"That greedy Irish bastard…" Chibs seethed. He paced the room: furious.
Clay slid the iPad onto the table, "He's already reneged on one promise…"
Chibs looked from the iPad to Clay, "What the hell is this?"
"Surveillance cam," Clay replied, "Wherever they got Sadie…" but Jax interjected, "The assholes broke her wrist," he couldn't sit still.
Chibs ran his hands through his hair, "Christ…" he sighed, "Jimmy can't have Fi or Kerrianne," he said desperately, "But he can't have our Sadie either…"
"And, we still have to find Abel," Opie put in.
Jax had been hit from all sides.
"I think I can help," Fiona entered the room with all her confidence and poise. Each of the men turned to look at her but Chibs was wary. "Fi…I don't think…"
But Fiona raised a hand to silence him. She took a seat at the table and none of the men objected, "Jimmy's only willing to give yer girl back to ye because he knows Abel's still missin'…so he tells ye if he gets me and my daughter back he'll return Sadie …it's only because he's got Abel… Jimmy doesn't care which card he plays as long as he has one…and it's a trump…"
The boys knew she was right but not one of them liked it.
"So what do you suppose we do?" Clay asked diplomatically.
"Arrange a meeting. Tell him that you'll make the trade. But in the light of a square deal you'll hand me over first, then he'll give ye Sadie and then you'll pass over Kerrianne…"
Chibs was already shaking his head but Jax held up his hand, "Look, I need to get Sadie back but giving you and your daughter back to Jimmy is two more cards he can play…"
"Jax' right…Jimmy's a smart man…he gives us one back but he gets two…he still comes out on top…I don't think that Jimmy will hurt Sadie- seeing as there is no profit in it for him- but you and your daughter are another story…" Clay explained.
Fiona nodded, "And you're right," she agreed, "But you don't think I'd actually give my daughter back to that man…not with all that's going on?" Her eyes glinted. The woman was always good for a fight. "I can protect myself…especially against Jimmy- the monster he is. Nothing against your lovey, boy, but she's never been up against a man like him before…"
Jax nodded- she wasn't wrong.
"So here's what we do. You set the deal. When we get there you boys will hand me over to Jimmy and you'll receive Sadie. Since I hear tell that Jimmy has already broken one of his promises you use that to your advantage to keep Kerrianne and get our girls the hell outta there… Jimmy may be a monster but he's a right businessman…"
"I don't like it…" Chibs was the first to state.
Jax knew the woman was on to something, "I don't like the plan where Jimmy has any cards to play…." he told Fiona, "But you're right…if he was going to have anyone…"
"No." Chibs spoke loud and clear.
"Look, Chibs, I don't like it either. But Jimmy loves Fiona, in his own twisted way, and she knows him…and she's stronger than Sadie," Jax admitted, "We'll keep Kerrianne safe but if he keeps Sadie any longer she'll try something stupid again and who knows how bad he'll hurt her…" he was desperate.
Chibs remained defiantly silent.
Fiona took Chibs' hand, "It's okay love. What's important is Kerrianne…" she kissed his cheek.
"It's a temporary fix…" Clay assured him. But Clay didn't like it either. They were spreading themselves thin and they were vulnerable. But Fiona was right- it was their only play. "Make the call."
-Three Hours Later-
The boys and Fiona arrived at the meeting place when and where Jimmy had told them to be. It was an old warehouse down by the wharf. There were two men waiting outside the old metal door and they stripped the men of arms before they were allowed in.
"I don't like this…" Jax muttered to Clay on their way in and Clay's agreement was clear on his face.
Chibs remained protectively close to Fiona.
Jimmy and Donny, flanked by three other faces appeared through the scrap and he was smiling, "Glad you could join us…although…if I'm not mistaken…you seem one short…"
"If I'm not mistaken…so do you," Clay nodded, not seeing a girl with them.
Jimmy smiled again. "Now boys, do you think I'd arrive to a party without a pretty girl on my arm?" he said, digging under the skin.
"Where is she?" Jax seethed, not amused by Jimmy's bullshitting.
Jimmy whistled and a few of the faces shuffled to action. Fiona through Clay and Jax a worried look: this was obviously not what she expected.
Two men dragged Sadie around the corner. Her hands were bound behind her back and there was a black bag over her head. She was writhing in agony but they held her up.
"Jimmy we had a deal…" Clay started.
"That we did…but I don't see my lovely stepdaughter there with ye…" Jimmy began, "You broke our deal first…"
"Clay? Jax?" Sadie started, her voice cracking.
"It's going to be alright Sadie," Jax promised as he glared daggers at Jimmy.
"He's right, everything will be just fine, darling," Jimmy whispered in her ear.
"You don't see Kerrianne because we have another member with her…ready to bring her here when we were sure you were keeping up your end of the bargain…" Clay explained. "Keep you honest...since you already broke your first promise," he motioned to Sadie. They could tell she was in pain even though her face was obscured.
"Now that she did to herself…" Jimmy shook his head, "Change of plans," he started, "I am not a stupid man, Clay. I know my stepdaughter is not waiting around the corner since you were tailed since ye left… So you hand Fiona over and I'll keep Sadie here. You send one of your men," his eyes fell directly upon Chibs, "To fetch my stepdaughter and bring her here and I don't blow her pretty little brains out all over the wall," Jimmy drew a gun and pressed it to Sadie's temple.
"You bastard!" Jax yelled. Opie held him back from lunging across the warehouse. "You're a coward! Hiding behind innocent women!"
"Maybe I am, Jackson, but I think you should send one of your boys to Kerrianne. I am many things but patient is not one of them," Jimmy cocked his gun. "One…"
Fiona stepped forward and closed the distance to Jimmy, "Jimmy O'Fallon…" she spoke gently. "Let the poor girl go…the Sons are not as dumb as you think they are...Sadie isn't the only thing up your sleeve…" she slowly lowered his gun, "I'll leave with you darling… and you let the poor girl go so they can get her to a hospital…"
Jimmy looked at her. After a silent moment he raised his hand and backhanded her across the face. But he holstered his gun, "Go on…take her… we'll be in touch," he gently touched Fiona's face now and lead her away with loud protests from Chibs and his entourage was out of sight within seconds.
Jax ran to Sadie who'd been dropped to the ground and ripped the bag from her head.
"Jax…" she sobbed.
"Get me a knife!" Jax shouted, looking at the zip tie around her wrists. Her broken wrist was purple, blue and swollen.
Jimmy's men had left their weapons at the door and within moments Happy returned his knife to him and Jax cut the zip tie.
Sadie shuddered as a throbbing pain shot through her arm and engulfed her hand and wrist. Jax picked her up, "We've got to get to a hospital…" he said and no one argued. "Get the van!"
"Jax…"
"I know baby..it's gonna be okay…"
"He's got Abel…Jax….he knows where Abel is…"
