A/N: Okay, peeps… I decided to do a complete 180 and change some things around. And yes, it may seem out of character for Gemma, believe me… I know this, because I know this… but it had to work that way, to fit into the story, the way I wanted it to. Thank goodness for this being AU and fiction, right? So there's that. You may have to go back a few chapters, in case you're lost, but don't worry, it'll all mesh the way it's supposed to, only with a few minor changes. Hope that's not too confusing… I'll try not to let it be. Either way… ENJOY peeps!

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING from Sons of Anarchy… just my OC's. Thanks!

…Chapter 21…

"Ow…" Alyssa muttered, moving her head around, then she fluttered her eyes.

"Aly."

She heard Jax's voice, and once she focused, she saw four pairs of eyes staring at her, full of concern. "Whe…" she paused to take a breath. "Where am I?"

"Honey." Gemma grabbed her hand and gave her a light squeeze. "You're in the hospital."

"What happened?"

Jax grabbed her other hand. "The house got shot up and you got hit in your shoulder."

Alyssa's eyes widened. "Oh, my God… Leah! Jax, what happened to Leah?"

"The doctors got both bullets out. One went into her arm and the other was in her side." he gave her an assuring smile. "She's stable. Hap and Chibs are with her."

A few tears fell down Alyssa's cheeks, then she glanced at Jax. "Who did this?"

"We're looking into it, Al."

"And we'll take care of it." Opie nodded.

"Okay." she nodded, then looked around the room. "Where's Kozik?" everyone exchanged glances and Alyssa noticed. "What? Where is he?"

"Well." Juice started. "He was here, but he left, because he said that he had something to take care of."

"Oh." she looked down, then a few seconds later, she looked back up. "When can I get out of here?"

"In a few days, maybe." Gemma shrugged. "We'll find out, when Tara or a nurse comes in."

Jax gave Alyssa a kiss on her forehead. "I'll be right back." she nodded, then he walked out, and went into Leah's room. "Hap, come here for a second."

He stood up and looked at Chibs. "If she wakes up, you come get me."

"You got it, Brother."

"What's up?" Happy asked, as both of them walked into the waiting room, then Jax handed him a piece of paper. "What's this?"

"Read it."

Happy started reading it, then he glanced up at Jax with fire in his eyes. "It's Dean, isn't it?"

"Yeah… but I didn't tell Unser."

"That motherfucker had the nerve to shoot at Aly and my woman?"

"It wasn't just him… according to Unser, there was four to five sets of footprints, all different."

"We gotta find them bastards."

"Agreed." Jax nodded. "And we have to find them quickly, before Aly finds out that Dean is alive."

"Does Kozik know?"

"Haven't seen him. He wasn't in Aly's room when I got there."

"Why the fuck isn't he in there with his woman?"

"Don't know." Jax shrugged. "Juice said - he had something to take care of."

Happy scoffed. "What the hell is more important than Aly?"

It was after nine o'clock at night and Alyssa was comfortable and asleep. Clay, Gemma, and Piney was just there, visiting a few hours ago, but Jax stayed behind, so Alyssa wouldn't be alone.

As Jax was about to fall asleep, from watching TV, the door opened. He sprang up and frowned. "What are you doing here, Kozik?" he asked, sitting up straight.

"I'm checking on Aly."

"Why bother?" Jax shrugged. "I've been keeping an eye on her and she's doing just fine."

"I'll stay with her."

"No, Man, I got this."

"Aly's my Old Lady."

Jax got up and got into Kozik's face. "Yeah? And she's like a sister to me." he paused, rubbing his hand down his face. "Look, I'm staying with Aly, so I know she's safe, and so I can protect her."

"What makes you think you'll do a better job?" Kozik asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

"First of all, I haven't just up and left her." Kozik frowned, then shook his head. "Yeah, that was you, for whatever reason, you just took off. How do I know, that if I leave you alone with her, then something comes up, and you end up leave her again?"

Kozik groaned. "I'm not gonna leave her."

"Come here for a sec." Jax crooked his finger at him, then they walked over to the door. "Take a look at this." he took out a folded piece of paper and handed it to him.

"What is it?"

"Open it and read."

Kozik's eyes widened. "Dean fucking did this!" he yelled.

"Shut up! Remember, Aly don't know that he's still alive."

"Oh, yeah, shit." he looked over at Alyssa and saw that she was asleep, then Kozik ran his fingers through his hair.

"Hap and Juice are posted in Leah's room, so now that you're here, we're guarding Aly."

"Fine." Kozik nodded. "That's fine… I'm not leaving her again."

"A'ight." Jax sat down in the recliner, next to Alyssa's bed. "I'm sitting here… you can have the chair."

Kozik plopped down in it. "Yeah, great."

A/N: Sorry so short, but I hope ya'll liked it. More to come soon and remember, I changed some things around, so when you read, just go with it. LOL. Thanks!