10.

A week had gone by and both Tara and Jax had been really busy. They did make time for each other at night. The only two people who knew they were trying to get their life back for each other was Opie and Donna. But that was coming to an end. Able was going to be released to go home. Jax and Tara had talked this past week and they knew that this was moving a little faster then what Tara wanted but they decided she would move into his home to take care of Abel. Tara had come to love him as if he was hers and Abel was very attached to her as well. Other then Gemma, Tara was the only one who fed him, held him and rocked him while in the hospital. Jax hated that his mom was there but until he could get all the proof he had to play as if he didn't know anything. It was painful to watch the man she loved having to deal with all of this. But she would continue to try to be strong for him.

"So today is the day. Our son is coming home." Jax said smiling.

Tara loved that he said our son. "It is also the day that everyone is going to know that we are together."
"Yeah, I'm happy about that. I want everyone to know you are mine."

"I understand, I just really loved this little bubble we had going."

"I know babe. But know this, I am not going to let anything ever come between us again." he said pulling her into his arms.

When they got to the hospital Jax was surprised to see his mom already there.

"Hey, what are you doing here already?" he asked.

"I figured you would need the help to get him to the house. I have everything arranged. His nursery is all set up and..

"Whoa, he isn't going to your home. He is going to mine." Jax interrupted her to say.

"Jax, you can't take care of a baby. You have the club to worry about. What happens if church gets called unexpectedly. You can't just take Abel out in the middle of the night to have someone watch him."

"I won't have to. I already have someone moving in to help with him. Someone who loves him and will take care of him."

"Yeah, who?" she said condescendingly.

"Tara." he said turning to face his mother.

"That little psycho bitch? What makes you so sure she won't just up and leave like the last time Jax? She can't be trusted. Tell me you aren't going there again." Gemma yelled out at him.

"First off, do not call her that again. She is the woman I love and I will not have her shown disrespect. Not even from you. Secondly, I was the reason she left the last time. I drove her away. You know that so why would you say that? Thirdly, I'm not going there again. I'm still there from before. Get used to it." he said as he walked off.

Gemma watched him walk away and knew she had to find something to end this. There was no way some other woman was going to raise her Abel. No one.

Tara was coming around the corner not realizing that Gemma was in the waiting room.

"You may think you have wormed your way back in, but I promise you have not and will not as long as I am here. He is always making decisions with his cock and this one will be another decision I will have to fix. So don't think you have won. Not by a long shot little girl. No one takes my place." Gemma said and then turned and left.

"Wow." Tara said to herself. She knew she was going to have to keep an eye on her. She decided that Jax had so much on his plate already. He didn't need to know what just happened. She decided to keep this quiet.

Gemma had tried talking to Jax to try and get through to him with no luck. So she decided to play nice for now and when she had the ammunition then Tara better watch out.

Jax had been trying to get proof for awhile now. All he had though were suspicions. The more he investigated though the more he believed that Gemma didn't have anything to do with it. It made him breath a little easier. He hated the thought that his mom could do that. His mom had asked if Tara and Abel could come to the family dinner mom always had for the club. I told her I would ask Tara and let her know.

"Jax, are you serious? Why?" Tara asked when he told her about the dinner. At first he got angry at her tone and then he realized that he had never told her that he didn't think Gemma had anything to do with what happened to his dad.

Once he told her, she started laughing. "Are you seriously standing there telling me that you think she is innocent in all of this?" she said realizing that he didn't know how she was always trashing Tara to her face when Jax wasn't there. She started to tell him but she seen the look in his eyes and knew Jax felt relief that his mother wasn't involved. Tara though felt like he was once again being blinded by his possessive mother. She turned to him. "Okay, you are right. We will go and Abel will love seeing her, but how are you going to be with Clay around Abel?"

"Mom, wouldn't let anyone hurt Abel. So I think he will be fine. Besides we will be there too."

Tara nodded her head and turned away before he could see the tears welling up in her eyes, knowing this was going to make everything that much harder.

They were over at the house and Donna and Tara were helping cut up some of the vegetables. Gemma walked in and asked Donna to go to the cupboard to get something. While Donna was gone Gemma immediately tried to intimidate Tara. Calling her names and constantly threatening her. Neither Gemma or Tara knew that Donna had come back and heard it all.

Donna thought all through dinner about what she heard. She wondered why Tara had not told Jax yet. She knew Jax would go off at his mother after he heard about it. She finally cornered Tara.

"Why did you let her get away with all that in the kitchen?" Donna asked.

Tara turned to her and quietly pulled her to the side. She explained to her everything that Jax has been saying and knows that if she said anything to him he would be confused on who to believe.

"Tara, he would believe you." Donna said.

"I don't think so. Not after everything. Look Jax and I are just getting back to the way we were. But there is a lot of past with us. We have been trying to move past it but Gemma is out to hurt me Donna. She will find a way to do that if I make waves. For now I'm letting it go. Promise me you won't tell Jax."

Donna knew she shouldn't promise but she seen the look in Tara's eyes and knew she would. So she promised and then a thought ran across. But I didn't promise not to tell Ope. She turned away and smiled, knowing this shit wasn't going down the way Gemma thought it was. There was no way she was going to let Gemma push Tara out o Jax's life. They have been through too much. They deserve some happiness. But neither one thought of what Gemma would pull next.

"So you just want me to go and snuggle up to him and act as if we were together?" Ima asked Gemma.

"Yeah, make her doubt him. We have to get rid of the little bitch."

"Okay, but remember you have to help me win him eventually." Ima said.

"Of course." Gemma said smiling knowing there was no way in hell this little slut was going to be around her grandson.