Here it is everyone. Chapter 9. Hope everyone likes it.

After a full day of work, the Sons go into the clubhouse to relax. Some have beers while the others have shots. Gemma comes from the back, after settling into the dorm room. "Hey, whenever you guys use that room wash the damn sheets. It smells like pussy back there," says Gemma, with an annoyed voice.

"That was my fault. I had a little fun last night," says Happy.

Jax and Opie decide to go home and relieve the Nomads of their duties as body guards.

Gemma follows them out and says "Jax, Come here for a second."

Jax walks over to her and says "Yeah, what's going on, Ma?"

"Did Tara tell you about Wendy yet?"

"Yeah."

"How are we going to handle this?"

"Tara and I are going to meet with Wendy and see if we can find a peaceful solution that will make everyone happy."

"Are kidding me? That junky bitch has no rights to that kid. That sounds like some bullshit Tara would do."
"It was her idea."

"That figures." Gemma says, with scornful tone.

Jax looks her right in the eye and says "What is that supposed to mean?"

"It means Tara doesn't have the stones to do what really has to be done. Wendy is a conniving junky whore who, is only going to make this difficult on you."

"It's difficult enough, Mom. What do mean 'what has to be done'?"

"It would be better if she wasn't around anymore."

"You have got be kidding. All of the shit that is going on with this club and this family, you are talking about killing Wendy?"

"Look, Jax -"

"No you look. This is between me and Tara. We are not going to kill Wendy and draw that kind of obvious attention to ourselves. Stay out of this, Ma. It's up to us, not you."

With that Jax walked back to his bike.

Opie can tell from the look on Jax's face that the talk he had with Gemma was anything but friendly; the way Jax strapped on his helmet was acting like all he wanted to do was leave. Opie would wait until they got back Jax's house to ask him what's wrong.


Jax and Opie arrive at Jax's house and Opie asks him what happened with Gemma. Jax tells him everything about Wendy and what Gemma wants to do with her.

Opie can't believe all of the shit piled in Jax's personal life. He didn't find it hard to believe that Gemma would suggest they kill Wendy. But what he didn't believe is that she wouldn't take under consideration the attention it could bring to SAMCRO. Opie tells Jax goodbye and rides home.

Jax walks in and is greeted by Dozer and Big Bill.

"How was everything?" Jax asks Big Bill.

"Everything was cool, Jax. She didn't go anywhere all day and didn't want for nothing." Big Bill says.

"Cool. Head back to the clubhouse. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

"Alright. See you later Prez."

After both men leave, Jax goes to sit goes to sit next to Tara, on the couch, while the boys play on the floor. "Hey. How was it today?" Jax asks Tara, after giving her a kiss.

"It was good. The guys were great. It was like they weren't even here." Tara responds.

"Good. I'm glad to hear it."

"Jax, it wasn't bad having them here, but the fact they are needed still gets to me."

"I know babe. But I'll tell you what would really get to me, if anything happened to you or the boys."

Tara grabs his hand and tells him "Jax, you are handling everything well. I think we should be fine."

"It's not just me. Opie and Chibs have been a lot of help." Jax says.

"I'm glad they are there for you."

"Did you hear from Wendy?" Jax asks.

"Yeah. I've set up a meeting next week at the restaurant on Second Street."

"Alright. Well let's not talk about it anymore until then. I just want to relax and enjoy this time with my family." Jax gets his wish and starts to relax. He enjoys his night with his family and just lets go of everything until tomorrow.


When Opie gets home, he sees Lyla sitting in the living room while Jay and L'il Danger are sitting in the kitchen. "Hey, guys." he says to Jay and L'il Danger.

"Hey V.P." Says L'il Danger.

"How has it been today?"

"Everything has been cool. The only place we have been is to go and pick up the kids from school," says L'il Danger.

"Yeah. I was hoping to spend time in a porn studio," says Jay, in a disappointed tone.

"Well, maybe next time. Take it easy guys, see you tomorrow." Says Opie, as he shakes both their hands.

Opie goes into the living room and sits down on the couch. He opens a conversation with Lyla.

"How was it with the Nomads?" Opie says.

"It was okay. They mostly kept to themselves." Says Lyla.

"They told me that you didn't go to the studio today. Was it your day off or something?"

"No. I quit."

"Why?"

"I just didn't want to do it anymore."

"What about money?"

"I got a job at the diner. I start in two weeks."

"Cool. What made you want to quit?"

"I just wanted to. It was time."

There is a short pause, broken when Opie says "Where are the kids?"

"They're in the back, doing their homework. I ordered some pizza it should be here in a little while."

"It sounds good."

There is another pause and this one is longer and a little uncomfortable. Even though it was only one minute, it felt like hours to them. This time Lyla is the one to break the silence by saying "Opie, we have to talk about that kiss this morning."

Opie takes a deep breath and says "Look, I didn't intend for that to happen. I don't even know where it came from. I'm sorry-"

Before he could even finish what he is saying, Lyla connects her lips with his. Opie is a little surprised, but he is too caught up in the moment to let it get to him. He and Lyla are kissing like there is no tomorrow until the doorbell rings. Lyla is about to answer it, until Opie stops her and goes to the door with his gun in hand and says "Who is it?"

The person on the other side of the door says "Pizza delivery."

Opie cracks the door open slightly and there is a pimple-faced, skinny kid on the other side, holding a the pizza. Opie puts his gun away, opens the door and pays the kid for the pizza. "Hey kids, the pizza's here."

The kids all come rushing in and the family sits down and start eating.


The next morning, Jax wakes up to get ready to start his day, but he is nervous. He is glad Opie and Chibs will know what is going on, but he is nervous about how they will react. He is so nervous, he goes about his routine on autopilot. He takes his shower, puts on his clothes and eats breakfast with Tara and their kids. But the entire time it is as if he isn't there.

Tara notices and asks "What going on?"

"Opie, Chibs, and I are meeting with the Cartel today," says Jax.

"So?"

"So, today the Cartel is going to tell them somethings."

"What kind of things?"

Jax gives Tara a look and because of the look Tara has some idea of what things The Cartel is going to tell Opie and Chibs.

"Jax, are you sure they can handle that?" Tara asks.

"No. But it has to be done," says Jax.

"Well, I hope it turns out alright."

"I do too."

Dozer and Big Bill arrive for their bodyguard duty and greet Tara and Jax. Jax kisses Tara on the forehead, tells the Nomads he'll see them later, and leaves to go to the meeting.


On his way to the location, he is met by Opie and Chibs. And they proceed together. After riding for 20 minutes, they reach the location for the meeting. Jax, Opie, and Chibs see Romeo and Luis and walks towards them. When they reach them, Romeo is the first to speak. "Hey. It's good to see you all."

"Look, we're not here for small talk. Just tell us what we need to know," says Chibs.

Romeo pulls out their badges and shows them to Opie and Chibs.

"What the fuck?" Opie says with shock.

"What the hell is this?" asks Chibs, full of outrage.

"Galindo Cartel is being subsidized by the CIA. We need money from drugs and we need guns for that to happen."

"Well I understand why you need us. But why do we need you?" Says Chibs.

"The U.S. Attorney has been watching you. They collected enough evidence on you to put you all away with RICO. They were going to bust you all at the meeting with the Irish until we put a stop to it." Luis responds.

"They still have all of their evidence. All we have to do is give them the go ahead and your entire club goes down." Says Romeo.

"Unless we make it work with the Irish and keep muling drugs." Opie says.

"That's right." says Luis.

"I've heard everything except why you didn't tell us." Chibs says to Jax.

"They told me if I told anyone, they would give the go ahead on RICO. I wanted to tell you guys right away, but I couldn't risk it, man. I didn't want to risk everyone in this club going down." Jax explains.

"What about Bobby? Why haven't we heard from him?" Opie asks.

"The RICO case was made because Otto gave up Bobby to establish history. Bobby went to visit Otto, but never came back home," says Jax.

"Otto ratted? I don't believe it." Opie says.

"I didn't want to believe it, man, but he did." Jax says.

"It had to be over Luanne. Nothing else would've made him do it," says Chibs.

"Like I told Teller, if this works with the Irish, I will get Munson free of all charges. Well, that's all you have to know from us. If Teller wants to tell you more, it's up to him," says Romeo. Romeo and Luis get in their car and leave.

Chibs looks at Jax and Opie, and says "What else can be told?"

Jax decides to let Chibs know the rest of the secrets he has been keeping since he found them out. "Do we have anything on the Niners' cut shop?" Jax asks.

"Yeah. Happy reached out to some of his friends in Oakland, said it's easier than we thought. We should be able to do it tonight." Chibs says.

"Well after it's done, meet me and Opie in the chapel. We have a lot to tell you." Jax tells Chibs.

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