"Ye done?" Chibs asked as I got out. I grabbed my green jacket and my sunglasses;
"Yeah, let's go." I drove the Comet and he trailed behind me. I parked next to Gemma's car and grabbed my backpack before getting out. I stroke my hair out of my eyes and looked around, besides me and Chibs the place was pretty much deserted.
"Come." He placed his hand on my lower back and we walked to the clubhouse. As we opened the door and got inside I was met by balloons and people yelling; "SURPRISE!"
What the hell?
"What's going on?"
"Happy birthday lassie." Chibs kissed my cheek and laughed at my expression, I had pretty much forgotten what day it was. Jax came over, carrying Able on his shoulders; "Happy birthday sis!" He said with a smile that made him almost look like his old self again. After his warm hug and Able's tiny voice saying; "Happy birthday Aunty Hannah!" everyone came over to me, hugging me and handing me presents. They had placed all the small coffee tables together to form one long table and placed chairs around it. Gemma and Chucky came out of the kitchen; "Cake is served! Everybody sit down!"
"Come and sit here, you are the guest of honor." Tig shoved me to the head of the table and all I could do was follow his lead and sit down. I was served a big slice of cake, Gemma always tried to feed me, claiming I looked to skinny even though I probably weighed the same as her.
"This is delicious Gemma! You've really outdone yourself!" I poured my gratitude over her and she smiled back; "Anything for you sweetheart." We ate and drank and everyone seemed to forget their own troubles for some time. When I was completely full and my pants felt a bit too tight I excused myself and made my way into my brother's old dorm. They had kept it the way he had left it before he went to prison and this room was where I felt the closest to him.
"Hi big brother, it's me. You missed my birthday. I think you would have loved the cake, Gemma really outdid herself this time. Thank you for giving me this family. I don't know what I would have done without them. You know what happened to me today? I ran into a person I'm not sure is from earth. And I talked to him, a good minute before I realized that I didn't know him. Well done huh? Oh, you should see the kids, they are growing like trees! Kenny has almost passed Ellie and me by now, they sure got your genes when it comes to height. Ellie is doing so good in school again, I wasn't sure she would handle what happened to you, seeing how long it took after Donna, but she really stepped up her game. We miss you, you know?" My lips started to tremble and I lowered my head into my hands and cried for a minute or two before I got up from the edge of the bed where I had been sitting. I walked into the bathroom and rinsed my face, when I stood up straight and removed the towel from my eyes I saw him again, Loki, he was standing behind me so I quickly turned around and this time he stayed.
"Cute speech. Whom were you talking to?"
"My brother. This was his room."
"I can tell, it smells too much man to be yours."
"What do you want Loki?" He smirked at me, I could feel my own mouth smiling back in response; "That's better, no need to cry, I'm sure your brother is having a good time." Then he giggled;
"What is this place? It feels so violent and filled with testosterone."
"It's a motorcycle club. It's my family."
A knock on the door startled us both. He winked at me and with a small bow on his head he turned and disappeared.
A soft knock on the door and Jax's blonde hair peaked through the door; "You all right?"
I shook my head, so he sidestepped in and closed the door behind him and gave me one of his bear hugs.
"I miss him so much Jax."
"I know darlin' me too." He walked over to the bed where I had just been sitting and patted beside him, as I sat down he threw an arm around me and we just sat in silence, remembering our brother and best friend.
"Won't Tara be mad that you are in here with me?" I knew things were shaky between them again. She had also managed to make enemies with Gemma, not a very wise call but I tried to stay out of it the best I could. Though I had told Jax he could always crash at my place if he needed to get away, it had happened more than once in the past, both before she left and after she got back. She seemed to tolerate me only because she knew Jax would never stop caring for me.
"Nah, don't worry about it." He shrugged and changed the subject; "You are doing a great job, helping Lyla with the kids so much. I can see how much they all love you."
"Yeah maybe, I love them too but I'm not the mother type Jax, I'm the weird Aunt that sometimes goes for days without contacting the outer world. I'm going to be alone forever."
"Don't stress it, someday you will find someone too.' He rubbed my shoulder; 'feeling better?"
"Yeah."
"Let's go out to the others, I'm sure they miss us by now." He grabbed my hand and we walked out to our big dysfunctional family in the common room.
Well, I think we are up and rolling on this one, as usual; I don't own anything Marvel or Sons-related. Oh, I noticed yesterday that on Chapter one, I forgot to tell you that it had been a few weeks since the prologe, this has now been fixed. Hope you liked it and I'll see you soon!
Love D