Alright guys here is Chapter 2 finally. I'm so sorry this is so late. Time got away from me. I started a new job and life kinda got in the way of me having time to write. But I am determined to get this story complete. This series is near and dear to my heart so I'm gonna stick with it till its done. I'm in the process of starting the third chapter and I am hoping to have some time next week to actually finish it and post it.
Again I am sorry for the wait and here it is. I hope you all enjoy.
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Stefanie brushed her hair out of her face as Rat held Ember who was sleeping in her carrier and Stefanie had Abel sleeping on her shoulder. She cupped his cheek and looked at Rat as the two walked to the front doors of the current "hideout" that Gemma had come up with.
"This can't be right…is it?" She asked as she looked at her phone at the texted address and shook her head.
She leaned over and rapped her knuckles hard on the door and adjusted Abel who had slightly been jostled. The two waited patiently as the door opened and a man looked at Stefanie up and down and then over at Rat who just nodded his head.
"Jax here?" She asked as the man smirked back.
"Maybe…who's asking?" He asked as the man licked his lips and Stefanie scoffed.
"His fucking wife." She spat as her patience that night had run thin. The man wiped the smirk off his face and opened the door wider for both her and Rat to move through.
She walked past the man and shook her head as she saw Chibs sitting on the couch.
Stefanie smiled over at him as he moved from the couch and over to her. He grabbed Ember from Rat and Stefanie smiled thankfully at him.
"I know its late lass, did you get any sleep?" Chibs asked as Stefanie looked at Ember as Chibs held her close and she continued to hold Abel.
"Not really…couch safe to put him down?" She asked skeptically as she stared at the black leather couch?
Chibs laughed as he nodded his head.
"I think so lassie," He said as Stefanie nodded her head. She walked over and gently put Abel down on the couch. She ran her head over his blonde head and looked to Ember who was still snoozing.
"I feel like a bad mother for taking my kids to a whore house…this is so fucked up," She said as she ran her hands over her face. "How'd Gemma find this place?" She asked as a woman rounded the corner and stopped at the front desk.
"I thought I said no more were to come here." A women spat as Chibs and Stefanie turned her attention to the women and she raised her eyebrow.
"Sorry sweetheart…Nero's not the father of those two brats." She said as Stefanie looked to the women.
"Excuse me, who the fuck, are you?" Stefanie swore as she stepped forward ready to punch the whore in the face.
"I'm Carla…this is my establishment…who the fuck are you?" Carla asked as she walked around the desk and met Stefanie's heated gaze
Gemma made herself, present as she was taken aback by both Carla and Stefanie ready to come to blows.
"This is Jax's wife and kids…I wouldn't touch her if I was you." Gemma announced.
Carla looked back at Stefanie and took a step back. She then looked to Gemma and scoffed at the sight of both women.
"What the hell does Nero see in you?" She said menacingly as she disappeared down the corridor.
Bobby walked into the room and noticed Stefanie was there with the kids.
"Hey Angel, Jax is around somewhere. Talking with Nero I think." He said as Stefanie cocked her head to the side.
"Who hell the Nero?" She asked as Abel's jostling on the couch stopped the conversation and Stefanie walked over to her son.
"Found the address alright?" Gemma asked as she walked over to Stefanie.
Stefanie looked up and nodded her head. She then looked to the sound of footsteps as Jax walked into the room with Nero.
Jax smiled as he walked over and gather Stefanie in his arms. Her arms went around him as he pulled back and kissed her forehead.
"I'm sorry baby," He said as Stefanie shrugged and nestled into his embrace. "Kids okay?" He asked and Stefanie nodded her head.
"Exhausted as I am but, yeah they're doing okay." She said as she looked over at Nero who was hovering close to Gemma.
"Nero this is my wife," He said as Nero whispered something into Gemma's ear and she smiled. Nero moved away from Gemma and walked around as he stopped in front of the couple.
"Got a looker don't you Jax," He said as he held out his hand for Stefanie to shake.
Stefanie smirked and shook Nero's hand as she tightened her grip somewhat onto Jax.
"There a room we can crash in…I got two kids." He said as Nero looked over at the couch and noticed Chibs holding onto Ember and Abel asleep on his lap.
"Yeah, of course," He said as he walked around to the desk and pulled out a set of keys. "You can take the "suite" for you and your queen." He said as Stefanie felt Jax's grip on her tighten.
"Thanks'…" He said as Nero nodded and tossed him the key. Jax looked at it in his hand and then tossed it over to Rat.
"Help'em get settled." He said as Rat nodded his head and took off down the corridor.
Stefanie pulled away from Jax and walked over to the couch. She picked Abel up off the couch as Chibs got up too and followed Stefanie down the corridor. Jax caught her arm and stopped her.
"I'll be there in a minute." He said as she nodded her head and walked down the corridor to where Rat was standing. They walked into the room and Stefanie shook her head as she felt Chibs offer her a comforting hand.
"It'll be alright lass, just gotta hunker down here for the night." He said as Stefanie nodded her head.
"Yeah, but the thought of having my kids sleep in a cum filled room right now. Doesn't, make me sound like a good mother right now." She said as she looked over at the bed and scrunched up her nose. "Think the sheets are clean?" She asked as Chib's and her let out a small laugh as his phone started ringing and he looked down at Ember.
Stefanie smiled as Rat came around and grasped the carrier from Chibs and he answered his phone. Stefanie put the carrier on the floor as Ember stayed soundly asleep and Abel began to wake and cry from being carried around. She got up and grabbed him from Rat who was looking panicked about what to do.
"I got him…thanks Rat." She said as Rat nodded his head and left the room.
Jax walked into the room and smiled as he saw Stefanie walking around with Abel in her arms.
"Cranky?" He asked as he walked over to her. She nodded her head and looked back over at the bed.
"Can we trust the sheets?" She asked as Jax smiled. He walked over to her and scooped Abel from her arms as she looked at Abel who continued to cry in his father's arms.
"Come'on bud, hmm…no more fussing." He said as he walked around the room a little as Abel continued to cry in his ear.
Stefanie chewed on her bottom lip as she contemplated this being the right time to talk to Jax.
Jax took a seat on the edge of the bed and looked up at his wife.
"What'd you wanna talk to me about?" He asked as if reading her mind.
Stefanie bit her lip and took a step forward when Chibs walked in with a grim look on his face and his cellphone in hand.
"Found Tig, he's down by the old Oakland Rail Yard. We gotta get to him ASAP." Chibs announced as Jax swore softly.
"Shit…alright lets go." He said. He stood up with Abel in his arms, who had quieted down from the tantrum scream. He handed him off to Stefanie who whispered soothing words in his ear and kissed his blonde head.
Stefanie looked up and nodded her head as Jax leaned down and kissed her lips lightly. He pulled away and ran his hand over his son's blonde head before turning around and leaving the room.
Stefanie let out a breath as she looked down at Abel who had stopped fussing and was now asleep against her shoulder.
"Alright bud…guess I'll try and sleep too." She said as Abel dosed off again and Stefanie shook her head at the thought of her children being able to fall asleep so easily.
Stefanie woke to hushed sobs and the sounds of boots on hardwood floors echo throughout the room. She grabbed her phone off the bedside table and looked at the time as 5 am stared back at her. She swore softly as she looked over at the kids who had fallen asleep and were sleeping soundly in the portable crib that Rat had brought back for her.
She got out of bed and grabbed the baby monitor from the table and walked out the room. She shut the door softly and walked down the hallway to see Jax and the guys ushering Tig who was sobbing softly on the couch.
Jax looked up and walked over to her as he enveloped her in a hug. Stefanie wrapped her arms around him as he pulled away. "I'm sorry, baby." He replied as Stefanie pulled away and looked at him curiously.
"Sorry about what?" She asked as she looked at Tig and everyone's grave expressions. "What's going on, Jax?" She asked as Jax grasped her hand and led her down the hallway back toward the room they were staying in.
The two walked into the room and flipped on the lights. Jax walked over to the portable crib. He peered down at his son and daughter who remained sleeping and Stefanie walked over to him. He grabbed her hand and smiled at her lightly.
"Gotta talk, babe." He replied as Stefanie nodded her head and took a seat on the edge of the bed.
Jax positioned himself in front of her as he held onto her hands. He rubbed his thumb back and forth across her hand before he met her gaze.
"Dawn's dead." He said. Stefanie felt her heart ache. She had grown fond of Dawn when they were growing up in Charming together when they were kids. "Pope burned her alive in front of Tig tonight to send him and us a message." He continued. He watched his wife try and contain the tears that threated to break through her eyes.
Stefanie held strong as she tightened her grip on Jax's hands. "What happens now? Are we on lockdown? What?" She asked as Jax shook his head and ran a hand over his tired face.
"What I do now, is keep my wife and kids safe," Jax started as Stefanie shook her head and ran her own hand over her own tired face.
"Okay, you've been doing that, I don't leave the house without a patch, babe I can't live like that forever and neither can the kids." She said as Jax looked at her as he sighed deeply.
"Trust me babe I know. And I'm doing my best to make it so that you don't have to do that anymore. But until this shit with Pope is over. Patch or myself is gonna be with you at all times." He said as Stefanie rolled her eyes and nodded her head.
"Whatever you say, Jax." She said as Jax leaned forward and kissed her lightly on the lips.
Stefanie let her hands fall from Jax's hands as she lightly wrapped them around his neck as she brought him toward her. Jax's kisses intensified and his own hands found her waist as he eased her backward onto the bed behind them. He hovered above her his lips tracing the outline of her jaw and her hands gripped his biceps. Jax pulled away momentarily to look down at his wife.
"I promise, this won't be forever." He swore as she stared up at her husband. She moved her hand and cupped the side of his cheek. Jax turned his head into her hand and grasped her wrist. He laid his lips onto her wrist which had both Abel and Ember's names tattooed on. Stefanie smiled and the two turned their head and looked over at Ember and Abel as they continued to sleep next to them.
"Stay with me, just till I fall back asleep?" Stefanie suddenly said as Jax looked down at her questioningly. Stefanie's eye didn't leave the kids until she felt Jax turn her head and stare down at her intently.
"What's wrong babe?" He asked as Stefanie shook her head and ran her hand absently over her stomach.
"Nothing, I just wanna fall asleep with my husband." She said as she forced a smile on her lips.
Jax didn't buy the act that she was playing. Whatever was making her act weird he was gonna figure it out for sure. He wrapped his arms around her and brought her to lie on his chest as he reached over and turned off the bedside table lamp.
The two sat laid in the darkness for a while before Jax heard her even breaths and knew that she fallen asleep. He looked down at his angel that was sleeping on him and hoped the situation with Pope would be handled and that his wife would talk to him again.
Stefanie and Lyla found themselves at St. Thomas the next morning. Lyla was dropping Opie's kids and Piper off at daycare and Stefanie had to meet with Tara Knowles. The morning had been more or less what she expected after learning a SAMCRO family member was dead. She walked out of the bedroom she slept in to see Tig, distraught on the couch almost catatonic.
"That is awful about Tig, I can't imagine what he might be going through." Lyla murmured as the two walked into the crowded hospital. Abel walked beside Stefanie as she held onto his hand and Ember was on her hip chewing on a teething Sophie the giraffe.
"I know it's awful, I knew Dawn in high school. We lost touch and then just a few weeks ago we saw each other and talked and now she's dead. I don't know what to feel or how to feel." Stefanie said as Lyla looked over at her friend and wrapped her arm around her.
"It's okay to feel that way. It's a fucking sucky situation. So Tara wants to meet with you huh?" She asked as Stefanie nodded her head and walked over to the elevator.
"Yeah, she said she wants me to come to her office and fill out the paper work for the kids there, apparently she would also like to talk too, so we'll have to see." She said as Lyla shook her head as the elevator doors opened.
"Of course she did, she always has alternative motives to see you for. Well I'll wait for you in the lobby since Rat is waiting outside. Security detail?" Lyla joked as Stefanie laughed lightly and walked to the end of the hall.
She stopped in front of Tara's office and shook her head. "What the hell am I doing?" She asked herself as she closed her eyes and looked down at Abel who looked up at her and smiled. She then looked at her daughter and smiled again.
She let go of Abel's hand momentarily as she wrapped her knuckles against the door and waited.
Stefanie stared ahead as the door swung open and Tara Knowles stood in front of her. Her hair shorter but she still stood ridged with a smug smile on her face.
"You're a little late. I have rounds in about 20 minutes." She said as Stefanie shook her head and shifted ember on her hip.
"Well juggling two kids is a little difficult. Especially after my morning." Stefanie said as Tara led her into her office and shut the door behind them.
Stefanie stared around the room as she looked down to see Abel let go of her hand and go over to the coffee table that was in the room.
"Wanna color baby?" She asked Abel who looked up at her and nodded her head.
"Yeah," She said as she looked down at Abel and then over her shoulder at Ember who continued to chew on her giraffe. She looked over at Tara who stood awkwardly staring at her. "You mind holding her while I get him settled?" She asked Tara who looked slightly shocked at the women.
"Sure," Tara said as she stepped forward and held out her arms. Stefanie looked at Tara and smiled slightly as she handed off her daughter toward the doctor.
Tara grabbed Ember easily as she tucked the toddler onto her hip. Stefanie smiled as she bent down and dug through her bag to pull out a coloring book and a pack of crayons for him.
"Here you go buddy," She said she placed the items in front of him and she ran her Hand through his blonde locks.
"He's looking more and more like Jax every day." Tara remarked as Stefanie stared at her young son.
"Like you wouldn't believe." She said as she stood up and walked over toward Tara. "Thanks." She said as she held out her arms for Tara to give Ember back to her.
Tara smiled down at Ember before she turned her head and gave Ember back to her mother. Stefanie tucked her daughter on to her hip and settled into the comfy chair that sat in front of Tara's desk.
"That little girl right there, she's got a good mix of both of you and Jax." Tara replied as she walked around her desk and sat down behind it. Stefanie repositioned Ember on her lap and then looked over at Abel to make sure that he was still coloring contently.
"Yeah, she does. So how is this going to work?" Stefanie asked as she watched Tara take out a folder and a pen for her to start with.
"Well I was able to talk with my boss about helping you out. I heard about you being shot a few weeks ago and I heard about the trouble with SAMCRO and I just wanted to give you a place for you to bring the kids so you know that they will be safe and you won't need to worry about them. I ran into Lyla a few weeks ago and I got Piper in here. I thought I would offer you and Jax some help." She said as Stefanie nodded her head and held out her hand for the folder.
Tara handed the folder over to Stefanie and she watched as she thumbed through the paperwork.
"Do you need anything from me? Kid's birth certificates and what not?" She asked as Tara shook her head.
"No I can get them from records here, since both kids were born here." She said as Stefanie nodded her head and looked at the kids.
"Um, just to be clear, I don't want Gemma to see the kids if she shows up. She's…some shits happened and…" She started as Tara smirked and chuckled and shook her hood.
"You and Gemma aren't on the same page anymore, that's surprising." Tara remarked and Stefanie found herself smiling and shook her own head.
"Yeah it's complicated. Can they start today?" Stefanie asked as Tara stood up and nodded her head.
"Yes, of course. Um just have Jax sign the paperwork tonight. I just need both of your signatures." She said as Stefanie stood up and placed the folder into her bag.
"Okay, great." She said as she looked over at Tara again.
"You mind holding her again." Stefanie asked as Tara smiled and shook her head.
"No of course not." She said as she held out her arms. Stefanie smiled and handed Ember off to her. She looked over at Abel who was smiled at her and held out a drawing for her. "You made this for me?" She asked as Abel smiled and nodded his head. "Thank you, buddy." She said as she placed the drawing in her bag. She put his coloring book and crayons back in her bag and grabbed his hand.
"So what time can I pick them up?" She asked as she and Tara left the office and they walked down the hall toward the daycare center.
"Five o'clock is the pickup time, if you're gonna be late, just let me know and I can drop'em off or something. We'll work it out." Tara replied as the two stopped outside of the daycare.
The women teaching the classroom saw the two women outside the door and smiled.
"Hi, are these the two little ones?" She asked as Stefanie nodded her head and smiled.
"Yep, this is Abel and Ember." She said as the women smiled brightly.
"Well they are adorable. We'll take great care of them." She said as Stefanie hesitantly nodded her head.
"Wanna go play?" Stefanie asked as she had sunk down to her son's height. Abel looked at the women hesitantly as he looked over at his mother first. "It's okay buddy, I'll be back in a little while." She said as she leaned over and grabbed him in a hug.
The women grasped his hand and looked over at Tara who was still held onto Ember. "Oh you might need her." She said as the women smiled and took Stefanie's daughter from Tara's arms.
"We'll see you at five o'clock." She said as Stefanie watched the door shut and the teacher bring her children over to the other children that were in the center.
"It's always hard the first time." Tara said to Stefanie who was pulled from the center window to look over at the women who she had disliked for so long.
"Thank you for this Tara." Stefanie said as Tara's pager went off and she shook her head.
"No problem, like I said I really would like for us to try and be friends," She said as Stefanie nodded her head. "Well I better get going. I'm late for rounds." She said as Stefanie nodded her head and Tara turned around and left.
Stefanie went to turn around to head off toward the lobby where she knew Lyla was waiting but stopped. She turned around and headed toward Tara.
"Tara wait," She called after. Tara stopped and looked toward Stefanie who pushed a hand threw her hair as she approached.
"Do you have any appointment spots available?" She asked as Tara raised her eyebrows.
"Um I think I have one later today. Does Lyla need the appointment or…" Tara guessed as Stefanie shook her head and chuckled.
"No Lyla doesn't need it. I do. I'm pregnant." She said as Tara nodded her head and pulled out her pad from her pocket.
"I can take you right before you pick up the kids." She said as she finished writing down the time and handed it to Stefanie.
"Thank you." She said as Tara nodded her head.
Stefanie folded the piece of paper and turned around and headed off toward the lobby.
Stefanie sat in her car outside of the Best Little Cathouse her new home for the time being. She let out a breath that she had been holding since she had left the hospital and pretty much spilt her guts to Tara. The last person she had expected to actually have full conversation to. She still had a funny feeling that Tara might still want to put her claws into Jax. But she knew that she had him. Jax held her heart and Stefanie held onto his.
She ran her hand threw her hair when a knock on the door startled her and she looked to the window to see Ally standing there with her sunglasses on.
Stefanie shook her head and swore softly as she rolled down the window and looked at Ally who held her brief case in one hand and a coffee in the other.
"Afternoon didn't mean to scare you. Your husband called me." She said as Stefanie nodded her head and rolled the window up. She pulled her keys from the ignition and got out of the car as Ally stepped away from the car.
"Yeah, some shit's hit the fan. Sorry about the location." Stefanie mentioned as the two began to walk toward the whorehouse.
Ally shook her head as she looked over at sign and looked over at Stefanie.
"Yeah, why the hell are we at a whorehouse?" She asked as Stefanie looked over at her and Ally shook her head. "Got it, I won't ask." She said as Stefanie nodded her head and walked into the establishment.
The two women looked around the place as they saw the various members of the club sitting with women who were more than welcoming. Her eyes settled on Jax who was deep in conversation with his mother and Nero.
"Jax," Stefanie called. He turned his head and smiled as his eyes landed on his wife.
After the night that the both of them had he was more than worried about her. She had left that morning without saying anything to him and was more than vague on the phone when he had called when he wanted to know where she was.
"Ally's here," She said as Ally looked between to the two as she noticed that something was off between the couple.
Jax nodded his head and walked toward the two women.
"Let's sit." He said as Gemma made her presence known and sat down next to her son with Stefanie on her left and Ally was across from her. Ally pulled out her brief case which had a file at least an encyclopedia thick about the club and those associated with it.
After several minutes of explaining to Ally about what has happened with the club she shook her head and rubbed her eyes. "Alright, I just need a minutes here," She began as she tried her best to figure out the best way to get these guys off the charges that seemed to be stacking up since she took on the SONS to begin with.
Jax looked over at his lawyer and shook his head. "Look the only reason that this shit has happened is because of fucking Pope. The guy is just looking for a fucking reason to take us out one by one. I guess sticking a few of us in jail is his ticket." He explained as Stefanie let her eyes drift to her husbands and Ally let out a breath. Gemma eyed her daughter in law as she knew something was up with her. Jax's eyes shifted to Gemma
"Well he's doing a pretty good job with that Jax." Ally said as Jax gritted his teeth and nodded his head.
"All I'm asking is for a little bit of time to get some protection in place." He said as Ally nodded her head and looked down at the paperwork in front of her.
"Well, I can get you maybe eight hours before you guys gotta turn yourselves in." Ally explained as she closed the file and looked over at both Jax and Stefanie. Jax caught the subtle way that Ally indicated she wanted to talk to Jax and Stefanie alone.
Jax caught on and turned to Gemma. "Hey, why don't you keep an eye on Tig, he's not looking to good." He replied as Gemma got up from the table loudly and rolled her eyes before she walked over to Tig who was slumped in the corner looking extremely miserable.
Stefanie ran her hands over her eyes as she put them down and looked down at her hands before she looked up and Jax cleared his throat.
"So Jax, since you and I have been talking about this RICO case," Ally began as Stefanie looked over at Ally. "Jax filled me in a time or two when you and Rosen where in your hearings, I gotta say you two this is pretty fucking hard to do my job when I don't know the whole fucking story." She said as Stefanie and Jax looked over at each other and Stefanie spoke up first.
"Well Ally, who do you think it's involved?" She asked as she twisted her engagement and wedding rings around on her finger. Ally looked back over at her and Jax before closing her eyes as she figured it out.
"Feds?" She asked as Stefanie and Jax silently replied. Ally closed her eyes again and placed her head in her hands as she shook her head. Stefanie looked over at Jax who was staring at Ally having her moment.
"Alright," She suddenly said as she popped her head up and cleared her throat. "Well this RICO case rests in Otto's hands. I mean his testimony if you can discredit it or even call it a "testimony" is your only option. Which means if you can get his past crimes to disappear you're good. But won't be easy. Especially, since he'll probably be on lockdown." She said as Jax swore softly before he ran his hand threw his hair.
"Will this interfere with Stefanie and her mother's case?" He asked as Stefanie looked over at Ally.
"No, Rosen has pretty much got her mother's case under control. He's made sure to keep what is relevant to Stefanie's case partial to what the incident was. Anything after or before that won't be taken in consideration." Ally explained as she rose from her seat and began to pack up her things.
Both Stefanie and Jax rose from their seats and the three of them walked toward the exit.
"Oh by the way, whatever is going on between you two? Get it together." She said as both Stefanie and Jax looked over at Ally.
"There's nothing…" Stefanie began and Ally held up her hand and stopped her.
"Something is off with you two. You two should fix it. You two are good for one another. Trust me. I'll be in touch." She said as she left both Jax and Stefanie staring at the door as it shut behind her.
Both Jax and Stefanie stared at Tig who was inconsolable. Stefanie felt Jax wrap his arm around her waist and he pulled her toward him. She melted into her side and pushed a fallen bang behind her ear.
"Has anyone told Fawn? She should know?" Stefanie spoke softly as she felt Jax's fingers knead her exposed skin on her hip which his hand rested. She let her head fall to his chest as she enjoyed the feel of his fingers on her exposed skin.
"Yeah, I got Chibs on it looking for a location on where she might be. Girl likes to keep her privacy." He said as Stefanie smiled as she remembered how different both Dawn and Fawn were from one another. Dawn being more adventurous while Fawn stayed close to her mother and was more controlled. Jax looked down at his wife as she looked up to meet his stare.
"You think you can get the club on alert. Bobby will help you. Just let Opie and Lyla know that need to be on alert with Pope out there." He said as Stefanie nodded her head as she picked up his hand which he wore his SONS rings. She let her thumb run over them as she spoke.
"Yeah, I'll probably see Lyla later when I pick up the kids." She said as Jax remembered that today was the day that the kids were gonna be going to daycare.
"Right, I forgot. How'd that go with Tara today?" Jax asked as Stefanie shrugged her shoulders and she looked up at him.
"As good as can be expected. I didn't kill her if that's what you're asking?" Stefanie joked as Jax let a smiled play on his lips as he leaned down and pressed his lips to her temple.
"Hmm since I know you still carry. Good doctor still works for the club. So I kinda need her to be alive, babe." Jax joked as Stefanie let a light laughter escape her lips for the first time in what felt like years.
Jax stared down at her and smiled. He enjoyed being able to see his wife actually smile and laugh again.
"I missed this." Jax replied as Stefanie stopped laughing and looked up at Jax who started contently at her.
"What?" She asked as Jax leaned down close to her ear.
"You smile and laugh." He replied as both Jax and Stefanie were aware that the entire club was most likely staring at the two of them.
Stefanie bit down on her lip as she turned in his arms and wrapped them around his neck. She drew Jax down to her as the two met half way. Their lips melted into one another. Stefanie drew her fingers around his neck as she let her fingers play with the ends of his hair which had begun to grow out since his release from Stockton. Jax's fingers played with the end of Stefanie's shirt which had ridden up after she stretched her arms around him. The two remained in their romantic embrace as the two pulled away from one another and leaned their foreheads against each other.
"Let's go." Stefanie replied as Jax raised his eyebrow at her. Stefanie smiled as she pulled his hand and led him down the hall toward the room that the two would be sharing for the time being.
Jax walked into the room and smirked as he watched Stefanie shut the door and lean against it. He began to pull his cut off and peel his shirt off his body as he watched his wife remain where she stood fully clothed.
"You gonna take those off babe. Or you need help?" He asked as he had just begun to take off his shoes.
Stefanie smiled as she shook her head and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Nope," She said as she popped the "p" which made Jax smirk. He kicked off the last of his shoe and swaggered over to Stefanie. She watched him with slight hesitation. She hoped that Jax wouldn't freak out after she told him about her being pregnant.
Jax let his hands land on her hips and the two stared at one another. His fingers grasped the ends of her shirt as he began to ease it up her body her arms still remained crossed across her chest.
"Babe, in order for this to come off, you gotta uncross these." He said as he removed his hands from her hips and went to grab for her arms.
"I'm pregnant." Stefanie blurted out. She shut her eyes as she was afraid to see what his actual face might have let out.
"What?" Jax asked as Stefanie bit down on her lip as she let the words leave her lips again.
"I'm pregnant. I found out a few nights ago. Before you returned back from the run." She said as she watched Jax stared down at her as she nodded her head and moved around his body which seemed to be frozen in place.
"Yeah," She said as she sat down on the bed as Jax turned around and looked over at Stefanie who had buried her face in her hands.
"I thought you were on the pill." Jax replied as Stefanie looked up at him as she nodded her head.
"I was…and I then I was shot. They gave me antibiotics…it must of interacted with the birth control I was on." She explained as Jax walked over to her and knelt down in front of her.
"I know this isn't the right time…" Stefanie began as tears began to pool in her eyes and her hands began to shake. Jax wrapped his arms around her drew her close as she let the tears fall from her eyes.
Jax silently shushed her as she continued to sob into his exposed chest. He pulled her from the bed and let her fall into his lap as the two settled onto the floor and Jax held his wife as he took in the fact that he was gonna be a father again.
Stefanie's cries settled down as she pulled away from Jax and ran her wiped her eyes. Jax smiled as she wiped a remaining tear from her cheek.
"Babe when has it ever been the right time for us to have kids?" Jax joked as Stefanie let a smile play on her lips.
"Yeah, you're right. I mean Abel you and Wendy were done, Ember you were in jail, now it seems the club is falling apart…" She began as Jax wrapped is hands around her face and shook his head.
"Which is my responsibility. Babe I'm fucking ecstatic. Yeah shit timing. But at this point it's what I said at the beginning. "It's me and you babe," everything else will follow along. We'll get this shit behind us. The RICO case, your mom's shit. I promise." He said as Stefanie sniffed and wiped her nose and nodded her head.
Jax smiled as he leaned down and met her lips with passion and intensity. Stefanie moaned into his lips as his hands kneaded her exposed hip as he playfully nipped at her bottom lip. Stefanie gasped and smacked his chest playfully as his hands grasped the ends of her shirt and pulled it off. This left her in a black lacy bra that was his favorite and the favorite pair of jeans he loved on her.
"You better not of ripped that shirt." Stefanie scolded as she smirked as Jax who had moved her from sitting in his lap to underneath him as he hovered above her. He moved the hair from her face and smiled down at her. Stefanie smiled and looped her arms around his neck and drew him down toward her. Jax's knee nestled between her legs and his hands had moved from her hips to the front of her jeans when the door flew open and Gemma stood hands on her hips staring at the couple who were on the floor trying to have a moment to themselves.
"FUCK!" Jax screamed as both turned to see Gemma staring there not looking like she was shocked to see them.
"Not like I haven't seen this before Jackson." Gemma replied as Stefanie scooted up from where she was lying and grabbed her shirt that was lying next to her. She pulled it on quickly knowing that it was inside out and glared at Gemma. Jax on the other hand had stood and was cursing under his breath as he pulled on his wife beater and SAMCRO shirt before he threw on his cut on.
"What?" He asked Gemma who looked over and shrugged.
"They found Fawn she's at some shithole. Tig and Chibs are ready to go." Gemma announced as Jax nodded his head and looked over at Stefanie who had pulled herself up and was fixing herself.
"Alright," He said as he walked over to Stefanie and kissed her lips softly. "Gotta go babe," He said as Stefanie nodded her head and grasped his hands.
"I know, careful. APB's statewide. They'll be looking for you." She said as Jax nodded his head and kissed her again.
"I'll be careful. Promise." He said as Stefanie nodded her head and watched as he walked out of the room.
Gemma watched her son leave without much of glimpse her way and looked back at Stefanie who was pulling on her hoodie and grabbing her purse from the bed.
"Let's go." Gemma announced as Stefanie looked over and raised her eyebrow.
"Go…where?" Stefanie asked as she followed Gemma out of the room and over toward Bobby who was waiting for the two.
"My house was broken into. Thought I'd have you come since I don't get to see my grandkids. We can pick'em up on the way home." She said as Stefanie wanted to protest but thought she should cut Gemma some short of slack.
"Sure why not." She said as Stefanie got into the passenger seat as Bobby finished his conversation and followed the two out to the car.
"Then maybe you can tell me what you and Jax have been keeping secret." Gemma replied as Stefanie looked down at her nails and shook her head.
"I don't know what you are talking about Gemma." She said as Gemma shook her head as the back passenger door opened and Bobby poured himself in.
"Sure." Gemma muttered as she back out of the brothel's parking lot and drove back toward her home.
Gemma, Bobby and Stefanie walked into the destroyed house and looked around. Gemma wondered off as Stefanie kicked at some of the broken glass that littered the floor?
"You guys gonna make Chucky clean this?" Stefanie ask as Bobby smiled and walked around the table where Roosevelt and some the other Charming PD officers sat. Clay also sat in one of the chairs and looked over at the sound of footsteps as Bobby and Stefanie walked around. Roosevelt also looked up and noticed the others who had walked in.
"Well the whole gang's here." He said as Stefanie rolled her eyes and looked back around the kitchen. She wondered down the hall to see many of the family pictures where broken and had been kicked to the floor. Stefanie knelt down and picked up the one of Jax and Thomas when they were kids and smiled at the picture. It was of them at the beach. She heard Gemma muttering and yelling at the officers to do their damn job when Stefanie turned around and held up the picture.
"Knocked down a few of these." Stefanie said as she placed the frame on the table in the hallway and Gemma let out the breath she was holding.
"Took the safe too." Gemma said as Stefanie shook her head.
"What was in it?" She asked as Gemma shrugged and rubbed her forehead.
"Birth certificates, marriage license. That shit." She said as Stefanie nodded her head and looked down at her phone to see it was almost time to get the kids.
"We better go. Kids gotta get picked up." She said as Gemma nodded and handed over her keys.
"I gotta stay here. Deal with shit with Clay and the cops. You go. I'll have Nero come get me and Bobby said he'd stay with me." She said as Stefanie jostled the keys in her hand.
"You sure?" She asked as Gemma nodded her head.
"Yeah, go." She said as she turned around and walked back toward Clay and the officers. Stefanie rolled her eyes and left.
"Okay, you can sit up now." Tara announced as Stefanie sat up and sniffed as she let her legs dangle of the end of the bed she was currently sitting on.
"So "doc" everything good?" Stefanie asked as Tara turned around and smiled.
"Yep, you're about 5 almost 6 weeks along." She said as Stefanie nodded her head and sighed.
"Okay, thank you." She said as she hopped down and wrapped the sheet around her as she walked over to where her pants where.
"Not planned?" Tara asked as Stefanie looked up as she pulled her pants up.
"Not really. Do you mean the getting shot part or taking antibiotics and forgetting that it will interfere with my birth control part?" Stefanie asked as Tara nodded her head and Stefanie shrugged.
"Well everything looked perfect so I wouldn't worry about his being a very easy pregnancy for you." She said as Stefanie nodded her head and grabbed her bag.
"So when do I have to come back?" she asked as Tara and her walked out of the office and turned down the hall.
"Not for a few weeks. I wrote you a script for some prenatal vitamins and I'll make you another appointment for a few weeks from now." She said as Stefanie nodded her head and began to walk away.
"Thanks Tara, I should go get the kids." She said as Tara nodded her head and began to walk toward her office.
"Bye Stefanie." She said as Stefanie nodded her head as she went and got the kids from daycare.
Stefanie pulled up to the clubhouse and smiled as she looked into the review mirror and saw her two angels asleep in the back. She got out of the car and looked around and noticed the bikes. "Shit." She muttered as she looked over to see Gemma on her way over.
She went to wave but stopped as her phone beeped. Stefanie pulled her phone out and saw the Lyla had texted her. She decided to ignore it for now and would call her that night. Gemma had made her way over to Stefanie and smiled sadly at her.
"It's time?" Stefanie asked Gemma nodded silently and pulled the younger women toward her. Stefanie even though she was made at her knew that Gemma would help her get through this.
"He's inside." Gemma said as Stefanie pulled away and took a deep breath in. She knew she had to be strong for Jax and the kids. Stefanie nodded as she picked up Ember from her car seat and Gemma picked up Abel who was sleeping soundly still.
The two walked into the clubhouse and smiled as she looked over at Chibs, Tig and Jax who were all having one last drink. "Filthy" Phil stood by the door and Stefanie handed off her daughter to him.
Stefanie walked over and ran her hand across Jax's back as he looked over at her and smiled dimly.
"I know." Stefanie said softly as Jax picked up her hand and brought it to his lips.
Ally had walked in and looked over at the scene. "It's time boys." She announced as the three SAMCRO members stood up and began to walk outside.
Jax had his arm wrapped around his wife's shoulders at the two walked out and looked over at the officers and Roosevelt who were waiting for them. Stefanie silently took off Jax's cut and draped it over her arm as he grabbed her face between his hands and kissed her fully.
Stefanie savored the kiss and melted into it as she pulled away and nestled her forehead against his.
"I love you." He said softly as Stefanie held herself together the best she could and nodded silently.
"I love you too." She said as she let him go as he pulled away from her and joined Chibs and Tig who stood and waited to be cuffed. Stefanie held back the tears as she held onto the cut tight when the sound of incoming motorcycle pulled up and Opie took off his helmet and began to walk over to the group.
Stefanie felt Gemma walk over to her and both women knew what Opie was about to do. "He's here for Jax isn't he?" Stefanie asked Gemma softly as Gemma nodded her head and watched the scene unfold.
Opie attacked Roosevelt with his fist which sent Roosevelt into the pavement and sent the members of SAMCRO into frenzy. Opie was cuffed and joined the three men who stared at him shocked to say the lease.
"He's staying close." Gemma muttered to Stefanie as she silently disappeared from her daughter in law's side. Stefanie watched as the boys were hauled away and the van pulled away from the Teller/Morrow garage.
Stefanie sighed again as she felt Bobby and Happy on both sides of her. She looked at the boys and smiled as she turned away.
"Let's get you and the kid's home." He said as Stefanie smiled as she put her arms around both guys.
"Yeah let's get home." She said as the boys smiled at her and she made her way inside the clubhouse to retrieve the kids and go home.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. And I will be trying my hardest to get the next chapter to you all ASAP.