Thank you for all the support you guys give me. You're being so patient and I promise we are getting so close to them being together. Just to let you know I didn't like the way I ended the last chapter so I added to it, so go back and read that. As always I would love to get reviews from you! I love your feedback. Enjoy! -Lanie x

When Tara use to think about friends the only person that ever came to mind was Anna. After all she'd been the one that was by her side after her mom died. She was the person that never judged her for what he father had become. Anna was the one person she knew would always be by her side. Though it seems things are different for her now.

When she thinks of what or who friends are, she she's two new faces. Since getting detention; Tara has become great friends with not only Jax but Opie as well. It was often that the three of them would hang out and joke around. Tara fit in as one of the guys.

It was the first time in a long time that she felt a part of something. The guys always did their best to make her comfortable around them though sometimes they forget she was around and there was a lot of inside stories and jokes that would confuse her.

Today was one of those days. But she wasn't going to let that stop her from enjoying her time. The three were hanging out at Opie's house for a change.

"Wait wait…wait…" Tara looked at them disgusted. "You fucked her? That's gross."

Both the guys laughed but Opie just shrugged. "You should see her tits your opinion might change."

"Tomorrow during P.E I'll make sure to look." She rolled her eyes. "Good tits or not she still smells like shit."

"Then there's always Ima…." Jax started to lead on.

Tara glared at him and threw one of the couch pillows at him. "I am walking out of here if we start talking about her." She warned, crossing her arms. "But can we talk about how Maggie's nose is dangerous? She could take out an eye while making out."

Opie looked at her dumbfounded before breaking out laughing. Tara looked over at Jax who was just as amused by what she said.

"That's probably why her ex-boyfriend disappeared." Jax agreed. "Okay, so Opie she's off the list of potential fucks. Don't want to die by nose."

Tara looked at him and started to feel panicked. All she could think about was Jax wanting to still have sex with other girls. Sure, it's not like they were having sex but she thought he liked her. She let out a sigh and realized she had zoned out of their conversation but she heard the end of it.

"Can you repeat that? I wasn't listening to you guys."

Jax shot Opie a look but that didn't seem to stop him from continuing. "I said that Jax has no room to talk because he hasn't been laid in a while." He snickered.

Tara looked over at Jax who grinned sheepishly at her. They shared a brief smile before she turned back to Opie. Though she couldn't get rid of the feeling that he wasn't having sex and it was probably because of her.

"See that explains the way he's been acting." She teased as she earned a laugh for Opie.

They heard another laugh, and Tara turned her head to see Piney, listening to them talk. She was introduced to him earlier that day. He seemed like a wonderful man, someone so unlikely to be in a motorcycle gang or as Jax always corrected her, club.

"Make sure you keep her around Jax. She's a keeper."

"Yes, Sir." Jax nodded.

"I've gotta get going some shits gone down. Keep your phones close boys." He said before turning and making his way out of the house.

Opie disappeared to another room and Tara leaned into Jax's side. He smiled down at her as Opie walked back into the room with a box in his hand. He set it down on the table and opened it and tara saw that there was joints in the box.

They both turn towards her and looked at her questioningly.

"Uh you guys can but I think I'll pass this time." She told them.

The two guys nodded and Opie grabbed a joint and his lighter and lit it taking a drag before handing it over to Jax. Who gave Tara a look to search for approval. He didn't want to cross any boundaries with her.

Tara laughed. "I can't wait to see how you two act when you're high." She winked at Jax, who then brought the joint to his lips.

After they traded it off a few times, Jax offered it to her. "Wanna try?"

She looked at it and took it into her hand. "Just this one time." Tara took a hit before handing it back to him.

"Not bad?" He cocked his head to the side.

She shrugged. "It's not the worst thing ever. Hold on, I want one more hit." Tara said, smiling to herself. She breathed in the smoke before giving Jax a kiss and blowing it into his mouth. "It's better that way." Tara giggled as she watched him blow out the smoke.

Opie took the joint and rolled his eyes at the two. He didn't understand why they weren't together yet. They acted more like a couple than most couples.

By now the guys had smoked the entire joint and were evidently high. Tara was listening to their conversation with great joy.

"Hey, Op! I think you should fuck that one girl." Jax told him seriously.

Opie's face scrunched in confusion. "Which girl?"

"The one with tits." He said like it was the simplest answer.

Opie just laughed and once he started Tara followed suit. Jax was adorable when he had no idea what he was talking about.

"Tara, I got a question." Opie turned and looked at her.

She giggled. "Yes, Opie?"

"Do you like my boy Jax?" He asked her.

"Well..can you keep a secret?" Tara asked him through her laughter and noticed him nod. "Okay, come here." Tara met him halfway and whispered in his ear. "I do but shh, it's a secret."

As much as Tara did like Jax, she wanted to be the one that would tell him. The more she thought about it the more she realized that she'll be telling him how she feels about him in the near future. She can't wait much longer to tell him.

Jax was laughing and looked at the time. "Shit I should probably be getting Tara home." He looked up at her from his spot on the floor.

"Probably…Are you okay to drive?" She asked him cautiously.

"Yeah, I'm fine it's wearing off. I promise you'll get home safe, Tare." He told her, standing up and turning to look at Opie. "Later bro."

Jax grabbed Tara's hand and smiled at her. "Ready?"

When she nodded, he pulled her towards the door. She pulled her sweatshirt closer to her as she felt the chilly winter air hit her. Jax noticed and pulled his over his head and handed it to her. Tara shook her head. Put he was refusing to put it back on.

"Jax, you'll freeze on the bike!" She said, shoving it back into his hands.

"I'm worried about you freeing on the bike, you stubborn girl." He leaned down and kissed her. "You'll have to warm me up when we get to your house." Jax whispered against her lips.

Tara sighed and pulled away from him and threw the sweatshirt over her own head. Then she walked to the bike and grabbed the helmet that had become hers and put it on. She let him climb on first before she swung her leg over and wrapped her arms tightly around him.

Tara heard the roar of the engine and before she knew it they were speeding off. If she was being honest it was these moments she loved the most, being pressed against him on his bike. Nothing was better than that in her mind.

When they pulled into her driveway, they both noticed the cutlass was gone. Tara told him that she didn't know that he was going anywhere. They agreed it was in their best interest if he stayed in case Tara got a call to pick him up.

She led him into the house, and pulled off his sweatshirt and dropped it on the couch. For a minute they were in silence before she turned to look up at him.

"I am so cold!" She told him.

"I told you that you'd need to warm me up." He winked.

"Can I get warm first?" She asked.

"Yeah, go changed I'll still be here when you get back." He said as he picked up his sweatshirt from the arm rest and pulled it over his head.

"How about you pick a movie to watch and set it up while I get changed. We can eat whatever is here?" She asked him.

"Yeah, I can pick whatever I want?" Jax asked, amused.

"I'm good with anything you pick out." Tara told him before turning away.

Tara went to her room and undressed before pulling on her sweatpants and a long sleeve shirt. She grabbed her throw blanket and wrapped it around her shoulders. Pulling the hair tie out of her hair, she turned the knob and opened her door, to walk back out.

She walked to the living room to see that he put Pulp Fiction in the VCR. A laugh escaped her throat when she realized what the movie was about. His head turned to take in the sight of her, and a smile grew on his face.

"Are you making fun of my choice already?" He asked her.

Tara shook her head. "No, of course I wasn't doing that Jackson." She said as she walked around the couch to sit down. Noting that Jax was watching her as she did so.

"Why the laughter then?" Jax raised his eyebrow and moved his arm to the back of the couch.

Tara took that was an invitation and moved to snuggle against his side. "Pulp Fiction is about a gang." She looked up at him as he arm rested against her shoulder.

Feeling the blanket scrunched against her back, she shifted until she could pull it from behind her so she could drape it over the two of them.

"It's a good movie though Tara." Jax told her as she got comfortable.

Tara nodded her head. "It is a good movie. It's just ironic."

He kissed the side of her head and looked down at her. "Are you ready to start the movie?"

She nodded and rested her head on his shoulder as he pressed play on the remote.

The two got halfway through the movie before Jax looked down to see her eyes closed and her even breathing. He smiled at the girl sleeping beside him. He stood up and was careful not to move her too much.

He knelt in front of the couch and watched her sleep for a minute. Jax kissed her head and whispered in her hair.

"I promise I'll find a way to tell you how I feel about you."

Jax pulled away and stood up and looked down at her, he thought about leaving her like this but he knew that she couldn't have been too comfortable there. Careful not to walk her he picked her up and carried her to her room.

Once he laid her down, he took a step back and watched her sleep. He walked over and kissed her head once more before covering her with her blankets and walking out of the room. He quickly left the house, making sure he locked the bottom lock as he went.

Jax wanted to be with her, he just didn't know how to talk to her about it but he would find a way because the girl in that house was slowly stealing his heart and he didn't know if he was ever getting it back. Starting the bike, he rode off to head home to talk to his mom about this girl, his girl.