A/N: I do not own Gilmore Girls or Sons of Anarchy.

Chapter 9

Three hours later, Juice was sleeping on the bookstore couch and Lorelei was throwing Cheetos at his face. Rory had piled about 20 books on the counter as the bookstore owner looked on in amazement.

Lorelei threw her last Bugle in Juice's open mouth. "SCORE!" Lorelei looked in her bag. "Damn, I'm out. Come on Rory, clothes."

Juice started coughing.

"Oh, he's awake, let's go to the clothing stores," Lorelei said.

"Ok, ok," Rory said bringing another four books to the counter.

The cashier started ringing up Rory's books. Juice looked at the stack in front of her. "I don't even want to know how much you are spending on books."

"Don't go far, Biker Boy," Lorelei said. "Guess who is carrying the books."

Juice groaned and got up after Rory paid. He picked up a load of books and led them out to the SUV. "Where to now?"

"Lyla's shop," Rory answered climbing into the back seat behind Lorelei.

Lorelei and Rory were settling in and heard the back door close and soon the driver's door opened. Rory looked up to find Jess starting the SUV.

"Hey Rory," he said before locking the doors and starting the car, peeling away from the curb.

"Juice!" Rory screamed turning to see Juice lying on the ground. "Oh, God!" Rory mumbled.

"Don't try anything stupid, Rory, like calling your biker boyfriend."

Lorelei held Rory's hand and texted Gemma.

"Rory, I have missed you so much, I am trying to forgive you for slumming with that blond here in the back country. I just need to get you back to civilization to get you back to normal. I can't believe he wouldn't let you leave, he held you hostage Rory!"

"Jess, please slow down," Rory said as calmly as she could.

"We have to get out of here before those bikers catch up to us."

"But we won't get out of here if you wreck the car, please slow down."

Jess relented and slowed down a bit.

"You know the Sons are pricks and outlaws," Jess said. "They are bad news to get involved with, they murder, they steal, they sell guns, they make porn, they threaten business men, they rape women, they drink too much and they do drugs, Rory, these are the people you are associating with. How could you be with them?"

Rory glanced at her mother. "I know all of this Jess, think, why do you think I am really here?"

"I don't know. I have been trying to get you safe and you just keep hiding behind that biker, sending people to hunt me down, trying to kill me! Are you sleeping with him?"

"Yes," Rory looked down.

"You are just a biker slut, do you know that?"

Just then, Rory heard the sound of motorcycles pulling up behind them. Jess heard them too and pushed the accelerator to the floor. Rory turned and saw her MC approaching.

Jax pulled up near the driver's window. "Pull over Jess!" He hollered.

Jess swerved toward Jax.

"Jess!" Rory screamed. She unbuckled her seatbelt and crawled into the front seat.

"Rory, sit down!" Jax hollered into the open window.

"Jess! Please! Pull over, you don't understand what is going on here!"

"What do you mean, Rory?"

"I'm here for a story!" Rory exclaimed, struggling for a reason to get him to pull over. "And you killing Jax or me or yourself is going to blow my cover."

Jess slammed on the brakes. "What?"

"Thank you for the black eye you gave me, it couldn't have come at a better time, it gave me a reason to call Tristan and got me in to their world," Rory scrambled. She discreetly waved her mother out of the car as she saw Jax walk up to the driver's door and caught his eye.

"They will kill you if they find out Rory," Jess screamed. "How could you be so stupid?"

Rory nodded. "How could you be so stupid?" Rory asked as Jax wrenched the driver's door open, grabbed Jess by his shoulder and pulled him out of the SUV. Rory jumped out of the SUV and ran around the front to where Jax was beating Jess to a pulp. She watched as Jax threw Jess up against the car, strangling him, then throwing him to the ground and throwing himself on top of Jess, throwing punches as fast as he could.

"Jax, stop!" Rory hollered after watching for a moment.

Jax stood up and Tig and Happy grabbed Jess and pulled him up. They threw him against the vehicle.

Rory threw herself into Jax's arms. Jax turned his back to Jess, shielding Rory from him, and wrapped his arms around Rory. He put his hand on the back of her head and held her to his chest. Rory wrapped her arms around his waist and let the tears begin to fall.

"Rory, God, I was so scared."

"I didn't mean what I told him, in case you heard any of it."

"I don't care, Lord, Rory, I am just thankful it happened this way. You are safe, unharmed and we got him. Whatever you said to make him pull over, you are a genius."

"Take me home, please, just take me somewhere safe."

"Of course baby, we will. But we have to talk to Hale."

Rory finally pulled away and looked at Jax. "How is Juice?"

"On his way to the hospital, the bookstore owner called the shop."

Rory shook her head as Gemma and Dawg pulled up in the tow truck with Hale and several police cruisers.

Gemma jumped out of the car and rushed to Rory. "You are alright?"

Rory nodded as Gemma pulled her into a hug and Gemma sighed. "Where is Lorelei?"

"Over here," Chibs called. "She needs an ambulance, Gemma."

"Mom!" Rory called running around the SUV.

She found Lorelei sitting on the running board of the Escalade with Chibs squatting next to her.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"My water broke," Lorelei said through clenched teeth.

"But, it's too early."

"I know," Lorelei gritted out.

Gemma and Jax came around the SUV.

"An ambulance is on the way," Jax said touching Rory's back.

Jax & Rory