A/N OK, I don't own SOA, but I hope you all enjoy this. I have about 2 more chapters of setup stuff and then will get good and action filled. Please review, the first comments on Chapter 1 were great, and now you all know why I left so many things "unrevealed" in the first story.
Chapter 2
Angie had arrived home before Jax and was greeted by the precocious toddler. "Hey Abel," Angie had said, as she picked him up into her arms. He squirmed in her embrace, trying to get down. He tugged at her hand, pulling her over to show her what he had been doing. "That's great sweetie," she said as she looked at the blocks he had been stacking in the playroom off the kitchen. She went into the room and sat down with him; picking up the blocks and helping him stack them even higher.
Angie heard Jax's Harley pull up in the driveway of their home. When she had called Jax from her perch overlooking the valley he had wanted to know what was wrong. She told him to meet her at home. Jax could tell by the tone in her voice something was up. The question alone had set him to thinking. He had inquired a little, but she had told him she would fill him in when they both got home. She was in the playroom with Abel and she knew Jax would find them in there together. She had told Nita when she got home that Jax would be home soon and Abel would need a bath and then need to be put to bed. She also told Nita to stay upstairs once Jax got home. She heard the back door open, and when she looked up she saw Jax standing in the door of the playroom.
"Daddy!" Abel screamed and ran over to Jax. Jax scooped him up in his arms and tossed him over his head.
"Hey little man, whatcha doin?" Jax asked him. Putting him back down Abel drug Jax over to where she was to show him the blocks also. Jax sat down on the floor next to her and kissed her cheek, and then turned his attention to Abel. "That's pretty great, big guy. Now, why don't you go take a bath with Nita. We'll come up and say goodnight in a little while." Abel came over and hugged both Angie and Jax and then trotted off with Nita, headed for his room upstairs.
"He's getting so big," Angie commented, as she leaned against Jax. Jax ran his hand gently up and down her arm as they sat there, wondering what it was that Angie had to tell him.
"Yeah, he is. Almost big enough for his own Harley," Jax said. Angie looked at him with a bit of dismay.
"Perhaps he should master a peddle bike before he gets one with an engine," Angie said as she gently punched Jax in the chest.
"So what is this about a road trip?" Jax asked.
Angie's mood became distinctively different. Standing, Angie looked at Jax, "Come on, let's go to the office." Jax got off the floor and slipped his hand into Angie's. Walking through the house, they made their way to the office. Jax closed the door behind them and Angie slid into the couch. "I got a call from Taggert today at the ranch."
"Well that at least tells me where you want to go, what did he have to say?" Jax asked.
"He said the sheriff was out today. It seems they have a lead on who killed my dad and my brothers." Angie said.
"Jesus, Angel. After 2 years? What else did he say?" Jax inquired.
"Nothing else. It is an ongoing investigation. He simply stopped by to let Taggert know they would be back out at the ranch to do some interviews and to look over the feed mill site again." Angie replied.
"So you want to go back to find out what they know? To see that justice is done." Jax stated.
"No, not really Jax. I want to go back to find out who was responsible and kill the son of a bitch." Angie stated. It was a matter of fact statement. No emotion, no hesitation. She got up from the couch and walked across the room to the desk. When she reached the desk she picked up the pack of cigarettes and got one out. She lit it and then turned around and leaned on the desk facing Jax as he continued to sit on the couch.
"I see. You know Angel if I were the one making a statement like that you would talk to me about how it is important to check my feelings at the door. Make a decision based on what will have the best outcome for me and the people important to me." Jax said.
"I know, but this is different. We are talking about the person or persons who took everyone from me." Angie said. The tears were beginning to well up in her eyes. Jax rose from the couch and walked over to the desk. He leaned against the desk next to Angie and took the cigarette from her hand. He took a drag from it and then gave it back to her.
"Angel, they didn't take everyone from you," Jax said as he took her hand and kissed the back of it.
Looking at Jax, the tears slipped from her eyes, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. I just mean they took my family. My father, my brothers. You tell me, what did you want to do when you found out that Gemma was raped? Didn't you want to kill?"
"I did." Jax said. "But in the end you are the one who ended up killing Weston, not me."
"I know, and I would do it again. But I didn't kill him to avenge Gemma, I didn't even know what he had done to Gemma, I did it to save you, and would do it again." Angie said.
"I know Angel. And if this is what you really want, believe me I will help you. We all will. But you have to be sure. Once we go down this path, there is no pulling out at the last moment. It is all the way once we start." Jax stated.
"I know. Jax I can't ask you to ask the rest of the club to help, this is my fight, and you all have worked so hard to change, what I want is not who you are trying to be now for Samcro." Angie said. She took a drag off the cigarette and wiped away the tears on her face.
"Angel, you are part of Samcro, and the guys would do anything to help you. Besides, the club still owes you one. Remember the Maroney family businesses helped the club out with the Zobelle situation. Maybe it is time we repay the favor." Jax said.
"You have to put it to a vote, Jax. You can't just make a decision that you are going to do it. We are talking about stepping back into some old ways of the club. And I will understand if the vote is No. We are talking about a big deal." Angie said.
"Fair enough. We'll talk about it at Church tomorrow night. Take the vote." Jax said. He took the cigarette and took the final drag from it and then put it out in the ashtray on the desk. "So what is your plan."
