I know the past chapter wasn't my best and neither is this one but this is kind of setting up everything so I can write the next few chapters which are the ones I have been looking forward to. Enjoy!
All together both Jax and Tara were slowly starting to lose their mind. Zobelle deserved this retaliation and both Tommy and Jax were trying to figure out how to do this under the radar. Tommy was the voice of reason. He was able to talk Jax out of going with Hale. If the cops got involved nothing would be safe. Zobelle had a plan and if they did what they were planning the cops could not be involved.
Tara on the other hand was scared. Her life could be in danger, Gemma was falling apart, and the whole club was on the war path. This was not good and she knew that somehow one thing was going to throw everyone off. The League was on the offense and the club could never get a head start.
Gemma however could kill Unser at any moment. He had told Hale about the rape and left her blindsided as the old paper boy tried to get information out of them. But he got nothing. She would not let them know. He could tell one of the boys.
"Can I admit something to you?" Tara asked as she went home with Gemma after she made sure everything with Chibs was okay the morning after the accident.
"Sure sweetheart." Gemma replied as she pulled up to the house.
"I am scared." That was all she said. Admitting something like that in the SAMCRO family was taboo. Old Ladies were supposed to trust their men to get everything done. You were not supposed to second guess their strength. Belief in them was something that kept them going.
"I am too, baby." The Queen stated as she slowly smoothed over the top of her hair.
"What do I do?" Tara asked as she grabbed a bag to take into the house.
"You know what makes me feel better?" She asked as she started rummaging through old boxes looking for her treasures.
"What?" Looking down at the stash of guns that Gemma had revealed she suddenly had the urge to smile. Only she would be able to do that.
"Shooting." Gemma replied as she took a few guns and put them in her purse.
"Pick whichever you want." She gestured towards the two hat boxes waiting for Tara to choose her own gun.
"I'll go with the 38." Tara said as she reached in and pulled out the small handgun.
"Why don't you keep that with you?" She offered as she went towards the car knowing their exact destination.
By the end of that night Jax came home with a story to tell. He explained how they had almost gotten caught by the sheriff but was lucky enough to get away unscathed. They had been smart enough to wear masked (Tommy's plan) and made sure the security cameras were cut off with no guns to be found on their person. When the Sheriff tried to arrest them they were taken to holding but in the end were released only hours upon their arrival. Jax made sure to take out the whole women and children being there when they raided the place but they all bolted as soon as they were aware of that. No innocent should be caught in their war.
The next few days were filled with enough stress that no one could describe. All of them were trying to figure out how to keep Chibs out of leaving St. Thomas and getting even with Zobelle. Cameron and Edmond had stopped the gun supply with the excuse that the Feds were in town looking into SAMCRO. With all of this going on her mind should be focused on those issues but there was something that Tara needed to say. She made a short stop as she pulled up in front of Caracara.
"Hey baby what are you doing here?" LuAnn asked as she was the only one in the building and surprised to see her here. It wasn't a secret that Tara wasn't too fond of her husband being involved with porn.
"Nothing really just wanted to talk to you." Tara replied as she sat down in the seat across from her.
"What's wrong?" She asked as she realized by the expression on her face that something was eating away at her.
"I know this is going to sound terrible but could you get someone else to take care of Ima's problems?" Tara asked knowing that Jax would never do anything but she didn't like her one bit.
"Why is that?"
"Because she has gotten under my skin and I hate it. She is a huge bitch who thinks that everyone wants her and I can't help but want to punch her in the face every minute I see her but I know that she makes us a lot of money." She was rambling but LuAnn saw the fear in her voice. It wasn't so much that she didn't trust Jax but she feared that Ima would jump at the chance to get with him if he was ever to have a weak moment.
"I will talk to her. Don't worry about a thing I promise to make sure that she does not go near Jax. Besides I found some new talent that I think will be bringing in a lot more money than she ever did." She offered Tara a smile just hoping to ease her mind.
"Do you want to ride with me to the dinner at Gemma's?" Truthfully this late at night Tara did not want to be alone.
"Sure let's go." LuAnn answered as she started to lock up.
A large bang broke both women out of their own heads. Two burly looking guys walked in looking pissed and holding baseball bats. "We are not going anywhere. Georgie sent us to make sure that you finally put this fucking piece of shit to sleep."
Instinct kicked in and Tara reached into her purse that still had the thirty eight revolver Gemma gave her and pointed it directly at them. "Come one step closer and I will shoot you."
"Oh yeah?" One of the assholes asked as he took a step closer. Tara didn't hesitate as she clicked the safety back and took a shot hitting the guy in the shoulder.
"Fucking bitch!" The guy yelled as he held his profusely bleeding shoulder as his friend looked shocked at her.
"Get the fuck out or I will shoot you too." Tara demanded as she put her finger on the trigger ready to shoot that asshole's head off.
"Watch your back bitch." One bleeding warned as he walked out of the building knowing that if they were to call the police there would be nothing done. Hell they might even get put away for attempted assault.
"We better get to the house now." Tara demanded as she lowered the gun and kept the gun out just in case.
LuAnn nodded thankful that Tara had been or else she might have ended up dead. This thing would only get worst and she realized that she should probably stop production. Everything with this guy would only put all of them into more danger. What they didn't know was that when the men reported back to Georgie that the little prick fled to Thailand out of fear.
Screaming was all the two women could hear as they walked through the door. Jax and Clay were in a pissing match as everyone seemed to be stuck in a silence around them. Even Gemma was silent as she listened to the two argue. Tara knew that this was club business and not to get involved.
Their presence however didn't go unnoticed. All eyes snapped to them as the door closed behind them. "Where the hell have you two been?" Gemma asked as she saw the fearful expression the two of them had.
"Two guys came by the studio while we were talking. They had baseball bats." LuAnn started and all the eyes changed into worry as they looked the women up and down.
"Are you okay?" Jax asked as he approached Tara making sure there was nothing wrong.
"Yeah I kind of shot one of them." Tara felt her face flinch remembering the sound of the hit and the feel of vibrations that still tingled in her palm.
"Where did you hit them?" Tig called from the other side of the table.
"Shoulder." She answered as she saw the look on Jax's face. There was a bit of pride in his smirk but his eyes were questioning why she was even there in the first place.
"Where did you get the gun?" He knew that she never really carried because Charming was a safe place. Besides most people knew that if anything happened to Tara that every person in the club would be out for blood.
"I gave it to her." Gemma spoke first while walking over to give her arms a small squeeze.
"Where is the baby?" She asked looking around and not seeing him anywhere in sight.
"Jax's old room. He is sleeping." Neeta replied as she continued to place dishes on the table.
"How about we all sit down and eat some food." Gemma asked as her expression left no one to question this comment. All of them knew that with Gemma you did as you were told.
Jax made sure to separate himself from Clay by sitting at the other end of the table with Tara. He wanted to ask questions but it wasn't the time. Opie and Lyla sat across from them and Tara didn't know how to feel. She was friends with Ima. She did porn but then again she saw how she looked at him. There was something there and she didn't want to be involved. If he wanted to get involved with her then that was all she needed to know.
"Hey Lyla if you didn't mind I was wondering if you wanted to maybe hang out sometime?" Tara asked and that seemed to make everyone's eyes go wide.
"Sure that would be fun." Lyla answered surprised by the question but there was something about getting the approval from someone so respected in the club like Tara that made her feel relieve. That Donna's ghost wasn't affecting everyone like it was affecting Opie.
"Perfect." And that night there was a tension between the two parties. The ones who had been shot at and the other who were off dealing with the legal side of the business did not like each other. However for once there was no drama in the female side of the group.
By the next day Clay had brought everyone in talking about Caracara. After last night he wanted to shut down production with the whole thing. There was no use keeping on with this. Too much had happened and LuAnn was in danger. Guns were what they needed to gain the money. Clay and Jax fought constantly. Jax felt like going cowboy so when the chance to go and talk with the judge who was stopping their gun business.
Lyla and Tara had actually gotten on well. Both women realized that they had grown up with the same type of shit. Both had shitty step fathers who constantly beat the shit out of them. The only difference was that Tara had the club while Lyla was on her own. Lyla also had good advice about raising a kid. Suddenly it felt nice to have a friend her age. It was nice to be with someone who was in the same boat as her. Someone who didn't know if the man she had fallen for would end up in prison or dead whenever he left. It made talking about those fears easier.
One problem was that Chibs wasn't covered. He didn't have insurance and that meant that there was no place at St. Thomas for him. Fiona had also stopped by and she was finally able to put a face to the name. It felt strange to know that this woman had been forced from the man she loved so that Jimmy had the power. There was something so messed up about that.
"I am sorry but there is nothing I can do." Margaret stated as she tried to reason with the young doctor.
"I will pay his bills. Put him on my plan and I will make sure that the hospital gets everything." She stated as she tried to explain that if Chibs went to another hospital that he would be dead.
"Alright but he is your responsibility now." Margaret stated as she started to fill out the paperwork making sure that he would not be moved. Another hurdle had just been cleared for the club and all of them were appreciative for what she had done. She had saved the day and it was back to focusing on getting the League. All of them were getting priorities in check. They needed to make sure that Zobelle was gone before he could destroy Charming.
Jax actually felt that for a moment there was a kind of understanding between him and Opie. Opie had been backing Clay since he had gotten back almost a month before. Even told he needed to fall in line or else he would be dead. That night though he saw how the loss of Donna affected him. Saw how disguised he was at the judge.
Because when the sun had risen that all realized how fucked up their life was. A man so strung out on his wife that he would give up his kid rather than her love letters. Jax found that once he was in Tara's arms it felt right. It felt correct. That was until he found out that Caracara had been burnt down. Clay had done this. It was the only way to rid this MC of porn, so Jax turned to the group and stated, "That's it I am going Nomad."
Cliff hanger. I know this is pretty shitty but I felt like I changed what needed to be changed and kept most of the important things that kept the story in line. I know I changed a bunch but I hope you like the idea. It was more because of if I continue this past where I think I will. I love writing this but you never know. Review and enjoy.