Lis was hit by a wave of booze, sex and cigarette smoke just as she opened the door to the clubhouse and knew it was a good idea that she'd skipped out on the party the night before. The main room in the clubhouse was in a terrible state and she knew that the boys had had a good time – and they had deserved it. She shook her head with a fond smile, ignoring the slight nausea in her stomach, and dumped her bag on a couch before heading into the kitchen to grab some cleaning equipment and getting started. A door leading into one of the dorm rooms opened and a crow eater appeared in crumpled clothes from the night before, her heels in one hand. Lis gave her a friendly smile and a small wave, having a pretty good friendship with most of them, but her hand faltered when she saw a half-naked Juice behind the girl. Juice made eye contact with her and his eyes widened.

"Get out of here." He said, pushing the crow eater away when she tried to go in for a goodbye kiss. The girl rolled her eyes and ran past Lis on her way out. "Lis."

"What the hell is wrong with you?" She shouted. "You knew I would be here this morning! Are you actually stupid?"

"Lis, come on."

"Come on? Come on?" Lis asked and Juice had the common sense to back up a couple of paces, with his hands in the standard 'calm down' gesture. "Juice, I know the rules of the Club OK? What happens on the road stays on the road, I get it. But not here. You're not supposed to do that at home because it's not supposed to fucking slap me in the face!"

"What the hell is wrong with you today? Are you on your period or something? You're being so fucking hormonal it's driving me insane!"

"I'm driving you insane? I'm driving you insane? Fucking hell Juice! You are the craziest most idiotic person in the entire world that just being next to you is infuriating!" In the fury of their argument, neither of them had noticed all the other members of the gang and Gemma entering the room, disturbed by the noise.

"If I'm so infuriating, why don't you just leave?"

"Because I'm fucking pregnant!" Lis shouted and a loud silence fell over the room.

"You're what?" Juice whispered.

"I'm pregnant. About three months." Lis whispered in reply. Juice's eyes widened and his mouth gaped silently before he closed it again.

"I have to go." He said, grabbing his cut from it's hook and running shoeless out the door. A single silent tear rolled down Lis' cheek and she turned to find herself in Jax's arms.

"You lied. You said he'd be happy. You told me he'd be excited." Lis mumbled into his hoodie and Jax felt like crying.

"I know, I know. I am so sorry Lis. I'm so, so sorry." He whispered into her hair. She pulled back and kissed the corner of his mouth.

"I'm OK. Just a little overwhelmed with hormones." She said and Jax kissed her forehead. Gemma stepped forward and placed a gentle hand on her daughter's lower back.

"Are you absolutely sure?" She asked and Lis nodded.

"I went to the doctor a couple of days before Sammy was killed." She said. "It's been the only thing getting me through the grief of losing Sammy." Gemma's eyes filled with tears and she carefully hugged her daughter tightly. "What do I do Mom?"

"You look after yourself and your child and you will figure it out." She whispered in her ear before kissing her cheek multiple times. "OK sweetheart?" She scanned her daughter's face as she nodded before following her boyfriend out of the door.

Lis smiled sadly as she saw Juice waiting for her on one of the swings in the abandoned playpark. He looked up as he heard footsteps and smiled, standing up to hug her. "Hey." She whispered, breathing in the scent of his body spray.

"Hey." He answered as he released her and they sat down on the bench. "So. This is really happening, huh?"

"Yep."

"I want you to keep it." Juice said, "I want to help you look after our child."

Lis looked up at him in surprise. "You do?"

Juice nodded. "I love you. I really do, I just wasn't sure if I was ready to take this step. But helping you raise Sammy and the grief I felt when he died…" He trailed off, his eyes filling up with tears, "Now you're telling me you're pregnant with my child and I'm so excited. Honest I am, I just freaked out. I mean, what if I drop it? What if I hurt it accidentally or on purpose? What if,"

Lis leant over and gently took his face in her hands. "What if, what if, what if. You forget I already know how you feel. When I found out I was pregnant with Sammy, I didn't feel ready, even though I was already married. I didn't know whether I really wanted him until the first time he smiled at me. It was then that I knew I wanted him, that I need him in my life to keep me sane." She looked at him. "Sometimes you feel the unconditional love for your child when you realise you are expecting and sometimes it comes later. Either way, you feel it." She gripped his face slightly tighter. "I love you Juice. But you have to understand, I can't handle your nights of fun with your screaming baby." He nodded before crumpling his forehead.

"Do they really scream all night?" He asked and she chuckled.

"Depends on the child. Sammy was a screamer. Jax would simply jerk off louder in order to drown it out." Lis answered and they both laughed. "So is this it then? Are you absolutely sure this is what you want? Because once you say yes, there's no going back."

"Yeah. " He grinned his boyish grin. "We love each other too much not to make this work. This is it. This my decision. I want you. Both of you."

"I love you."

"I love you too." Juice said and she leant forwards and kissed him. He pulled her close and kissed her back. Salt tears mixed in with the kiss as both of them cried silently. Juice was the one who pulled away first and he kissed her forehead. "I can't believe this is happening." He said hoarsely and they both gave half-laughs. "I mean, that's my child in there." He said, reaching out and placing a calloused hand over her tiny baby bump. "Whoa." He laughed, reaching over and kissing her again, pulling her legs up onto his lap as she giggled.