A/N #1: Hello, all you wonderful people! Yes, yes, yes ya'll! This is indeed a new story and I know, I have no business putting up a new one, when I have SEVERAL others that need to be updated instead of collecting dust. Yeah… I know. Anyhoo. I have a plan for this story, I even outlined how I want it to go, and I think it'll be pretty good, but who knows. And I'm not really following the story line either, except that it's before season 4. I put my own twists and turns, because it's AU, and that's why fanfiction rocks my socks! I have to say… the anticipation for September to hurry and get here, is killing me! Seeing all the sneak peaks and exclusive pictures on FaceBook, I just can't wait to see it! I'm super excited, and I'm sure all of you are, because let's face it… Sons of Anarchy is the BEST SHOW EVER! Okay, enough of my rambling and nonsense, and on with the story.
Disclaimer: I own NOTHING from Sons of Anarchy… just my OC's. Thanks!
…Chapter 1…
Amanda Sawyer just walked into her condo, from running a few errands down town. She had to go to the bank to cash her check, head to the liquor store for some Patron, and pick up her prescriptions. "I want to have, at least, five shots of this yummy goodness." she thought as she was putting her favorite alcohol in the fridge, then frowned. "But damn it, I can't."
Amanda's roommate and best friend Miriam Delgado, walked into the kitchen with a couple of envelopes in her hand. "Oh, Manda?" she said, in a sing song voice.
"What?"
"It's about that time."
Amanda stopped what she was doing and raised her eyebrow, a little confused. "Time for what?"
Miriam slid one of the envelopes over to Amanda. "This Saturday, is your Nana's 75th birthday party, duh."
"Oh, right." Amanda opened it up and read it. "Already?"
"Yes, but that's during the day, and at night is the welcome home party for the club. I talked to Chibs and they got out of prison a few days ago."
"Oh, cool." Amanda pointed to the envelope that was still in Miriam's hand. "What's that?"
"Gemma sent me my own invite."
"Cool." Amanda nodded, then looked down.
"What?" Miriam asked. "What is it? Do you not want to go?"
"I do, it's just…" Amanda paused, thinking of what to say, without saying what was really on her mind. "I haven't seen Jax since Grandpa's funeral; we slept together, and after he got Abel back, we snuck off somewhere and we slept together. Both times was a mistake and it shouldn't have happened that way, because he was with Tara." she shook her head. "I just don't want to make anymore mistakes, especially after what my doctor told me."
Miriam placed her hand on top of Amanda's. "Forget about Jax for a second… regardless what Dr. Nelson told you, Amanda, you can fight this, because my best friend isn't going to die, you're gonna live forever. You're gonna marry Jax, pop out a couple of kids, and live until we're all old and crusty, you got that?"
Amanda nodded. "Yeah, I got it, except for the marrying Jax part, because I don't see that happening."
Miriam laughed out loud. "Girl, please… who are you trying to convince, me or you? I know you love him, and I know he still loves you, on some level." she took a deep breath. "So, can we go to Nana's birthday extravaganza, plus the party for the guys, and have a sweet ass bitchin' time?" she batted her eyelashes. "I promise, we'll have a bitchin' time."
"Alright!" Amanda chuckled. "We'll go."
"Yay!" Miriam started dancing around the kitchen. "Woot - woot!"
"But." Amanda said, making Miriam stop in her tracks. "Before we go, we need to make sure I have enough meds to last, while we're there."
"Manda, if you happen to run out, call Dr. Nelson, and get your prescriptions transferred to a drug store in Charming."
"Oh, good idea… yeah, that'll work."
"Yay!" Miriam continued dancing around. "We're gonna par - tay!"
Amanda laughed, walking out of the kitchen. "I'm gonna go pack."
"Me too!" Miriam yelled, then both of them scattered to their bedrooms to pack their suitcases.
...
"I figure." Amanda started, looking at the calender on her cell phone. "We'll come back to Los Angeles, next Sunday… does that sound good to you?"
"I don't know, Manda." Miriam shook her head. "What if Jax falls madly and deeply in love with you and he begs you to stay?"
Amanda frowned. "He's with Tara, so it's not gonna happen."
Miriam shrugged. "Maybe, maybe not, you never know… but yes, Sunday sounds fine."
"I guess, I'll just…" Amanda sighed. "Have to avoid Jax as much as possible."
Miriam scoffed. "You think Gemma will let you?"
"No, but if it was up to her, me and him would be together… even after all this time."
Miriam rolled her eyes. "You two are retarded for each other." she laughed, then smacked Amanda's arm. "I bet you… a million dollars, we won't be leaving Charming."
"Flight number two-twenty-eight to Sacramento is now boarding. Please have your ID's and boarding passes ready. Thank you for choosing Southwest Airlines and have a nice flight." is what everyone heard over the intercom.
Amanda stood up. "Time to go, Chicky."
"Aye, aye, Captain." Miriam stood to her feet, giving Amanda a half ass salute, making her laugh, then a few minutes later, they boarded the plane.
...
An hour and a half later, after Amanda and Miriam landed in Sacramento, and after Amanda rented a Dodge Challenger, and after a forty-five minute drive, they pulled up to Evelyn's house in Charming.
"Does Nana even know we're coming over?" Miriam asked, unbuckling her seat belt.
"Nah." Amanda chuckled. "I haven't talked to her in a few days."
"Well then, let's go surprise the birthday girl… I mean, birthday woman." both of them grabbed their purses, got out of the car, and walked up to the door. "I'll do it." Miriam pressed the doorbell.
A few moments later, the door opened, and Evelyn gasped. "Amanda! Miriam! What are you two doing here?"
"Hey, Nana." Amanda gave her a hug. "We're here for your birthday party."
"Yep, it's this weekend." Evelyn let go, then gave Miriam a hug. "How are you?"
"I'm good, Nana."
"That's good." Evelyn let go, then opened the door a little more. "Come in." both of them walked in and went into the living room. "How long are you two staying?" Evelyn asked, sitting on the couch.
"Well, Manda figures." Miriam plopped on the couch next to her, as Amanda sat on the recliner. "We'd leave by next Sunday, but then again, if Jax falls madly in love in Manda, we might end up staying."
"Miri, it's not gonna happen." Amanda shook her head. "Besides, he's with Tara."
"Oh, no, no, no." Evelyn paused. "About three months in, Tara got tired of visiting Jax at the prison and she told him that she wasn't going to wait for him to get out, so she moved back to Chicago."
Miriam smiled. "So, he's free and clear?"
"Not exactly."
Amanda raised her eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"He's been hanging around that porn star Ima." Evelyn made a face. "A lot."
"Oh." Amanda slowly nodded. "I see."
"Come on." Evelyn stood up. "I'll show you the room, you two will be staying in." then Amanda and Miriam followed Evelyn down the hallway into the spare bedroom. "Here it is." it had a king size bed, a flat screen mounted on the wall, and a bathroom with a shower.
"This is perfect, Nana." Miriam said, jumping on the bed.
"Yeah." Amanda nodded. "Thanks for letting us stay."
"Oh, it's no problem." Evelyn waved her hand. "I'll let you girls get settled in."
"Thanks, Nana." Miriam waved, then Evelyn walked out of the room. "You know." Miriam started, now laying on her stomach with her legs in the air. "I really think we should stay in Charming."
"Why is that?" Amanda asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Not because Jax is here, but you do have family."
"What about Joel? He's my boyfriend, you know."
Miriam glared at her. "Yeah, only when it's convenient for him, and trust me, the two of you haven't been a solid couple since the first time you slept with Jax."
Amanda stared at her for a few seconds, before responding. "That's so not true."
"Oh, really?"
"Yes, really… Joel and I are doing just fine."
"Riiiiiight." Miriam rolled her eyes and sat up. "First of all - you haven't talked to Joel or seen him, in three days, plus he has no idea that you're here. Second - once you see Mr. Jackson Teller, you'll be singing a different tune." Amanda just stared at her. "And you know I'm right."
"Well, let's just say, for the sake of this conversation, that you are right… it doesn't matter anyway, Jax is with Ima."
"Don't let that porn slut get in the way of what you want."
"Miri, I don't want Jax."
"Amanda Sawyer, look me in the eyes, and tell me that you don't want Jax."
"Miriam Delgado." she mocked her, then both of them were nose to nose. "I do not, I repeat, I do not want Jax."
Miriam laughed out loud, laying back down on the bed. "You're so full of shit… and like I said, once you see him, you'll be singing a different tune, because I'm your best friend, and I can see passed all the bullshit."
"Whatever." Amanda laughed, as she stood to her feet, then smacked Miriam's leg. "Let's go get our stuff out of the car."
"Okay, Chicky." Miriam rolled off the bed and went outside with Amanda.
...
Jax walked into the office and saw Gemma on the computer. "Hey Mom, here's that box you wanted." he set it on the chair. "What's it for?"
"Both parties on Saturday, for you guys, and Nana Evie."
"Oh, yeah." he nodded, then saw the smirk on her face. "What?"
"Evie sent me a text, a few minutes ago."
"Okay." he said, not knowing where she was going with this.
"Guess who's at her house… right now?"
"Who?"
"Amanda."
Jax smiled a little. "Really?"
"Yep and she'll be in town, until next Sunday." Gemma pointed her finger at him. "Jackson, you have about a week to make her your Old Lady."
"No." Jax frowned. "I'm with Ima, Mom."
"Oh, please." Gemma scoffed. "Your so - called 'relationship' with her, has the shelf life of a banana. I don't trust her… not with you and definitely not with my grandson."
"She's been good to Abel."
"Maybe for now, but she's the type of woman that don't like or want kids, especially with her promising porn career." Gemma rolled her eyes. "And she plays nice with him in front of you. Believe me, I've seen her pretend that she gives a shit about him. But, when you got out of prison, you wanted some pussy. Tara was gone and Ima was right there, willing and ready, just like she was before we went to Ireland, because ever since that bitch has strolled into town, she's been obsessed with the idea of hooking herself a Son." Gemma crossed her arms over her chest. "Are you really that naive and blind?"
Jax groaned. "I don't have time for this… I'll be picking up Abel, later on."
"Actually, I'll watch him tonight. I'm having a big dinner at the house, so be there at seven."
"Fine." Jax nodded, then walked out of the office.
"One look at Amanda and Ima will be out of our lives forever." Gemma said, in a sing song voice.
Jax went into the clubhouse to grab a beer. It was too early for one, but he didn't care. He sat down on the bar stool, and took a sip, thinking about Amanda.
A/N #2: Okay, peeps! There's chapter one and I hope you liked it. I'll be updating this one a lot, just to tide you over until season 3 DVD comes out, so I can finish the other ones. And believe me, there's more to come, and there will be lots of drama ahead. Just wait and see! Thanks for reading and don't forget to R&R! Youse guys are the best!
