A/N: I have no rights to SOA.

A/N2: My husband has been out of town and I have been lonely, so I've been comforting myself with Jax. He will be home any minute. Sorry!

Chapter 21

Season 2, Episode 4: Eureka

Tara enjoyed her next two days off with Jax and Abel. She cooked dinner for Jax one night and he took her to dinner the last night of her mini vacation. Abel had been smiling and gurgling at her and she was so glad to be his primary caregiver for a couple of days.

Jax had talked to her about selling or renting her house and she wasn't sure she was ready to just yet. It would take a lot to get the house ready for either.

On her first morning back to St. Thomas, Jax was getting ready for a motorcycle run with the club. She got up, showered and fixed her hair and made breakfast while Jax showered and got ready to leave. She walked down to their bedroom with a cup of coffee and saw Jax at the dresser putting on his rings and chains.

"What's the run?" she asked softly.

"Blood drive, Children's Hospital in Eureka," Jax answered.

"SAMCRO, Community Servants," she said sarcastically.

Jax smiled at her leaning against the door frame. "That's what we are all about baby."

"Yeah."

They shared a look, one that only people who love each other can, very intimite, very telling. He walked over to her and she pushed away from the wall. He took the cup from her hands and set it on the dresser, then put his hands on either side of her face and kissed her, gently. As the kiss became less gentle, Abel started crying.

"Mmmm," Jax moaned before pulling away. "My boy, Master of timing."

Tara smiled and turned to go pick up the crying baby, but Jax caught her hand and pulled her back. "I love you," Jax said sincerely.

"I love you, too," Tara said.

Jax leaned in and pecked her lips. "I got him."

Tara went and sat on the bed. Jax's cut was there and she reached over and touched it, running her fingers over the reaper on the back. It suddenly occurred to her, it had been four months since she came back, four months since she and Jax had started their dance and over six weeks since they had become official. She was basically living in his house, caring for his baby and he was absolutely in love with her.

She turned her head as Jax came back to the bedroom, bouncing the now happy baby. He leaned against the doorway and saw the look of revelation on her face.

"What?"

"I'm your old lady," Tara admitted with awe in her voice.

Jax laughed, joy in his face and blew her a kiss as he turned to leave. "Come on," he said to Abel. "Let's get you some breakfast."

Tara smiled at him, because it made her happy, but it also scared her. She had to get over that fear of what that meant.

She followed the boys to the kitchen and took Abel to feed him while Jax ate.

"You working today?"

"Yep, back to the grind," Tara said. "Neeta should be here anytime, now."

Abel and Jax finished eating at about the same time and Jax took Abel to burp him while Tara ate.

Jax followed Tara to the bedroom while she was changing for work. "I'll be gone overnight, if you have to work too late, you can call my mom to cover for you," Jax said touching her hair as she slipped on her shoes. "You know I appreciate everything you do for us, right?"

Tara stood up and took Abel from Jax. She kissed Abel's head and then turned to kiss Jax. "You know I love both of you, right? That I would do anything for Abel?"

Jax nodded as he put his arms around her. "Yeah I know, that doesn't mean I should take it for granted."

They heard the door open and Neeta call out. "Hello?"

Tara kissed Jax before turning to go and see Neeta. "Hey Neeta," Tara greeted. Abel reached for Neeta and Neeta took him kissing him. Jax came up behind him. "Hey Neeta."

"I've got to go," Jax said.

"Me too," Tara said. "I should be home by 6, if I won't be, I will call Gemma to relieve you."

"Alright," Neeta said.

Tara leaned in and kissed Abel's forehead. Jax did the same and followed Tara out the door.

Jax followed Tara to her driver's side door. He turned her around and leaned her against the side of the car. "I'll miss you," he said before kissing her.

"Be careful," Tara replied as Jax opened the door for her.

She got in and Jax closed the door behind her. She started the car and gave him a smile before she backed out.

Jax & Tara

Tara had been seeing patients and doing rounds for several hours when she was paged to the nurses station.

"I got your page," Tara said to the nurse.

"Unser is looking for you," the new hospital administrator informed her.

"Is everything ok?" Tara asked.

"You tell me," she said. "You seem to get a lot of visitors, both sides of the law."

Tara tried to read this woman's face, but couldn't.

The nurse, now off the phone, smiled. "You don't get anymore visitors than other doctors, your's are use hotter than most," the nurse winked. "Unser is in the chapel."

"Thanks," Tara said furrowing her brow. She walked down to the chapel and saw the Chief sitting there. "Chief?"

"I didn't mean to pull you away from anything," Unser apologized.

Tara went and sat next to him. "What is it?"

"Gemma," Unser replied.

"Something happen?"

"She's out of sorts, its a matter of time before she hurts someone, herself, I'm...not sure how to help her," Unser said.

"Well, she has to talk to somebody about what happened," Tara said. Unser sat back. "I tried," Tara said, watching the chief's face. "You care about her."

"I've known her since she was 12," Unser started. "Me and Emily Kohl's is the ones that tried to talk her out of running away." Tara gave him a questioning look. "She split when she was 16, came back 10 years later with a baby and a motorcycle club. Sorta like you did, except without the baby and such."

Tara nodded slightly. "Yeah."

"You and Jax seem to be doing ok," Unser said.

"We're trying to figure it out," Tara replied. "What do you...make of us? The doctor...and the biker?"

"I've seen stranger pairings," Unser smiled.

"Uh, excuse me," the administrator interrupted. "The cardio-respiratory tech is looking for you."

"Thank you," Tara said. "I've gotta go," Tara said to Unser before she walked out of the chapel.

"Don't think to hard on it, Doc," Unser called behind him. "When you come across something that don't make you miserable...Enjoy it."

Tara smiled and gave him a nod before going to consult with the cardio-respiratory tech about some tests she had ordered for a patient. In her heart, she knew that she was where she was supposed to be, but it was her head that kept getting in the way.

Jax & Tara

At four that afternoon, Tara got saddled with a ton of new patients, courtesy of the new administrator. She stopped in the doctor's lounge for a moment to call Gemma.

"Hello?" she heard Gemma answer.

"Hey, Gemma, it's Tara."

"Hey Tara, what's wrong?"

"I'm not going to make it home by six, can you go relieve Neeta for me?"

"Sure, baby, I will see you later."

"Thanks," she replied and hung up the phone as Margaret, the administrator peeked her head in the room.

"Sorry, I had to call my boyfriend's mother to tell her I wouldn't be able to relieve the babysitter," Tara explained and left the room. She hated being watched by this woman and she couldn't figure out why she was on her hit list. She did a great job, and had a great relationship with her patients, and was on her way to setting up a thriving practice. Who was this woman anyway?

Jax & Tara

By the time Tara got home, it was almost ten and Gemma had fallen asleep in the rocking chair. She touched Gemma's knee and whispered her name.

Gemma opened her eyes, "Tara?"

"Yeah," Tara said straightening up. "Why don't you stay here, you can sleep in the extra bedroom."

Gemma nodded and Tara brought her to the extra bedroom and bid her goodnight. Tara went to the living room and sat down on the couch and turned the television on to watch the evening news.