A/N (( You guys ar amazing! Here's another chapter for you guys. I honestly think this was the best chapter in my opinion.
I do not own Jax or any Samcro members even though I really wished I did. I only own my own characters such as Gia, her family, Valerie, and Owen.))
"So where are we going?" Jax asked as he slammed the passengers side door shut. It wasn't that he was nervous about where she was taking him, rather that he was wanting to know more about Gia. Who was this guy that she was going on a date with? What did that have to do with him? And why in the world had Valerie decided that he needed to know? It was not any of his business. But honestly he was grateful for the weird woman. He was glad that she could see something that Gia herself couldn't seem to see. She saw how he felt about her best friend and was here do something about it. She came to make sure it was his business who the hell she was out with.
"Don't worry about that right now, Sugar." Valerie said as she pulled out of the lot and out onto the street. "Now look here. I'm going to be telling you some things about Gia and what's going on in here life that I personally think you should no. But before I do just that, we're gonna have a little agreement. You will tell me the absolute truth, anything I want to know. You don't get the gossip until I know for sure you agree to it."
"Yeah, sure whatever." Jax mumbled. He didn't exactly hear what she said after she mentioned Gia's name. "Can you just get on with it?"
"Impatient now, aren't we?" Valerie smirked and shook her head. She opened her mouth to say something but stopped short, declaring it something that didn't need to be said. "Look, Gia is on her way to this restaurant to meet this guy, Owen. He's a good guy, a Gynecologist, which means he's got money. Really smart guy, close to his mom, blah blah blah. A real good guy, the type of guy Gia should be with."
"I don't see what this has to do with me, Darlin'."
"I'm getting there!" Valerie snapped as she made a sharp left turn onto the Main Street. "Like I said, he's a real good guy, but I can't help but feel like he's not the one for her even though he's totally her type. I did some reverse psychology on her to make her believe that she was just scared of getting her heart broken. In reality, we all know that she's secretly wanting to be with you instead of him. In some twisted way, the bad boy, which is you, is the perfect guy for her. She just doesn't know it."
"Bad boy?" Jax asked. "I don't know what you're talking about.."
Valerie scoffed and glared at him. "What did I say earlier, huh? I said complete honesty. I know all about your little club and gun running, even your little stints in prison. Yet, against my better judgement, here I am. I just want my friend to be happy, and you're the way she's going to be happy. Now, I'm not promising that she's gonna just get with you, it's going to take some time."
"And if she declines me as soon as I walk in?" Jax asked. "Then what do we do? Just give up."
"She's not gonna say no, she'll definitely be shaken up." Valerie sighed. "If I know my best friend like I think and know I do, you'll for sure plant a seed in her mind. And what happens to seeds that you plant? They grow."
Jax chuckled and shook his head. This Valerie character really was something else. In the back of his mind, he knew she'd make the perfect old lady. Sexy, smart, and caring. She showed him in the small ten minutes they'd been in the car that she was a ride or die, doing anything for her friends and family. He'd admired that, and honestly wished that she'd been the one that he'd had wanted to be with. But oh well, you can't change who you develop feelings for.
It was silent in the car for a while, a comfortable silence. They'd concentrated on the sound of the car on the street and the passing images of the scenery outside of their windows. Soon, Valerie sighed as she pulled into a restaurant parking lot, somewhere Jax wasn't familiar with. It was the type of place that the suit wearing locals decided to eat. It was under no circumstance the type of place a biker would be. "Why we here, Darlin'?"
Putting the car into park and taking the key out of the engine, she leaned back in her set and sighed. "Gia is in there with her date right now. You, my friend, are going to stroll in there casually and crash their date."
"That's not my type of place, Val." he stated. "What would I look like in there? What would I say if she asks me why I'm there? Can't say that I'm in there to get some dinner, now can I?"
"I swear I gotta do everything myself." Valerie rolled her eyes and opened her door. After a while, she bent down and stared at him through the window. "You gonna sit there all night or are you going to escort me to dinner?"
Jax cursed himself for ever getting into the car as he opened the door and stepped out. Rounding around the car and meeting up with Valerie, they walked through the front doors of the restaurant. The inside was packed with people, all of them either wearing a suit or dress. Immediately Jax began to feel uncomfortable. It was obvious to both him and the people dining that he didn't belong. Stuck out like a sore thumb, actually. "What's the plan?"
Valerie looked around the room and pointed to a table in the corner. "There they are." She thanked her lucky stars that they hadn't spotted the two of them walk through the door. They made this whole plan that much easier. "We'll sit ourselves, Thank you." she snapped at the matron as they passed. "Act natural." she whispered to Jax.
'Oh yeah, 'cause I just come here all the damn time,' Jax thought, rolling his eyes.
The closer they got to the table, the more his heart sped up in his chest. He'd never felt this other than when he was doing a job for the club. He laughed slightly on the inside. If the guys could see him now, losing his shit over some girl. He may have been the President now, but he sure was acting like a goddamm Prospect.
"Oh, Gia!" Valerie squealed with they where standing directly infront of their table. "I didn't know you were gonna be here tonight! What a conincidence, right Jax?" she said as she turned and glared at him, daring him to go against her. She returned her gaze to the couple when he nodded, a large smile planted on her face. "This must be Owen! God, you are to die for."
Gia was flabbergasted. She was in the middle of laughing at one of Owen's jokes, then suddenly Valerie and... Jax was standing before their table. "Valerie what are you doing here with.. Jax?" she asked, taking a sip of her wine. She was obviously shaken up with seeing the both of them together but didn't want them to know it. For as far as they both knew it, she had clearly stated that she and Jax were only friends. No need to pay any mind to them, right?
Owen stared back and forth between the couple and his date. There was obviously something going on that shouldn't. He didn't know if it was going on with this blonde woman, Valerie. Or if if was with the tall blonde man with his hair slicked back. Owen knew that this was planned. Nobody could deny that the man wouldn't have shown up at this restaurant on any given day. "What's going on here?"
"Yeah, that's what I'd like to know. I didn't know you guys were dating." Gia said, her tone leaning more to hurt than curiousity like she wanted it to be.
Valerie wrapped her arms around Jax's torso and giggled. "I mean, I kind of didn't want to at first, but then I came to my senses. Who wouldn't want to date Jax? He's sweet, charming, and super funny."
Jax inwardly rolled his eyes at her, she was doing way to much. But he had to hand it to her, she was a great actress. Although it may have been way to much, she made it seem like it was only part of her personality.
"Riiiight..." Gia dragged out. Then she had set down her wineglass and returned her attention to Owen. Without even sparing them a glance, she said "Well it was nice seeing you and I hope that you guys have a nice dinner. Anyway Owen, tell me about your job again."
"U-Uh.." Owen stuttered, flickering his gaze between his date and her friends. "Do you guys want to join us?" he asked. "We haven't got our food yet, I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to move to a bigger table."
Valerie's eyes lit up, everything was falling into place. "That would be just... Phenomenal!" she squealed and gestured for the matron to come and escort them to their new table. Then as Owen and Gia stood up, Valerie dragged Owen by his arm to their new table, filling his ear with mindless chatter.
"I didn't know you had a thing for Valerie." Gia said to Jax as they walked side by side behind Valerie and Owen.
Jax smirked and placed a hand on the small of her back. Leaning down to her ear, he whispered. "You jealous, Darlin'?"
Shocked, Gia pushed him away by his chest. As she fiddled with her hoop earring, she shook her head. "Not all all. It's just that you didn't seem all that into her the other week at the bakery. You know, when she was throwing herself at you."
"Well let's just say that I caught her."
Stopping in her tracks, she glared at the back of his head as he continued on to their booth. Was this really happening right now? The other day at the bakery, he'd made it seem like he wasn't at all that interested in her when she introduced herself. He'd simply, in her opinion, been friendly and shook her hand. But here they are, on a date? She honestly didn't know how to feel, mad or sad? Betrayed? How could Valerie do this to her? She'd gone and said that she backed off because Jax had feelings for her. If that was true, then why was she here with him right now? Backstabbing Bitch.
"You gonna stand there all night or join us?" Jax asked as he threw his arm over Valerie's shoulders, who in turn snuggled herself into his chest. Smirking at her reaction, he turned and whispered something into Valerie's ear, making her giggle.
Gia huffed as she sat down next to Owen. She was over this whole night already. What she wanted right now was to get her food to go and have Owen drop her off at her house. She really wanted to be alone right about now. She didn't know who to trust anymore.
Gia rolled her eyes for what seemed like the fiftith time for the night. The group had just finished their food and were waiting for the check to make its way to their table. For the last hour, she had to endure listening to Valerie's high pitched giggles as Jax rubbed his beard against her face. Secretly, Gia hoped that somehow the friction between their faces would set his beard on fire... and Val's blonde hair.
"Let's go out and get some ice cream?" Owen asked. "I know this real good ice cream parlor." For the last hour he'd been having the time of his life. Gia wanted to throw when she found out how well he and Jax were getting along. He would ask Jax about motorcycles and in turn Jax would promise he would check out his convertible.
Gia rolled her eyes, again, and shook her head when everyone else agreed. "I'd rather not, I'm really tired."
"Okay, I'll take you home, then." Owen said. "Good food like this sure could take the energy right out of you."
"Yeah.." she mumbled. "Before we go, Valerie can you come with me to the ladies room?"
"What is it with women and going to the bathroom together?" Jax asked playfully, laughing along with Owen. The two hadn't given them a second glance as the two woman headed towards the bathroom on the other side of the restaurant.
"So how's your date with Owen?" Valerie asked as she pulled the door to the bathrooms open and stepped inside. "He seems like a real nice guy, really looks like he likes you too. And he's totally hot!" Valerie paused when she turned to see the expression on her best friends face, anger. "What's your problem?" she asked.
"You know exactly what my problem is." Gia accused. "What the hell are you doing here with Jax? I thought you weren't going to be involved with him, remember?" Gia felt tears prickling in the back of her eyes, but she willed them to stay inside. "But yet here you are, with Jax. Were you thinking that I wouldn't care? Damn Val, really?"
Valerie scoffed and leaned towards the mirror as she applied more lip gloss to her face. "What? We're two adults out on a date. What's the problem? Last time I checked, I didn't have to come to you and ask for your approval to on a date."
"But he's my friend-"
"Is that what's really going on here, Gia?" Standing chest to chest, Valerie's green eyes narrowed down at her best friend. "Or is it that you're jealous? You're jealous that here I am with a guy that you want to be here with? Admit it. Admit that you wished that it was you that had his arm wrapped around. Admit that you wish that he was the one that was giving you all this attention. Admit that you damn sure don't want to go home with Owen. No, you want Jax to take you home, don't you?"
"You're going home with Jax?" she asked.
Valerie shook her head and laughed, pushing past her towards the door. "God, you're so pathetic." she threw over her shoulder.
