Okay so I lied, I didn't update soon, life kind of got in the way of updating this and my other stories, and I'm so so sorry, appreciate everyone that's stuck by waiting for this.
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Chapter Four: Calm Before The Storm

Jayden woke up when sunlight streamed in from the window and fell across her face. With a whimper she turned and burrowed herself until Jax's chin, her hands tucked in between them. His hand automatically smoothed down her spin before his fingers tucked into the top of her underwear at the back. She jerked back when she realised what was happened and frowned as she fully regained consciousness and remembered the night before. With a sigh she carefully scooted out from under his arm making sure she didn't wake him up. She was in no mood to have the Tara conversation with him this early in the morning or at any time if she was honest with herself. When Tara left after High School she spent two years having the same conversation over and over with him before he realised booze and sex were the better option of burying his feelings. She wasn't about to have the same conversation 10 years later, he was a full grown man he could make his mistakes all by himself.

Treading softly across the floor she grabbed Jax's t-shirt and her jeans off the floor, pulling them swiftly on followed by her boots and jacket, she snuck a peek at Jax and saw him shifting uncomfortable in his sleep and decided to forgo the shower in favour of waiting until she was home fearing she would wake him up.

Slipping out of the room she clicked the door shut silently and made her way past the bedrooms, almost colliding with Bobby who was making his way out of his own room. He stepped back slightly startled unused to other people being at awake at this time before giving her a rare smile, seemly amused at her near walk of shame out of the building.

"Hey, kid. Where you off to this early?"

She shifted nervously as she glanced back at the door she just exited from, "Eh, just home."

He frowned having caught her glance before giving her appearance a once over and concluded, "You and Jackson have a fight?"

She gaped at him for a moment having no idea how he always knew when they had had a fight, "How in the hell?"

He smirked a little wrapping a hand around her wrist in order to gently tug her along behind him, "You never miss out on breakfast, kid. Never seen anyone eat so much in the morning as you."

She scoffed in disbelief believing that he had completely forgotten who he lived with, "Don't lie, Bobby. The guys eat way more than me."

He gave no reply other than a short chuckle as he continued to pull her though the clubhouse, outside and then over to his motorbike. She pulled her arm back sharply and stopped short, frantically shaking her head when she realised his intention was to escort her onto the back of his bike. There was no way in hell she was getting on that thing, Bobby's bike reminded her of well Bobby and she got enough looks for riding on the back of Jax's bike never mind rolling through town with her almost Uncle.

"No, no and no!"

Bobby rolled his eyes feeling utterly amused that a girl that had spent almost her entire life surrounded by bikes was so scared to ride on one, "C'mon now. I'm going for the good shit."

She scowled at him and he stared back calmly, she glanced over her shoulder again before letting out a groan of defeat as her stomach grumbled in demand of food and climbed onto the back of the motorcycle wrapping her arms securely around his waist. Sure didn't feel as nice as being wrapped around Jax that was for damn sure. Too bad he was being a total and utter idiot.

The ride with Bobby cleared her head as anytime with him did; he never pushed her for conversation or ask her constantly what she was thinking about. Mostly because they had never took the time to get to know each other all that well. Sure along with Piney they had practically been better Dad's to her other than her own father but she didn't share her secrets with him or come to him with her problems, he was just a nice constant reminder than if she needed someone he'd be around. There had always been comfortable silence between the two, nothing to worry or stress about, no forced conversation or attempts at bonding. They were quite happy to just coexist in each other's company.

However realising that she was once again pulling up to the garage entrance was another story, she could spot Jax working outside and just like that her tiny shred of peace was shattered into a million little pieces. She wished that Bobby would have just dropped her off at her house like she'd asked or over where her car was parked so she had the opportunity to sneak away.

Although as luck would have it Gemma had apparently brought around her car as it was parked just outside. She pondered for a moment how exactly the older woman had got a hold of her keys but pushed it aside when she realised she had given her ample opportunity to escape. However Bobby had other plans and pulled right up next to Jax who spotted her immediately. Jayden decided right then and there that he secretly hated her and wanted to see her suffer in any way possible.

Jax looked up and saw the two pull in his forehead creased in frustration and relief at seeing Jayden safe but apparently avoiding him. He found himself more than a little pissed off that she didn't even bother to leave a note or at least answer one of his many phone calls to let him know she hadn't been kidnapped from right under his nose. He also didn't like the fact that she willingly got onto Bobby's bike but he had to practically hog tie her to get her on his. He watched as she hopped off the back and started walking towards her car without a word to anyone. Immediately he set off after her ignoring Bobby's advice to leave her be, wrapping an arm around her waist he pulled in the direction of the clubhouse.

Jayden allowed herself to be led by Jax gritting her teeth the whole way so she wouldn't say anything that might egg him in into having their evidently long overdue conversation. Once they reached the rest of the group she detangled herself and practically plastered herself to Juice's side, seeking refugee and listening to the groups idle chit chat to avoid going back to Jax's dorm room with him. Juice felt tense beside her and for one single moment she was led to believe it was due to her closeness but the next words out his mouth squashed that belief like a bug.

"Hale's got a warrant to search our warehouse."

Everyone let out a single disgruntled groan at that and the atmosphere officially altered to a decidedly more aggressive tone informing Jayden they'd a whole lot more than guns to hide; looking over to Clay who had his eyes closed in exasperation confirmed her theory. Moving her gaze to Jax she found him staring back at her unflinchingly but there was something new in his gaze that she didn't quite understand and apparently she wouldn't for awhile because she didn't intend to have any deep conversation with him any time soon. She was notorious in saying things in the heat of the moment that she later lived to regret and she didn't feel up to making heartfelt apologies about Tara of all people. She watched as Clay, Bobby and Jax made their way outside to church with Juice quietly following behind them with a sad smile in her direction.

Jayden scoffed as she took in the scene before her. Jax and Tara were sitting together, arms pressed closely against each others as they spoke quietly. If she found it hard to believe before that nothing was going on with them before she wouldn't believe a word of it now. She felt like she'd been transported back to when they had been dating and from the look on Jax's face he felt the same way, he was getting pulled back in and she wondered how long it would last this time around before she was picking up the pieces of his shattered heart again.

She cleared her throat to announce her presence and both looked up at her with identical deer in the headlights expressions. She arched an eyebrow as she looked from one to the other and if she wasn't mistaken both took on guilty expressions further leading her to believe that something more had happened than a near kiss.

Tara shifted nervously in her seat before offering her a small smile, "Hey, Jay Jay."

Jayden scowled darkly at her, "Its Jayden."

Jay Jay had been Tara's nickname for her when Tara had been dating Jax all those years ago and Jayden had put up with it for Jax's sake although she hated it because it made her seem even younger than she was, she believed it was Tara's way of reminding Jax that she was a few years younger than them. However those days of doing things just to please him were over, especially when it involved this woman. She was second fiddle to no one, not this time around.

Jax coughed looking more and more uncomfortable as he glanced between the two of them before giving Tara a pointed look, "You should probably get going."

She nodded softly not even bothering to argue, "Yeah, I'm, uh, late for rounds actually."

With that she stood and swiftly walked away flinching away from Jayden's cold look, something the other girl took slight smug satisfaction in. Tara talked big game back in the day but unlike Jayden she wasn't always up to backing them up. Jax stood and moved closer to Jayden who in turn took another step back avoiding physical contact with him. She shook her head at him and let out a disappointed sigh when she realised he'd probably been spending his whole time here prancing after Tara instead of visiting his son.

"How's Abel? Been to see your son lately? Hell, have you even checked on Wendy yet?"

Without another word she turned on her heel and walked away. Jax sighed deeply watching her form disappear around the corner as swiftly as she had come. She didn't approve and he knew it, he wondered why she was holding her tongue on the matter though, she'd always been open about her opinions in the past. One of the things that had drawn him to her was that she was always quick to call him on his bullshit but this time it seemed different and it gave him cause for concern. Somehow he knew it was just the calm before the raging storm.

Still rather short but I thought some was better than nothing. R&R, please and thanks.