A/N: Please try not to hate Tara in this chapter! She sees herself with no choice but to do what she did. Your lovely reviews give me ideas to continue! Without them, I would not have made it to this chapter. Enjoy! Will continue soon…!

Tara ran to her car in Jax's t-shirt that she felt like throwing on the floor. If she wasn't naked underneath she would have. "Tara!" Jax made his way around Wendy, who in Tara's opinion, looked more beautiful then she ever had before and made his way to her.

"Forget it Jax." She fought the tears. She wouldn't let him see her cry. Tara couldn't even bare the thought of the two of them together without feeling a searing pain in her stomach. It almost tore her in two.

He made it to her car before she backed completely out of his driveway.

"I asked her to stay before you even came into town. I had no idea you were coming back. Just like I had no idea you were coming over last night." He pleaded with his eyes to make her stay. She was so angry with him for not telling her but she couldn't leave him just yet.

Last night was incredible.

Regardless of the reasons why she came here, she was glad she did.

"Well, she's here now Jax. Don't let her go to a hotel. Able is her son. She has every right…."

Jax cut her off. "Exactly. Which is the ONLY reason why I wanted her back here. Please Tara. This looks bad, I know, but I didn't do this to hurt you." He said quietly.

Well, it does. She thought silently.

Wendy waited on the steps in limbo. She didn't want to go in without Jax's permission, but she also didn't want to watch them fight either. She didn't like Tara. Which suited her just fine. The feeling was mutual.

"It's ok Jax. Really. I have to get to work now." She was going to ask him if she could stay here for a while. But now she saw that wasn't an option. Joshua crossed a boundary last night that he never had before. He invaded her private space and she no longer felt safe.

"Liar." He saw right through her. "Listen, call me when you get out of work and we'll talk." It wasn't a suggestion. "Oh, and another thing…"

He glanced back at Wendy that was now pacing on his steps.

"What is it that made you change your mind? I mean, why did you come here last night?" He looked at her with such kind eyes. She couldn't bare to tell him that his threatening Kahn didn't work. He tried. This was her problem.

"I just…." She looked at Wendy, then back at Jax. " I missed you."

He smiled with all his heart. "I missed you too." He leaned in the car and kissed her gently on her lips. She would miss those lips when she left Charming. Tara felt the lump in her throat, tears waiting to spill out in rivers, and suppressed them the best she could.

"Are you sure that's it?" Jax searched her eyes for a lie. She tried to hide her vulnerability. She gained the ability to hide how she really felt when she was with Joshua. He often grew angry or violent if she wasn't perfectly happy. He took it personally.

She thought back…

"Why are you frowning?" Joshua's voice hit a nerve today. She was tired and she was hungry. All she ate today was an apple. She looked at him and sighed.

"I'm tired Joshua. Just having a bad day. That's all." She was half way off her living room couch but he grabbed her arm and threw her back down.

"You're not telling me the entire truth. Why are you not happy today? What did I do to deserve your frowns and anger?" Joshua was breathing heavy, a sign that he was going to lose his temper. Tara felt the familiar fear creep up and threaten her calm demeanor.

Cautiously, she spoke.

"You're right Joshy. I'm so sorry. I should have known better. You deserve better." She hated herself for groveling like this. But she had no choice. She filed a restraining order on him, yet here he sat, after he promised he would never hit her again.

He was never good at keeping his promises….

"Tara. You sure that's it?" Jax repeated.

"Yea, Jax. That's it." But she wasn't referring to what was bothering her.

She was referring to them.