for him. She could hear her two children bickering over by the pool table and sighed, now shaking her head as the two continued on.
Jax saw his chance to only piss off his sister more, he glanced over at his mother who was speaking to Clay, with a smirk on his lips he quickly stepped up from behind her and took the cue stick from her hands.
"I knew you were missing something. You need a stick shoved up your ass already, huh?" Faye snapped, causing everyone to glance over at them hearing the tone of her voice. She was kidding around, but at the same time she wasn't raised to put up with bullshit, even if it came from her brother. He was the first one to teach her that lesson.
Jax raised an eyebrow hearing the tone of his sisters voice, now biting his bottom lip to hold in his laughter. "I don't ever got a stick up my ass, now you on the other hand... that's another story," He nudged his sister with the pool stick, before making his way over to the table to snag some cake from his mother, cue stick in hand.
"... Says the self-righteous prick, who has one shoved up there just for the bitch in scrubs," Faye mumbled under her breath, but it didn't go unnoticed by anyone standing within earshot. She could feel all their eyes land on her in that moment, including her brothers who turned around to show his anger, it was clear by the hole he was burning into her. "Jax... shit, I'm so-"
Before he could allow her to apologize for her mistake, Jax tossed the cue stick on the pool table, now making his way back into his dorm and with the slam of his door it left the club silent. The brother seemed to forget the reason why they gathered here in the first place, dead silence looming over the clubhouse and it was clear that the siblings had taken things a bit too far.
Clay watched from behind the bar as the siblings had their fight, he didn't expect Faye to bring up Tara, but the moment it came from her lips everyone in the club knew it was only going to stir shit up. He placed the present back down under the bar, now stepping out from behind the bar, in hopes to get the fresh start going, but his phone vibrated on his hip and he quickly stepped into the chapel to take the call. Though he noticed Gemma make her way over to Faye and he carefully observed from afar.
"... I gotta admit, that was clever, but not the right time to say a comment like that, baby." Gemma told her daughter, now placing a hand on her daughters back to push her down the hall which led to the dorms. "Now, you need to take this," She took a plate of a cake and handed it to her daughter, "and go apologize for your 'stupid' choice of words." Gemma suggested, knowing very well that Jackson would calm down once knowing his little sister was sorry for what she spat. "Good one," She whispered to her before giving one more nudge.
Faye knew her mother disliked Tara more than anyone in this town, after she hurt Jackson it was clear that she would never accept her back into this family, but now that she was back it only caused tension. She took the piece of cake from her mothers hands and made her way down the long hallway, now knocking on the familiar door and not receiving an answer. Faye took a few seconds before opening the door herself, sneaking her hand in through the doorway and showing the plate of cake.
"I come in with a peace offering, it's cake." She said, before kicking the door open a little and seeing her older brother lying down on his bed, starring up at the ceiling, he didn't bother looking up at her as his anger was overseeing it all. "..." Faye stepped in his dorm, before closing the door behind her. She could tell he was quite angered by her choice of words and she didn't blame him, it was a low blow and she knew it.
She spotted the familiar picture of him and Tara on the mirror, she knew the picture well, considering Jax kept it there for years even after Tara fled Charming to go to Chicago. Tara Knowels was now back in town, also seeing Jax as if it was high school all over again and the idea of her brother being hurt again, Faye was protective of her brother. However, she was never rude to the doctor, but she knew the pain that she left Jax in all those years ago, her brother wasn't the same after that.
The silence that loomed between the siblings seemed to only grow stronger, it wasn't until Faye spotted the picture of herself and her brother resting on the wall, she finally found the courage to speak. She was five, sitting on the back of her brothers bike with his rather large sunglasses covering her eyes, the big smile on both of their faces as they waved at their mother behind the camera. It was a reminder that her brother would always adore her, but it was another reminder that she overstepped her boundaries, speaking of his significant other in an ill manner.
"... Can you blame me?" Faye asked, now breaking the silence and looking down at her brother who continued to avoid her gaze. "That I feel a little ticked off about her coming back, you weren't the same after the shit she-" She quickly held her words back and bit her tongue, not wanting to offend Jax even more. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to snap, it's just... I know having her here back brings back the feelings, so excuse me for being a little protective of you."
Jax was caught off guard by his sister as he listened to what she had to say, now catching himself glancing over at her and seeing the rather fiery spirit that matched his mothers. It was rather interesting to see the grown up version of his sister in that moment, he always knew her to be rather blunt, but in this moment he saw his sister maturing. He slowly sat up from his bed, now resting his elbows against his knees as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Tara and I are together, you need to respect that. You're pissed off because she left, but it's over.. it's all in the past. Got it?"
Faye knew her brother was only spitting fire at this moment, which is why she laughed a little under her breath and shook her head, making her way to the door to leave. "I'll make sure to remind you of that the next time a guy hurts me, or even touches me for that matter. Enjoy the cake." She didn't even make it halfway out the door before Jax finally spoke up.
"If a guy ever hurts you... that's different." Jax quickly informed her, "You're my baby sister and if anyone ever hurt you or even had the thought... they'd regret ever looking at you. You're pissed because Tara hurt me, but this time around it's not about that. We, we're grown up and I have Abel now. It's different, we're different... don't hold our past against her."
Faye knew he was right, but she wouldn't admit that to him, but it was complete bull to pull the little sister card, to which he usually used against her. She stood still as the doorway to his dorm was cracked, now making her way back in with the slam of the door behind her.
"... You don't want me to hate her, I don't, but I worry that she'll hurt you again, shoot me. By the way, I might be your baby sister, but you're my big brother and I have every right to be the protective little sister. Don't pull that shit out of your ass."
Jax could see his sister was frustrated, both were were at this point bringing in personal reasons behind the anger and animosity between the two of them. He ran his fingers through his blonde hair, now letting out a frustrated huff and shaking his head. "You're protective, I know, but Tara... she's here and she's with me and I don't give a shit what you say," He looked up to meet her gaze and smirked, "... And I will always be protective over you, get over it."
She had to accept her brothers wishes, after all Tara took part in keeping her little nephew alive and she could never hold that against her, she would respect her for that one reason. Faye ran her fingers over the side of her jeans, now making her way over to her brothers side and taking a seat on the bed beside him. "I like Tara, Jax... I liked her growing up, she was always around and she snuck me candy when Mom wasn't looking, she'd even braid my hair, which you sucked at." She chuckled, the memory of her older brother now playing in the back of her mind. "... I'm sorry, deeply and truly sorry."
Jax heard the sincerity in his sister voice as she apologized for her choice of words, he couldn't deny Faye of her feelings towards the past, but he wasn't going to allow Tara's name to be dragged throughout the club. He nodded slowly, now looking up from the floor, "I did suck at braids, didn't I?" He asked, now tilting his head to the side. "I forgive you, okay? No more smart ass comments. It was much easier when you were eight and I could just shut you up, by threatening a wet willy." He said, giving a slight nudge on her side. "Now you don't hesitate to say shit."
"..." Faye saw the challenging look in her brothers eyes as he brought up the way he would shut her up, she hated the expression 'wet willy', how it brought back nightmares to Faye. She quickly nudged her brother back, "That's because it doesn't scare me anymore, I'm eighteen now, Jax." She smirked, now standing to her feet, only to feel her brothers strong arms drag her back down onto the bed, then feeling the haunting actions of her brother.
Jax pulled his sister down onto the bed, holding her down without ease and then within a few seconds he licked his finger and gave his baby sister the familiar wet willy. He laughed, seeing her legs began to kick at him, which didn't bother him one bit, but he jerked back now leaving her lying on his bed as he jumped up to dart for the door. "Things don't change at all, baby sis." His laughter growing as his sister jerked up from his bed.
Faye couldn't stand her brother's actions and could only feel the rivalry of play rising, his laughter overshadowing her thoughts in that moment. Faye pushed herself up from his bed and saw the taunting grin plastered on his face, "I deserved that," She said, forcing a laugh as she stood up, now making her way to the dresser to grab the piece of cake. "... wanna know the fun things about being younger," She slowly turned around with a smirk on her face, "is I run faster."
"You... You wouldn't dare throw the piece of cake at me while I got my kutte on my back," Jax said, now reaching behind his back to grab the door handle, he quickly opened the door to his dorm and stepped back into the hallway. He could hear the voices from down the hall, his brothers talking over Luann and Otto.
Faye raised an eyebrow, now following her brother out of his dorm and raising the plate in her hands, "What do you think I'm aiming for?" She asked her arm slowly rising backward to throw. Her brother darted down the hallway into the clubhouse. She wasn't far behind him, before she heard Juice yell out the warning for cops.
The sound of glass shattering was soon met by demands as the cops bursted into the clubhouse, telling the members to get down as guns were blazing and pointed at every member standing. Most of them were forced down onto the ground, while others were being handcuffed, they were rough while forcing others to the ground and it was clear that they didn't care for their well being. The guys were forced on their knees and lay down on the ground, now hearing the commotion throughout the clubhouse, Faye and Jax paused in the hallway before they entered through the back door.
Jax was quick to pause and he stepped back towards his sister to protect her, but he caught a glance of the agents that were bursting in behind them, they were trapped. He narrowed his eyes at them and pushed his sister behind him, they weren't going to lay a hand on her if he could control it. However, it was clear he couldn't by the demands and once they grabbed Jax by his kutte and shoved him into the wall.
An ATF agent was the first to grab Faye as he spotted her standing by her brother, he grabbed her by the arms twisting them behind her back, causing pain in her shoulders. She winced trying to shove him off a little, but his grip tightened, now being lead into the main part of the clubhouse.
Gemma who was on the floor next to Clay saw her daughter being brought in, she'd already seen the way they were treating Jax, but knowing her daughter was being brought into this, it wasn't right. Gemma glanced over at Clay, who's eyes averted upward to see Faye brought in as well.
Clay narrowed his eyes seeing the rough play the agent used on her and shoving her down on the floor. "Get the hell of my daughter," He quickly went to jump up, only to be forced back down with a shove to his back. He heard the charges that were being charged against Bobby, he knew they would be dropped, he called out to his brother, "I'll call Rosen, Bobby. You just sit tight,"
Stahl who stood beside Clay gave one swift kick to his ribcage, now causing Clay to hunch over as he received the hit. She heard the name she received from Gemma and smirked, now giving her one swift kick as well to her side. She saw Clay jerk up once more, threatening her as the agent shoved him back down onto the floor. "Manners, darling. Manners." She reminded Gemma.
Faye watched as Stahl abused her powers as an agent, as both of her parents received a violent kick to the ribs; she could feel her hatred growing towards the agent, as she caught her brothers gaze and he shook his head, telling her to keep her mouth shut. Which only made her want to spit hatred towards the agent herself.
Stahl's gaze met Faye's and a smirk grew on her lips, now laughing under her breath as she spotted the daughter of the President, it was clear that she was angered by her actions towards both her parents. She made her way around Jax Teller, who stared her down once he realized she was heading over to Faye. Stahl gave a teasing wink to the vice president, wanting her control of dominance to be asserted over the club.
She slowly bent down in front of the young woman, now coming to her eye level with a smile on her lips. "Must be nice... living in this life as the little SAMCRO princess, I'm sure if anyone touched you, they'd have a threat on their back." She reached out to brush the fallen strands of hair away from Faye's eyes.
Faye wasn't going to let her control over the clubhouse hold back a tongue lashing, "It must be nice to be an agent, get the degree, have the shield with a fancy suit to pair." She now caught attention from both club members and agents. "Though, I gotta ask... how does it feel to be pigheaded bitch?"
Stahl who continued to crouch down beside Faye narrowed her eyes, hearing the remarks she made at her shield and herself. The laughter carried throughout the clubhouse only grew from the members of SAMCRO. Her blue eyes looked over her shoulder at Clay and Gemma, who were watching her carefully as she choose what would come next.
Gemma felt the anger rising in her veins seeing Stahl even address her daughter, let alone touch her, she ignored the throbbing pain in her side now and kept her eyes on the agent bitch. Gemma kept quiet, knowing it could only harm the club and herself, but most importantly her own child.
Stahl snatched Faye by the chin, forcing her to look directly into her eyes as she seemed to have shocked her. "That's the arrogance of age talking, sweetheart." She didn't fear the repercussions that could come from the club by touching Faye; she asserted her dominance instead.
"Get your hands off of me." Faye attempted to push Stahl away by kicking her feet out and with that, she released her chin. "Stupid bitch." She spat under her breath, causing the agent to steal another glance.
"Don't worry, when you grow up and realize what this 'club' is, you might be in my spot. Fighting against this deathly threatening thing you call a family." Stahl pushed herself up from kneeling down on the floor and shook her head, "... Or maybe you'll end up dead."
Faye couldn't believe the nerve of the blue eyed agent, speaking as if she knew her and knew what her future was to hold, when she knew nothing. She kept her eyes on Stahl as she made her way out.
"Is that a threat at my daughter... Agent Stahl?" Clay spat, pushed himself up from the floor as the other agents began to clear out, allowing them to go about their business and clean up the mess they left behind. He couldn't believe the nerve of her as she spoke to his daughter in such a way, but he couldn't touch a cop. He held his hand down to help Gemma up, he was careful allowing his wife to slowly get up as her side continued to throb. However, Clay was glaring at the Agent who stood in the doorway and turned back around to catch his gaze.
"No... I call it a prediction. Question is who will you protect at the end of the day, Mr. Morrow." Stahl left with that, now leaving the club silent and allowing everyone to process what had just gone down with the shake down.
A few hours had passed since Bobby had been arrested and the mess that was left behind was to be picked up, but the Chapel doors were closed with the members inside now going over what needed to be done to protect Bobby. Gemma and Faye stood outside, now picking up the broken glass and cake that was left over the floor, it was clear that the celebration had paused now and turned into business. Gemma demanded that she clean up the glass as Faye continued with the cake that was smeared on the floor. It had been a rough night, between the sibling fights and now one of their own being arrested on their own turf, the night couldn't get much worse than this.
Faye picked up the last piece of cake from the floor and threw it in the trash, now turning to the half eaten cake on the bar, she hadn't even had a slice and the night had been ruined. She placed the napkins covered in icing in the trash before turning to her mother, who swept away the last shards of glass.
Gemma was done sweeping up the glass and placed the broom back in the rightful place, catching her daughter picking at the rest of the cake. Her daughters night of celebration ended with a team of agents breaking down the clubhouse to arrest Bobby and Stahl only trying to deceive her daughters thoughts.
"... We're gonna have to crash here tonight, after everything that's happened your Dad think it's best." Gemma took a seat next to her daughter at the bar, catching her attention. "Awesome grad party, it beats half drunken idiots you went to school with." She smirked.
"Yeah, a bunch of pigheaded agents at my party with guns blazing, I think that's one hell of a story to tell." Faye said as a smirk grew on her lips. "I'm just glad Luann is in the clear for now, as for Otto I'm inspired, even more after seeing Stahl's little facial." She heard her mother chuckle at her comment.
"Speaking of the Agent bitch," Gemma reached across the bar to grab a fork, "She might have stiff one for the club, but after the way she spoke about you tonight, I don't want you alone, not until they're cleared from town." She could see the judgement in her daughters face, now realizing the ATF was back and out for blood.
Faye felt her grip on the plastic fork tighten as her mother informed her of this, now feeling the tension in the fork only grow as it was close to snapping. "After what she did, by kicking you and Dad. She's lucky if I don't see her, I swear if I do, I'm shoving my heel so far up her ugly-"
"I'm not joking around here, Faye. I'm being serious, after the shit she said today. I'm not putting anything past that ATF bitch," Gemma snapped, knowing her daughters anger was only rising, as was her own. "I mean it, Faye Rose."
Faye could see the protective streak of her mother now, the fiery spirit carried in her eyes was different this time, Faye couldn't explain it either. It wasn't until she addressed her by her full name that Faye accepted it. She nodded slowly, placing the fork in the middle of the cake, "Fine. I got it, but does that mean I'm going to have a prospect on my back all the time?" She asked.
"You can bet your ass on it," Gemma said, now grabbing the fork from the piece of cake and taking a bite herself. She knew her daughter hated being followed by the prospects, she got it from her mother, but in this situation Gemma wasn't going to allow her daughter to be in danger by anyone... especially the ATF in this moment. "I'll have Clay talk to Eddie in the morning."
Faye couldn't help the chuckle that escaped her lips as she heard her mother call Half-Sack, Eddie. Everyone in the club and a pair of eyes knew that the prospect had the hots for Gemma, it was quite humorous watching him even speak to her as his eyes would avoid hers and he could hardly speak. It made Faye laugh for days when he was caught by Clay speaking of Gemma, knowing just the shit he would have to endure for it.
Gemma took notice of the humorous little snort, now glancing at her daughter as she shoved the cake back to her, "What?"
"The fact that you call him, Eddie. Not only that, but the fact that he has the hots for you and Dad hates him for it," Faye replied, now reaching over to take a bite of the cake she was sharing with her mother. "... I already know what he says about you, he talks to himself all the time. When he realizes I can hear, he looks like he shit his pants." She laughed now causing her mother to laugh along with her.
The sound of the Chapel doors opening was a sign that they had let out and were ready to take care of business, the guys flooded either back to their dorms or left the club house. Not before each one of them gave Faye a kiss and a congrats, leaving presents on the table for her. All who was left, was Clay and her mother by the end of it, they stood around the bar watching as Faye and Gemma finished off the cake, though Clay reached under the bar and grabbed a box wrapped in black wrapping paper, now placing it in front of Faye with a smile.
"It's from me and your mother," Clay explained, before grabbing himself a cold one and cracking it open to take a sip, he could see the excitement in her familiar brown eyes as she began to slowly tear it open. "Happy Grad, sweetie. You deserve it."
Faye who was eagerly opening up the present, wasn't sure what could've been under the black wrapping paper, it could've been anything at this point since she was never big on presents for herself. It wasn't until she opened the box and caught a glimpse of what was inside, her eyes grew wide seeing the distressed leather jacket under the wrapping paper, she could see the patch peeking through reading, 'SAMCRO'S BABY' on one breast flap. She slowly reached inside, now pulling it out and allowing herself to examine the leather, it resembled one of her mothers.
"I... I love it," She managed to speak throughout the shock and awe, now hearing the laughter from her parents. "It's perfect." Her excitement now overriding the night as she wrapped her arms around her mother who sat beside her, then jumping up from her bar stool to thank her father.
It was an end to one hell of a night, all they had to look forward to was baby Abel getting out of the hospital next week.