Tara was spending some time with Chibs, in the ring. Talking as they were sparring Chibs wanting to know more about Tara's dreams and likes were.
"What do you want to be love?" Chibs asked as Tara's right hand connected with his gloved hand.
"A doctor, maybe even a surgeon." Tara replied as her left hook hit his other gloved hand.
"That explains all the studying you do." Chibs stated matter of factly.
"Yeah… My mom was a nurse she always told me that I would make a great doctor."
Tara hit Chibs' hands with a quick right, left, right combination. Before she asked "Do you miss Ireland?"
"I miss my family in Ireland." Chib said before directing her to give him another combination this time instead of just jabbing.
Tara gave him what he asked for jabbing with her right but hooking with her left before hooking with her right.
"You're really caching on love."
"I practiced with Happy on Sunday." Tara said.
"Aye, what else did he teach you?" Chibs asked.
Tara brought her left foot up to the pad on his hand then punched with her right before fallowing with her right foot. "I can use my elbows and knees too." Tara said with a smile on her face as she watched him shake out his hands.
"Can you? Lets try this I'm going to move my hands and you punch, elbow, knee or kick, let's see how good Happy is." Just then Happy and Jax both came out of the garage to watch.
Chibs moved his hand up to his head. Tara kicked Chibs moved his hand to his ribs Tara punched
Chibs grabbed Tara around her waist. Tara stomped on his foot then elbowed his ribs lightly. Before turning to face him with her fist by his face.
Both Jax and Happy looked on with smiles on their faces.
"I didn't see all that coming." Chibs said before adding "Lets see what you got for this." Chibs pointed his finger at Tara's head like it was a gun. Tara smiled looked at Happy then back to Chibs taking a deep breath Tara grabbed what would have been the front of the gun and his wrist so it wasn't pointed at her before taking her right knee up to his ribs on the right side then moved the left doing the same thing other side. Causing him to grab his ribs with both arms. Making a gun with her own fingers she pointed it at his head. "I guess a beautiful girl can never be too safe." Chibs said as he chuckled
"I guess not, so how did I do sensei? "Tara asked not sure who would answer her.
Tara was surprised when she heard Jax speak. "I don't think I could of done that."
"Looks like I now have something to teach you Teller." Tara said with a mischievous look.
That was when Happy spoke. "Tara you did great!"
"Thanks Happy, I think we need to work on throwing knives some more this week."
"Have you told them about your aim?" Happy asked knowing Tara didn't want to tell anyone just yet how good a shot she was.
Tara raised her eyebrow at him "NO!"
Happy laughed at her response.
Both Jax and Chibs looked at the two the confusion written all over their faces.
It was Jax who questioned "You mean there is something Miss Tara Knowles isn't good at?"
"Jax there are a few things I'm not good at." Tara teased with blush coming up her neck. Tara turned to Chibs and asked "Are we done for the day?"
"Yeah we can do this again soon." Was all he said before getting out of the ring.
Jax opened the ropes on the ring and helped Tara out. Placing a kiss on Tara's soft lips. Before whispering in Tara's ear "Babe, everything I've seen you do your great at." This made Tara blush even more. Just then Opie called Jax needing his help with the bike he was working on.
"Looks like you need to get back to work Teller." Tara said before leaning in and giving him one more kiss on his lips. Once Jax pulled away Tara asked "What are we doing tonight?"
Jax shrugged his shoulders before saying "I don't know, why don't you go get a shower and I'll finish up my work, then we can decide."
Tara nodded and headed in to the club house to get a shower.
She didn't make it too far in the club house before Piney called her over. Handing Tara a bottle of water and pushing out the seat next to him. "I hear you can kick some ass!"
"I don't know about that pops, but I think I can defend myself if I need to." Tara responded.
"That is not what Chibs said." Piney shot back with a raised eyebrow.
Tara smiled and shook her head, "Pops between Chibs and Happy I have learned to defend myself nothing more."
"Well the next time you and Chibs jump in that ring I'm coming out to watch. To hear Chibs tell it, you can do things most of my brothers can't." Piney said with more emotion than Tara had ever heard.
"Well pops thanks for the water but I stink so I'm going to shower." Tara places a kiss on his cheek and walked to the back to shower.
When she came back out from the back Tara was asked by different members when the next time her and Chibs would be sparring again. Tara looked for Chibs when she didn't see him she simply said "We normally spare on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays if the club doesn't have stuff going one."
Tara finally had enough and said, "If you all want to watch so bad I'll go change and climb in the ring with Hap right now." Everyone was on there feet, "Let's see it little girl" Tig said. Tara ran back to the back and changed fast. Walking out to the bar Tara said, "Lets go." to everyone in the club house still.
Tara walked out to the garage and said "Happy your brothers want to see what I can do ring now." Tara didn't wait for a response she just walked to the ring and climbed in.
Happy, Jax and Opie all walked out of the garage toward the ring. Happy took his shirt off and climbed in the ring with Tara. Chibs tossed him the hand pads. Happy shook his head and kicked them out. "Ready?" Happy asked. Tara just smiled. Happy moved toured Tara she blocked his arm and put the heal of her hand to his nose. Happy stepped back and throw a soft punch Tara she kicked Happy's legs out from under him. Happy laughed before saying "I didn't teach you that good work." They continued for about 20 minutes before Happy said, "Lets show Chibs that thing…." Happy grabbed his gun took out the clip and cleared the chamber before pointing it to her head. Tara grabbed the barrel of the gun before grabbing Happy's wrist. Happy was blocking his ribs so Tara kicked him in the head causing Happy to fall and loss the gun so she turned it on Happy. The whole club was clapping and cheering Tara helped Happy up and gave him a hug. "Sorry Happy you knew what was coming." Tara said softly.
"Its okay, I guess I should of known, I taught you to not do the expected."
"Did I make you proud?" Tara asked with a small smile.
"Very, let's get you out of the ring kid." Happy said as they walked to the edge of the ring.
Jax was there with his trade mark smile on his face to great Tara. "Babe, that was awesome. You Just kicked Happy's ass and did shit you didn't do with Chibs."
Happy said, "That was nothing set the targets up."
Tara looked at Happy. He shrugged before saying, "Got to tell them sometime. Why not now, you're a better shot than most of the club."
They all knew Happy and Tara had spent some time together. They just didn't know how much time. Happy handed Tara his gun she shot the bulls eye in every target he had placed for her across the lot. Then he handed Tara the throwing knives and had the prospect put up a new target she again hit the bulls eye. Tara smiled at Happy before asking, "Want to be my moving target?"
Happy whispered, "They don't need to know that."
She nodded and asked, "Now can I go shower and stay clean?"
Happy laughed, "I didn't tell you to get in the ring again."
"That is true, sorry I ordered you to the ring but if I was going to show them what I could do I wanted the toughest son in there with me." Tara said before walking off to shower.
Jax was waiting with Tara's towel "Babe, what you did in that ring was hot."
"Oh you liked that?" Tara said before stepping to Jax placing a small kiss on his lips.
"Jax I need to get dressed if we are going to do something tonight." Tara told Jax as she side stepped him. Tara quickly got dressed grabbed Jax by the hand so he could walk out to the bar with him.
Before kissing Tara on the temple Jax whispered to Tara, "I think you just gained all there respect."
That made Tara smile, I have the respect of my family she thought to herself.
"Baby, I think Happy and I are working on some more stuff tomorrow." Tara said wanting to tell him upfront.
"What more is there to work on Tara?" Jax questioned thinking she didn't need to know any more than she already did.
"Jax I need to learn a lot more not to mention I have to practice what I already know."
"Tara I don't think Happy can teach you anything more than what you already know."
"Jax I didn't tell you to start a fight I told you because I thought my boyfriend should know."
"Tara there is no fight I'm telling you you're not going." Jax yelled.
"Jackson Teller you will not tell me what I can or can't do I'm a big girl."
"Tara if you go with Happy tomorrow we are over."
Tara walked away from Jax and right to Opie. "You had better make it clear to your friend I am going to train with Happy I am going to do what I want and he isn't going to tell me what I can and can't do."
"Tara I know he didn't say something stupid after watching what you can do." Opie said
"Oh yes Jax did his dumb ass told me if I train with Happy we are over."
Opie's eye went wide "Jax thinks Happy's trying to take you from him?"
Tara started laughing hard, "He can't be that stupid." Tara finally got out in between laughs. "Well I'm still going to train with Happy, so if he wants to be over cause of it so be it."
The next morning Tara got up and ready to meet up with Happy. They went to the shooting rang for a few hours. Then went to a filed for an hour to throw knives. Tara was hungry so they had lunch at the dinner to get lunch before they headed back to T-M. Once Tara followed Happy into the lot before she could even get out of the Jeep Jax was there with a pissed off look on his face. "Hi baby." Tara said.
"Don't you dare hi baby me, you disobeyed me." Jax spit out.
"I don't know who the hell you think you are telling me who I can and can't spend my time with. My own fathers don't even do that." Tara said with venom in her voice. "Now get out of my way before I move you I have training to do it."
Tara stormed off to the club house to change. Happy decided he was not getting in the ring with Tara, the prospect named Juice, was going to. Happy wanted to see if Juice would hit a girl but at the same time he wanted to see if Tara really could hold her own. Tara ran to the ring she stopped when she saw the prospect she hadn't learned his name still cause none used it standing in the ring. She looked at him with a smirk "You sure you want to do this? What's your name." Tara questioned.
"Names Juice and yeah it's not like you can do any damage."
Juice threw a soft right hand that Tara blocked countering it with a quick left punch to his jaw. Juice didn't know a 5 foot 5 inches tall, 115 pound girl could hit like that. That shit hurt! Juice threw a punch, not hard, but hard enough to say 'what the fuck'. Tara blocked it and kicked Juice in the side of his head knocking him out cold. Tara stepped back and said, "Get me Jackson in this ring" Jax walked slowly to the ring seeing Juice still out cold "Tara I am not getting in that ring with you." Jax said calmly green eyes meeting blue. Tara countered, "If you ever think you're going to control me and treat me like you did I will do worse to you than what I just did to poor Juice here."
"In this life the woman obeys her man and if you can't do that you don't belong here." Jax said.
Right then Happy stepped in, "Look Jax I know I have been spending time with your girl but it's not what you think. I have simply been getting to know her and helping her feel welcomed into the family. As for you saying she disobeyed you she was with me, who is safer in the club than me?"
Tara looked right at Happy, "I am so grateful for your welcoming me into this family. Aside from Opie and Jax, I'm closest to you, I look at you like a big brother. I have even told you things they don't know."
Happy smiled and said, "I feel the same way about you Tara. You're the sibling my mom couldn't give me."
Jax turns to Happy, "Man I am so sorry. I never should of accused you of that with Tara. I know she is safe with you I just didn't like the time spent together I see know it was bonding time." Jax climbed in the ring Tara was still standing in. "Babe, I'm sorry I didn't trust you please forgive me. I don't always use my head.
Things went back to normal, well as normal as they could with SAMCRO as your family. They were all getting together to have dinner at Gemma's. Gemma was telling a few of the ol' lady's what to do. Tara was picking up whatever was left that needed to be done including the chopping of vegetables, cleaning of the counters and making of the gravy. Gemma finally kicked her out of the kitchen, telling her to go find the boys and have some fun.
Tara went right for Jax she didn't care who or what he was taking about she wanted to be at his side. She sat on the arm of the couch and waited for him to pull her onto his lap. When Jax didn't pull her to his lap Happy walked by smirking and pushed Tara so she would fall into Jax's lap. That was when Jax noticed Tara, in his defense he was talking to Clay, Piney and Opie about when they could start prospecting. "Hi babe, what makes you drop in on me." Jax asked in a teasing tone.
"Well, I thought I'd drop by and say hi but got a little lost, so Hap helped me find my way."
"Well remind me to thank him will you" Jax said against Tara's lips
"Will do if you kiss me again." Tara said right before nipping jax bottom lip. "Baby you know I love you right"
"Yes Tara I know you love me and I love you." Jax said before asking. "What's wrong baby?"
Piney spoke up. "It's her mother's birthday she always goes to the diner for dinner."
"Pops you were always there too." Tara said.
"You know baby girl Gemma would understand if you wanted to leave. This year we'll even sit with you." Piney said.
Smiling at Piney Tara said, "I would like that I'll go tell Gemma."
Tara walked in the kitchen with glossy eyes. "Gemma I don't want you to think I don't want to be here with the family, I do. It's just today is my mother's birthday and I always go to the diner for dinner. Would it upset you if I leave?" Tara asked not meeting Gemma's gaze.
Gemma took a brief minute to take in what Tara had just said before she answered "Tara, sweetheart, your leaving to go to the diner to carry on your mother's tradition. You go do that and we will meet you for desert, how does that sound?"
Tara gave Gemma a hug, "I would like that, thank you"
"Who are you taking with you?" Gemma asked with a knowing smirk.
"Pops is going with me."
"He isn't the only one going with you." Both Gemma and Tara heard Happy say.
"Okay Happy, who all is going for dinner?" Gemma asked.
"Opie, Donna, Jax, Piney, and myself." Happy told her before asking Tara if she was ready.
Gemma nodded in agreement before she told them, "Take the bikes Jasmine always loved to ride."
Tara took in a deep breath she had learned more about her mother in the last ten months than she ever knew. Walking out to the bikes the six of them road to the cemetery just so the sound of the bikes could pass Jasmines grave and passed Kevin's house before stopping at the dinner. Tara leading the way to the corner booth, sat down with Jax, Pine and Happy at her table and Opie and Donna at the table next to them. The dinner was nice, Piney even told a few stories of Jasmine. Just as they were ready to order desert, true to her word, Gemma and the rest of the club with their ol' lady's walked in. Gemma told more stories of Jasmine, well just the ones she would want her daughter to know. The whole club made their way back to Gemma and Clay's house. This time stopping at the cemetery to leave fresh pink roses flowers Gemma had picked up. Tara though it was a nice tribute to her mother. She also got the answer of where the pink roses all ways came from.
"I want to thank all of you for making me feel like I'm a part of this family, what you all did today touched me deep."