STATE OF AFFLICTION

by: rockrevival

Author's Note: I, in no way, own Sons of Anarchy. I wish I did though. I only own my own characters and anything else you do not recognize. Now on to the story...

Chapter Eight: A True Friend is a Rare Bird

It was a rough to say the least.

Last night the Mayans shot Cameron Hayes with a bullet that was meant for Clay's head. They had to patch him up in the clubhouse chapel with medical supplies they didn't have readily handy.

Jax was supposed to get them from Tara but he didn't show up with the much needed supplies until the next morning.

Clay had his own problems to deal with and the last thing he wanted to hear when he got back to the clubhouse was exactly what Juice had told him about.

Kendall had seen the mess that was Cameron Hayes.

That was why the Sons of Anarchy were sitting around the Redwood table. Clay decided it was about time everyone needed to know about Kendall. They had to make sure they didn't risk anything with her around.

Tig and Juice knew exactly what this sudden meeting was about. Everyone else looked at him with questioning eyes. They already discussed what happened with Cameron. What else could there be?

Clay looked down at his hands. "Kendall might be a cop," he came right out and said it. He looked up into the eyes of those who really truly cared for Kendall the most and then the other members to see their reaction.

Piney and Jax looked to be outraged. Piney even more so.

Bobby and Chibs were surprised. They didn't know that was coming.

Opie was the only one who didn't seem to show anything. It was as if he were neutral about it. Or he knew something they didn't.

"What are you talking about?" Jax asked Clay, not really sure how he arrived at that conclusion.

"I had Juice run a background check. Found out she was a cop for Boston P.D. for a few years. As of a month ago she was still a cop." He explained to them of their findings.

Piney was furious; everyone in the room could tell. Despite the fact Kendall was his niece through Mary, she was just that. Family. No matter how it was spun. "You ran a background check on her?" What reason did you have to do that?"

Clay knew deep down that he shouldn't have told Piney but it had to be done. "All that matters is that she might be a cop."

Piney got up from his seat and walked out of the room, sending deathly glares to Clay.

Clay sighed. "Look we just have to be careful. Don't tell her anything or let her see anything." And with that the meeting was ajourned.

Jax couldn't decide for himself whether she could really be a cop or not. She did arrive in Charming out of the blue and she was being slightly secretive. While he questioned it at first, he didn't think it was anything big as she being a police officer.

She did, however, get a job. Why would she do that if she were, in fact, a police officer? Normally undercover cops spent as much time with their 'subjects', spending every chance she could with SAMCRO. But Kendall didn't spend that much time with them. She never questioned him about the club either.

Things just didn't make sense in his mind.

*****

Opie came home later that night, finding Donna at the kitchen table going through some papers he assumed were bills. Kendall and his children were no where in site.

Opie came up behind her, glancing over her shoulder at the paperwork. "Where's Kendall?" He knew his children were sleeping. They had the school the next day and Donna rarely let them stay up past their bedtime. The only times they were allowed was when someone was visiting them.

Donna took another paper and looked over it as she answered Opie, her focus on the paperwork. "She's taking a shower." She finished the next paper and then turned so she was facing her husband. "Why? What's up?"

Opening the refridgerator, he opened a cold beer and took a sip. "Listen I know you guys are close but I don't want you telling her anything about the club." When he saw Donna give him a questioning look, he continued. "She might be a cop and that's bad for the club."

Donna stood up, her hands placed across her chest. "I know. I talked to her almost everyday for the past six years."

Opie put his beer on the counter, clearly angry. "Why didn't you tell me?" He asked her, his voice raised showing his anger.

"She isn't going to do anything to put you guys in danger, you and your dad to be specific." Donna couldn't believe Opie thought Kendall would ever hurt them. She knew what she had been through. "Kendall knew what I went through the first time you were in prison. She wouldn't do that to me. You're her family. Why would she want to put you in back in prison?"

"Yeah." Opie grabbed his keys off of the counter and took off, leaving the house and started up his motorcycle, revving it up.

"Mommy? Is everything okay?" Donna turned around when she heard the sound of a little voice. It was Ellie.

Donna put on the best smile she could muster. "Everything's fine sweetie." She took out a glass of water for Ellie, knowing that was what she wanted and took her back to her room.

*****

Kendall Costigan finished blow drying her hair after she got out of the shower. It had been a long day at work and she really needed the hot shower to unwind.

Before going to bed, she called Jax again. She had already tried three times today and it wasn't like him to now answer or at the very least to not call back. She knew Gemma and Tig had found him at Tara's house so she knew he wasn't in any danger.

This time was no different. All she received was a few rings and then his voicemail. She shut the phone, not bothering to leave a message. She knew he would get the other three she left.

She was just about to give up and go to sleep when she heard the phone ring.

Picking it up, she didn't even bother to check the caller I.D..

"Jax?" she asked, believing he would be the only one to call her considering she had been trying him all day.

"Finally. You pick up your phone for once. I was beginning to think you lost it or didn't want to talk to me," said a voice that wasn't Jax and a voice she didn't want to hear. "Who's Jax?"

"I don't want to talk to you." And that's all she said before hitting the end button on her cellphone.

Not even ten seconds later the phone started ringing again. This time she wanted to answer it and tell him off, hoping he would get the hint.

"Do not fucking call me anymore. If you do I will get a restraining order against you."

"Is that how you greet someone on the phone?" The voice on the other end of the line questioned her.

"Tig?" She asked him questioningly. "Sorry I, umm, thought you were somebody else." She hoped he didn't ask who and to make sure he didn't get a chance, she diverted their conversation. "What's up?"

It was almost midnight. Surely he had a reason for calling her this late at night.

"Just wanted to know if you wanted to hang out soon?"

Kendall thought about it for a few seconds before answering. "I have a couple of days off after tomorrow. I'm supposed to be spending the first day with Jax. How about the day after?"

Kendall didn't think Tig was that bad. The time at Gemma's house was the last time he made her feel uncomfortable. Ever since he apologized that night, he was nice to her and she to him. She couldn't find any reason to ignore him or be rude to him.

Tig nodded his head even though she couldn't see him and answered her with a simple yeah before they hung up.

He let her greeting slip but he didn't forget about it. Who was the words for and what exactly happened between them? He would just have to find out in a few days when he saw her. Of course, without getting her mad.

For now he went back to his room in the clubhouse where a girl was sprawled on his bed, waiting for him.

*****

Opie sat at the bar, working on his second beer of the night. He kept replaying what Donna had argued. Kendall was family and she would never do anything to hurt him. Truth was, Kendall and himself were not that close. At least not anymore.

Years ago, before he went to prison, they were close. But then he went to prison and they lost contact. Sure he was in prison but she never came to visit him. In his mind, if she really cared about him, she would've visited him. If not just any day, then holidays or even his birthday.

Kendall was a different person to him. He didn't know if she enjoyed being a cop and if she would betray family for her career. Maybe even a career advancement.

He only hoped Donna was right.


Author's Note: Sorry it took so long to get a new chapter up. It doesn't seem long but when it's a case of waiting to read a new chapter, it is. I should know. It feels like an eternity waiting for some of the stories I read.

Anyway I hope you like this chapter. I promise in the next chapter you will find out half of what is going on with Kendall. At least work related.

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