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She was writhing in pleasure underneath him, moaning louder and louder. She almost felt like an animal. They had made love before, but never quite like this. A passionate, angry, emotional love making.
"So. Close." She heard him groan from above her.
As he moved inside her, she remembered the reason for their fight earlier and sunk her nails into his back, drawing blood. That was it. He shuddered before releasing himself in her. As he puffed out quick breaths, he moved off of her and onto his back. Bella merely rolled her eyes and turned her back to him. He had been gone for three nights without a single call as to where he was. She had to hear it from Gemma that he had been called away for 'Official club business' as she put it. That wasn't good enough for her. After more than a year together she had foolishly expected more out of him. As if all of that wasn't bad enough, he had shown up in front of the club a bleeding mess.
The sound of a cellphone ring, turned both their attentions from the angry silence in the air. "Hello?" Jax said into the receiver. He looked at Bella and sighed. "Yeah I'll be there. Yeah, alright. Bye." Bella watched him get up and get dressed. She was seething. He turned to her. "Listen Bells, I'm so-"
"Save it!" She barked at him, turning back to give a lashing. But then she saw the bruises all over his chest. And the way he winced as he put on his shirt, broke her heart. Sighing, she reached her arms out to him. "Come here."
Jax grinned at her. "You and your mood swings." He shook his head and walked toward her.
"Shut up!" She said glaring. "Take your shirt off."
Jax smiled. "Baby didn't we already go over this?" He groaned as he got punched in the stomach. "Fuck, alright." He took off his shirt.
Bella grimaced at the black and blue chest that stared at her. "Jesus Jax what happened?" She ran her hands over his ribs and when he winced, she knew they were broken. "You gotta see a doctor."
He pushed her hands away. "I'm fine. Anyway I'll be back later." At her disbelieving look, he sighed. "I promise I'll be back by tonight." When he went to kiss her cheek, she turned away and got off the bed, heading toward the shower. Jax merely watched her retreating form and took a deep breath. Ever since she'd started talking to his mom more, she'd become possessive and demanding. Two qualities he hated in his women. If things didn't change soon...
"And he just left me!" Bella spat out to Gemma.
Gemma looked at the younger girl with a raised eyebrow. She was turning into a somewhat more tamed version of herself. "Club business is more important than anything honey."
Bella sighed. "Yeah I know, but-" She took a sip of the drink Gemma had offered her. "I just wish he'd tell me things. Anything! He just keeps it all bottled up."
Gemma rolled her eyes. "Sounds like his father."
Bella watched her smile as her little bird flew over to her. She looked calm and serene. Nothing like the bitch Bella knew her to be. "How do you do it? How do you keep sane in this world. I mean it's never guaranteed they come home right?"
Gemma kissed her little baby on the beak. "There's no guarantee with anything in life, sweetheart. We just gotta hope."
Bella rubbed her hand over her face and looked out the kitchen window of Gemma's house. Was this how it was going to be? Hoping Jax would come home?
"I'm coming with you!"
"Hell no you're not!"
"Jax! I've made up my mind!"
"Apparently you don't have even HALF a mind if you want to tag along!"
Bella glared at Jax. "Then tell me where you're going."
Jax grabbed his hair and wondered if it would be more painful to yank out all his hair, or sit here and argue with his eighteen year old girlfriend about her joining him to talk to Darby and his crew. "You're being fucking ridiculous Bells. I can't take you with me! And I can't tell you where I'm going."
Bella's glare merely intensified. "Then I can't say I'll be here when you come back." She whispered angrily.
Jax stared at her in shock. "You threatening to leave?"
"Jax! Let's go!" Chibs called.
Jax glared at her once more before walking over to Chibs. "You comin'?" He asked, lighting a cigarette.
Chibs nodded. "Clay wants all of us. Says it could get ugly." He whispered the last part. Seeing Bella walking behind Jax he grinned widely. "Good evening Miss Shadow. How's ma beauty queen?"
Jax interrupted before Bella could speak. "Who's stayin' at the club?"
"Piney. Now let's go." Clay said, walking out of his old room. He looked at Bella. "You, go to Gemma's."
Bella nodded. "Alright." She turned to Jax. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow."
Jax nodded, but turned when she leaned forward for a kiss. Chibs saw this and frowned. "See ya later Shadow." He said, kissing her forehead. "Forget bout our brooding prince." He whispered.
Bella nodded. "Thanks Chibs."
"Piney, I'm gonna get going." Bella called as she walked out of her room. The boys had been gone for over an hour and she had finished collecting her stuff from Jax's room. One night with Gemma was not as exciting as it sounded.
"Lemme take you Shadow. Jax'll kill me if I let you go alone."
Bella shook her head. "No, no, it's fine. Allison's going to pick me up." At his disbelieving look she smiled and walked over to him. "I promise Piney, I'll be alright." She kissed his cheek,
"Alright kid, be careful." Piney grunted.
Bella nodded and walked outside. She picked up her phone and called Allison. After three rings, she picked up. "Allison,"
"Yeah, I'm almost there."
"Alright I'll just-"
"Shit!" Allison yelled.
"What? What happened?" Bella asked worriedly.
"My fucking tire just blew out!" Allison cursed. "Fuck, Bella I'm sorry I won't make it."
Bella let out a breath she had been holding. "Hey it's alright. I'll just walk there."
"No, just wait for a half hour and I'll be there."
"It's fine Allison. Gemma's house is barely ten minutes away."
She heard Allison sigh. "Alright, if you're sure."
"I'm sure, now go fix your car." Bella laughed as he heard Allison curse and the line go dead. She sighed and began her walk to Gemma's. It was dark and getting cold. She buttoned up her jacket and kept her head down, just like Jax had told her to when out late. The thought of Jax brought angry tears to her eyes. She was sick of being treated like a child or a porcelain doll. She could handle herself just fine. And the fact that Jax would just leave for days and not even blink bothered her more than anything else. She hated being kept in the dark. But of course, the club came first. So her feelings had to be put aside. She rolled her eyes. That club had taken over both their lives, and she was getting sick of it.
Bella frowned when she felt someone following her. But when she turned around, no one was there. Taking a deep breath, she told herself she was being ridiculous. Five minutes later she knew she hadn't just imagined someone throw something at her. She turned around, balling her hands in fists. "Hello?" She called out. She was shaking now. But not from the cold. She reached for her cellphone but before she could get it, she felt someone grab her. That was before she fainted.
"Oh hell yeah!" Juice screamed happily. "Take it off baby!"
Bella rolled her eyes at the way he was ogling the strippers Tig had gotten. They were currently celebrating the amount of money they had made from the fund raiser and the Tankers along with some hookers, had been invited to the club to party. She was itching to get high. Especially with the unavoidable meeting she was supposed to have with the Mayans tomorrow. But Jax had been annoyingly keeping an eye on her the whole night. And Samuel...she rolled her eyes at the thought. He'd been ignoring her since yesterday for jumping off the band wagon of staying clean.
"Oi Shadow! Get yer tight little ass over here!" She heard Chibs call.
Laughingly, she walked over to him and the other boys. "What is it Scot?"
Chibs gave the boys a sneaky grin. "I was just telling the boys here about the time you punched Tigs over there in the groin."
Bella laughed. "Oh yeah."
Half-Sack smiled. "Why'd ya do that?"
Bella took a shot and grinned. "You've met him. Why not?"
The boys laughed as she moved on outside, Jax quickly behind her. She sighed. "I'm not gonna do anything! Stop following me around."
Jax frowned. "I'm not following you."
Bella rolled her eyes and turned around. She held her hands up. "Alright, I give up. Search me."
"What?" Jax asked, confused.
Bella nodded. "You heard me. Search me. If that's gonna be what takes you off my back then so be it." Jax paused before quickly patting her down. Bella tilted her head and put her hands on her hips, when he didn't find anything. "Happy?"
Jax nodded. "Yeah I guess." He grabbed her arm when she turned to leave. "Bells-" He felt his pants vibrate and he reached for his phone. "Hold on," He said to Bella before picking up.
"Hey baby."
"Hey. What's up." Jax tried to act nonchalant as he heard Tara's voice on the other end.
"Nothing, just wanted to see when you'd come home."
He rubbed his hand over his face. "In a little ok?"
"Yeah see you." He heard her take a deep breath. "I love you."
Jax looked at Bella. "Me too." He shut off his phone.
Bella smirked. "Girlfriend?" She asked.
Jax shook his head. "No." He felt a little bad for lying about Tara. He loved her, he did. But with Bella back- he didn't know anymore. "Anyways Bells-" He groaned as he heard yet another interruption approaching.
An expensive looking silver Mercedes approached the club slowly.
"What the hell is this?" Clay asked, and walked over to the man dressed in the suit, who had exited the vehicle.
"Come on." Jax grabbed Bella's hand and walked to the front, next to Clay. She had to ignore the way her hand felt in his and almost slapped herself, when she pulled away.
"Garage is closed." Clay called, stalking over to the man.
The man smirked. "We're not here for car repairs. I understand you're a Camacho fan." He handed Clay what looked like a box of cigars.
Clay merely stared at it. "Who are ya?"
A taller bald man stepped forward and handed Clay a card. "Just stopping by to give a little friendly advice."
Bella's eyes widened. "Arian Nation." She whispered to Jax.
"How do you know?"
She indicated his arm and when Jax looked closer, what appeared to be a Swastika peeked out.
Clay looked at the card. "And what advice would that be?"
"We feel it would be best for all concerned if you stopped dealing arms to the One Niners and the Mayans."
Everyone started laughing as Clay replied, "I don't know what you're talking about. We're just mechanics and Harley lovers."
Bella looked closer at someone. She stepped near Clay. "That's one of Darby's guys back there."
The man in the suit nodded at her. "Mr. Darby is-one of our supporters."
Clay looked at the men closely. "Expensive car. Hell of a suit. Got all your teeth. Must be at the top of the Arian food chain."
The man smirked. "What you do for a living is between you and your maker. I'm not here to adjust your moral compass. This is just a reality check. You're a criminal and you're done selling guns to color." Tig pulled out his gun and held it to the man. The man barely blinked. "Are you gonna shoot me Mr. Trager? With all these witnesses?"
Clay sighed. "Look, I don't know what Darby told ya. And I don't know what your angle is. But, let me be real clear. Nobody threatens SAMCRO. And nobody tells us what we can and can't do. Black. Brown." He glared at the bald man. "Or white. So why don't you just climb back into your little German clown car and ride back into Nazi town. Cuz the next time you piss all over my shoes." He nodded at Tig. "He will kill ya. I don't care how many witnesses."
The man paused. "My shop opens in a few weeks. Until then-" He put the box of cigars on the floor. "Enjoy."
The Sons and the Tankers made sure the newcomers were off the property before coming back to the party. Bella frowned. "What's wrong?" Jax asked her.
"I feel like I knew that guy. The one with the suit."
Jax raised his brows. "Oh yeah? Where from?"
"I can't remember." Bella said, still perplexed as to where she'd seen that face before. She shook her head. "Anyway, I'm gonna get going. Early start tomorrow."
Jax nodded. "Yeah, alright. Be careful."
Bella nodded but was almost given a heart attack when Jax kissed her cheek. They stood there awkwardly for about a minute. "Um, I'll see ya." She just about ran to her bike, thinking one thing. What the Fuck just happened?"
Bella groaned as she rolled over and put her pillow over her head. She groaned as the ringing continued. Angrily searching through her drawer for her phone she looked at the time. Who the fuck was calling her at three in the morning.
"What?!" She practically screamed into the phone.
"Bella?"
She wiped her eyes and cleared her voice. "Chief Unser? You do know what time it is, right?"
"Yeah sweetheart, sorry about that. Uh listen I need your help. It's Gemma."
"Jesus Christ, what happened?" Bella exclaimed. She had just arrived at Tara's place and she almost threw up when she saw the state of Gemma.
"Nice to see you too." Gemma said monotonously.
Bella held a hand to her mouth as she neared the older woman. Unser stepped in front of her. "Maybe you can talk some sense into her, she's not listening to either of us."
Bella saw Tara out of the corner of her eye, but tried her best to ignore her. "Gemma-" Her voice cut as she realized that one of the strongest women she had ever known was sitting in front of her beaten to a bloody pulp and looking weaker than she'd ever seen her.
Gemma closed her eyes. "Don't. Do not feel sorry for me."
Bella shook her head. "I'm not." She went closer and sat next to her. "What happened?"
Gemma closed her eyes. "Use your imagination."
Unser stood. "Maybe, we should let her rest a while."
"We have to get her to the hospital." Tara said.
"No!" Gemma protested.
Tara frowned. "I can't treat you in my living room."
Gemma shook her head. "No. Everybody will know."
Bella sighed. "Gemma, she's just trying to help." The older woman sat stubborn as ever. Bella turned to Tara. "Think you can bullshit anything?"
Tara nodded. "We'll go home. Get you some clothes, pick up Abel and say we're running some more tests."
Gemma looked at her. "You could get fired for that."
"I'll figure it out." Tara responded.
"Promise me you won't tell anyone." Gemma whispered.
"Gemma-"
"Promise me."
Unser spoke up. "Well we gotta tell Clay."
"No." Bella said. Gemma stared straight at her. "This could kill him."
Gemma nodded. "Not Clay. Not Jax. No one."
Unser and Tara looked shocked. But they agreed. Tara got up and whispered something to Unser before he left. Sitting on each side of her, both girls picked up one of Gemma's hands and held tightly. Bella felt her grip her hand tightly. And before she could protest, she kissed the back of one and lay her head on her shoulder. For as much as they bickered, Gemma and Bella loved each other fiercely.