Jax finally took me home and neither of us knew what to say. I filled my brothers in on what happened and they were just as shocked and confused as I was. I didn't give them every single detail because I knew that if I did, they would take me back home and never let me leave again. Jax came back the next morning and asked me if I would go with him to tell Otto. Of course, I agreed and we were on our way.
"You okay?" I asked softly.
"Something that brutal... had to be... payback or a message." Otto replied.
"We don't know." I said honestly.
All I wanted to do right now was give Otto a hug but I knew that I couldn't and that sucks.
"It could have been the scumbag producer. We roughed up Caruso a couple of times." Jax added.
"When?" Otto asked as he looked at us.
"Yesterday." Jax replied.
Otto got quiet for a moment and I could tell the gears in his head were turning.
"Both of you need to go, Jax." Otto told us.
"I'm sorry, man." Jax said before we got up and left.
Jax told me that we were going to see Chibs and I couldn't contain my excitement. Once we got to the hospital, we headed to Chibs' room, and I gave him a kiss because he gave us all a scare.
"I miss you old man." I told him.
"I'm not that old lass, but I miss ya too." Chibs said.
I gave him a grin before he and Jax got to talking.
"How did Otto take it?" Chibs asked once Jax filled him in.
"Same as any of us would." Jax replied.
"Do we know how?" Chibs asked.
"Not yet. Georgie and his crew left for Thailand this morning." Jax started.
"It's a buying trip. Fleeing the scene." Half-Sack added.
"That's where my money lands." Jax finished.
"Luann is not your fault." Chibs told Jax.
Thank you! I've been trying to tell him that, but I don't think he believes me.
"I know." Jax whispered softly.
"Take a lap kid." Chibs told Half-Sack.
"Okay." Half-Sack said before leaving the room.
I knew this conversation was fixing to be interesting because Crystal filled me and Layla in on what we missed.
"Fiona was here." Chibs said.
"When?" Jax asked.
"Yesterday. Apparently, my kid got wind of the accident. Fi came to make sure I was okay." Chibs replied.
"Jimmy O with her?" Jax asked.
"I didn't see him, but... He never let her travel on her own so he must be here." Chibs replied.
"When we were inside, Stahl had photos of Zobelle with Cameron, trying to get us to sell out the IRA." Jax said.
"Cameron selling to Zobelle?" Chibs questioned.
"Confirmed it yesterday. We lost the Irish pipeline." Jax replied.
"Jimmy will be going mad." Chibs said.
"Hey, it wasn't our choice man." Jax said.
"It doesn't matter, he'll still find a way of blaming me." Chibs sighed.
Tara then walked in and I'm still not sure where she stands with me at this point, but time will tell.
"Hey, Doc." Chibs said.
"Hi. Just checking up. Chief Unser is looking for you." Tara said while looking between all of us.
"Okay. We'll handle it. You just get better." Jax said before both of us left the room.
As we left the room, we met up with Unser.
"Ran a sting this morning. Prostitution. Looger Point Motel." Unser told us.
"Hookers in Charming?" I asked.
"Yeah. Hookers and movie stars. Two of them were your CaraCara girls. Wanna talk to their boss." Unser replied once we stopped at the chapel and noticed Gemma inside.
"Perfect." Jax said before we headed inside the chapel.
"Hey. You okay?" Jax asked.
"Yeah. Anything on Luann?" Gemma replied before turning to Unser.
"Eh, crime scene is clean. Right now we got nothing. (I could tell that bothered Gemma for not knowing exactly why Luann was killed) Gemma, can you give me a few minutes?" Unser replied before asking her a question.
"Yeah." Gemma replied.
"Do you need anything?" I asked.
"Oh, honey, I'm fine." Gemma replied before hugging me and then giving Jax a kiss.
Neither of us were convinced, and I knew more than Jax did, but I wasn't about to rat Gemma out because I could tell that she wanted to do it herself.
"I'll catch up with you at the station." Unser told me and Jax before we left.
Jax and I made it to the station and I couldn't wait to see how this is going to play out.
"Come on, legs, you've got visitors." a deputy said as he let Ima out of holding.
She walked over to us and I was trying not to smack the smirk off her face, once she was facing Jax.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Jax asked.
"Got a phone call. Wouldn't give his name. Offered us ten grand to help out Darby." Ima replied.
"What do you mean 'help out'?" I asked.
"He wanted his johns thinking he had some high-end pussy. Two days of work that was the deal." Ima replied.
"And day one, the cops show up." Jax said.
"It had to be Georgie. Psycho kills Luann, got us busted." Ima added.
"When did you get the call?" I asked.
"Day before yesterday." Ima replied.
"That's before we hassled Georgie. Setup's not on him." Jax replied.
"Then who is it?" Ima asked.
"We don't know." I replied.
Jax motioned for the deputy before we turned to walk away.
"Aren't you gonna bail us out?" Ima asked.
"Yeah, let me just get an advance on my trust fund." Jax replied.
I couldn't help the giggle that left my lips. When we got to TM, I was shocked to see my brothers there. I went over to them while Jax talked to Bobby. I told them to hold on as I chased after Jax, who was walking quite fast, and that only meant that he was pissed. What I didn't expect was what was to come and who would see it.
"We need CaraCara. It's our only club income." Jax said.
"Gun business is back online. New 20, new source. We're done with pussy." Clay said.
"Just for a minute, try to think past this bullshit between you and me. Porn is a legitimate business, Clay." Jax said.
"So is auto repair. And that don't make my skin crawl." Clay said.
"Look at your run with guns over the last few years. We've lost more than we've earned. Money and blood." Jax said.
"Well, that's gonna change." Clay said.
Bullshit. Him and I both know that nothing is gonna change until Jax is either dead or has the gavel.
"With the Chinese? We don't know if this pipeline is real or where the guns are coming from." Jax said.
"Hamas." Bobby added.
Jax gave Bobby a weird look and I couldn't explain what the look meant, but I knew it wasn't good.
"Jesus Christ. That's where you're putting the future of our club." Jax said.
"SAMCRO deals guns. You had your little romp as porn king. You tied us to prostitution, you got one of our member's old lady killed." Clay said.
Here we go. He just said the one thing that he shouldn't have said.
"You really gonna stand there and lay the guilt of a dead wife on me?" Jax asked.
If it wasn't for Half-Sack, then I probably would be standing by Jax. But I'm also thankful because this is going too far.
"You remember that promise I made." Clay replied.
I remember it like it was yesterday, but I don't think Clay will be stupid enough to kill Jax in front of the others.
"Let me make it easier for you." Jax said as he cocked his gun and laid it on the table.
Jax then turned around and held his arms out. We made eye contact and I was trying to figure out why the hell he was doing this. Clay then put the safety back on Jax's gun before laying it back on the table.
I released the breath I didn't know I was holding and watched as Jax turned back around.
"You need a majority vote to shut down CaraCara. We put it out at church tomorrow night." Jax said before storming out.
I turned to follow him and was shocked to see my brothers standing there. We all walked outside and I went to talk to my brothers as Bobby talked to Jax.
I explained what I could to my brothers and to say they were mortified would be an understatement.
"Lena, you need to come home. This isn't safe for you." Caleb said.
"Cale, I understand that, but I'm not leaving Jax or the others." I said.
Caleb went to argue back but Reid stepped in and told him that they needed to see it from my point of view. Also, that if they made me come home, then I would most likely resent them for the rest of my life, and they didn't want that. Caleb seemed to agree and I hugged Reid for backing me up. Nobody seemed to know what to say after that, so Layla took my brothers back to my house and I went to Jax, at the same time that Tig came to talk to him.
"We got to talk, you and me, alone." Tig said as he walked up to us.
"I'm done with alone. Anything you got to say, Bobby and Kaleena can hear." Jax said as he stood up.
"All right. It's about Opie. Clay's got him on point, working this judge. Tig said.
"Nothing I can do." Jax said.
"If this thing goes bad and Opie has to go down that road, there's no way he's coming back." Tig said.
I may not be in the club, but I'll do anything to protect Ope. Bobby and I shared looks because this was unusual for Tig to be asking for help.
"You're worried about losing your right-hand seat." Jax scoffed.
I rolled my eyes because this is starting to get ridiculous.
"The three of us know why shit's upside down. Keep Ope light. I'll show up after I check those guns and work this judge." Tig said.
"The way me and Ope are going, I try and talk to him down it may be the very thing that pushes him to it." Jax said.
"Maybe you should tag along anyhow." Bobby said.
"Okay." Jax said.
"Okay. I'll meet you at that judge's house." Tig said before walking off.
Jax turned to tell me to stay here, but thought again because he knows that I'll do anything to help Ope just like he would. Jax, Bobby, and I got the van ready, and boy was it funny to see Ope's face when he saw us in the van.
"Where's Hap?" Ope asked Jax.
"I'm taking Clay's lead. Getting back into guns." Jax replied.
I just kept quite because we knew that Clay didn't have a clue on what was going on.
"Clay's cool with it." Bobby added once Ope looked at him.
Ope sighed before shutting the can doors and getting up front with Bobby. We finally pulled up to the judge's house and I couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about this.
"I need you to stay here." Jax told me.
"You don't have to tell me twice." I said.
Jax chuckled before lightly kissing my head and going after the judge. I don't remember how long I was in the van, but the guys finally came out, and we headed home. I curled up against Jax until we made it back to TM. Jax ended up taking me to his house and both of us were happy that Layla and my brothers were watching Abel. Jax went to take a shower and I filled Layla and my brothers in on what I could. I went to change clothes and was met with Layla's shocked face. Jax came into the kitchen not too far behind me.
"That was Hale. He just tried you on the cell." Layla said as she was holding the house phone.
"What?" Jax and I asked together.
Layla told us what she knew before Jax and I went to CaraCara. Both of us were shocked to see it burnt to the ground, but I knew Jax was more pissed than shocked. I also didn't expect what was to be said next.
"Unbelievable." Bobby said as he, Happy, and Half-Sack walked up.
"This was Clay. Couldn't let me have it. Talk to Quinn. Tell him I want to transfer. I'm going Nomad." Jax said before walking to his bike and leaving.
I didn't know what to say or how to act. Half-Sack gave me a hug before Happy took me home.
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