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Gemma walks into the bedroom and sees Tara as she hangs up the phone. "Who was that?" Gemma asks in her usual nosey way.
"Jax. I wanted to know how he was doing having Clay back at the table" Tara replies trying with all her strength to act as normal as possible. When the truth is she no longer trusts Gemma let alone like her.
Gemma isn't completely fooled by the nonchalant way Tara is acting. She sees the discomfort that Tara is giving off. "How have you been? Me and you haven't had as much of our girl time as we use to have" Gemma says trying pry into Tara's head.
"I've been good. I'm just trying to process the change that has happened. Jax becoming President of the club and everything" Tara replies.
Gemma still sinces the discomfort coming from Tara. Gemma wasn't really upset by it, because the feeling was mutual on her part. "Well I can see how you could have to process Jax becoming President. Seeing as how you tried to pull him away" Gemma says with a hint of dispise.
Tara, catching the point she was trying to make, responds "It wasn't my idea to leave. The day the guys got out Jax expressed his own desires to leave. I didn't even have to put the idea in his head. It was already there when he came home".
"You expect me to believe that?" Gemma asks.
"Quite frankly Gemma, I don't give shit what the fuck you believe. Once upon a time I did. But now that I see the the true depth of you ruthlessness and selfishness, I really don't care what you think of me. The one opinion I care about is Jax's" Tara says with full confidence and no fear.
Gemma just smirks and says "Well don't forget I am the one who hold sway over everything and everyone in this club and that definitely includes Jax".
"That's the way it is, huh? You believe that just because you are the woman who gave birth to him you have full control. Well you may be his mother, but I am the mother of his children and I am the one he comes home to everynight". Tara sees the anger growing in Gemma, but continues anyway, "As far as the sway you have over this club, it didn't stop the man you chose over John Teller from beating the shit out of you did it?" Tara continuing to show no fear towards Gemma.
Gemma starts to advance on Tara when they both hear Thomas crying. Tara leaves the room to see what it was that he needed. After changing his diaper, Tara sees that he is now fully awake and decides to keep him company. Tara takes him to the living room where Gemma is seen playing with Abel. Because the boys are with them now Tara and Gemma decide to leave the fighting alone for now, but they continue to look at each other with pure hate.
Elyda arrives to pick up Abel. She decides to take Thomas with her as well so Tara gives her a bag containing diapers, wipes, formula, and anything else Thomas may need. After Elyda leaves Tara and Gemma pick up right where they left off.
"So where were we?" Gemma asks with anger still brewing deep inside her.
"Let's leave it alone Gemma. I don't like you and you don't like me. We've already established that. But we are going to have to put up with each other so let's just leave it at that" Tara replies tired of the fighting. But Gemma wouldn't give up.
"Well I wish that it was that simple, but lines were crossed here" Gemma replies.
"Get real Gemma. I did my best to be courteous and respectful to you and you decided to strike up this argument" Tara told Gemma with frustration.
"This argument was a long time comin'. This is the second time you've tried pulled my baby away from me" Gemma replied.
Tara has finally reaches her boiling point and decides to let Gemma know where she really stands. "HE IS NOT YOUR BABY. HE IS A MAN. HE HAS HIS OWN LIFE TO LIVE AND HIS OWN CHOICES TO MAKE " Tara yells. After a moment of silence she continues with a calm, quiet, but harsh voice. "It is way past due for you to cut the goddamn cord".
"Well if you think I'm going to let up. You obviously haven't learned anything" Gemma says with harshness arrogance.
"I have learned much. Thanks to you. You will probably never admit it. But I have always been a threat to you and your need to control Jax. Even when I didn't know the things that I do I was a threat to you. If you think that I am going to back down now, you are the one who obviously hadn't learned anything" Tara replies looking Gemma right in the eye.
Gemma finally gets hold of her senses and decides to head to the garage for work before things get to out of control. She gives Tara one last hateful look and leaves.
When Gemma is gone Tara calls her a devious manipulative bitch.
Jax and Gemma up next lets see how they get along.