Chapter 10

An hour passed and Chibbs was hauled to the hospital to be looked at. Jax walked up to me and Juice, he saw how shaken up I was.

"You alright Munch? You looked pretty shaken up."

I tried to contain my trembling but I couldn't, my lip quivered and I inhaled.

"Just a little PTSD from Donna…I'll be fine", I sighed Jax nodded.

"Juice, we need you. We got church," he said and walked off. Juice turned to me and looked concerned.

"I'll be right back okay? Can I get you anything?" He asked and I shook my head. "I'm okay, thank you", I murmured and poured myself a glass of Jack Daniels. He walked in the room with the guys and I pressed my forehead on the bar counter and sighed. I thought that I was getting better with the whole Donna situation but obviously I wasn't even close. Juice was just serving as a distraction for the noise in my head. I drank my glass in one swig and went into the spare room and laid down on the bed. I went through enough emotional damage, having to deal with Jacob and then see Chibbs be blown up like that. I closed my eyes and fell asleep alone for the first time in a long time, I didn't wait for Juice. I had my reoccurring nightmare of me being killed by Tig, I woke up in a sweat and felt Juice's arms wrapped around my waist. I sighed lightly and he groaned slightly in his sleep. I got up without waking him up and made us some coffee behind the bar. He walked out yawning and smiled sleepily when he saw me. "Mornin'" he grumbled and I poured him some coffee.

"Morning Juicy", I handed him coffee. "2 creamers, 2 sugars", I winked at him and he drank his coffee. He raised his eyebrows and raised his cup sightly signaling a good job.

"So, I didn't wanna freak you out or anything but…I made you a key to my apartment. I want you to move in with me" He handed me a key and I blushed.

"Really? You sure about this?" I asked him and he smiled at me.

"I'm sure. I know it's a big move but I think we're ready for it."

I smirked and put the key in my pocket. I was really excited and surprised that he asked me to move in with him, just a few weeks ago he said he wanted to take things slow. I poured myself some coffee and started to sip it.

"What's the retaliation?" I asked bluntly and he put down his coffee.

"We don't know, Zobelle's off the radar. I'm hacked into Weston's computer but I don't got any leads right now", he sighed.

"Can I take a look?" I asked and he went into the room. He pulled out the laptop and let me look at it while he was finishing his coffee. I was drawn to the calendar in the bottom right corner and I clicked on it. A blue dot was on the date today and I clicked on it.

"Hey Juice, have you looked at this?" I asked him and he went around the bar. He looked at the screen and his face dropped.

"I thought I already looked at his calendar…looks like he has 2. What does it say?" He asked and I read it. "EZ MCC, tonight", I said and he looked at me.

"Ethan Zobelle…" he trailed off in thought and I thought of Weston and his white supremacy group.

"Morada Christian Center would make sense, I mean he's a Christian it's the only Christian church around." I explained and Juice lit up. He snatched the computer quickly and kissed me on the forehead.

"You're a genius. I gotta go tell the guys!" He exclaimed and ran off. I drank the rest of my coffee and walked into the garage where Jax was working on a bike.

"Sup Munch? You good?" He asked me and I nodded.

"I'm good, you?" I asked him and he shrugged. All the guys were piling in the SUV and we both looked at each other funny.

"Where you guys goin'?" He asked and Juice ran to me.

"Gunna go to the Christian Center in Morada to see if Zobelle is there. I'll be back okay baby? Love you", he said tried to walk away. I crossed my arms and raised my eyebrow.

"Juan. You forgetting somethin'" I hissed and he turned around. He walked back and pressed his lips against mine lightly and gave me an extra kiss on the forehead. I heard catcalls from the car and I rolled my eyes.

"Hurry up lover boy, we got places to be", Clay complained and Juice sighed.

"Be safe baby. I love you", I told him and he smiled. I blew him a kiss and he pretended to grab it and put it in his pocket. I giggled and waved him off. They drove away and Jax seemed on edge.

"Shit", he groaned and furrowed my eyebrows.

"Is there a problem?" I asked and Jax ran a hand through his hair.

"If they do this we all go to jail, we don't got any protection in jail with Zobelle pullin' the strings", he told me and my heart dropped. I couldn't have Juice go to jail, what if something happened to him? I couldn't be right without him, especially now.

"Jax we gotta stop them. I-I can't have Juice go to jail", I shuddered and he went inside and grabbed his grey sweatshirt.

"Let's go." He told me and I grabbed my purse. The ride seemed like forever to the Christian Center but we eventually got there and Jax handed me a gun.

"You go inside and act like you're a part of the rally. Hide your face from Weston and Zobelle, lay low", he told me and I nodded.

"Don't let them get in trouble Jax", I told him and he just stared at me.

I put the gun in my boot leg and walked to the entrance. The body guards patted me down and let me through. I sat down in a random table with three ladies and two boys. Weston walked into the stage and stood in front of a pedestal and looked at the audience. I pretended to drop something and be bended over to pick it up. I sat up again and saw Zobelle come out from behind the curtains and I walked to the bathroom. I got my phone and texted Jax that Zobelle was in the front on the stage. Within a minute I heard the doors being busted down and I ran outside of the bathroom.

"Everyone down now! Don't move!" I heard the guys yelling and I stared at Jax. Suddenly shots rang out and Happy came next to me and shielded me. Everyone was running out and trying to escape.

"The hell you doin' here kid?" He grunted.

"Trying to make sure you guys don't get out in jail", I sighed and suddenly there was sirens. Zobelle escaped and Opie ran to the exit. "I'll go after him." He said and I rushed after him. I turned and saw Juice just staring at me and I felt so anxious. I broke into a random truck and hot wired it and followed Opie. About 3 minutes in I was cut off by a car that drove through a stop sign. I slammed on the breaks and heard a huge thud. The car drove past and I saw Opie laid out on the top of a car and his motorcycle was on the floor. I drove to him and got off the car "Ope!" I exclaimed and he hopped off.

"Shit…he got away", he groaned and looked at his bike.

"Get in, we'll tell the guys. I'm more concerned with you Ope." I told him and I helped him put his motorcycle in the bed of the truck.

We drove back to the Christian center and I saw lights flashing everywhere. My heart dropped and I gasped when I saw the guys being cuffed. I stopped the car and was about to get off but Opie stopped me.

"You're drivin' a stolen car Caroline. Better not get involved", he said softly and I saw Juice getting cuffed. I ran out and Opie sighed, they were getting in the back of a cop car and I ran to them.

"Juice!" I exclaimed and he stared at me. His expression was of sadness and anger at the same time.

"Wait for me", he mouthed and a tear escaped my face. The police officer closed the door and Jax and I held eye contact for a brief moment. He looked at me apologetically and I felt my heart breaking by the second. They didn't have protection from anyone in jail, there was no guarantee any of them would make it back alive. I watched them drive off and even though I wanted to cry my eyes out, I knew I had to stay strong. Crying wouldn't do anything for the situation, I had to do everything I could to bail them out. I went back in the truck and we both sat in silence for a moment.

"We gotta get them out of there Ope…they got no protection in there", I said and started the car.

"I know. I'm gunna do everything I can do to help them. I want them out just as much as you."

We drove to Opie's house and I dropped him off. "You wanna stay? I got an extra room for you if you want it." He offered me. "I'm okay, thank you though", I smiled at him and drove off. I drove to Juice's apartment and went inside, I beelined to the room and laid down on the bed. I rolled over to his side of the bed and laid on my side pressing my face slightly against his pillow. It smelled like him, I wouldn't control myself and I started to tear up. I turned and laid flat on my back just staring at the ceiling, I couldn't sleep. I couldn't sleep knowing that I wouldn't wake up to Juice's loud snoring and his arms wrapped around me. I went into his medicine cabinet and saw that he had a bottle of melatonin. I grabbed one and took it with some water and went back in his room. I turned on his TV in his room for the noise so that I could sleep better, I couldn't sleep when it was quiet anymore I was used to Juice's snoring. I held Juice's pillow to my chest and closed my eyes and let the melatonin set in. I slept through the night and woke up reaching on Juice's side. I panicked for a second but I quickly remembered he wasn't there. I sighed and got out of bed and went into the kitchen. I made myself some toast and heard my phone ring from the bedroom. I ran to it and saw that Gemma was calling me and I answered.

"Hey Gem."

"Hey baby. How you holdin' up?" She asked and I walked back in the kitchen.

"Okay I guess…" I sighed and got dressed with the clothes I had at his house.

"Well, there's no court date for the guys so they can't post bail yet. We're trying to do everything we can to get them out." She assured me.

"Thanks Gem, anything I could do?" I asked him and she stayed quiet.

"You can come watch the shop while I go out. That'd be helpful."

"Okay, I'll be over soon."

I grabbed my purse and got Juices keys to the SUV and drove to the clubhouse. When I got there Tara and Gemma were waiting in the bar for me and they greeted me. I gave them both hugs and darted to Abel. I saw he was getting fussy in his car seat so I made him a bottle and picked him up. He started to calm down and I sat on the couch and Gemma walked to her car. Tara stayed with me and we talked for a while. I fed Abel his bottle and rocked him back and forth slowly so that he would fall asleep.

"So how's Chibbs?"

"Still critical but if he remains stable he'll be okay."

I saw that Abel was closing his eyes and I stroked his light blonde hair gently. He looked so adorable, I was angry at his dad but he was so cute he made me want to forgive him.

"You're pretty good with kids", Tara said out of the blue and I laughed.

"Yeah, I guess so."

"You and Juice want one? In the future I mean", she corrected herself and I blushed. I haven't thought about that yet, I wondered what our child would look like. Would they take after Juice? I could only hope so.

"We haven't talked about it. But I want a girl, I wanna name her after Donna. We always promised that we'd name our kids after each other, which is why Ellie's middle name is Caroline. Donna Rae Ortiz…" I trailed off and started to picture her in my head. I then pictured Juice being a father and smiled to myself, he would be adorable. Abel was asleep and I placed him in his car seat so that I could make sure the garage was doing okay. I got to the garage and my phone started ringing. I saw that it was a restricted number and I hesitantly answered.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Care. It's me Clay, listen. Juice just got attacked and he's in Stockton Memorial right now. Just thought I'd let you know", he said and I felt tears rushing down my face.

"Oh…oh my god", I gasped and hung up. I ran into the bar area and rushed to Tara.

"I gotta go, Juice is in the hospital. Tell Gemma I'm at Stockton Memorial", I hollered as I ran out. I got in the SUV and drove as fast as I could to the hospital. I got there quickly and rushed inside to the front desk.

"I'm looking for Juan Carlos Ortiz. He just arrived today", I told the lady and she wrote a room number on a piece of paper. I went to the elevator and wiped the tears from my face, the last thing Juice needed was me breaking down on him. I needed to be strong for him, just like he always is for me. I was on the 2nd floor and I ran to room 208 and busted down the door. Juice was sitting on the bed watching cartoons and turned to me. He looked confused to how I knew he was there but I ran to him and hugged him. He whimpered when I touched his back and I looked and saw that he was bleeding from his back.

"What happened?" I asked and he just stayed quiet. "Juice?"

"I had to draw a guy out from protective custody to the infirmary so that he could get beat up and we could get protection. When I was getting back in gen pop, people started to get rowdy and I was pushed into this guy that had a shank and I got stabbed."

"You got stabbed? Juice what the hell?! You could've died!" I exclaimed and he looked at me sadly.

"I know baby…I didn't know that was gunna happen! It all happened so fast-"

I tried so hard not to cry but I felt a few tears escape and I exhaled.

"I missed you Juice, I couldn't sleep without you", I cried he brought my face closer to his. He crushed his lips against mine sweetly and looked me in the eyes.

"I missed you. So fuckin' much. But I'm okay, they hit no vital organs and I should be out in a week okay? You don't gotta stay here-"

"Juice, I'm not going anywhere. Not until you come home with me."

He scooted himself all the way to the end of the bed and patted it gesturing for me to lay with him. I wiped my tears and cuddled myself against him making sure not to hurt his back. I rested my head into his shoulder and he kissed my forehead and grinned at me.

"Go to sleep, I'm here now", he whispered and I smiled. I felt at peace knowing that Juice was okay and with me but it made me angry that he was the bait for their prison operation. I closed my eyes and fell asleep within minutes now that I knew that Juice was there with me. I woke up in the middle of the night because I felt eyes staring at me. I looked around and saw that Jax was standing by the doorway staring at us.

"Can we talk?" He asked and I rubbed my eyes. "We got out on bail"

I took Juices arm that was wrapped around me and put it off to the side and walked over to him. We went in the hallway and he just stared at me for a moment.

"Jaxon, you used Juice as bait for your little shit show at the jail? Really? He could've gotten himself killed", I exclaimed in anger.

"Caroline listen, it was for what's best for the club-"

"No Jax it was bullshit because even though you got your protection Juice is still here suffering because he got shanked."

"Caroline. Juice helped us all, he's the reason why we're all out safe and sound but that's not the reason why I'm here. We got a note on our front door."

He handed me the note and the hand writing looked familiar. It read 'Better watch your back, I'm coming for you Juan Carlos'.

"Who the hell would have a huge vendetta against Juice of all people?" Jax asked and I stayed quiet. Juice was a goofy and loving guy who was an air head at times, so naturally no one would want to harm him. But I knew exactly who wanted to hurt Juice more than anyone because of me. The devil himself, Jacob.