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Jax sat at the head of the redwood, twisting the gavel in his hands as he waited for his brothers to file into the chapel. It was the day he was working up to for the last few weeks. He was going to tell him he was leaving the club. He was going to tell them he had to do what he needed for his family, for himself. For Noelle, Janelle, Abel and the new baby on the way. Most of all he had to do what he could to save what was left of him. To start fresh in a new city, new state. A new life for the new man he was set on becoming.

He smiled and nodded at each one of the men who took their seat, even allowing the prospects inside for the vote and the announcement. He watched as Chibs filled the last seat and smiled one last time as the door shut. "Thank you guys for coming in on short notice."

Chibs nodded. "What is it Jackie boy?"

He exhaled as he looked at his vice president. "I have a big announcement to make… It's about my position in the club." He set the gavel down and rolled his shoulders back, reminding himself what was going to come of him leaving the club. The life he wanted and the life his family was deserving of. "I want to resign as president."

"We seen that coming." Chibs sat back in his chair and smirked. "You sure about this Jackson?"

Jax nodded. "Yes. I've done all that I could with the position. This isn't who I am or what I want my life to be anymore. I have a family to think of and I don't need anyone going after them for some beef that I have. I want to resign now while the club is finally in good standing. This club is out of every illegal activity, it's making money. I have no qualms about leaving it in the hands of Chibs. If he wants to take over and be president, which will move Tig up to Vice."

"I'm up for it." Chibs nodded again before leaning forward to look at Tig. "What do ya say Tig? Ya gonna be my V.P?"

Tig smiled. "Yeah." He cocked his head to look at Jax. "We're gonna miss you man."

"I'm gonna miss each and everyone of you… I know we'll see each other often. You can come annoy my wife in the new house." Jax chuckled. "I know I'll be seeing Hap the most though…"

Happy smirked and shook his head as he moved the toothpick between his lips. "You did marry my kid." He crossed his arms and shrugged. "I know I don't have to remind you to protect her and keep her and those kids safe."

Jax nodded. "I'll do that happily." He stood up and removed his kutte, laying it on the table in front of him before he pulled his knife from the sheath on his right side. "I won't be needing this anymore." He sat back down and quickly removed the patches from the leather, passing the president patch to Chibs before folding up the kutte and trying to pass it to Bobby who waved him off.

"Keep it." Bobby shook his head. "The club is in your blood, your old man built this. He'd be proud to see how far it's come. Take that with you. Save it as a reminder of where you came from and what you spent most of your adult life doing. You can't wear it but at least you'll always have it as a token."

The biker smiled. "Thanks Bobby." He stood up, watching his brothers stand up with him. "I love all of you… It's going to be hard not having you guys around all the time but I can't just be stuck in Charming anymore. It's home but my heart is elsewhere."

Opie was the first one to Jax, pulling him into a tight hug. "Take care brotha… I'll be in touch real soon."

Jax smiled. "You better be or Noe will kick your ass." He chuckled as he moved on to hug the rest of the men he spent his life around. " You guys need to stop by and get in your hugs and talks with the kids before we leave."

"We'll have a going away party here!" Juice shouted. "Can't let you go without one Jax… Let us throw it. More for us than for you but still."

The blonde laughed and nodded. "I'll let you guys throw it… We'll have one last blow out before I start packing up to move."

"Where are you guys moving to anyway?" Juice asked as the whole room fell silent. "Or is it top secret?"

Jax shook his head. "After much debating between Colorado and California, we're staying in Cali, just moving down to Orange County… Like I said, we'll see each other often."

Happy smiled. "I knew she'd choose that house…"

"I'm happy because it's a big enough change to where it won't feel the same as Charming. I'm good with not being up here anymore. It's far enough away to feel like a new life." He smiled. "That reminds me, I'm supposed to be telling you fuckers good news! Noelle is pregnant."

"Congrats!" Chibs hugged Jax. "You better hope for a boy, another pretty girl like Nelly and you'll be in some serious trouble."

Jax laughed. "I'm hoping for another son and we'll be set for life… No more kids!" He looked at his family and sighed. "I guess this means I have to votes needed to resign."

"Of course." Tig grabbed Jax and kissed his head. "We'd never vote against you wanting to leave and make a life that's safe for your family… You've gotten us out of so much shit and on the right path, we can take it from here. We love you kid."

"I love your crazy asses too. Thanks for being my family, I look forward to visits." Jax nodded slowly. "You guys better keep your shit in order… We put in blood, sweat and tears to make this work, to make this something amazing. Keep it that way, no guns, no drugs, no agents knocking down the front door."

SOA

"It's done." Jax looked down at Noelle who was folding clothes on the living room floor. "I'm out of the club… We're free to pack up and leave this place babe." He smiled as he watched the information sink in.

The brunette turned and looked at her husband instensly. "Seriously Jackson? You did it?" She stood up and moved towards him, her arms wrapping around his waist as she rested her face against his chest. "Wow, I'm so excited and proud babe."

He nodded and lifted her up, wrapping her legs around him. "It's done, we're free to go and start our life over… They let me keep my leather as a momento. I'm out of the club darlin' we are out of this life. We can rest easy and be as normal of a family as we can be."

Noelle nodded her head enthusiastically. "We're going to need lots of boxes and cleaning supplies unless you wanna keep this house if you ever come and visit Opie… I know how close the two of you are… Babe, you can let Ope and the kids move into this house. It'll help them out a lot, you know with the whole money situation and all. It could be good, you won't have to try to sell this house."

"I'll see if Opie wants the house." He laughed and sat down on the sofa, his hands instantly resting on her still flat abdomen. "I'm hoping for a little boy… One who can wrestle around with Abel and Nelly can boss around."

The brunette laughed. "She'll be the best big sister ever. I can see it already but I can also see her being too bossy."

"That'd be cute though." He shrugged and kissed her lips quickly. "I'm just ready for a bigger house and more space… I think I'm gonna still work on bikes in my free time."

"Oh, what's the new Jackson gonna do for his career though?" Noelle ran her fingers through his blonde tresses and kissed his forehead. "You wanna write? Own a shop? Stay at home like I do and try your hand at scrapbooking and knitting?"

Jax shook his head. "I'm not entirely sold on knitting and scrapbooking… I'm thinking of maybe trying an online college class, maybe writing. I'm not sure, I'm just working through this whole situation. I'm out of the club, I'm about to be a dad again, I'm married. I have something to be proud of, I have a life my dad would be proud of."

"Crocheting is supposed to be fun as well." She smiled. "College huh? I can see that, I can also see all the barely legal coeds going crazy when you step on campus to sign up and enroll in your classes… Oh, we could find one that's entirely online, you wouldn't even need to go to the campus or whatever."

"I've had enough of the being on campus when you were going to school… It was always awkward to be on campus." He shrugged. "You find me a school and I'll see what classes interest me."

Noe laughed. "You were the big man on campus, the girls went crazy over you… Loved the look of a bad boy on campus." She tugged on his hair and smirked. "I'm glad it's growing back out babe. I like the longer hair."

"I don't wanna hear it." He shook his head. "You always gave me shit about cutting it and now you want it back long… So damn picky." He worked his hands under her shirt and slowly rubbed her lower back. "The guys wanna throw a going away party… You know how they are, a party for any damn occasion." He lightly kissed her neck and smirked as she shivered in his grasp.

"But I secretly always loved your long blonde hair… So soft, now you keep trying to slick it back with product and I'm not loving it… I tossed the product in the trash this morning…" She shrugged and looked into his blue orbs and smirked. "Of course they wanna have a going away party. I'm gonna miss all of 'em. Especially Hap but I know I'll see him."

"I'm offended." Jax rolled his eyes and smirked. "Pretty sure I paid good money for that shit." He stood up, with her still wrapped around him and walked into the kitchen and set her on the counter. "I'd offer you a celebratory beer but you're knocked up."

"You said it yourself, it's shit." She rolled her eyes. "You can hand me one of our daughter's juice boxes before you close the fridge. I'm thinking that she's on the right track when she always asks for juice."

"I don't even wanna see another juice box." He passed his wife the box and shook his head slowly. "I've never seen so many fucking types of juice in my life… It's not an aisle I'll be walking down anytime soon."

"Poor baby, you went grocery shopping once and you're traumatized by juice." Noelle chuckled and slid off the counter. "That reminds me, when we get into the new house, you're gonna need to sign her up for the ballet lessons… I don't know why I signed her up for classes up here. I'm gonna claim pregnancy brain."

"Oh no." Jax shook his head. "Let's go." He picked up the brunette and draped her over his shoulder, landing a firm smack to her ass before moving out of the kitchen. "We got some fun to catch up on."

"I think your daughter has a different idea." Noelle watched her daughter leave her bedroom, her tiny hands rubbing her eyes. "What's wrong Janelle?"

"Daddy!" Janelle smiled. "Daddy, up!"

"Well, excuse me." The brunette scoffed. "She just ignored me." She shook her head as Jax set her down on her feet.

Jax groaned before picking up his daughter. "Let's go to sleep, you should be asleep. Do you need to be changed?" He checked her and shrugged. "We're good to go… Noe, don't think you're escaping that fun… I'll be waiting for it in the morning."

Noelle nodded as they all dropped onto the bed. "I'm hoping you'll be wanting it in the morning because I want it too… Goodnight my loves." She pulled her daughter close and yawned. Their lives were finally going the way they wanted them to and she couldn't have been more proud of her husband for keeping his promise. He was out of the club and they would be moving away in no time.