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Chapter 7- SAMCRO SECRETS

"You look at him like I used to look like your dad when we first started dating" Mia stated.

Katie nodded with a smile and let her head fall atop her arms on top of the bar and sighed. "Mom, I really don't know what to do. I thought things would be better once I got back home but he hasn't even looked at me" she complained.

Mia smiled and wrapped her arm over her daughter's shoulders. "Honey, it's hard around the club. He probably thinks it's disrespectful in front of your dad and your brothers. Don't forget, your dad is his Mother Charter President" Mia tried to comfort her daughter.

"I know mom, but he wouldn't even look at me. I mean all the other guys came over and said hi. He won't even pay me any attention" she complained.

"Why don't you take the initiative? Make the first move" Mia suggested.

Katie looked at her mom surprised. "Really?" she asked.

Mia laughed but nodded, "just be subtle. Don't want to give your dad a heart attack and walk up to him and kiss him" she teased.

Katie smiled and motioned for the prospect. "What can I get you darlin'?" he asked.

"Two shots of Tequilla" she said.

He smiled and put two shots in front of her. She took one and gave the other one to her mom. Mia took the shot and turned to her daughter.

"To making a move" Katie clinked glasses with her mom before taking the shot.

After downing the drink, Katie got up and took a breath before leaning over and hugging her mom.

"Thanks mom" she whispered into the hug.

Mia kissed her daughter's cheek, "go get em'" she encouraged her daughter.

Katie left her mom at the bar and walked over to the pool table where Noah, Joey, and Sam were standing.

The guys stood up straight, leaning against their pool sticks upon her arrival. They definitely had big grins on their faces.

She noticed Noah's back as straight, and tense as could be when she walked over. She smiled with her head down before straightening.

"Hey guys, who's winning?" she asked casually leaning against the table, close to Noah.

He had his eyes glued to her, just watching her movements as she rounded the table to cuddle up to Joey, who knew exactly what she was doing.

"That would be me gorgeous" Joey stated looking down at her with his arm around her shoulder, pulling her into his side.

She laughed, "Is that right? What's wrong Quinn? I thought you were good reading the room and at making moves?" she asked glancing up at him from under Joey's arm.

The guys glanced at him with smirks on their faces. Noah met her gaze and narrowed his eyes at her. He knew what she was playing at.

"Depends on the move" he argued.

She smirked, "and this move?" she retorted.

He was not getting out of this that easily. She was going to make him work for it now. He lost his chance at a free pass at her.

He narrowed his eyes, "still thinking it over but it looks harder than I originally thought" he replied.

She nodded at him, "seems that way" she stated.

That was 2 weeks ago. He hasn't been the same around her since then and it was driving her crazy. Thankfully work and her friends were keeping her sane. She had skype sessions with Parker and Jules almost every day.

She was laying on her bed with her laptop opened to a video conference between her two best friends.

"So, what's the update? I haven't heard from you in a few days?" Jules asked.

"He's being a pain in my ass. Since I made that move at the clubhouse, he's been avoiding me like I have the plague, that is until I have to talk to the other guys. Then he's all over me" Katie complained.

"That's because he wants in your pants again" Parker added.

"Shut up Parker. That's such a guy answer. He's probably terrified of your dad and brothers so he's keeping his distance until he feels that his girl is poached by someone else" Jules reasoned.

"You think? It's all just driving me crazy. At least I have shadowing at the hospital and working at TM to keep me occupied. Besides, I have been thinking that it's time for one of you to come out. I need you guys" she begged.

"I have a week coming up off from training. I could come down" Parker stated.

"YEAH!" she squealed.

Before either of them could say anything, her door barged open, Abel coming in holding a towel around his waist, dripping wet.

"What the hell Abel?" she yelled at him.

"What do you mean what the hell? I was in the shower when I heard you screaming" he argued.

"I am on a Skype call" she turned the laptop around so he could see Jules and Parker.

"Holy Hell, damn girl, that's the type of guys you got around there. Damn, I am getting a hot flash. Maybe I should come down and get a taste of that delicious piece of man standing in your room" Jules jumped on her chance.

Abel burst out laughing while Katie looked disgusted. "That's my brother you slut. Keep it in your pants" she argued.

"Hey Jules, you are welcome here anytime and I promise to give you a good time" Abel said into the laptop.

"I would eat you alive pretty boy, you delicious piece of sex on a stick" she replied.

"God, I am going to be sick" Katie added.

Abel laughed, "I'll see you guys, I'm going to finish my shower" he said.

"Parker is coming in a couple weeks" Katie informed her brother.

Abel just nodded before saluting on his way out.

When he was gone, Katie got up to shut her door before turning to the computer with her hands on her hips, "You are disgusting" she teased Jules.

The next day Katie had a shift at TM for her grandmother. She was in a great mood after talking to her friends and knowing that Parker was coming down to visit in a few weeks.

She walked into the clubhouse looking for Noah to sign some paperwork for a customer when she couldn't find him.

"Hey Ryan, where's Quinn?" she asked the prospect.

"He's in the back" he replied from behind the bar.

Nodding, "thanks" she called as she made her way towards the bedrooms.

Quietly opening the door to his room, she wasn't even a step in when he called out from the bed, "go away Candy."

That stopped Katie in her tracks. Before he could say anything, he took a deep breath and his eyes shot open.

The scent of vanilla and all spice hit him like a wave. He instantly knew that he made a mistake.

"Katie" he greeted her, looking at her shell shocked.

"Candy you mean" she said.

"She wouldn't…she hasn't. Come on Katie, you know how they are. They sometimes follow you in where you don't want them" he tried to reason and pull himself out of the hole he dug for himself.

"Whatever, maybe I am just an idiot, thinking you were different. A normal, decent guy who fell for a girl and treated her like a human" she argued.

"You are not an idiot" he grabbed her arm and pulled her into his arms.

"Yes I am. I am an idiot for thinking that you were different. That you actually cared about me. Well that's done. I won't stand by and let you treat me like I am some type of croweater or something" she replied, pulling away.

He grabbed her arm to stop her from leaving, "Come on Katie, we are different. Things are not going to be easy with your dad and brothers here. You knew that coming into this thing" he tried to get her to see his side of things.

Katie nodded; she would give him that. "Yeah, I know, but I thought I was with a real man, not a coward. Well at least I still get a chance to experience that" she waited to see where he would take this.

He snapped his gaze to her, "what the hell are you talking about?" he asked.

"My friend is coming over to visit and he just maybe the change I need" she replied.

"That asshole Parker?" he practically growled.

"That doesn't concern you" she replied before storming off.

He got up and ran after her, stopping short when he saw Abel and Tommy standing in the clubhouse at the bar.

Looking past, he saw Katie standing at the doors with her arms out as if taunting him to make a move, knowing that he wouldn't.

She scoffed and turned back to the door to walk out. She sped walk straight to the office and slammed the door shut, leaning against it, closing her eyes.

She could feel the tears falling.

"Kat" Abel pounded on the door from the outside.

He went in to talk about a REPO order when he found the door locked. He saw his sister go in there, so he knew she was in the office.

"Just a minute" she called out, furiously wiping her tears before taking a breath, steeling herself and opening the door.

"What's up?" she asked with a fake smile.

"You okay?" he looked his sister up and down. He could tell something was off, but he didn't know exactly what.

She smiled and nodded, "fine" she replied.

"Here's the completed REPOS" he handed her a stack of papers.

"Thanks" she took the papers and put them in her To-Do stacker next to the computer on the desk. She tried to ignore her brother and started going through the REPO list to update them in the system in the computer.

Abel wasn't buying it. He stood at the doorway of the office just staring at his sister. He knew that she was hiding something. Her eyes were rimmed red and she looked pissed off.

She stared at her brother curious, "now if you'll excuse me, I need to get these filed" she turned back to the desk and got to work.

She knew that if she continued to engage, she was going to lose it.

Abel nodded and turned to see Noah come into the garage and glared. It took him a minute, while watching the Nomad, he was able to see him staring at the office, and more importantly, the woman in the office.

Before he could say anything to him or do anything to him, Tommy came over and nudged his shoulder, practically pulling away from the office.

"Abel, you better reign it in or Katie is going to figure out that we know" he warned his big brother.

"I don't give a shit, if he goes near her, I am going to kick his ass" Abel stated as he pulled out a cigarette.

"Well, you need to calm down" Tommy reminded him.

Before he could say anything else, they saw their mom pull into the clubhouse. "Hey honey, I brought lunch" she went in and greeted her daughter in the office before walking over and greeting her boys.

"Hi boys" she greeted them with a kiss to the cheek.

"Hey ma, everything okay?" Abel asked.

She nodded, "yeah, I just brought some lunch for everyone. I had a half day at the hospital" she replied.

She looked between her two boys before glancing back at her daughter who was coming out of the office to eat her lunch.

"Uhuh, don't ruin whatever it is your planning for your sister" she warned.

No matter what she said, no one would forget the situation. Able could not keep his eyes off Noah though, no matter who warned him.

"Don't worry ma, everything will be fine" Abel kissed her cheek before going to sit with his sister and brother for lunch on the picnic tables. Katie just wanted to get some sun, being cooped up in the office all day.

What was worse was that Noah could not get Katie out of his head. Not like he did not have other things to worry about.

There was a new player being stupid, trying to move in SAMCRO territory. With Happy and Kozik in town, they all needed to meet about what was going on, especially now that Katie was home.

The guys all sat around the table at church, ready to go over everything. "So, we are glad that Happy and Kozik could come down from Tacoma. We are going to need the extra bodies" Jax started.

"What's going on Jax?" Happy asked.

"I was doing a protection run around the school during mid-day last week and saw a couple dealers. Tommy and I were able to catch one and we found that they were selling a mix of meth, heroine, and crank" Abel explained.

"Is it Darby and the Lords?" Kozik replied.

Jax shook his head, "no, I already talked to Darby. He would not dare deal in Charming. Whoever this is, is infringing on Darby's territory" Jax stated.

"So, what are we going to do about it?" Kenny Winston asked.

"Well, I have Ellie going over the sample that Abel found at the hospital, so depending on what she comes up with, we'll know more of what we are dealing with. In the meantime, I want to increase our presence around the schools. I know they are dealing and selling towards the end of school, so increasing our presence increases the probability of catching one of them" Jax stated.

Throughout Church, Abel could not keep his eyes off Noah. He was like in his own world, not even paying attention to the discussion going on.

Similarly, Noah could not keep his mind off Katie and their time together. Even now her scent, the feel of her body was ingrained in his memory.

Daydreamer…

Her lips sought his, pressing hard against them before she drew his tongue in his mouth and started to suck it in her wet tavern. He ran his hand down past her shoulders, snaking his arm around her back to unclasp her bra.

Once he pulled it off and threw it over his shoulder, he crawled up her body, pressing his palms against her soft, round, heavy tits, cupping them, kneading them.

She groaned, crushing against him. His mouth traveled from her lips down her jaw, kissing and sucking the crook of her neck.

Dragging his tongue lightly across her neck and over to the top of chest. He wanted to mark her as his. He wanted to her body to be his. His warm breath left goosebumps on her skin. He couldn't help but dip his head in the crook of her neck and inhaled deeply, breathing her in.

With his thumb and forefinger pinching at her hard, sharp nipples as she squirmed, her hands pressed against his scalp, her fingers through his hair, keeping him in place.

She pulled him away after a minute to meet his gaze, "I want your big, pulsing…"

"Where the fuck are you?" Jax's irritated voice broke his daydream.

Noah's chair scraped against the floor as he moved it closer to the table. No reason for his brothers to see that he was pitching a hell of a tent.

"I've been asking you the same question for the last damn minute. Fuckin' pay attention" Abel scowled at Noah.

All thirty pairs of eyes in the room were on him.

"Sorry about that. I was trying to figure out how we can flush the stupid idiot out the rabbit hole they have been hiding out in" he lied through his teeth.

"That's what we've been talking about. Fuckin' keep up" Abel sneered at Noah.

"So, Billy says they are staying at the Motorhead trailer park. We know the school, the trailer park and by the ravine, so, we might need more bodies, which is why I am keeping Noah around" Jax stated.

"Johnny and Danny are at the ready. The rest of the boys are ready to come down whenever you need them" Happy informed him.

Jax nodded, "yeah, they have been in contact with my daughter more than me" he teased.

Happy smirked, "she's their best friend" Kozik replied.

"Well, speaking of my sister. Her friend Parker is coming down to visit next week, so let us get this wrapped up before he comes and gets into trouble" Abel stated.

"When is he coming?" Tig asked.

"Katie said he's coming next week. I would assume on the weekend, so Sunday. She has the week off next week, so I am assuming then, but I can ask her for sure" Tommy answered.

"You do that" Jax replied before looking around the room. "Does anyone else have anything to say?" he asked, taking another glance around the room.

Everyone looked around at each other before shaking their head. Jax nodded, "okay good, then meeting adjourned. Everyone get some rest, be prepared for the bbq later tonight" he stated.

Jax nodded and dismissed everyone except his sons. He spoke with his wife and knew she was worried about her daughter and what they were planning for her. He wanted to talk with them and determine what they were up to.

"What's up dad?" Abel asked.

Jax sat back in his seat and looked at his sons with a smirk, "why don't you tell me? I talked to your mom and she is worried about you" he stated watching for their reaction.

Tommy met Abel's gaze and shook his head, letting out a breath. "Dude, I told you that this would come back and bite you in the ass" he commented.

"Shut up Tommy, it's fine" Abel said before turning to his dad, "pop, trust me, what we are doing is beneficial to everyone because if you found out what we were really doing, you would be all for it. Just trust us this time" Abel informed Jax.

Jax looked at his sons with a sigh, wiping a hand over his face, "just tell me this one thing, is this going to hurt your sister in any way, shape for form?" he asked.

Tommy looked at his older brother before shaking his head, "no way, we would never allow that to happen" he replied.

"Okay, just be careful and don't do it in front of your mother" he warned them before walking out with his arms around his sons.

"We won't dad" Abel replied before smacking Tommy's shoulder in acknowledgment before going to finish up in the garage.

Once Abel was gone, Jax turned to Tommy. "What isn't your brother telling me?" he asked his youngest.

Tommy sighed and wiped a hand over his face, following his gaze after his brother who left to the garage.

"Dad, I promise that what we are doing is for the best interest of our sister. I promise that I will try to keep Abel in check, but we are just looking out for Katie" he replied.

Jax seemed to be satisfied with that answer and went to the office to check on his wife. Tommy followed his brother out to the garage.

Abel was under a car doing something with the engine when Tommy took a seat next to him on the ground, leaning against the tire.

"I told you that you are being too obvious" he warned his brother.

Abel rolled out from under the car and scowled, "I don't give a shit. Let Quinn be worried. I am about a step away from kicking his ass" he grumbled before rolling back under the car.

"Okay, but maybe we should cool off a little. I mean, if you get more obvious, Katie is going to catch on to what we are doing, and she is going to be pissed off" Tommy stated.

He knew his sister. She was not going to like what they were doing. She always got pissed when Abel became overprotective. He could only imagine what she would feel or what she would do when she found out what they were up to.

Jax walked across the lot and stopped at the doorway to the office. His leant against the doorway and just watched his wife bending over the desk to get something off the floor. The jeans she had on were fabulous for her ass. It curved her behind like nothing he has ever seen before.

He smirked and walked in, wrapping his arm around her waist. Mia snapped up and smiled when she felt arms around her waist. She stood up and rested back against his chest.

"Your ass is teasing in these jeans" he mumbled against her ear.

Mia smiled, "that's because they are called jeggings. They are like leggings and jeans put together, so they shape your body" she explained.

Jax spun her around so she was facing him in his arms. He slid his hands down to cup her ass and squeezed.

"Thank God for jeggings" he stated against her lips.

Mia smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to give him a full kiss. "Did you talk to the boys? What are they up to?" she asked, pulling away after a minute.

Jax took a seat on the couch in the office and pulled her into his lap, his arms around her waist. "I talked to them after Church. They won't give me details, but Tommy said that they are just looking out for their sister" he stated.

Mia sighed and rested her forehead against his, "I know that they are up to something and it involves Noah Quinn" she informed her husband.

Jax's eyes snapped up to hers, "what do you mean it has to do with Quinn?" he asked. He was not about to let Quinn be anywhere near his daughter.

"Honey, when I pulled up to the lot the other day, the boys, Abel especially were glaring daggers at Noah. I don't know what that was about, but I think that this is part of their plan" she explained.

"Tommy just told me they were looking out for her and it wouldn't hurt her. Abel said that if I knew what they were doing, I would be on board" he replied.

Mia turned in his lap and looked at him square on with a smirk, already knowing the answer to her question.

"So, if you knew that it had something to do with Katie and Quinn, you would be on board?" she asked with a quirked eyebrow.

Jax sighed and rested his forehead against her collarbone, "would it be wrong if I said no" he looked up at her.

She laughed, and shook her head, "I knew this was going to happen. Babe, you need to let your daughter be happy. She grew up around boys from the club, what did you expect besides for her to fall for who she's been surrounded with her whole life" she tried to explain.

Jax pulled away, leaving her on the couch and started to pace, running his hand through his hair. "You really think they like each other?" he asked his wife. She was more perceptive about these things.

"I don't know for sure. I know on Katie's end, she is confused and scared. She has always liked Noah, but she is confused on what she is feeling and scared of what that means for her and for him" Mia replied.

It was the truth. That was all she knew from her daughter and that was all she was willing to share.

"What's she scared for him for? He knows that if he touches her that I will kill him and put her in a nunnery" Jax seethed.

Mia laughed and got up with a smile and wrapped her arm around her husband, "let's not jump to conclusions and just wait to see how this progress" she stated.

He wrapped his arm around her, so she was cuddled to his side, "Okay, but I am telling you Mia, I am going to watching him. He goes near my little girl and there are going to be dire consequences" he stated.

When it came to Katie, Jax was completely beyond seeing reason. He didn't want her with someone from the club. He wanted better for her. He still felt like he made Mia settle for her life here in Charming and he didn't want that for his daughter.

Later that evening, the guys were gathered around for dinner when Katie pulled into the lot. She spent the day shadowing in the hospital.

She got out, still in her scrubs and went straight into her dad's arms. "Hi daddy" she greeted, resting against him for a minute before reaching up and kissing his cheek.

He smiled and kissed the top of her head, "hi princess, you okay? You left pretty early this morning" he commented.

He heard her get up and ready to leave this morning. He knew it was early because Mia was still in bed and she was an early riser.

She nodded against his chest, "yeah, Dr. Wilhite had surgery this morning at 5am, so I had to be there and ready for him because he let me observe. I even got to hold back someone's stomach lining today, isn't that cool?" she asked with tired excitement.

Jax smiled at her enthusiasm. He looked down at her and his face lit up. Whenever she talked about what she did at the hospital, her face brightened.

"That's great baby girl, but you are working pretty hard for just a shadowing experience" he commented.

"I know, but today was my last day before my week off to spend with Parker. Thanks for letting him come daddy, I really need him" she stated, mumbling the last part under her breath so he didn't hear her, but he did.

Jax nodded, "he's one of your best friend's princess. Of course, he is welcome here. I have even better news better for you. Kozik and Happy are staying for a while, I need them here" he stated.

Katie smiled, "that's good dad. Parker missed the Killah" she teased before pulling away, wiping some hair behind her ear.

She looked exhausted and disheveled. She had her glasses on, her hair up in a lazy bun that was falling apart at the seams.

Jax smiled at her appearance, she looked just like her mom does when she has late night shifts that are crazy.

"Why don't you head in the back and take a nap. I'll send one of your brothers to wake you up for dinner" he said.

She nodded, "I'll be in Tommy's room" she said saluting to the guys on her way through the clubhouse and straight to the back.

Opie made his way over to Jax, "where's Katie, the guys said she just got here" he asked.

"She's taking a nap in Tommy's room. She left really early this morning to shadow in the OR" Jax explained.

Opie nodded with a knowing smirk, causing Jax to scowl at him annoyingly. No one knew him better than this best friend and it was irritating.

"What?" he snapped.

"Is that the reason you sent Quinn on the run with Abel and Joey this morning?" he asked.

Jax tried to school his features as to not give anything away, but it was too late. Opie hit it right on the head. He already knew what he was talking about.

"I don't know what you are talking about" he replied.

Opie couldn't help but laugh and slap Jax's shoulder, "I don't envy you man" he laughed.