Olivia sat on the floor of the cell, her knees pulled up to her chest. She never knew staying in a jail cell overnight would sober you up quicker than anything on this Earth. Dawn was snoring in the corner, curled up on the hard bench provided, Olivia wondered how she could even sleep in these conditions.
The sound of footsteps and keys jingling together made her head turn towards the hallway outside, Hale appeared around the corner.
"Bail has been posted." He informed her, Olivia slapped Dawns shoulder, making her jump awake.
"What's going on?" The youngest Trager slurred, wiping her eyes.
"We've been bailed out." Olivia muttered, shoving her feet back in her heels. Dawn stood from the bench and stretched widely, putting on her own heels as she readjusted her skirt.
"Who bailed us out?" Dawn asked, eyeing Hale. As if on queue Jax appeared from around the corner, a smirk tugging at his lips. Olivia inwardly groaned as Dawn chuckled beside her. "Our own Knight in shining armour!"
"You're not allowed back here, Jax." Hale frowned, shoving the key in the lock.
"How could I have missed this sight?" Jax laughed, gesturing towards the two girls. "You were only in town a few hours from what I hear Dawn."
"Hey, it was Ms. Winston over here who started the whole thing." Dawn laughed again, Olivia sighed in defeat, a smile pulling at her lips. Now that they were getting out she could see the funny side of their situation, plus she was happy she didn't have to deal with Piney yet.
After they had signed papers and collected their things the two girls hopped into Jax's jeep.
"Can you drop me off at the clubhouse?" Dawn asked, flicking through the contacts in her phone. "I could do with a pick me up after that night."
"Sure thing, Opie wants to speak to you by the way." Jax told Olivia, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm not going into the clubhouse yet."
"He's not at the clubhouse, I'm going around to his and Donnas, they're giving me a few things for Abel."
"And you had to tell him that I was locked up for the night?" Olivia groaned, her hangover was still eating at her and her fist was sore from her bruised knuckles.
"Had to tell him I'd be around after I bailed his sister out of jail." Jax was finding this all too funny for Olivias liking.
"Who called you anyway?" Dawn thought out loud, the girls had refused to contact anyone knowing the guys were at patch over and not wanting to deal with Gemma.
"Unser called Clay," Jax answered. "That's why Hale was ratty."
"Hale is always Ratty." Olivia sighed.
Jax dropped Dawn off at TM as discreetly as he could, they had no doubt that Piney would pull Olivia out of the truck by her ear if he knew she was outside.
"So who did you hit?" Jax asked as they pulled off, he was still fighting a smirk.
"That asshole from the bar that was stood across from my apartment that night." The smirk slipped from Jax's face at this.
"What!? What did he do, did he lay a hand on you?"
"Only in self defense." Liv waved it off, she didn't need any more drama over this guy, he was dealt with.
"Liv?" Jax asked seriously, there was a lying threat underneath his tone, not towards her but at the thought of anyone laying a hand on her.
"I pointed him out, he started shooting his mouth so I hit him, he grabbed my hair to pull me off and I bit him." The smile reappeared on Jax's face at the last part, Olivia was always feisty growing up and this wasn't the first time she hit someone who pissed her off but it had been awhile and he thought that stage of her life was all over and done with. He knew Liv had her problems with the club and when she started dating the doctor he was afraid they were going to lose her completely but he couldn't help but be happy that his Liv was still around.
"I'm glad this seems to be making your fucking day." Olivia laughed, she hadn't seen Jax smile this much in God knows how long.
"What's the doc going to think?" Jax couldn't help but ask, his jaw clenched at the thought of the asshole.
"Doesn't matter, we're not together anymore." Olivia mumbled, watching Jax carefully. He really had to fight the smile on his face now.
"Music to my ears." He muttered back making Olivia smile. For the rest of the ride to Opies Olivia focused on the road, nothing more was said between them, each lost in their own thoughts. Olivia needed to have her talk with Jax but at the same time she wished she could avoid it and everything could go back to the way it was before he ever kissed her.
They pulled into Opie and Donnas front yard, Olivia took a deep breath, preparing herself for the berating she was about to get from her big brother and hopped out of the jeep. She groaned at the pain that shot through her feet and decided to take her heels off instead, she really hoped that guys face hurt this morning.
"You're getting yourself locked up now?" Opie appeared from around the corner of the house, arms folded over his bare chest.
"Please, I already feel like I'm doing the worlds worst walk of shame." Olivia pleaded with him, closing her eyes and tilting her head back. "The cell was uncomfortable, I've barely slept, I'm still in last nights clothes and my hand hurts, I've done my time."
"I suppose I'm not really one to talk." Opie sighed, surveying his sister, she looked a mess alright and he knew she'd beat herself up enough about what she did.
"I don't regret it I just regret the whole jail part." Olivia sighed making the two boys laugh.
"Have you talked to Dad yet?"
"Nope, I'm going to avoid that as long as possible too."
"There's some clothes belong to you in the guest room, if you want to change." Donna appeared beside Opie, she looked over her sister in law, concern and sympathy etched on her face. Donna always wanted nothing more than to just take Olivia in and keep her away from the traits of the club. She loved her so much but times like this she really wished the younger girl had better judgement.
"Life saver." Oliva smiled gratefully making her way into the house, it was unusually quiet meaning the kids obviously weren't here, she opened the wardrobe and found some cloth shorts and an old Charming High T-shirt in the wardrobe, pulling them on she searched through the en suite until she finally located a hair tie.
"Knock, knock." Jax called from the bedroom door as he let himself in. "Time to repay the favor." Olivia smiled as he showed her the bag of ice, towel and medical kit he had in his hands.
"It's not that bad." She grinned, lifting up her hand, there was a slight cut and her knuckles were a pale blue and purple but it looked worse than it felt, although the heat was starting to make it throb.
"Does it have it's own pulse?" Jax raised an eyebrow, he had too many of these injuries in his lifetime for her to pawn him off, plus she worked at a bar, if drink got into it'd sting like shit.
Admitting defeat Olivia sat down at the foot of the bed and extended her right hand to him, Jax sat down beside her placing the supplies on the ground in front of him, he wrapped the bag of ice in a towel and placed it on her hand for a few minutes, it was a bit late for ice but it was making the throbbing stop.
"Are you starting things back up with Tara?" Olivias voice was small, she couldn't help herself from asking, not after what Tara had told her yesterday at the hospital.
"What?" Jax stopped what he was doing and looked at her, his eyebrows knitted together. "No, why would you think that."
"Just wondering, she's around Abel just as much as we are." Olivia shrugged, watching her hand laying in Jax's much larger one.
"She's his doctor." Jax laughed. "Where is this coming from, Liv?"
Olivia opened her mouth to answer when the door opened revealing Opie.
"How's the hand?"
"Looks worse than what it feels, Jax is just being dramatic." Olivia teased, rolling her eyes playfully. Opie surveyed his sister and best friend for awhile, Jax cleaned and wrapped Olivias hand, he noticed how gentle he was being with her, Opie had definitely seen a difference in the pair since he got out, he was the one that asked Jax to keep an eye out for Liv when he went inside and he knew from Jax's talk on visiting days that they had grown closer. Actually seeing it for himself was something else and he did wonder for a minute if he had something to worry about. He shook it off as an after thought, knowing Jax wasn't that stupid.
"The stuff is out back when your ready." Opie told Jax, helping him throw the papers in the bin, Olivia was inspecting her new bandage, Jax didn't do a bad job. The three headed outside where the door of the garden shed was stood open, stuff was crammed inside, ready to burst through the planks of wood.
"How did you get all this in here?" Opie asked, sounding half impressed with his wife.
"By myself." Donna teased, smiling widely, Olivia couldn't help but notice how happy her sister in law was, she saw a glimmer of hope for her brothers family as she watched Donna joking with him. Olivia looked awkwardly at the ground as Jax removed his Kutte and pulled his shirt off over his head, she made herself recover before anyone noticed although she could have sworn she saw a slight smirk on Donnas face.
"I can't wait for him to get out of that incubator." Olivia smiled, thinking of the day Abel would be home and she could have cuddles whenever she liked.
"You and me both." Jax nodded, yanking at the playpen he was trying to untangle from the clutter of baby stuff, he laughed out an apology as the playpen came free, bringing some other stuff with it and scattering it around the yard. Olivia let her eyes roam over his biceps as he carried the playpen out to the truck, the reaper tattoo proudly displayed on his back, Opie grabbed a few more things and followed him out.
"D'you want to put your tongue back in your mouth or should I just throw cold water on you?" Donna grinned, talking quietly, Olivia felt her cheeks burning as she looked at her sister in law, her mouth gaping for an answer.
"What's that supposed to mean?" She laughed awkwardly, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
"Don't even try to deny it, I remember that same look on your face when you were sixteen!" Donna laughed, enjoying making Liv uncomfortable.
"Just don't say anything okay, I don't know what's going on right now." Olivia sighed, there was no point in trying to deny it, she was just gonna have to be more careful about who was around when she gawked at Jax.
"Maybe it's just a rebound from Alan." Donna shrugged, she almost sounded hopeful, she loved Jax but her and Opie were struggling and she didn't want this life for Liv.
"Maybe." Liv smiled back, although she highly doubted it.
Once Jax had ignored Donna and Opie's objections and stuffed a wad of money into Donnas hand himself and Olivia were on their way.
"You gotta face Dad sometime." Opie half grinned, the slight humor of seeing your sibling in trouble instead of you never quite wore off.
"And today will not be that day." Olivia grinned back, Gemma had asked her to help out at the stall for her annual fundraiser, she never thought she'd be so relieved to be spending time with Gemma all day. "See you at the fundraiser!"
She saluted her brother and sister in law before hopping into the jeep beside Jax, last nights clothes laying in a pile on her lap, there was a small spray of blood on her top.
"What did you want to talk to me about yesterday by the way?" Jax asked, checking his mirrors as he backed out of Opie's yard. He definitely caught Olivia off guard as she took her time thinking of her answer.
"Just some things, I have to get something to eat and then I'll be with your mom for most of the day and I have work this evening but if you're still around when I get off come over, we'll talk then." She told him, he nodded thoughtfully, wondering what it could be. He knew having Tara around again was playing on her mind, Liv was never her biggest fan but she should know there's no way he could go back there, Tara shattered all of his trust when she left him before. He knew she wasn't capable of being an Old Lady. Plus that kiss he shared with Olivia was still playing on his mind too, it wasn't a spur of the moment thing for him but the way she ran out of the house afterwards made him think she wanted to forget it ever happened.
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The stall was all set up and laid out, apart from Bobby running late for his Elvis impersonation everything seemed to be running smoothly.
"We make a good team, Sweetheart." Gemma smiled, throwing her arm around Olivia.
"Thank God the wind died down, the plates would have been a nightmare." Olivia surveyed, they had trouble trying to keep hold of the paper plates and napkins when they first arrived, the wind carrying them off across the green when it picked up.
"Oh shit," Gemma groaned, Olivia turned to see Bobby jogging slowly over to the stand, Elvis outfit in full swing. "You are late!"
"Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get this into a helmet?" He exclaimed, gesturing to the jet black wig he had on. Olivia turned back to the stall, the crowds were starting to pour in as families arrived for the event, kids were sprinting around all hopped up on sugar while husbands and wives held hands and strolled from stall to stall, Liv smiled to herself as she surveyed the scene before her eyebrows knit together as the smile slipped from her features, she spotted Jax by the back building having a very aggravated conversation with someone she hoped she didn't recognize.
"Is that Kyle Hobart?" Olivia asked, squinting across the green to where Jax had the ex Sons of Anarchy member pinned to the wall by his collar.
"Yeah, came to see his kid play." Gemma sighed, shaking her head slowly to Jax who mad eye contact with his mother before walking away from Hobart.
"The guys passed this?" Olivia asked, a frown creasing her features, Kyle was the reason Opie went to jail, he was his getaway driver and he pussied out and bailed when he heard the sirens meaning he got ex-communicated from the club. Olivia wasn't afraid to admit she wanted him to meet Mr. Mayhem at the time but she didn't get a choice.
"Opie made the decision from what I hear." Gemma was watching the younger girl carefully.
"Donna doesn't know anything about Kyle."
The women got back to work as more people showed up at their stall, selling the goods and putting on welcoming faces to the locals of Charming was easy, a few people came over out of nosiness, Olivia couldn't help but notice some women seemed to shift uncomfortably when their husbands were talking to her and Gemma too long, she knew the stigma the women of the club had. The outsiders didn't know the difference between family members and the Croweaters.
Eventually Jax made an appearance, helping himself to the food they had laid out.
"Kyle's back." Olivia stated, watching Jax's expressions.
"Club vote." Jax shrugged, Olivia looked over Jax's shoulder to her brother who was standing alone watching his family, Donna and the kids were playing near by but he seemed to be struggling to play happy families today, clearly the playfulness from this morning had disintegrated. "I'll go check how he's doing." Jax sighed, following Olivia's line of sight to her older brother. He placed a hand on her waist, gently reassuring her before making his way over to his oldest friend.
Olivia let out a breath before turning back to the stall, she stopped in her tracks when she saw Gemma standing there, arms folded, watching her.
"Something I can help you with?" Olivia asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing at all." Gemma smirked simply before going back to her own work.
"Good, I'm gonna go talk to Donna."
Olivia made her way through the crowds of screaming children before standing beside her sister in law who was watching over them all.
"How's dear old Gemma holding up?" Donna asked sarcastically, smiling slightly.
"Same as usual, I wouldn't let her hear you using the word old though." Olivia grinned back, reaching in her back pocket and pulling out a carton of cigarettes and a lighter.
"Has she figured out you still have the hots for her son?" Donna quipped, making Olivia blush and laugh awkwardly.
"Do people still talk like that?"
"Don't try and change the subject." Donna turned back towards the kids, watching as they sprayed each other with water guns. "Just be careful, Liv."
"Looks like Kenny really knows his way around a gun." Jax called as he made his way over to the women, standing to the other side of Olivia. His words earned him a stern glare from Donna. "I'm kidding!"
"Thanks for the crib money, any little bit helps these days." Donna muttered, kicking a tuft of grass with her shoe.
"Ah don't mention it." Jax shrugged off the thanks, a comfortable silence settled over them before Jax revealed the real reason for his visit. "I know you always had trouble wrapping your head around the MC life but SAMCRO is the only-"
"Your Mom has already given me the SAMCRO is the glue speech." Donna cut him off, her eyes fierce and jaw set. Olivia watched the two silently, she honestly didn't know what advice to give to her sister in law in this situation and she didn't know where Jax was going with this.
"I'm not talking about you and SAMCRO, I'm talking about you and Ope."
"What happens with me and Opie is no ones business."
"You're wrong." Jax shook his head. "He's my best pal, I love that guy more than anyone but I also see what's happening to him, and it scares the shit out of me. Opie can't be half in half out, it'll get him killed."
"I agree with Jax," Olivia said gently, she hated the look of betrayal Donna shot at her. "I've seen what this kind of thing can do to the guys and I don't want that for my big brother, him and Dad are all I've got."
"Then I want him out, that other guy got out." Donna was trying to keep her voice steady as she glared at both of them. Olivia shared a look with Jax, shrugging slightly, she was always on for telling Donna the truth about Kyle.
"Kyle was kicked out." Jax told her. "Y'know why? Cause the night Opie got arrested for blowing up that truck yard Kyle was supposed to be his get away ride, only the asshole panicked when he heard sirens and took off, left Opie behind."
"Opie never said anything!" Donna exclaimed, her bottom lip was quivering now.
"Cause Opie's not a rat."
"And you knew about this?" Donna turned to Olivia, her eyes searching.
"I walked in on a conversation between Dad and Bobby, I swore I wouldn't say a thing." Olivia held up her hands in surrender, her hands were tied there was no way she would risk going behind the clubs back like that, she knew what their word meant to each other.
"Brothers don't turn on each other." Jax stated simply. "He did the time, it's what we do. Opie will never walk away from the club, we both know that. He's like me, it's all we know it's in our DNA, and if you keep pulling him in the other direction... We're not the glue Donna, you are."
And with that Jax turned on his heel and left. Donna stood watching her kids in silence for another few minutes before Olivia decided to speak up.
"Jax is right, Donna. I hate the club and I get where you're coming from one hundred percent, but when you're connected by blood you just can't get away. I can't even imagine what it's like to try and raise kids in this but those guys are just as much family too."
Olivia made her way back to Gemma's stall, she knew the Ice Queen would be ready to tear her a new one if she took too long on her break.
"Glad to see you decided to come back." Gemma quipped, placing her hands on her hips, Olivia rolled her eyes deciding to ignore her. "You got that look on your face again."
"The I'm tired and everyone needs to give me a break look?"
"The heartbroken teenager look." Olivia's jaw set at this, she didn't need anyone snooping around her business at the moment, least of all Gemma Teller.
"You get things right a lot of the time, Gem, but this time you're so wrong."
"If you say so, but if you and Jax are circling each other at long last, I'm kinda on your team." Olivia still refused to look at Gemma, she knew she was just as afraid of Tara coming back on the scene so she took the blessing with a pinch of salt. No one was ever good enough for Gemma's baby, Olivia was just the best of a bad bunch at the moment.
"I gotta go to work in an hour I should probably leave soon." Olivia said, looking to her watch. Gemma surveyed the younger woman but decided not to say anything, Olivia was always good at making up her own mind, plus she knew Liv was tired at the moment, she looked like hell, spending the night in a cell would do that to you.
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Jax's POV;
The guys had tracked Jax and Opie down in the gym of the high school, Opie and Kyle looking a bit worse for wear after their fist fight but the plan was well in order. There was no way Hobart was getting away with still wearing that Reaper tat, he should be grateful enough that they let him walk away with his life.
Tig told them that Clay needed them at the clubhouse, Gemma wasn't gonna be happy. They made their way across the green when the lady in mention pulled him aside.
"You tell Clay I'm not one bit happy about this, you're supposed to be here for another two hours."
"I'll pass on the message." He sighed, tilting his head.
"I've lost Olivia and now you guys too."
"She on the late shift tonight?" He asked, his thumb fiddling with the knife he had strapped to his belt.
"I would think so if she's starting now." Gemma watched her youngest son carefully. "I like Olivia, the girl has balls, I just hope you know what you're doing."
"I'm not doing anything, Ma." Jax rolled his eyes, sighing deeply. "You think Opie wouldn't have knocked me around a bit if I was messing with his baby sister."
"She's a First Nine's daughter, Jackson." Gemma emphasized in a hushed tone, stepping closer to him. "Opie is the least of your worries."
"There's nothing going on anyway, I have to go before Clay becomes my biggest worry."
And with that he set off across the lot after the guys, his brows knitted together. He always cared about Olivia why do people suddenly think now there's an alternative meaning behind it? Sure, he had wanted to kiss her that night, she was the perfect example of an Old Lady, hell she even spent more time in the hospital with Abel than he did but Olivia always had a problem with this life as well and he didn't want them ending up like Opie and Donna. There was still the issue at the back of his mind about what she wanted to talk to him about tonight.
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Olivia's POV;
Olivia groaned as she kicked her apartment door closed behind her, work had been slow but being on your feet for the entire day on top of no sleep was still going to be draining. She pulled her clothes off before hopping in the shower again, still feeling dirty from sitting in the cell the night before.
She was just turning the shower off when a knock sounded through the apartment, in all her tiredness she had forgotten about Jax coming over, she toweled her hair dry quickly and pulled on some pyjama shorts and an old t shirt.
"Gimme a minute." She groaned as Jax knocked again.
"I was just about to leave and let you get some sleep instead." Jax shot her his famous lopsided grin after she pulled the door open. Olivia smiled tiredly before making her way to the kitchen and getting him a beer, she'd be asleep in ten minutes if she drank one right now.
"Best barmaid around." He teased as he accepted the bottle from her, immediately taking a swig from it. "So is this a booty call or?"
Jax laughed as Olivia launched a cushion at his head before taking a seat on the armchair opposite him.
"You wish, Teller." She smirked before turning serious. "Tara, I want to know what the deal is."
"She's Abels doctor, that's all the deal is." Jax sat forward, his elbows resting on his knees as he made careful eye contact with Liv. "My head was a bit messed up when I heard she was back in town but I can't trust her again like I did before, she broke something between us when she left."
"And the kiss?" Olivia couldn't help but look down at her hands as they fidgeted with each other, her heart was pounding in her chest and her stomach felt like it was in a knot, what if it was just that to him? A kiss.
"That wasn't a spur of the moment thing, Liv." Jax said sincerely, still surveying her steadily, her green eyes flashed up to meet his and he was surprised to see the start of tears in them. "I never looked at you in a romantic way, you're hot no one is denying that but when you got with that jackass something shifted. I hated how he treated you and I hated how you forgave him every time. It was the first time I've seen you in a proper relationship and all I knew was I didn't want it to happen and I don't think that would be any different even if he was the King of England."
"Jax if this was all over your alpha territorial traits then..." Olivia trailed off shaking her head, she was so confused by everything and this talk wasn't going how she planned.
"Jesus Christ, Liv, you're not a Croweater, I didn't just kiss you to shut you up, you're not one of those girls."
"Remember that, Jax." Olivia held his gaze this time, squinting slightly. "I'm not one of those girls. I'm a First Nine's daughter, I'm not somewhere for you to keep your dick warm when you're feeling lonely."
"Nice to know that's what you think of me." Jax said, leaning forward more. "I kissed you because I wanted to, because I've wanted to for awhile now, but if you want me to tell you it was all in the moment cause I'm such a man whore then fine, we'll leave it at that."
Jax stood up from his seat, slamming his bottle of beer on the coffee table and making his way to the door.
"Jax!" Olivia called, standing from her seat, Jax turned to see her stood looking at him fiercely with tears in her eyes and he felt himself melt. "You do not get to walk out on me this is not how this works!""You don't think this terrified me too?" He breathed in sharply, trying to get his head straight, his thoughts were swimming from everything he was trying to say and the fact he couldn't concentrate when she was stood in front of him in those damn shorts, her tan legs trailing out of them, her hair still damp from her shower and the fact that she clearly wasn't wearing a bra. "This is bigger than both of us, Liv, I'm just as confused as you are and I gotta think where my next actions are gonna lead me ever single day. That thought never leaves my mind especially since Abel came along."
Olivia stood there looking at him, sniffling quietly as she held the tears at bay.
"Then don't walk out on me, not when I want to help." She sniffled, looking to the ceiling and trying to control her breathing. "Fuck I'm so mad at myself for getting emotional."
Jax breathed out a laugh at this, he walked towards her and scooped her into a bear hug. Olivia snuggled into the warmth of the shirt he was wearing underneath his Kutte, breathing in his scent, his hand travelled up to the back of her head, cradling it while he gently massaged her scalp making her look up at him.
"I hate you." She whispered, a smirk tugging at her lips, Jax smiled back and couldn't resist leaning down, placing his lips on hers for the second time. This kiss was slower, more careful, but then it changed and became hungrier as Olivia nipped at his bottom lip. He ran his tongue along her lip, she opened her mouth granting him access. He almost came there and then when she moaned almost inaudibly into him, her hands coming up to loop around his neck, Jax let his hands run down her body, feeling every curve the Prospects obsessed over at the club. He gripped her bum tightly before squatting down to hook his hands around her thighs, she jumped at the same time never breaking the kiss as her legs wrapped around his toned waist.
He carried her to her bedroom, kicking the door closed behind him, throwing her down on the bed, he left her lips and began travelling along her jawline and down her neck. He smiled to himself when he heard her moan as he nipped the right place just below her ear.
Olivia pushed against his shoulders making him stand upright, she knelt up on the bed as she pushed his Kutte down his arms, making eye contact with him as she dipped down to lift his shirt and run her tongue along the waist of his jeans, licking up every ab as she brought his shirt with her.
Jax let his head tilt back and his hand knot in her hair, he had no doubt that this girl was going to be the death of him.
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Authors Note;
So it finally happened! This was more of a filler chapter and it was a little bit harder to write than the others but at least Jax and Olivia gave into each other!
Now what will everyone else have to say about the pairing... Let me know your thoughts on Piney and Opies reactions and even Gemma and Clays! I'm sure Tara won't go quietly either!
Also a small trial at Jax;s POV in there, I only did it because I knew Gemma would have some pearls of wisdom for her son but if it's something you want to see more of let me know.
Once again your response to this story has done nothing other than put a smile on my face! Keep the reviews coming in guys I love love love hearing your thoughts and opinions!
Also, if there any other Jax/OC fics you're reading at the moment let me know, I love finding a good fanfiction I can get stuck into, or if you're writing one yourself let me know and I'll take a look!
Love, Always x
