Carrie stood leaning against the hall doorway dressed in an old SAMCRO shirt of Opie's and a pair of shorts. She stared at the floor, while the guys found a spot to stand or sit so they could hear how last night's meeting with the priest had gone.

In the mean time, she let her mind wander to the night before and how she had stayed up a while longer, constantly fighting off sleep, for Jax to come back so she could talk to him. Before realizing that it was a useless notion and that it would be better for her to sleep.

"So what do we know?" Clay asked gaining everyone's attention.

"Kellan said he moved Abel out of Belfast to protect him."

Clay looked up at Jax. "Protect him from what?"

"From Jimmy."

Gemma shook her head, before she began pacing. "Why? What does Jimmy want with Abel?"

Gemma asked the question on everyone's mind but hadn't been able to voice.

"According to the priest, Jimmy's become a problem for the Army," Jax shook his head. "So he would have used Abel as leverage against what Kellan want's from us. Which is Jimmy dead."

"Then we kill Jimmy." Gemma stated.

"It's not that simple." Jax sighed.

"Yes it is." Gemma argued.

"No it isn't!" Jax raised his voice, while looking at his mother. Before calming himself down. "Look, everything they has been like smokey truth. I don't trust them and I don't trust their priest. The only thing we know for sure is that he wants Jimmy."

"So we find Jimmy," Clay calmly said from his spot on the couch. "Trade him for Abel."

"I think that's the only thing that makes sense. We can't kill O'Phelan," Jax stated, watching Gemma start to pace around again.

Juice look at Jax. "Should I bring SAMBEL up to speed on this?"

"No, as far as they know, we want Jimmy to grill him about Abel," Jax shrugged. "Let's just leave it at that."

"SAMBEL has a protection run this afternoon," Bobby informed. "Gun shipment. McGee told me Jimmy will be at the pickup in Dungloe."

"Then so are we." Opie stated from his spot.

"I'm sorry guys. I had no idea what I was walking you into." Carrie heard Jax say as she started walking back to the room to get ready.

Carrie had just pulled on her black leggings, when her door abruptly opened. Quickly grabbing her white shirt, she slipped it on before turning. Before looking over her shoulder at Jax, who had closed the door and was now leaning against it. Turning back around, she sat on the bed to put her shoes on.

"Sorry. Didn't know you were changing," Jax explained as he crossed his arms in front of him. Watching as she finished getting ready.

"It's okay. It's not like you haven't seen of it before anyways." Carrie answered, before realizing what she had said and turning a subtle shade of red.

The hope that he hadn't heard her was swept away as she looked up at him. He didn't say anything but he was sporting his signature smirk. Which had her softly groaning at the fact that she had something like that in the first place.

"Is there something you wanted?" Carrie asked, in an attempt to move past the awkwardness that she felt.

"Just wanted to see how you were doing. Haven't seen much and haven't really gotten a chance to talk to you since we got here."

Carrie pulled on her black loose knit cardigan. "Yeah. I fell asleep yesterday, but I woke up just in time to see you fight one of the Belfast guys."

"I didn't see you."

Carrie turned to look at him. Before walking towards him. "Came out after Gemma and Clay came inside. By the way it seems like you left quite the impression." Carrie stated stopping in front of him, making sure they had some distance between them.

"SAMBEL has to see I'm more than just a pretty face." Jax jokingly pointed out.

Carrie softly laughed. "Glad you were able to prove your point, but I wasn't talking about the club Jax."

"You mean Trinity?"

Carrie crossed her arms ."Yeah, seems like you gained another admirer."

"She can admire all she wants. Nothing is ever gonna happen."

Carrie dropped her arms, as Jax moved aside. "I forgot nobody can compete with Tara," she pointed out before leaving the room.

Jax sighed as he watched Carrie leave. She hadn't given him the chance to finish explaining. He knew as soon as her demeanor had changed, that what he had said was going to make her think of Tara. Yet, he wasn't fast enough to explain that Tara was no longer the reason and that he now had his shit together.

He knew he had to talk to her, but right now he had to focus on the task at hand. And right now that was focusing on the run to Dungloe.

Carrie looked around her, as SAMCRO and SAMBEL got ready for the run. Even though the Charming boys were only serving as an escort she still had an uneasy feeling that something could and would go wrong.

Opie placed a hand on her shoulder. "Stop stressing out. It's not good for you or the baby."

"I can't help it. Something could go wrong."

"We're just escorting them. Nothing can go wrong with that," He said giving her arm a reassuring squeeze.

Instead of answering she looked towards Jax, who had just gotten on his bike, and looked towards the direction he was staring. She saw both him and Trinity briefly nod towards each other before everyone's attention went towards the black car that was pulling into the lot.

Seeing that it was the priest and Chibs' wife and daughter, everyone went back to minding their own business.

"You're going to be safe right?" Carrie turned back towards Opie. "Because I don't want to have to call Pop and Donna with bad news."

"I'll be back, don't worry about me. Everything will be fine."

Carrie hugged Opie. "You're my brother. How can I not worry about you?"

Carrie stepped back and saw the small notion that Opie did with his head. Turning, she found Jax briefly glance in their direction.

Carrie turned and stepped closer to him. "You'll be safe right?"

"Yeah," Jax briefly paused in putting his helmet on. "Don't worry we'll be back later."

Carrie nodded, before leaning to give him a kiss on the cheek, but at the last moment Jax turned towards her. Their lips met in a brief kiss, Carrie slowly leaned back biting her lip.

"Sorry." Jax apologized seeing Carrie's flustered appearance.

"Just be safe," Carrie stated, stepping back. Before looking at both Opie and Jax. "Both of you."

Carrie stepped back so she was out of the way and watched as they started pulling out of the lot. The uneasy feeling only coming back stronger, as she stood next to Gemma watching them disappear from view.

"Send them through," O'Neil called out as he walked back towards them.

"We'll pass through first. Then they'll check your ID's. Shouldn't be a problem," He explained slapping Jax on the shoulder before driving past the check point.

"What the hell do we do now?" Opie questioned.

"They paid them," Juice stated.

"Yeah but for what?" Jax questioned not liking what was happening.

"Let's find out," Clay stated, starting his bike and pulling forward when they were motioned to move.

"Where you headed?" Questioned the cop who was checking Clay's passport.

"Coast. Got a charter up in Dungloe," Clay answered.

"Go on then," he said handing his passport back.

He stepped back before giving them the pass without any problems or disturbances.

After the guys had left, the women had gathered in Maureen's apartment above her shop. They were in the middle of making lunch when there was a loud knock on the door.

"Don't move," Maureen pointed at them before making her way to the door.

Carrie glanced at Gemma and Fiona who had both turned around, leaning their backs against the kitchen counter. They heard the door open, hearing a murmured conversation before Maureen walked back in, followed by a dark red haired, fair skinned woman who looked to be in her mid to late forties.

"Julia, this is Gemma and Carrie," Maureen introduced pointing to each of them. "They came with the Redwood boys," she explained before turning to them. "Carrie, Gemma this is Julia O'Neil."

Gemma looked at the woman. "Any relation to SAMBEL's VP?"

"Aye, he's my brother," Julia answered before turning to greet Fiona and Kerrianne.

They continued to make lunch but the mood was little tense and awkward with the new addition. But everyone just ignored it, trying to ignore it. Carrie saw the glances thrown her way from the Julia, while Gemma kept a close eye on the woman.

They had just started clearing up the table, when Carrie excused herself to go use the bathroom. Being pregnant had its advantages and disadvantages. Having to go to the bathroom constantly just happened to be the latter.

Carrie was washing her hands when she heard the wiggling of the door knob. Thinking someone wanted to use the bathroom, she quickly dried her hands, before opening the door. The last thing she expected was for someone to have a gun trained on her.

"Let's go," the man said motioning for her to get out.

Grabbing a hold of her arm, she had no choice but to be dragged behind him or risk getting shot.

He moved down the hall until he found Maureen and Kerrianne in one of the bedrooms and promptly made them follow him.

He finally let his grip loosen as they neared the kitchen before letting go and pushing Carrie forward after Maureen and Kerrianne. Carrie had been focused on the man who she assumed to be Jimmy O'Phelan to notice the slumped body of Michael Casey.

Until she heard Kerrianne scream. Which caused her to look at the table. She felt a knot in her throat and herself start shaking as she covered her mouth to keep herself quiet. While Kerrianne cried and Maureen tried to calm her down and Gemma and Fiona stood near the sink.

Carrie felt as if she couldn't move or make a sound as she felt her heart start racing. Being a nurse had her used to bleed and trauma but having two men with guns and a dead body in the kitchen had her feeling as she were going into shock.

Julia noticed seemed to notice Carrie's reaction which prompted her to pull Carrie towards her, blocking her view as they off to the side by the front doorway.

"What did you do Jimmy?! You know Kellan raised those brothers and views them as if they were his!"

"Well now he gets to bury one of them, how about that!" Jimmy shouted back at Maureen. Before turning to Fiona. "Now, let's go home."

Fiona shook her head, holding her daughter closer and tighter. "We're not going anywhere with you."

"Do I have to kill another one Fi, to show you how much I love you," Jimmy spoke training his gun on Gemma. "Because I will but I'm here to take my family home and I'd like to do that without anymore bloodshed."

Carrie heard Fiona agree and Kerrianne say that her stuff was in the room. Before Jimmy told the other guy, who Carrie heard his name was Donny, to retrieve her things.

He had barely walked out of the kitchen before they heard gunshots which caused everyone to move.

Carrie and Julia moved closer to Fiona and Kerrianne to get out of the line of fire, while Maureen stabbed Jimmy in the hand which caused him to drop his gun. Gemma quickly grabbed it and pointing it at Jimmy.

Donny came rushing back into the kitchen and trained his gun on Maureen and Gemma started yelling for him to drop the gun. Which he was really reluctant to do, before Jimmy nodded for him to do as she said.

Causing Fiona to grab it and Maureen to run out calling for Trinity. Carrie stood frozen and Kerrianne seemed to start shaking even more at what was happening. Julia wrapped her other arm around Kerrianne and tried to soothe both of them. Trying to reassure them that it would be all be alright.

Carrie couldn't hear anything besides the ringing in her ears from the gunshots and the sound of her own heart beat. Trying to calm her breathing and racing heart, she heard Gemma tell Maureen to take Trinity and Kerrianne as the ringing started fading away.

"You should go too Carrie," Gemma glanced at her.

"I'm fine." Carrie tried to control her emotions to make sure Gemma didn't do something that could jeopardize everyone. She saw Gemma barely nod before yelling at Maureen to get the girls out.

As soon as they left, Fiona trained the gun on Gemma and raised a hand to keep Carrie and Julia behind her.

"Put it down." Fiona ordered, cocking the gun.

"What the hell are you doing?" Gemma glanced at her but didn't budge from her stance.

"Protecting you. Give me the gun." Fiona demanded.

"I gotta kill this son of a bitch." Gemma softly stated.

Causing Carrie to step closer and Fiona to gently push her back. She could see Jimmy's calm expression from the corner of her eye as he looked at the scene in front of him.

"Not before I kill you," Fiona said.

Carrie wanted to scream at Gemma to do as she was told, but knew that it would only make matters worse and she couldn't move past Fiona. Which would only cause Gemma to act irrationally. So she had no choice, but to stay where she was and watch the scene before her or risk someone else getting shot.

Gemma reluctantly handed the gun to Fiona, causing her to drop her hand to reach for the gun. Finally allowing Carrie to move away from her.

Jimmy let out a relieved laugh. "Mother of Christ, crazy bitches the lot of ya."

"Shut up and get out," Fiona demanded aiming both guns at him. "If you ever try to come and fetch me and Kerri again, I'll fill your thick Irish skull with lead."

Jimmy narrowed his gaze on Fiona as Donny got up from the floor. Fiona aiming one gun at each of them.

"Gemma always a pleasure," Jimmy said before getting up and facing Fiona. "I'll see you real soon love." Carrie could sense the underlying message of Jimmy's words but Fiona didn't seem to care as she didn't waiver her grip on the guns or her gaze from Jimmy's.

Jimmy turned to leave before pausing. "Julia, it's been a while. It's good to see ya love."

Julia narrowed her gaze. "I hoped to never see ya again, ya rat bastard."

Jimmy smirked. "Still holding on to a grudge, I see."

"I'll let go of it when you're six feet under."

Jimmy smirked one last time before leaving with Donny. While Fiona walked with them to the doorway, making sure they were gone, before finally put the guns down. Gemma moved to take a swing at her, which only caused Fiona duck down and swing back at her hitting her in the stomach. Which caused Gemma to gasp and hunch over, trying to catch her breath.

Carrie moved to check on her only for Gemma to wave her off, as she sat down in the seat Jimmy had previously occupied.

"Why the hell did you stop me?"

"She did the right thing Gemma. You killing Jimmy would have only caused more problems." Carrie tried to reason with Gemma but she wasn't having it.

Gemma glared at her, "It would have solved our problems getting rid of him."

"She's right Gemma. You kill Jimmy and his crew would kill your whole family," Fiona argued.

"It would be a total bloody genocide," Julia informed them.

"Where's Jimmy?" Jax asked McGee while the rest moved the guns.

"He's on his way."

"You talk to him?" Clay questioned.

"Look Jimmy never misses a transport. He'll be here." McGee explained before his phone rang, causing him to walk away to take the call.

The club looked towards him as Juice and Happy followed O'Neil out of the barn.

McGee walked back to them, hanging up the phone. "That was Mo, apparently Jimmy's in Belfast. He was looking for Fiona."

"What happened?" Chibs questioned.

"They're all okay," McGee reassured them.

Though it did nothing to calm them down knowing that anything could have happened.

"Hey," Bobby called out as he saw the doors to the barn being closed.

Causing all of them to run to try to open them only to find that they couldn't. So they started moving them and calling out for someone to open them.

"No! Don't!" Chibs yelled as he heard someone try to start the truck.

Causing everyone to run and try to take cover as the truck started only for nothing to happen. Before they started yelling at the guy to drive the truck into the doors as gun shots were heard outside.

Doing as they said they all ran out as soon as the door were busted open only for the truck to explode sending them flying in different directions.

The explosion left Jax with a ringing in his ears as he dropped back down to the floor. While everyone else tried to get up and figure out the damage caused by the explosion.

Jax couldn't focus since everything was too bright but he could practically see and hear his dad in front of him. Before getting his bearings and finding Clay in front of him calling out to him.

"You okay?"

"Yeah." Jax reached out to grab Clay's extended hand.

Standing up he was able to look around at the damage the explosion had done. Seeing wounded club brothers and body parts laying around. As well as dead bodies.

"This was Jimmy." Clay stated as they were all gathered around Chibs and Padraic's body.

"We don't know that," McGee argued with O'Neil walking behind him.

"Where the hell were you!" Jax pointed at O'Neil.

"I was taking a shite. Your boys were watching." O'Neil retorted.

"The explosion was seen for miles. We got to get out of here now." Bobby cut in, before a brawl happened between Jax and O'Neil.

"Load the 's go." Clay ordered.

"Chibs. I'm sorry, but we got to go." Jax kneeled down grabbing a hold of him, as Opie took Chibs' other side.

"No." Chibs protested as they lifted him up.

"He's gone." Jax repeated as he fought against them.

"You bastards are dead!" Chibs called out, still fighting Jax and Opie so they would let him go.

"You're safe here. Let's get you to the rectory and let Sean grieve," Kellan Ashby said as they stood in the aisle of St. Matts.

"Come on girls," Maureen softly said prompting them all to move.

Carrie followed after them, before turning back to see Gemma wasn't following them."Gemma?"

Gemma's only response was for her to nod after the other five, silently telling her to leave. She watched as they left, before taking a seat on one of the benches prompting Kellan to sit down as well. "Why are you doing this to us? If you know where my grandson is just tell me."

"I know it seems unfair. You and your son are caught up in a very ugly struggle and I am sorry for that. The things I do are not just about my Irish loyalty. They're about keeping promises to your family," he explained.

Gemma furrowed her brow. "To my family?"

"John and I grew very close while he was here. I loved him dearly."

"Guess you're the one who granted him absolution from adultery." Gemma icily pointed out.

Kellan shook his head. "No. He struggled greatly with his love for you."

Gemma shook her head. "John bailed on his family. I had to watch my baby slip into a coma, while he was here and played house with your sister. So don't tell me how he struggled."

"I didn't mean to be dismissive of your pain," he said holding a hand up to calm her. "I understand that-,"

"You don't understand shit," Gemma argued cutting him off. "You're a bunch of hypocrites. All of you."

"I take it ya talk with Gemma didn't go smoothly Father."

Kellan turned to look at Julia before sighing. "They're all hurting. Emotions are going to run high."

"Aye, they are." Julia looked at the altar before sighing. "Did you see her? She's beautiful ain't she?"

"You don't know if that's her. It's been twenty seven years."

"It has, but I can feel it. Blood calls blood Father, you know that better than anyone," Julia argued. "But the resemblance is there, it's her."

They heard doors slam outside and they tensed fearing the worst as Gemma and Fiona made their way out of the kitchen telling them to stay inside.

Carrie and Kerrianne looked at each other as they heard voices get louder and nearer before standing up. As SAMCRO walked in.

Kerrianne made a beeline towards her parents as Carrie took in their appearance. Immediately knowing something went wrong on the run.

She watched Opie make his way towards one of the leather armchairs before starting to make her way towards him. Only for him to shake his head and wave her off towards Jax.

Carrie briefly stopped behind him to squeeze his shoulder as she made her way towards Jax.

Jax looked up as she neared him causing Carrie to briefly stop walking, before closing the distance and throwing her arms around him as he pulled her as close to him as he could.

"I'm glad you're okay." Carrie murmured into his shoulder. Receiving a gentle squeeze in return before she felt him kiss her head.

"We're all okay and that's all the matters."

They stayed that way for a couple more seconds before Jax pulled back. He caressed her cheek with his thumb. "You should get some rest. It's already late."

Carrie nodded, hugging him one more time, before walking away. Stopping to wrap her arms around her brother and give him a kiss on the cheek, before making her way towards her room. Feeling the weight of everything hit her all at once.

Draining whatever energy she had left. Only to find herself unable to sleep, she lay on the bed staring at the ceiling, mulling over everything that had happened.

Jax lit a cigarette as he took his phone out, making a call to the number that was starting to become all too familiar.

"Hello?"

"Can you talk?"

"Yeah," Stahl answered, before he heard some rustling on the line. "I ran Kellan Ashby through every data base that I could think of. It's common knowledge that he's a friend of the cause but nothing ties him to it."

Jax stayed quiet as he heard Stahl explain everything she was able to find out.

"There's no arrests. No seizures. He's never been interrogated. He's a revered priest who has turned down three promotions from the Vatican."

"What a saint," Jax muttered.

"Yeah, I'm afraid so."

Jax shook his head, sighing in frustration. "I got another name for you. Liam O'Neil. SOA Belfast."

"One of yours?"

"Pretty sure he and Jimmy tried to blow us up today."

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah but five others are spread out outside Dungloe," Jax answered, as he noticed Trinity making her way down the stairs.

"Okay look, I need you back in one piece, if this is going to work. You got that Jax?"

"I appreciate your concern." Jax hang up after that as Trinity got nearer.

"Spare a fag?" she questioned as he started to take a drag of his cigarette. Instead of answering he took his pack and lighter out. Offering her one before lighting it for her.

Jax settled back into his seat. "It's almost three. Why aren't you in bed?"

Trinity shrugged. "I'm not much of a sleeper."

Jax looked at the ground. "Yeah, I get that."

"How are you Jackson?"

Jax briefly looked at her before sighing. "I'm tired Trinity. I just want to find my kid and go home."

"Yeah." Trinity softly replied as she looked down at the ground.

Both of them sat in silence, smoking as they stared out into the street. They were both lost in their own thoughts.

Gemma walked out to have a smoke only to stop at the sight of her son and Trinity sitting on the picnic table huddled together. Hearing the door close behind her had her turning around to find Carrie standing frozen looking at the scene before them.

Gemma opened her mouth to say something only for Carrie to shake her head as she turned back around to go into the lodge. Leaving her to look back at her son.

All the while thinking shit had just gotten more complicated.

Another update. Hope you enjoy.

Don't worry Jax and Carrie will be having a conversation pretty soon.

You got to meet a new character, who holds a grudge against Jimmy.

Let me know you're theories/suggestions.