Just wondered how you guys would feel if some smut was in the story? not sure that I'll be that great at writing it but I'm willing to give it a try :)

Chapter 14- Pressure Rising

Emery sat at the bar in the clubhouse, it was dimly lit, one prospect was behind the bar, April was sat next to her, her face still marked by her make-up, she was staring lifelessly at the cider which sat in front of her. Emery stole glances at her whilst she rubbed at the condensation on her own glass, dunking the ice under the liquid with her straw. When they'd come in not many of the club members were lingering around, Ryan and Juice had been here since they were living here, but only Chibs and Piney had been the patched in members around. Once Emery had explained to them what had happened they'd called Clay and called a club meeting. They'd been in the club meeting for around a half hour now.

The door to the club burst open as Richard practically ran into the clubhouse, instantly Emery stood, relaxing slightly when she saw it was just Richard. Although she would say that April looked more like her mother she had her father's dark chocolaty eyes, which right now Richards were bulging out of his head,

'Clay?!...where's April' he was frantic and in his state hadn't noticed that April was sitting the bar, within second's April was in her father's arms crying as he gently stroked her hair. After he'd guided her back to the bar, he began making his way towards church,

'I wouldn't interrupt them' Emery spoke to the man whom she didn't really speak to, she got on with Aprils mum but her father wasn't always around he spent a lot of time out on business.

'I need to make sure he'll take care of this' Richard snapped at her,

'Dad!' April fired back, 'it's not Emery's fault' she looked as though she was processing something,

'wait I never messaged or rang to say what happened, how did you know something happened?' she stood from her bar stool facing her father,

'he said this would happen' Emery watched as Richard rubbed his face with his hands, 'he said that if I prosecuted he'd come for you….and then I went home a saw the place was smashed up-'

'who dad?...who said they'd come?' she cut her dad off, her voice small, he didn't reply instead he just turned away from her still standing by the doors leading to the meeting room,

'Dammit dad tell me what the hell is going on!' she took a step forwards, her shock from her ordeal replaced with anger,

'watch your mouth!' he shouted back and Emery cringed under the weight, Tig had never shouted at her like that,

'some men break into our house and try to attack me and my friend' her voice dropped lower 'and all you can say is watch your mouth?' Emery wished she could run and hide somewhere, she wished she could be anywhere but here right now. She always pictured April's family as the perfect family, where they have tea at the table and Sunday lunches. That they'd all sit around the dinner table and tell each other about their day, in some ways Emery had always kind of been jealous of that life.

'I mean it April shut your damn mouth' he turned pointing a vicious finger at her 'just stop whilst I talk to Clay and get this sorted out' April started marching over to where her dad stood,

'only you won't sort it will you dad' she continued to walk closer, 'because you'll get Samcro to deal with it, for all you say about them, they are more men then you will ever be' her voice broke on her last words, without warning her father slapped her hard across the face, Emery jumped at the sound as his palm met April's face, although her head turned with the force April continued to glare at her father,

'April, I'm so sor-' her father began to apologise once he'd realised what he'd done,

'Em' April cut her father off, 'you mind if I stay here tonight?' her voice sounded tough, she didn't even turn to face Emery as she spoke, keeping her eyes locked in a battle with her father,

'of course' Emery spoke but it was more of a squeak, she watched as April turned and began walking back, now her face was out of view of her father, Emery saw April squeeze her eyes shut as some tears fell as she scrunched her face up in hurt. Emery squeezed her hand as she walked past,

'I'll be in as soon as I've heard from Clay' she squeezed Aprils hand again as the blonde girl nodded to her, her tears still forming. Emery glanced behind her to see the prospect at the bar was looking down not wanting to make eye contact with anyone,

'think we need to talk Richie' Clays gravelly voice spoke out and Emery whipped her head back round to see that the meeting was over. Ryan made his way over slinging an arm over her shoulder and kissing her on the cheek,

'where's April?' Juice asked looking around for her,

'she's in my room' she told him then as he came closer she spoke quietly to him, 'she's a bit upset, you should probably take her some ice' Juice gave her a curious look and she just shook her head at him. She watched him as he gathered some ice in a towel and began making his way to her bedroom. She looked up to Ryan,

'what'd he decide?' she asked not sure if she really wanted to know the answer,

'well, so far he thinks that April should stay within the club' Emery nodded at him, 'Piney did mention that maybe she should go stay at his cabin and that you could go with her' he pulled a stray lock of hair behind her ear, 'nothings final yet though, Clay wants to know how bad it is first'

Ryan's last comment set her on edge a bit, if Clay decided it would be too much hassle did that mean that he wouldn't help protect April or get her father out of whatever situation he had gotten himself into? Letting out a sigh, she turned to face Ryan hiding her head into his chest,

'when are things just gonna chill?' she muttered into Ryan's chest,

'don't worry princess we'll sort it out, Aprils gonna be just fine' he soothed her as he stroked her hair.

Emery peered her head in through her bedroom door and saw April asleep tucked under Juices arm, her head resting on his chest. He raised his head to look at Emery,

'you want me to leave so you can sleep?' he practically whispered, Emery just shook her head,

'no you stay here with her' she nodded in Aprils direction before making her way over to her friend and kissing her lightly on the head, 'I'll bunk with Ryan' she whispered back to Juice who just smiled at her,

'Night Em' he called softly as she reached her door,

'Night Juicy' she whispered back before slowly and quietly shutting her bedroom door.

She gently knocked on Ryan's door and was greeted by him standing in nothing but his boxers,

'hey' she tried to stop herself from raking her eyes over his body, but she failed and was rewarded by Ryan's signature smirk,

'like what you see?' he asked her, blushing slightly she shoved him back into his room,

'shut up' she whispered as she pushed him further back until his back was flush against the wall, pushing herself up onto her toes so her body was pushed up against his she captured his lips with her own. The kiss soon turned heated as their tongues fought for dominance, Ryan standing victorious, she was happy to fall into this moment with him where she could forget about what was happening outside of these four walls. She ran her hands over his tight abdominals humming to herself in appreciation, her hands continued their journey up his body and locked into his hair as he gently bit her bottom lip tugging on it slightly. Without breaking the kiss she kicked off her converses. Ryan's hand begun gliding up her smooth leg, before grasping her behind her knee and pulling her leg up to rest at his hip, she let out a little gasp breaking their kiss when she felt him push his hips against her causing a stir within her when she felt his erection press against her, looking back at him he flashed her a wicked grin before lifting her, cupping her ass as she wrapped her legs around his waist, and pulling his face back to her own recapturing his lips, he walked them over to his bed lowering them onto it so that he was hovering above her. placing a chaste kiss against her lips, his hand reached for the bottom of her top, she lifted her torso off of the bed as he slipped her top over her head,

'god your beautiful' his voice came out throaty, he raked his eyes over her, she bit her lip hoping to hide her blush, Ryan's lips assaulted her neck as he slipped his arm around her back to unclasp her bra. Just as he moved his hand to slip the straps down her arms, there was a knock on the door,

'Yo Ry open up' Jax's voice came through the door,

'shit! Emery whispered, as Ryan turned to get the door she pulled her top back over her head, feeling that her bra was still loose and undone she quickly yanked it down her arms, letting it drop to the floor she kicked it under Ryan's bed, before sitting down and picking up the remote hoping Jax wouldn't notice she was flush and that it would seem like they were just chilling watching TV.

When Jax came into the room he looked a little surprised to see her there, 'hey, Red'

'hey Jax' she gave him a sweet smile, praying her hair wasn't a complete mess, 'whats up?'

'I just erm need to talk to Ry' he came to stand at the end of the bed, raising his eyebrows slightly at her converses, which were strewn across the floor, when he turned back she smiled a little before looking down at her hands which were resting on her crossed legs, he cleared his throat a little causing her to look up, he nudged his head towards the door,

'oh' her eyes widened, 'erm, I'm er, I'm gonna make up the sofa' she squeezed Jax's hand before standing and walking towards the door 'night' she called to him,

'here you can wear this since April and Juice claimed your room' Ryan handed her a top from his drawers, he bent down to place a soft kiss to her lips, 'night princess' she smiled at him before leaving the room and heading to the living area in the bar, she ran her hands through her hair letting out a breath as she walked to a cupboard and starting gathering some blankets together to make up the sofa for the night. What would have happened if Jax hadn't interrupted them? She got completely lost in the moment would she have let Ryan take it all the way. It was something she was nervous about since she'd never slept with anyone before. She hadn't even told her dad that they were seeing each other, how would he take it? Though she was sure she already knew.

She'd changed into Ryan's top which came just above her knees, and pulled her hair into a side plait before settling down on the couch, she knew for a fact Gemma was gonna give her grief for sleeping on the sofa in blankets, but what else could she do, they'd all kill Ryan if she'd stopped with Ryan all night. She fell asleep remembering her encounter with Ryan over and over again smiling to herself.

Morning' her eyes were being assaulted by light, grunting she sunk further down and pulled the blanket over her head, 'come on Em' Aprils voice reached her she grunted again before feeling a tug at the blanket. She pulled the blanket down to scowl at her friend,

'how'd you sleep?' April asked her as she stood and walked round to make some coffee,

'like shit' Emery muttered her voice still thick with sleep,

'language' Jax scolded as he walked into the room, hair messy and just wearing sweat pants, he made his way over to Emery and lifted her legs, sitting down on the sofa he placed them back over his legs, 'Clay wants to talk to you two this morning' he told the them as April walked over handing both Jax and Emery a cup of coffee,

'he made a decision?' Emery asked curious,

'yeah I have' Clays voice boomed as he walked through the front door, Gemma strutting in behind him, her heels clicking in her wake,

'did you sleep on the couch?' Gemma ask her, before Emery could reply April spoke,

'that was my fault sorry Gem I fell asleep, in her room…with Juice' Emery could she her friend wince a bit, she knew that Gemma made her feel nervous. Sure Gemma was a little difficult with people when they first get to know them, but if she likes you she can be sweet and caring, she likes April but it doesn't stop her from still being slightly on edge whenever the matriarch is around,

'Juice?' Gemma didn't look even slightly surprised, instead she had a knowing smirk on her face, April gave her a sweet smile in return as she blushed.

'so are you and Juice like a thing?' she asked the tall blonde,

'erm, I dunno… I mean….i dunno' she shrugged at the queen of Samcro her embarrassment evident, Gemma gave her a knowing smile as she took a cup of coffee from April. Without warning Gemma's hand moved the strands of hair which were hiding the angry red mark she'd received from her father.

'how'd you get that?' Gemma asked concern covered her face,

'dad….he got a little angry' April put her head down, 'I was out of line' she shrugged a little before facing Gemma,

'bullshit' Gemma called, 'I'll be having words with Richie' she turned to Clay who nodded slightly at her,

'we've decided it'll be best for April to spend some time up at Piney's cabin, just till we get this shit sorted' Clay informed the girls, who just nodded. 'It's up to you if you want to go too Emery it'll hopefully only be a couple of days' he shrugged,

'sure, I'll go' Emery couldn't help but smile a little it would be like a mini break,

'Piney's gonna stay up there with you and some of the boys will check in every now and then' Clay informed them. She turned to Jax who was smiling at her, and mouthing 'I told you so' at her, she just nudged his side.

'okay I'm gonna go get dressed then I'm gonna pack' she smiled as she stood, 'we'll go to yours after Ape so you can pack' at the mention of going back to the house she could see her friend tense up in front of her, Jax must of noticed it too.

'me and Em can go to yours, Em can get some stuff together for you' Jax told the blonde as he stood and gave her a quick hug, she just nodded a thanks to him before following Emery into her room.

Walking into Aprils pink room Jax winced as the colour assaulted his eyes,

'Jesus, I knew she was girly but …..jesus!' He continued squinting until he took a seat at the bottom of her bed, her quilt cover still crumpled in a heap. As he took in the rest of her room he quickly discovered that messy was a common theme throughout April's room. It was nothing like Emery's, Emery's was spotless and each thing had its own place both in her bedroom at home and her bedroom at the clubhouse. But April was nowhere near even being tidy, which surprised him since she was such an organised person when it came to school work or life in general, ther girl even carried around a diary for fuck sake where she literally filled in every little thing even if it was a party at the clubhouse.

'it's not that bad Jax' Emery smiled a little to him as she spoke turning to face him, making her light curls fall over her shoulder, 'I mean, sure it's a little untidy… but it could be worse' she shrugged at him as she began trying to reach a suitcase which sat on top of Aprils wardrobe, she grunted a little as she desperately tried to reach for the case, her tongue sticking out in frustration, stifling a laugh Jax got up and stood behind her to reach the case, without realising his body had pressed into hers, she jumped a little and spun round making Jax loose his grip on the suitcase and he watched in what seemed to be slow motion as the case fell from the wardrobe, colliding with Emery's head, which caused her to let out a small yell of surprise as she landed on her butt.

Jax watch as he redhead rubbed her head as she sat scowling at him, he tried to hold in his laughter but it hurt too much, within seconds he was laughing at her uncontrollably and had to back up to the bed for support, he could see Emery trying to hold back her laughter and keep the stern look on her face,

'it's not funny Teller…you did that on purpose' he couldn't help but continue laughing, it was hurting to breathe and hearing her voice crack at the end of her comment causing Emery to laugh along set him off again.

Once they'd managed to get their laughter under control Jax moved the suitcase onto the bed lying it open so that Emery could pack some stuff for her friend. They were quiet as Emery rummaged around to find some things that April would need,

'so you and Ryan eh?' He asked hoping to break the silence, he didn't fail to notice how she dropped the grey jeans she was holding before picking them back up,

'erm what about us?' she began folding the jeans,

'does he make you happy?' that was one important question he needed to know,

'I dunno, I mean come on Jax its early days' she gave him a weak smile as she placed the jeans in the case, then turned back to rummage through the wardrobe, her shoulders looked tense, maybe he shouldn't have mentioned anything,

'I mean he makes me laugh and we get on…so yeah I'm happy' she turned and gave him a genuine smile as she placed a purple folded t-shirt in the case. 'why'd you ask?'

Shit he hadn't bargained for this, fuck fuck fuck what did he say? That secretly he was hoping they were just fooling around, that secretly maybe he'd be able to come between them?, shit no he couldn't do that she was his best friend and Ryan was soon to be a brother he should be happy for them. He cleared his throat before answering,

'ahh, you know… I just , erm, wanted to be sure' she raised a brow at him, making him feel nervous, he scratched the back of his neck, a tell-tale sign which caused Emery's brow to raise further, 'I don't want you to get your heart broken' he said on a sigh and he saw her expression visibly soften,

'this is Ryan were talking about.. he wouldn't do that to me' she practically sang as she began placing various pieces of underwear into the suitcase,

'why, has he told you he loves you?' the question came out before he even had time to re-think it, shit!

'well….no…. but like I said' her expression had faltered and she gave him a fake smile, which he always saw straight through 'early days'

'yeah well early days or not, he better be good to you or me and Op-' he began but didn't get chance to finish before she cut him off,

'will break his legs…blah blah blah' she mocked his voice,

'you may as well joke about it but I'm being deadly serious….brother or not….i'll do it' secretly he was hoping he didn't have to wait long, as much as it would kill him to see Emery heartbroken, and he would personally destroy any man who hurt her like that, he couldn't help but feel a tinge of happiness at the fact that Ryan hadn't confessed his undying love for her but even Jax could see she was smitten with him. But he still had one thing he was hoping and counting on to break them up and that was one crazy son of a bitch with crazy blue eyes, Tig.