When Jez pulled into a parking spot at the school she thought it best to remove her vest. She tucked it into her backpack and went into the school. Inside she walked down the hall to where she knew Justyn's classroom was. "Excuse me young lady but where do you think you're going without a pass?" One of the hall monitors called out. Jez turned around to face her. "Really?" She asked ticked off. "I need to see your pass." The monitor demanded hand out waiting. Jez held up her hand with her wedding ring on it. "I don't see what your pretty jewelry has to do with anything." The monitor replied snippy. Jez was fed up then and raised her arm. "Oh I'll show you." She started but someone grabbed her hand. "Jez here is with me." Justyn said shaking his head at her. "Well she shouldn't be in the hall without a pass." The hall monitor scolded. Justyn nodded. "You're right and it wont happen again I assure you." He replied before he led Jez away.
"Starting a fight with a hall monitor?" Justyn asked eyebrow raised. He was sitting with his feet up on his desk while Jez took one of the student's desk chairs and put it opposite him. "Do I really look like I belong here?" She demanded. Justyn smirked making Jez frown. "Never mind I don't want to hear your answer." She mumbled. Justyn nodded. "So what brings you here? I'd ask who's in trouble but you would have decked the hall monitor before she could even begin her argument if someone was really in trouble." He said. Jez pulled out the picture of Alec, Neil, and Justyn. "I would like to hear about my father." She told him. Justyn took the picture and looked at it with a smile. "Neil." He said fondly. "I don't think I knew of any other man with such a good heart yet terrible temper." He told her with a laugh. "You've probably grown tired of hearing this but you are so much like him." He said looking up at her. Jez gave him half a smile. "Not yet. I've only just learned of him. I have a lifetime to catch up with." She replied.
Justyn shared stories of her father, about times when Alec and Justyn had been with him and stories of Neil and Kail. "You get a lot from him. But your musical talent is not one of them. This one time he was piss drunk and thought he could sing. Someone threw a glass at a mirror to make him think he was so terrible he shattered the glass." Justyn told her with a grin. "The sad thing is he probably could have." He added. He sighed then. "Ah but Angel your father loved you with his whole heart. He loved you more then the club. Which is more to say then some other fathers in the club. He wrestled with the idea of having you around or keeping you away." He told her seriously and shook his head. "Back then either way you were safe. No one attacked us on our home front. Now a days though, I don't know what he would choose." He said softly. Jez nodded thoughtfully. "You know he would be real proud of you if he could see you now. Following in his footsteps without even knowing him. Sometimes I think I'm still sitting with him at that Table when you speak up." Justyn said with a proud smile at her.
Then the door opened and high school kids piled into the room. "Hey Mr. Court, who's the new girl?" One boy who thought he was all that asked eyeing Jez up. Jez sneered at the kid. "She's taken Josh. Besides you couldn't handle this one." Justyn said with a smirk to Jez. She smiled back at him and stood up. She ripped off a hall pass from the pad on his desk and headed for the door. "Thanks for everything Mr. Court." She said sarcastically. She watched Justyn roll his eyes then left the room.
When Jez got back to the bar she went back to her and Jax's room. When she opened the door she found the room completely empty except for the bed. Confused she went down the hall to check the room she kept her extra things in. That room was also empty except for the bed. "Jax!" She yelled loud enough for the whole bar to hear. Jax came running into the room. "What's up?" He asked looking around. She turned to him. "Where is everything?" She asked him. He smirked at her. "Our house of course." He replied with a proud grin that made Jez slowly smile. "When you said you'd move the big stuff today I didn't understand." She confessed. He nodded in understanding. "Yeah I know. Surprise! The big stuff was just everything." He said hugging her.
"So what were you doing all day today?" Jax asked Jez while they sat at the bar. "I stopped by Alec's house and Justyn's classroom to learn some more about Neil." She told him. Jax nodded. "They were pretty close to him weren't they?" He asked. "Yea they were. Alec even gave ne there." She told him showing him the pictures Alec had given her. He went through them with a smile. "You have his smirk." He pointed out. Jez grinned. "And his attitude." She added. "And his temper, wit, reactions." Someone said walking into the bar. "Edan! You knew Neil?" Jez asked turning to him with a smile. "Aye lassie, I did. And may God bless his soul." He replied. "I keep learning more and more about him today." Jez informed him. "What else can you tell me about him?" She asked eagerly. Edan made his way behind the bar to fetch himself a drink while he thought. "Te be honest lassie just take a good long look at yerself and you'll see yer father within." He finally replied. Jez raised an eyebrow at him. "Now I know for a fact that those lips of yours kissed the Blarney stone. Now spill Arson." She demanded with a smile Edan couldn't help but give in to.
As more people came into the bar more stories were told about Neil. Jez learned more and more about her father and could never escape the comments on just how much she was like him. The bar shared laughs and sad smiles. Jez was trapped in more hugs then she could handle but there was always a smile on her face as she learned more that she didn't know. Everyone who shared a story admired and respected her father. Not a bad word against him was spoken. Finally Kail came into the bar. He enjoyed a drink with everyone then nodded at the few, indicating it was time for a meeting.
Once inside everyone took their seats. One chair was empty. "Where's Alec?" Kail asked. Justyn shrugged. "Just talked to him before. He knew about the meeting." He replied. Jez thought for a minute. "When I went over there today he was saying something was up with his bike." She told Kail. "I took a look at it but nothing seemed out of sorts." She offered. "And you know everything about bikes do you?" Brice asked smartly. "No but I must know more about them then you since mine seem to last me more then a few months which is more then I can say about yours." She snapped back. Kail put his hand up. "Justyn go give Alec a ring." He instructed. Just as Justyn stood up Prospect barged into the room.
"Prospect out! You're not allowed in here!" Connor bellowed. "Oh shut up Wolf he's not a dog!" Jez snapped at him. She turned back to Prospect. "You're not supposed to be in here unless we ask you to." She told him calmly. "I know but." He started. "No buts Prospect, out." Kail said. Jez was watching Prospect and noticed the panic on his face. She put her hand up to Kail. "No wait." She said standing. "What?" Demanded Brice. "Jez you can't tell Kail to wait like that at a meeting." Justyn whispered seriously. Jez ignored them. "What's wrong Prospect?" She asked trying to keep composed. "On my way over here I saw an explosion a few blocks up. I went to go see what happened but the cops were blocking it off. They wouldn't say anything except it was a motorcycle fatality. I caught a glimpse of the cycle. It's Alec's."
So true story, I got stopped in my high school because they thought I was still at school there. I had a big fight with the monitor that I in fact had graduated.