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Chapter 53

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After the trip to the hotel, Jax had went off to find Jimmy. Which he did, sort of. He had Kellan set up a meeting with him to do an exchange. That was all Savannah knew since Juice wouldn't tell her anymore about it. He had gotten her something to eat once they got back and sent her off to bed. She understood why he was babying her, but she still wished that he wouldn't. She wanted to know what was happening with Abel and Jax. She wanted to be there for her brother, and not even Juice could stop her from doing that. The sound of her door opening alerted her that someone was coming inside.

She lifted her head up from the pillows she was laying on to see that it was just her mom. She was as antsy as she was about the trade. They were both trying their best not to go out there and mess everything up though. "Hey, baby. Can't sleep?" she asked her as she closed the door behind her. Savannah shook her head as she laid back down. "I can't even sit down for longer than a few minutes. I don't know how that mohawked idiot old man of yours expects you to sleep." she told her as she climbed into the bed beside her. Savannah moved her head onto her mom's lap without a word.

Gemma sighed as she ran her fingers through Savannah's hair. She looked down at her daughter and wondered where the years had gone. It felt like just yesterday she was bringing her to her first day of school, and now she was going to be a mother herself. Granted, it had been Jax's hand Savannah had held onto with a death grip while he walked her in, it was the same difference. She had been there to see them both off though. "He's not an idiot, you know." she said out to her. Gemma scoffed and looked down at her with a look. "Alright, so he's not the brightest, but he's not an idiot. I-I love him." she said nervously, looking up at her mom to see what her reaction was gonna be. She knew how her mom could be, and Juice had already been on her shit list. She knew that that was a hard list to get off of.

Like she knew she would, Gemma had tensed at the words that had just come out of her daughter's mouth. She glanced down at her after a second. "You think he's gonna treat you right this time?" she asked her. She was hoping that Savannah had good judgment when it came to falling in love. She gave her a small nod of her head, telling her that she did. "Then I won't skin his ass this time. Besides, even if I don't like it, it's clear you've been his old lady for a while now. Boy didn't touch a single girl when you dumped his sorry ass. You have him whipped and leashed." she told her daughter. It was as if she was telling her that even when he could have slept with someone else, he still stayed true to her and that earned respect in her eyes. Not a lot of guys in the club would have done that, Jax included.

Savannah blushed as she looked straight ahead again. She was biting back a small smile now as she thought about it. She couldn't help but be proud of him for doing that. She felt special too, knowing that he'd give up sex just because it wasn't with her. He had certainly let her know how much he was holding back since he had found her though, that was for sure. Even after all of that though, he still couldn't say that he loved her. She sighed and looked back up at her mom. "Is it weird that he didn't say it back? I mean, he called me his old lady and asked me to get a crow tattoo, but he couldn't say he loved me back." she asked her, her worry clear in her eyes. She was really scared about this, and Gemma could see that as clear as day.

She didn't know what to tell her though. She didn't know why Juice hadn't said it back. It was clear to them all that he loved Savannah, probably more than he loved anyone else. So what was the problem? It wasn't that hard to say three again, this was Juice. He would be the one to chicken out and not tell her because he was scared. "I don't know, baby. I don't know. That boy has his moments, but he's still an idiot. I don't doubt that he loves you though, you can see it in his eyes." she told her honestly. She wished that she could say more, but she didn't know what she could say other than that. "You should get some sleep, baby girl. I'll wake you if there's any news." she told her as she went back to combing her fingers through Savannah's hair. She hesitated before nodding her head and letting her eyes close, sleep finally hitting her after a few minutes.

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It was another hour before they got any word. Savannah was fast asleep, her head still on Gemma's lap. She had settled for just sitting there and running her fingers through her hair while they waited. She looked up as the door opened and Juice stuck his head inside of the room. His eyes had went straight to the sleeping Savannah before flickering up to look at Gemma. "Jax is outside with Kellan. Jimmy just got here, and he's passing over Abel." he whispered over to her. He didn't want to wake up Savannah anymore than Gemma did, but they both knew that she'd want to see Abel.

Gemma nodded and gently shook Savannah awake. Her eyes fluttered open slowly and she looked around confused, not knowing what was going on. She looked from Juice to her mom in confusion, clearly looking to one of them for answers. "Jax is outside getting Abel from Jimmy. Come on, let's go welcome him back." she told her as she brushed Savannah's hair out of her eyes. She looked over at Juice, as if needing him to confirm it. He gave her a weak smile and nodded his head. She laid up then and climbed off of the bed. She hurried past Juice, taking his hand and pulling him along as she did. Gemma was just as quick to follow after them.

They got to the living room just as Jax was coming in with Abel. Savannah stopped dead in her tracks, covering her mouth as a sob broke loose. She had never felt so relieved to see that little boy than she was now. He was safe, and he was so big. She looked back at Juice, who in turn nodded his head for her to go over. She hesitated for a minute before going over to her brother. "C-can I?" she asked him as she stopped in front of him. They all knew that she had blamed herself for Abel being separated from her, but now he was where he was suppose to be, and he was safe. Jax had gotten him back, and that was all that mattered.

Jax seemed hesitant on letting him go so soon though. He could see that Savannah needed to hold him as much as he did though. He glanced over at their mom quickly before nodding his head to his sister. He carefully passed him over to her arms. Tears ran down her cheeks as she adjusted him in her arms. "Hi, Abel. It's your aunt Savvy, not sure you remember me. God you've gotten so big. I've missed you so much, and I'm so sorry for letting you go. You're home now with your daddy though, right where you belong." she whispered to the baby in her arms, letting him play with her fingers. He didn't even seem fazed as he sucked on her finger, smiling up at her the entire time.

The others left in the room stood in silence, letting her have her moment with Abel. They knew that she needed it. The moment was broken when Happy, Bobby, and Chibs all came in with drinks for everyone. Savannah passed Abel to her mom then before going to Juice's side. He passed her a glass of milk that Bobby had gotten for her and wrapped an arm around her. Soon that would be there kid that she was holding, and he couldn't wait to see that. That was going to be the day for him, the day he would remember for the rest of his life."Mazel tov." Bobby said as he raised his glass. The others raised their glasses, repeating the toast with him before taking a sip of their drinks.

"Welcome home, kid." Clay said over to the baby as he tipped his bottle to him.

The rest of them all clanked glasses together, Bobby going around to make sure he got everyone in the room. Juice smiled happily as he clanked glasses with Savannah, giving her a quick kiss. She giggled as she kissed him back before snuggling into his side. "Hey, Slainte Gaelach." Bobby said over to Chibs and his girls. "To Ireland." Chibs said out as they clanked glasses before going back to talking to Fiona and Kerrianne on either side of him. Bobby moved onto Jax then, saving him for last. "And to you." he said to Jax before clanking their glasses together like he had done with everyone else around the room.

Juice knew that they would have to go soon. He and Happy were in charge of loading up the truck though. He whispered to Savannah that he would be back soon before kissing her cheek and leaving her side. She sighed grabbing his hand and pulling him back. He was confused as he turned to look at her. She shook her head before pulling him into a kiss. She let him go after a second, giggling when he had a goofy smile on his face. "Al-alright, come on." he said over to Happy once she pushed him away gently. "Let's go load up the truck." he said over to him as he motioned for Happy to follow him.

"Absolutely." Happy said out as he got up from his chair.

He led the way out, a dazed Juice following out after him as they squeezed by Jax and Bobby in the doorway. He glanced back at Savannah once more, giving her a small wave. She could only giggle when he walked into the wall. The others all laughed as his expense. He turned red before Happy pulled him out of the room. "You're gonna be the death of that guy, baby sis." Jax said over to her. She blushed, hiding a smile as she took another sip of her glass of milk. Luckily she didn't have to say anything back because Trinity had gone up to him and got his attention.

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Since Juice and Happy were handling the loading of the truck, the others were either helping out or with Abel. Savannah walked down the steps beside her mom with Jax, who was holding Abel, in front of them, and Clay and Bobby behind them. She heard Bobby's phone go off behind them, but she didn't think much of it. "If that's Oswald's guy, tell him we'll be in Manschest by dawn." Clay said back to him as they got to the bottom, where Maureen was waiting for them. Bobby nodded and answered the phone, going off to the side to talk to whoever it was.

Savannah fell back, pulling Trinity aside while Jax, Clay, and Gemma went to talk to Maureen up ahead. The strawberry blond was confused as to why she had pulled her aside. She knew that Jax knew that the three of them shared a father, but she wasn't sure if Savannah knew about it. Their moms had only told her and Jax because they had walked in on them about to hook up. "I just wanted to thank you for the clothes, and for the prenatal vitamins from the store. You didn't need to give me those, but I'm sure Juice or my mom would have bought some anyway." she thanked her as she reached forward and pulled her into a hug. The other girl was hesitant before hugging her back.

The last thing Trinity had suspected when she had dialed Jax's number that night was finding out she had a brother and sister. Granted only one of them knew about her, but it made no difference to her. She was hugging her sister. "I have no doubt. That boy of your's, he's a handful. Good luck with him, yeah?" she told her. Savannah gave her a weak laugh before letting her go slowly. She was right about something, Juice was certainly a handful, but she was willing to stick around through it all. She was in their relationship to the end, and she knew that he was too, especially with a baby on the way.

The girls were interrupted when Jax came up behind them. Savannah turned and smiled when she saw him holding Abel. He motioned for her to take him and she nodded, happy to take him. He passed him over to her carefully, waiting to make sure she had him before turning to Trinity. She glanced over to the truck to see Juice looking back at her, watching her and how she was with Abel. She slipped by Jax and Trinity and headed over to the truck as Juice was hopping off of it. "Have I told you how hot you look while holding a baby yet?" he said over to her as he met her halfway. She blushed as he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

She was about to tell him something when she heard something behind her. Both of them turned to see Jax looking like his life had been ripped away . . . again. She looked over at Juice confused, neither of them knowing what was going on. Juice wrapped a protective arm around her, knowing that whoever was on the phone with Jax wasn't telling him anything good. He kissed Savannah's head, just wanting her to relax for more than five minutes before she had to worry about something else.

Was that too much to ask for?