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Chapter 52
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Savannah woke up the next afternoon alone. She had been worried at first, but then she had seen the note Juice had left her. Clay had put him on Fiona and Kerrianne for the day. She knew that having him to herself in bed for a whole night, especially now, was pushing it, but it had been nice. They had really been able to talk, when they weren't having sex that is. He didn't seem to want to let her go, and she could understand why. He was going back to prison for god knows how long, and he had already missed months with her. He didn't want to waste anymore time, and she got that. So she gave him what he needed from her, and he gave her what she needed by pausing long enough for them to talk.
She didn't want to make any baby decisions without him. They had talked about names and such. They hadn't actually decided on a full name yet, but they had a middle name. She knew that he would love it if she gave the baby his last name, but a part of her was selfish and wanted the baby to be a Teller. Then there was the whole debate about whether or not she'd get a crow tattoo for him. She knew what it would mean to him if she did, but she wasn't sure if she was ready for that. She would have to wait until she had the baby anyway, but that wasn't the point of her hesitation. She had no doubt in her mind that she loved him, because she did, but she still didn't know where he stood. He couldn't even say it back to her, yet he expected for her to get a crow and to be his old lady? None of that made sense to her.
She got up from the safety of their bed that they had been sharing since getting to Belfast, grabbing one of his sweatshirts. Trinity had been nice enough to spare some clothes for her, but unfortunately that only went as far as jeans. She grabbed a pair and slipped them on before running a brush through her hair and putting on deodorant. Once she was set for the day, she left the room, only to regret doing so. As soon as the smell of lunch hit her, her stomach seemed to flip. Maureen had barely gotten out a 'hello' before Savannah was hunched over the sink heaving. The older woman sighed as she pulled back the brunette's hair and rubbed her back. "The nausea was always the worst wit' Triny ta." she told her, as if hoping that it would give her some comfort. She felt bad for not helping the girl sooner.
Once she was done, Maureen handed her some mouthwash. She took it with a weak grateful smile. The sound of a motorcycle caught their attention. "That should be ye brother. Wouldn't be surprised if he had ye nephew with 'em." she told her before going to out to see if Jax needed anything. Savannah took a deep breath before gargling some of the mouthwash. She swished it around for a minute before spitting it back out. She thought she'd give Maureen a small break and rinsed out the sink, getting rid of the all the ick she had spit up in it. She looked up at the sound of footsteps coming back inside. Maureen paused when she saw her and nodded her head. "Let's leave ye ma and brother to talk, lass. Yeah?" she asked her as she motioned for her to come. Savannah hesitated as she took in the sights of her mom and Jax before nodding and following after her.
Maureen had said something about Jax having Abel, but by the looks of it? Things were worse, not better. Maureen led her into her room, closing the door behind them. They could still hear Jax and Gemma talking, but she knew that they shouldn't eavesdrop. "Ye old man, he's a good man. Funny one. Ye don't see a lot of those 'round here anymore." she said to Savannah as she made herself busy cleaning up her room. Savannah ignored her though as she sat on the edge of Maureen's bed and listened to her mom and Jax yelling. He had found Abel, but he had let him go. He had watched as someone else took his baby away and he had let them do it.
"And what are you gonna tell your other son, when he asks what happened to his big brother?"
What had her mom meant by that? Jax didn't have another son hanging around, as far as she knew anyway. Unless . . . unless Tara was pregnant? But there was no way. No way could she be . . . there just wasn't. Tara would have told her, though, given the fact that she hasn't been there to tell? She couldn't really blame her for not telling her. Her head snapped up as she heard her mom say 'Tara's pregnant'. She glanced at Maureen confused before getting up and going back out to hear the rest of this. She got back to the room that they were in right as there was a knock on the door. Maureen hurried by her a second later with a quick 'sorry' to Gemma and Jax.
A moment later, Kerrianne and Fiona had both appeared, Juice following in after them only a moment later. Savannah was over to him in a second, welcoming him back with a hug. He breathed her in quickly before looking back at Jax and Gemma. He kept a protective hold around her waist, his eyes looking over at Jax sadly. "What happened? What is it?" Savannah asked him as she caught sight of the look that he was giving her brother. Nothing good was coming from that look though, she knew that right away.
She tore her eyes away from her brother at the sound of more footsteps. She couldn't stand to see her brother crying. That wasn't Jax. He didn't cry. Her big brother was unbreakable in her eyes, he didn't cry over anything. He was the only who had always gotten her to stop crying. She looked over to see Father Kellan come in with Maureen behind him. "Clay called, said Fiona and Kerrianne were in danger. Told us to meet here." he explained to them as he looked from Juice and Savannah to Gemma and Jax. It was then that he noticed the tears staining Jax's face. "What happened, son?" he asked him, fearing the worst. Last he had heard, Jax had found where Abel was. He had gone to get his son, so why was he so upset and without the child? That was what frightened him the most.
Gemma looked between them then. She knew right away who to blame for Jax giving up Abel after finally finding him. "You're the one who twisted him up." she snapped as she crossed the room toward the old priest. "What the hell did you say to him?" she asked him, her voice cracking slightly. Savannah looked over to her brother to see him running his hands over his face, trying to calm down. Both she and Juice looked over to the door at the sound of motorcycles rumbling outside. The others were back.
Juice tugged on Savannah's hand, pulling her along behind him as he led the way out. He paused in the doorway, moving Savannah back inside in case he was wrong. Clay, Bobby, Happy, and Chibs were back though. The others followed behind him as he walked outside to see that they were right. As Juice and Savannah led the way down the stairs, they could immediately tell that something was wrong though. "What's going on?" Juice asked out to Clay as he say him approaching them. Something was definitely wrong, that much was clear enough for them all to see.
"Sean Casey's dead." Clay said back to them.
Juice and Savannah paused at the bottom of the steps as the words left Clay's mouth. She might not have known Sean, but he was a Son. He was one of Juice's brothers, and now he was dead. After the toll they had taken by the explosion just a few days ago, she wasn't sure how much more these boys could take."They tortured him for information. Had to be for Fiona's location." Clay went on to explain to them. Savannah was quick to grab onto Juice's hand, squeezing it to tell him that she was there for him. She was also scared, which was why he squeezed back. He wanted her to know that they were going to handle this. That they all were going to go home together, Abel included.
Fiona and Kerrianne hurried by them, going right to Chibs. He held onto them both, wanting them to know that they were safe. He wasn't going to let them get hurt anymore, and that was a promise he was going to keep this time. Juice tightened his grip slightly on Savannah's hand, hoping that he would never have to go through something like this with Savannah and their child. He didn't know if he could last as long as Chibs has. "It's not for Fi, it's for the baby." Father Kellan spoke out, confusing them all now.
"Abel? Why?" Clay asked him, voicing all of their confusion.
Savannah looked over at Juice nervously. She didn't know what to think now. She didn't understand what Jimmy would want with a baby. A baby he knew that they were trying so hard to find. They had been so close to killing him just yesterday, but Jax had spared him and let him get away. Why would he then take Jax's kid? None of it was making sense to her, or to anyone else really. "Jimmy needs a way out of the country." Kellan started to explain to them as he pieced it together. He knew that Jimmy knew what his chances were, and they weren't good. He was barely going to make it out of this as it was, but with Jax's son, he would be able to go free.
"What?" Jax snapped.
Kellan sighed, knowing that what he was about to tell him was the last thing he had wanted to tell Jax. It was bad enough that he had just watched his son with another family, but now he was still in danger. "He's going to use your child for leverage." he said up to him. Savannah felt her heart drop, that kid just couldn't get a break. She looked over at Juice, her worry for her nephew clear in her eyes. He just squeezed her hand again, telling her that he was there for her, just like he always was going to be.
Jax stood there for a moment, taking in what he had just heard. As it processed inside his head, realization hit him hard. He knew exactly where Jimmy was going, and exactly what was going to happen if they didn't get there in time. "The hotel." he said out as he hurried past the others on the stairs, racing of to get his bike. "Come on!" he called back to the others, knowing that he would need their help. Savannah was the one to pull Juice along this time. She wasn't just sitting back this time and doing nothing. Her brother needed her help, and god dammit, she was going to do it. Juice climbed onto his bike, handing Savannah a helmet as she climbed on behind him. Once she had her arms wrapped around him, and he knew that she was safe, he took off with the others and raced off out of the lot.
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The group hurried inside of the hotel, Jax leading the way with Gemma and Clay flanking his sides. Juice, Savannah, Happy, Bobby, Chibs, and Opie all followed in behind them. "Juice, Happy, Chibs, stay here. Keep an eye out for Jimmy." Bobby said out as Jax rounded the corner to head upstairs. Clearly he knew exactly where he was going. As the three fell back as the others kept going, Savannah was heading along with them. Juice grabbed her hand though, pulling her back with him. He knew that it wasn't going to be pretty up there, and he wanted to know that she was safe with him. She look conflicted as she looked in the direction her family was going in before sighing and looking back at Juice, nodding her head as she let him lead her away.
Juice led her over to the lobby, sitting her down in one of the chairs. He looked back at Chibs and Happy, sharing a small nod with them. They knew that he needed to take care of Savannah too. He kneeled in front of her, touching her cheek to feel that she was a little warm and shaking. He wasn't sure if that was just because she was scared for Jax and Abel though. "Hey, Abel's going to be fine. He is. You just have to believe that, okay?" he told her as he stroked her cheek. He wanted her to believe that, to believe him when he said it. He was just hoping she could still do that after everything he put her though. He had lied to her for weeks, he knew that wasn't easily forgotten. She might have forgiven him, but being able to trust him again was something else.
She wanted to believe him, she really did, but the facts were against him. Abel had been given to another family. He had missed his real family for weeks, and now on top of all of that, someone was going to use him for leverage over Jax. "What if he's not, Juice? What if Jimmy hurts him or something goes wrong? Jax can't take that much more. He's this close to completely breaking, and there's nothing I can do to help him." she whispered back to him, tears welling up in her eyes. That was one thing she hated about being pregnant, she cried too damn much.
Juice sighed, pulling her down into a quick kiss. He didn't want her to worry about this, especially since all it did was put stress on their baby. He didn't know what to tell her to make it better though. He wasn't even sure if he could say anything to make any of this better. All he could hope for was Abel coming home safe and sound. He was about to say something when the sound of footsteps caught their attention. Bobby, Gemma, and Clay had come back down stairs, Opie and Jax not with them now. She jumped up to her feet, her eyes begging them to give her good news. Juice stood up slowly as Gemma shook her head. Savannah turned to Juice then and started crying into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her without thinking, holding onto her as she cried out her frustration.
