...Chapter 2...

As soon as Stephanie got into Charming the next day, driving non-stop, minus the quick bathroom stops and a few fast food detours, it was in the afternoon, and she pulled into the diner on Main Street, then called a number on her phone.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Jax."

"Hey, Steph... what's up? You didn't call me back yesterday."

"Yeah, about that." she paused. "Actually, I'm in town."

"You are?" he sounded surprised. "Where?"

"At the diner... because I'm a little hungry."

"A'ight." he chuckled. "I'll meet you in a little bit."

"Okay." she told him, then hung up the phone. She got out of the car and walked in, then got a table, and ordered her food. By the time Jax walked in, Stephanie was already eating. He spotted her at a booth and sat with her. "Hello." she said, softly.

"So I talked to you for like two seconds... what made you come down without me telling you the reason?"

"My mother." she paused. "She told me that Ope was in Stockton with Donna and the kids."

"Oh, yeah." he nodded. "That's what I was gonna tell you, but like I said, you never called me back."

"Yeah, I'm sorry."

"It's all right."

"So can you tell me what's going on? Because my mother didn't go into detail."

"I can't." he slightly shook his head.

"Okay, fine." she groaned, eating a fry.

"Hey, Steph?" she looked at him. "Don't take this the wrong way, but you look like shit."

She laughed. "Yeah, I haven't slept yet and I'm totally drained." she shrugged. "I just had to hurry and get here."

"So, you still with Kozik?"

"Well, it's hard to tell right now... he's pissed that I'm here." she paused. "What about you?"

"Tara came back from Chicago."

"Oh, cool... hey, how's Abel?"

"He's really good and he'll be getting out of the hospital tonight, so Mom is throwing a welcome home party at my house."

"That's great... I might have to come by and party, so I can see the little guy."

"You should." he nodded, then she yawned, making him laugh. "But first... maybe you should get some sleep."

"Yeah, maybe I'll get a motel or something." Jax frowned. "What?"

"You're not staying at some motel."

"Then where do you suggest I stay, Jax?"

"At the clubhouse." she thought about it, then nodded, and pushed her plate away. "You done?" he asked, looking at her odd selection of food.

"Yeah."

"Okay, let's go." he got out of the booth and put fifteen dollars on the table, as Stephanie scooted out, then when she was out, he gave her a hug. "I'm glad you're here." she just nodded into his chest, smelling the familiar scent of leather on his cut, then started to cry. "Hey, what's wrong?" he backed up to look at her, then wiped her tears away with his thumbs. "What is it?"

"J- just smelling your cut, the leather, reminds me of Koz... he wasn't just pissed that I left, but we got into a huge fight."

"Did he hurt you?"

"Maybe just emotionally, but I know he'd never actually hurt me."

"Good." Jax nodded, letting go of her. "Because I'd kill him."

"Yeah... Hap already had that conversation with him."

"Okay, so are you all right to drive?"

"Yeah." she nodded. "Because I'm not leaving my Maserati here." she laughed. "Are you crazy?"

Jax smiled. "All right then, follow me." she nodded, then they walked out of the diner. As Stephanie got into her car, Jax got on his bike, then he rode off, with her close behind him.

Koz bursted through the door. "Katie!" he looked around, but didn't see her. "Katie!"

She ran out of her room. "What? What is it?"

"I want you to go down to Charming and watch her."

"What?" she looked at her brother incredulously. "Koz, have you lost your damn mind?"

"No, I haven't."

Katie laughed. "She's your Old Lady... you go watch her."

"Oh, come on."

"What? Don't you trust her? She's not going to do anything, even after your little bitch-fit yesterday, she still loves you."

"Maybe she does." he shrugged. "Maybe she doesn't."

"No, ass... she does." Katie shook her head. "God, you're an idiot."

"Well, what the hell am I supposed to think? Huh? Her whole family shuts her out, then when something goes down that they can't handle, they call her up, and she goes running. You think I like the way they've hurt her?"

"What's the difference? You did last night."

"I was trying to prove a point, but she still left me."

"Okay... wait." she held up her hand. "Stop, I'm confused... first you were talking about me watching her because you don't trust her for whatever silly reason, but now, you're going on about her family." she paused. "What's this really about?"

Koz sat down with his head in his hands. "I think I'm losing her Katie... these past few months, she's been distant and I don't know what's going on." he looked back up at his sister. "It's that and with her being in Charming, I can't lose Steph, like I lost Amy... with either reason, I just can't."

Katie sat down next to him and rested her hand on his shoulder, remembering Amy and what she knew of her. She was Koz's high school sweetheart and he went to one of the SOA parties in Washington, out on the lake. Amy was talking to Tig at the time, since Tig was Koz's best friend, visiting him for a few weeks, and she wanted to get to know him, while Koz was getting her a drink.

All of a sudden, shots rang out, and Tig immediately shielded Amy from the bullets, landing on top of her. When he finally got up, he noticed that Amy wasn't moving and realized that when they went down, the back of her head hit a sharp rock, killing her, and Koz has never really forgave Tig for it. Katie on the other hand, looked at it like Tig tried to save her and she died on accident, but she also had a 'thing' for Tig, which usually clouded her judgement.

Katie got up and grabbed something out of her desk and sat back down. "I get that you're worried about Stephanie being in Charming, but you're not gonna lose her."

"Oh yeah? And how do you know that?"

"Because of this." she held up what she was holding and Koz's eyes widened as he looked at the ultrasound scan. "This is why she's been a little distant."

"She's." he ran his fingers through his hair. "Whoa, she's..."

Katie nodded. "Twelve weeks."

Koz took the scan out of Katie's hand and he smiled. "Oh, my God... is this for real? I'm going to be a father?"

"Yep and I'm gonna be an aunt." she paused, seeing the happy look on his face. "You can keep that by the way, it's one of the very first pictures of him or her, but Steph told me that she has, like four more."

Koz gave Katie a hug. "Thanks, Sis." she nodded, then he let go, and put the ultrasound scan in the front pocket of his cut as he stood up. "I need to go down there and say I'm sorry."

"Really? I'll go with you."

"Okay, I'll go to the clubhouse and you start packing, then I'll come back, and we'll go."

"Okay." Katie smiled. "And congrats on the baby... my niece or nephew."

"Thank you." he nodded, then walked out the door, leaving Katie's apartment.

A/N: Okay peeps... I may have done a switcheroo, but until season 3, we won't find out what beef is really going on between Kozik and Tig, but like I said, this is completely AU, to go the way that I want and in this story, it's Koz who's pissed at Tig, and now you know why. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to R&R! Thank you, Peeps!