The next morning when I woke up the house was silent. Except for the light snore that was coming from Jax. Turning in his arms so I can face him, I run my hands threw his hair. He hums slightly and pulls me closer to him
"Good morning" he whispers against my lips and I can't help but kiss him softly.
"Good morning, handsome" this time he kisses me.
"Your such a flirt"
"Were both flirts" I counter and he chuckles.
"Ah so what your saying is we're both meant for each other" his eyes finally open and theres a playful glint in them.
I shrug "I guess so"
"You guess so?" He asks and I can't help but laugh at his face looking all affronted. "A couple of hours ago you were begging me to make you my girlfriend"
Laughing even louder I smack his chest "don't flatter yourself, lover boy" he pulls me closer and kisses my neck.
"Me? Flatter myself? Never" he shook his head and I laughed kissing his lips once more. "Can we stay in bed all day?"
"I'd love to but we can't"
He groans "why not? If we're not going to school what do we possibly have to do?"
Sitting up, I face him and cross my legs. Take a bated breath I look for the words before I tell him. "I couldn't sleep last night so I went downstairs when my father came home. I told him about your dad and he told me...a lot" taking another deep breath I tell him everything my father told me. The faked death, how he's the heir to the SAMCRO throne and since his mom is with clay, clay would be able to take over if he wanted, ultimately holding the seat for him to take one day. When I finished I just sat there. Jax had sat up and was now looking at me oddly, as if he was trying to wrap his mind around it all. I didn't blame him one bit I was doing the same.
"Wow" was all he said after a few minutes. "So my dad is still alive? And I have another sibling?"
Nodding I grab his hand in mine and kiss his knuckles "I know it's a lot to take in"
"I don't think a lot would suffice here. This is bigger than a lot to take in and I just can't figure out the words"
Leaning in I kiss his lips and nod "I know"
"What should I do first?" He asks and I sigh.
"My dad said if you had any questions to go to him first. Maybe you should start there"
"Ok" he nods slowly then rubs his face with both his hands. "I gotta tell Thomas to"
"How do you think he'll take it?"
Sighing he gets out of bed pulls me with him "I honestly don't know. I still don't know how I'm taking it"
Nodding, I kiss him shortly. "Let's get ready and head out then and then we can get some answers for you"
He nods wordlessly and grabs his jeans. Walking over to my closet I picked out some shorts and a t-shirt. Today was going to be a long day and I wanted to be comfortable. Stepping out of my closet I walked to my dresser and grabbed a pair of socks. Jax and I were putting on our shoes when there was a knock on the door. "Tara you in there?" I heard ope threw the door.
"Yeah, come in" I walked over to my dresser and grabbed a pair of earrings as Opie came in.
"Oh shit sorry, didn't know you were here Jax"
"Nah man, it's cool we were actually getting ready to go to the club house" Jax told him as he walked toward my bathroom.
"What's up?" I ask as I watch him stroll into the room.
"Nothing, just checking in but it seems your doing just fine" Opie smirks and I smile.
"I'm doing alright" as I nod Jax comes back out and walks toward me. "Can we tell him?"
"About...?" He trails off, eyebrow raised and I nod.
"What? that you guys finally made it official?" Opie snorts and we both look at him.
"Well no, that's not it but yeah I guess that to" I smile up at Jax and he kisses my forehead then looks at Opie.
"I found out some news about my father. Apparently he's from here and you know him"
"I know him?" Opie asked, interested piqued and arms crossed.
Nodding, Jax leans against the dresser "Yeah, your god father"
I watch as Opies eyes pop out "No way. Uncle John?"
"Apparently, when he was going away all the time he wasn't just going to see his daughter. He had whole family in Chicago and that was Jax and his brother" Sitting on my bed I cross my legs and watch Opie shake his head in disbelief. "Dad knew. Not all of it but most of it."
"The next son rule!" He suddenly shouted. "It could push dad out of the chair"
"Yup. Dad explained it to me yesterday"
"Would it still apply even though Johns not here any more?" Opie questioned. I could see where he was going with this. All Opies ever wanted was a bike and a kutte. He's been groomed and prepared to take on the gavel when he was ready but now with Jax in the picture all of that was questionable.
"I was going to ask your dad the same thing. I don't know why it would and honestly I don't want it to change anything. I don't want the seat and I don't want Clay to push your pops out of it"
Nodding, Opie walks toward him and embraces him in a manly hug "Thanks man. My dads a good president and Clay doesn't deserve it."
Pulling away Jax slaps him on the back "I'll take your word for it, but I do want to talk to your father about all of this"
"Yeah I get it. Let's head out. I want to hear this to." Opie leaves the room and Jax starts to follow but then doubles back and grabs the photo album.
"Can I take that picture of our fathers?" He asks as he flips to the page.
"Sure. Can we make a copy though? That's one of my favorites"
"You can have it back, babe. I just want it to show to Tommy so he knows I'm not bullshitting him" Taking it out he slips the picture in his back pocket then reaches for my hand, pulling me toward him. "Thank you" he said, That's was unexpected.
Smiling, I reach up and run my hands threw his hair. I knew he was thanking me for the information I gave him but he didn't need to "You don't have to thank me" running my finger down his nose I grip his chin and kiss him "But your welcome. Now let's go I wanna get this over with"
...Sealed...With...A...Kiss...
I could feel the tension rolling off Jax as we rode to the clubhouse. It was radiating off him in waves, I tried to soothe him as best as I could but I didn't think anything would help him at this point. He wanted answers to the million of questions he had and me kissing his neck and rubbing his shoulders as we rode threw town, wouldn't change that.
When we reached the clubhouse he parked his bike and waited for me to hop off before getting off him self. My father had watched our approach and nodded his head toward the clubhouse.
"You ready?" I asked Jax and I took his hand.
Nodding he kissed the back of my hand and wordlessly walking toward the club house with Opie right behind us. He didn't really have any kind of emotion on his face but I knew he was worried. Worried that he wouldn't get what he wanted since he was a kid. Although Jax had said multiple times that he didn't want the chair I knew that would change if he spent time with, what would be, his brothers.
When we walked into the clubhouse my father motioned To Follow him inside the chapel. I let go of Jax's hand before walking inside. His eyebrows cringed together as he looked at me.
"I'm usually not allowed in there" I explained. Of course I've been in before but not under these circumstances. I didn't know what the protocol was for this sort of thing.
"Tara, it's ok you can hear this to" My father nodded as he spoke and Jax reclaimed my hand. "Close the door, son and Jackson come here" he instructed Opie then motioned for Jax.
Finally letting go of my hand Jax stepped toward my father. This all seemed so odd to me. This family that I grew up being apart of was now also my boyfriends family. We grew up in different worlds but yet oddly somehow the same one.
"Opie, sit down" my father pointed toward the VP seat "Jax you here" he pointed to the presidents seat and my eyes widened What the hell was my father up to? Both boys wanted to argue, I could tell but my fathers stony look had them both taking the seats they didn't want. Opie wanted the presidents seat and Jax didn't want a seat at all. "This is how it started." He began. "John and I sat in those seats and created this" he moved his hands out towards the club "And this" he patted his kutte "We created a brotherhood that was meant to start a family like no other and we did that" he took a seat on Jax's right and laid his arms on top of the table. "I know you boys have a lot of questions and I wished I had all of the answers. Especially for you Jackson but I don't know everything and John always kept to himself. He would always say "Your secret is safe, if you don't tell anyone" shaking his head he smiles a bit and continues "and he was right. There's been more chaos than you can imagine dealing with this MC but you were safe from that because he kept you from this life. Not that I'm saying that was a good move but he did what he did." He shrugged and sat back.
"He shouldn't have kept us a secret or left us to begin with" Jax huffed then shook his head "Tara said something about a faked death?" He asked as he leaned forward.
Nodding dad looked my way and smiled "You always said he was alive"
"Cause uncle john was one of the best riders I knew. There was no way he died on his bike."
Nodding he looks back to Jax "She was always right but telling her meant putting her in danger. Your father wanted to disappear. He thought it would be better for you, for your brother and your sister."
"Speaking of this so called sister of mine. Who is she? How old is she? Where the hell does she live?"
"She lives in Belfast, Ireland. She's 14?" Opie, who had been oddly quiet finally spoke up and looked over to me and I nodded. "Her name is Trinity. Never meet her before but John used to talk about her"
"Why would he talk to you about her but not about me and Thomas?" Jax looked a little hurt and I couldn't stand it so I walked over to him and placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. I hated that he was going threw this but he wouldn't be alone. I wouldn't allow it.
"He spoke about you two, to me. I was the only one he trusted. He couldn't trust anyone else with that secret because of the first son rule. He didn't want you guys to suffer the same fate he did but he loved you. He said it everyday and he hates the choices he had to make but he needed to make them to keep you safe. You can hate him son. I know I would but this was something he just couldn't control."
Jax ran a hand over his face and shook his head "This is to much"
"And you have no idea where uncle John is?" I asked my dad but before he could answer the door was thrown open and clay walked in.
He looked around the room. Jax sitting at the head of the table, Opie sitting in the VP seat, my dad in the Sargent at arms seat and me standing behind Jax. Closing the door behind him he smirks and then nods "So you know?"
"You son of a bitch. You planned this whole thing didn't you. So that you can sit at the head of this table." Dad stood up and walked over to clay standing face to face with him.
Clay shrugged "Not exactly"
"How did you find out about me and my brother in the first place?" Jax growled and stood up.
Clay looked over my dads shoulder and caught jaxs eye. "I didn't want to tell you like this but" he loved around my dad and walked over to us "Your dad had written a manuscript and he wrote all about you your brother and your mother. Where you guys lived and how he wanted you far away from this place. I showed up at your door step looking for him. Your mother said he left and never returned. We had a long conversation after that. She told me everything she knew and I in turn told her about the MC. How you boys were MC royalty. She wanted to bring you here, get to know your roots and all that. The surprise was actually falling for her, That wasn't planned" he smiled at that and it made me sick. I could see Jax actually tense up so I reached for his hand a squeezed tightly.
"So you both planned this?" Opie asked, finally speaking up.
"She wanted her sons here. That's all, did I know about the rules. Yes."
"Well I don't want the seat. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. So this little plan you have cooking with my mother is over"
"But this is your legacy" Clay looked horrified. Like he couldn't believe Jax would want to give this up. I was actually proud that he was standing his ground. It seriously made him all the more attractive to me.
"My legacy is what I god damn make it. A non existent father doesn't get to choose what I do. He lost the privilege when he walked out on us." Jax growled.
"You don't know what your saying son" Clay tried to reach out for him but Jax jerked back.
"I'm not your kid and I sure as shit ain't your pawn to get into that seat, Thomas isn't either. Leave us the hell out of anything you do"
"Jackson Nathaniel Teller! How dare you speak to your step father that way!" Gemma screeched from the door as she stepped in.
Jaxs face turned a shade of red I've never seen on anyone else before and judging from his body shaking he was pissed. Extremely pissed.
"How dare I?" He questioned in a low but deadly voice "How dare you! How could you keep this a secret from us and come up with your own twisted fucking agenda?! Dragged us all the way to California for what?! To become apart of a family we knew nothing about? To kick my fathers last wish out the window?! What was it mom cause I'm seriously trying to understand what you could have possibly been thinking when you dragged us here"
Her eyes looked like they were about to bug out of her head "You know?"
Jax laughed and shook his head "Wow mom. Your winning mother of the year today" he was definitely being sarcastic. "Yes I know. What I'm trying to figure out is how long you've known, why you didn't tell us and WHY the hell you even brought us here to begin with"
Walking over she cupped his face "That's not important Jackson. What is important is knowing where you belong. This is your family. Something you'll inherit by birth right alone" she said softly as she caressed his cheeks.
"No" Jax whispered.
"No what? Gemma asked confused.
"No. It isn't my birth right. I won't take it. Not from Opie not from piney and not from anyone. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go find my brother and tell him how crazy our mother is" he spat and left the room.
"Jackson!" She yelled after him but to no avail. He didn't even glance back as he left the clubhouse.
"Tara go. He's gonna need someone to calm him down." Opie nudge me slightly and I nodded as I jogged outside.
This whole this was madness. I would have never thought that when I decided to bring Jax to my house for a quiet afternoon that this was how we'd end up.
Reaching outside I found Jax on his bike sitting idle, helmet in one hand a cigarette in the other and like I did weeks ago, I walked over grabbed the helmet and got on with out a word. I strapped it on and held on tightly to him cause this was going to be one hell of a wild ride.
A/N: Sorry for the long wait guys! Life hit me hard BUT good news I got my weekends back. So now I only work mon-fri! Yay me! Anyway I'm working on honor over anarchy and always us chapters. Which one do you guys want to see first?! Let me know in a review please! Also let me know how I'm doing with this story!
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