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CHAPTER 3
DON'T START

Jo quickly got into her daily routine. She took Opie's kids to school in the morning then she went to Jax, picked up Abel – they agreed she would be with the baby until she was in town because Jax didn't want a stranger taking care of his son and Gemma hadn't got time. Of course, Tara wasn't thrilled about the idea but she got no word in it.

Jo sat in the garage, watching Half Sack beating some guy in the ring when her phone rang.

„Hallo?"

„Hey, Joanie," Peter greated her from the other end.

„Oh, hey," she said a little ashamed that she forgot to call for 4 days.

„Just thought I'd check if everything was okay," Peter said harshly.

„I'm sorry I didn't call. It's just that you know, having two kids and a baby around is pretty much a full time job," Jo explained, making a face when Half Sack kicked out the other guy, blood spitting around.

„A baby? What baby?"

„Jax's. He didn't want a stranger and I'm here anyway."

„So he's got a wife…" Peter tipped.

„No. The girl was a junkie. Abel barely made it through," Jo shuddered as she talked, thinking about her own mother.

„Then Jax is alone," Peter asked, making Jo wonder where he headed with this.

„It's complicated," Jo answered unsure. „Are you jealous?"

„No," Peter answered way too quickly. „I trust you."

„Okay," Jo said, thinking she'd better leave it there because she didn't want to get into the Jax conversation with Peter.

„I'll go for the weekend, okay?"

„Sure," Jo nodded, moving her eyes to the yard, trying to see who the others crowded around.

„I'll call you," Peter groaned frustrated, realizing Jo didn't pay attention to him anymore.

„I gotta go. Love you," Jo ended the call quickly, seeing it was Opie who came.

Everybody crowded around him, hugging, saying they were happy he was back. Jo stood silently a few feet away, waiting until everybody greeted their friend. She felt her heart broke when she finally saw his face. Her once funny, always smiling friend became a broken man full of sorrow.

She stepped to Opie and hugged him tightly. What could she possibly say that could make his loss less painful? That she was sorry Donna got in the crossfire? Or that she felt his pain? She couldn't even look into his eyes without thinking about the Club killed his wife. His own family took one of the most important person away from him.

„Do you wanna go for a ride?" Jax asked, seeing her uneasiness.

„What about Abel?"

„Gemma will take him," Jax said, giving Jo her helmet.

„I shouldn't have told you," Jax said.

They were at the cliffs again, watching the sun going down.

„No, it's okay," she shook her head. „You had to talk about it. Nobody should hold a secret like this. It would have eaten you up alive."

„Yeah, so it's killing you, too," Jax smiled at her bitterly.

„I'm a tough girl. Plus, I won't have to see him everyday. I'll leave at the weekend," she shrugged, feeling releaved that she didn't have to face Opie day after day, lying through her teeth like Jax had to.

„You didn't change your mind," Jax said and it was more like a statement than a question.

„About what?" Jo looked at him confused.

„About staying."

„Why would have I?"

„I don't know. It was good to have you around," he shrugged, looking away.

„I have a life, Jax. And you have Tara," Jo said.

„What's going on with you two?" she asked after Jax didn't say anything.

„We are trying to work that out," Jax sighed, running his hand through his hair.

„I can see it's going quite well," Jo made a face.

Tara was a pain in the ass. She did anything to make Jo feel unwelcomed. Jo never really understood the hatred of Tara. After all she was the one who was left behind when Tara bounced into their life and not the other way.

„Can we not start this now, Raven? I've already had enough without you trashing Tara again," Jax growled.

„Don't bite my throat, Teller. It isn't my fault if you got problems with her," Jo glared at him.

„Whatever. Come on, I'll take you home."