Well here we are, Chapter 10. I'm sorry that it took me so long to update, but this chapter was very difficult to write. I want to give thanks to Northwoman and everyone who is following this story. If it wasn't for you guys I would've given up on this story. Well here it is enjoy.
Jax, Opie, and Chibs went to the garage when they were done with their meeting with Romeo and Luis. As soon as they got there, they immediately called for a church. All of the members of SAMCRO went into the clubhouse and walked into the chapel and took their seats.
As soon as everyone was present, Jax banged the gavel to open the meeting. "Okay. Hap, Chibs told me you have real good intel on the Niners' cut shop." Says Jax.
"Yeah. A friend of mine used to work at the house. He says there are two more on the inside with shotguns. The ones cooking don't have guns or anything." Happy says.
"So all we have to do is get the guys outside, to lure the ones inside, out of the door." Opie says.
"It sounds too easy. Happy, are you sure this guy can be trusted?" Jax asks.
"Positive. I've known him for years. When he kicked his habit, he was still in debt to a dealer. I paid it off for him. He owes me big time." Says Happy.
"Okay. What do the rest of you think? Do you still want to do this?" Says Jax.
Everyone nods and says "Yes".
"Alright. Well, l here is the plan. Chibs, you and Happy take the front. Get the guy to lure one of the guys inside out. Knock them both out and tie them up and keep an eye on them. Juice, you and Tig, the same thing with the guy in the back of the house. Once we are inside, we fire a shotgun round in the ceiling and to clear the place. Once it's all clear, Opie you set the explosives and blow it to shit. If anything goes wrong, we bail out and try something else later. Are we clear?" Jax instructs.
Everyone express their agreement and Jax bangs the gavel to call the meeting to an end.
After the meeting everyone starts getting everything ready for what has to be done. Jax and Chibs stay in the clubhouse to collect some of the gun surplus they have hidden.
While in the apartment Jax is getting a couple of shotguns Chibs walks in and says "Jackie, I want to talk to you about what me and Opie learned today."
"I know." Jax says before he takes a deep breath. "I wouldn't expect anything less."
"I just want to know if we have to keep this a secret forever." Says Chibs.
"No. We have to keep it a secret for now. One day when all of this shit passes and the Cartel doesn't need us anymore and they let us off of the hook, we sit down and tell the club everything."
"What if they never let us off the hook. A regular cartel has ways of keeping people under their thumb forever. I have no doubt that a cartel working with the CIA probably is worse."
"I know man. But until we find a way out of this without hurting the club, we have to play it out."
"Well as usual, I have your back Jackie. But if I'm going to sit at your right, I have can't be in the dark."
"That's why I told you to meet me and Opie in the chapel tonight. There is more we have to tell you on a club level."
"How bad is it?"
"Wait until tonight and judge for yourself."
The conversation ends there, then Jax and Chibs take the guns outside to the van.
Opie got all of the explosives he needs for the job. He heads home to relax for an hour or two. He walks in; he finds the Nomads are in the kitchen playing cards. "Where is Lyla?" Opie asks.
"She's in the back." Jay answers.
"Well if you guys want, you can take a break from your bodyguard duties. But be back in an hour and a half. I have something to do with the club tonight." Opie says.
The Nomads nod their understanding and L'il Danger says "Cool. We'll go to the clubhouse."
After they leave Opie goes in the back and finds Lyla lying on the bed reading.
"What's that book about?" Opie ask, out of curiosity.
"It's a romance novel about-" Lyla says, before she is cut off by Opie.
"I lost interest the second you said romance novel." Opie says.
Lyla smiles and says "You might like it if you gave it a chance."
"Donna tried to get me to read one in high school. I never made it past the first chapter."
"Well you never gave it a chance."
"Actually I gave it three chances. It struck out."
Lyla laughs and puts her arms around Opie, when he sits down on the bed, and gives him a kiss on the cheek. She takes a deep breath and says "Opie, when Jay and L'il Danger are done guarding me, I want to come back. I still love you Ope and want to really try to make it work."
Opie turns and look her right in the eye and says "So do I."
They kiss passionately. This is not any kiss they have ever had. It is more powerful than even their first kiss. They begin to undress each other. It as if it is their first time together, even though they have had sex with each other countless times. They continue to kiss and undress. When they are nude, they make love for first time in weeks. It is also one of the few times they make love without the intention of avoiding a serious talk. When they are done, they rest until it's time for Opie to leave again.
When he is done resting, Opie gets ready to leave. He gives Lyla, who is sleeping, a kiss on the cheek. She wakes up and asks "Where are you going?"
Opie answers "I have to do something with the club. Jay and L'il Danger should be back soon."
"Okay."
Opie starts to walk out the door until he hears Lyla speak.
"Opie, whatever you have to do tonight, be careful."
"I will." Opie give her one more kiss and walks out of the room. As soon as he is in the living room, there is a knock at the door. "Who is it?" Opie says, with his hand on his gun.
"It's Jay and Danger, Ope." Jay responds.
"Come on in." Says Opie. When Jay and L'il Danger walk in Opie tells them "Lyla's in the back sleeping. She could be out for awhile, so make yourself at home and order out if you guys get hungry."
"Cool. Good on luck on the job." Says L'il Danger.
"Thanks." Says Opie. Opie takes the bag of explosives, leaves his house, hops on his bike, and rides to the clubhouse.
When Opie arrives everyone is in the clubhouse getting ready. "Hey guys. I got the explosives here. Should be enough."
"Good. We have all of the guns here, plus some more in case it isn't as easy as it should be." Jax Says.
"Cool." Opie replies.
Jax takes a deep breath and says "Is everyone ready?"
Everyone says "yes" and head outside for the van.
When they reach the van and get ready to head to Oakland, Jax's phone rings. The caller ID says Tara. Jax answers and says "Hey, Babe look, I'm about to do something important right now."
"Jax, Abel is sick He was having a hard time breathing and he was coughing like crazy." Tara says in a panic.
"Tara, is he alright?" Jax asks.
"I don't know; the Nomads and I are at St. Thomas. I brought him as soon as I saw something was wrong and I left Thomas with Elyda."
"Okay.I'll be there soon."
"But you just said you had to do something important."
"Yeah, but my family is more important. I'll see you soon, Babe."
Jax hangs up the phone and says "Look guys, I have to go."
"What's wrong, Prez? You don't have the stomach to do what has to be done for your club?" Clay asks, with hatred.
"Abel is at St. Thomas; he had a hard time breathing and he was coughing weird. Tara is there and I should be there too." Jax responds, with all of his anger pointed at Clay.
"Go, Brother. I can take charge on it." Opie says, with understanding.
"Yeah. It'll be fine, Jackie. You go do what you have to do." Says Chibs
When Jax hears the rest of the club express their understanding, he gets on his bike and rides to St. Thomas. The ride that feels like forever, even though it was only 20 minutes.
When he arrives, he finds Tara and the Nomads in the waiting room and asks "Anything yet?"
"No. He is still being looked at." Tara says.
Jax tells the Nomads they can go and that he and Tara will be fine. The Nomads leave and Jax sits down next to Tara.
Tara takes a deep breath and says "I called Wendy. She is on her way."
"Why?" Jax asks.
"Because, Jax, she is Abel's biological mother who wants to spend more time with him and is threatening to sue for custody if we don't give it to her. I don't want her to tell a judge that we purposely kept her out of the loop when something serious happened to him. It's bad enough he is sick; I'm not going to let Wendy use it as leverage in case it gets out."
Jax understands what Tara is saying. He doesn't fully agree with it, but he understands.
"I tried calling Gemma. But I got no answer." Tara says.
"It's probably best. We're going to have enough to deal with from Wendy. We don't want her and Gemma in the same room right now." Says Jax.
Wendy walks in two minutes later and says "Is he okay?"
"We don't know yet." Jax says.
The doctor walks in and tells everyone "Abel is fine. His heart condition was the cause of it. We got him some medication and he should be able to go home tonight."
"Does he need a prescription for anything?" Tara asks.
"No, Doctor Knowles, not at this time. I do want you to bring him back for couple of more check-ups though."
"Thank you." Tara says.
Jax tells the doctor "thank you" and shakes his hand. Jax, Tara, and Wendy all sit down and wait until it's time to take Abel home.
Just to give you guys a preview, the next chapter will follow the arson job, Jax and Tara's interaction with Wendy, and the arrival of the other Nomads that are coming to provide back up for the Irish/Cartel deal. Like I said earlier this chapter was very hard to write. So if I needed you all to tell whether or not you liked a chapter, it's this one. So, please review and let me know what you think.