A/N: Another chapter to give you guys more changes and drama. Let me know how you feel! Don't be a ghost!
After Juice hung up his phone he went to find Jax, finding him talking to Gemma about Abel
"Jax!" he called
"What is it?" Jax replied
"I just got a call from J.T."
Jax's eyes widened "What when? Where is she?"
"A few minutes ago. She's on her way back now, she tried to go back to Georgia" Juice explained
"Why the hell would she try and go back there?" asked Gemma
"I guess something happened with Lena and she said that she won't be there much longer, then something about her wanting to go back to Georgia but they didn't want her back," Juice told them
"They who?" asked Jax
"Probably the guy she thinks is her old man" he replied
"When she gets back we're gonna have to share some secrets," Gemma tells Jax
Jax nods and goes off to talk to Unser, while Gemma leaves to find Clay.
It was early in the afternoon when J.T. pulled back in front of Jax's house. Unfortunately, the driveway was empty, so she decided to head back home.
When she walked in Destiny was in the kitchen and Lena sat at the table reading the newspaper. She walked into the kitchen, shoving her hands deep into her pockets and looking at the floor, avoiding Destiny and Lena's eyes. As soon as Destiny saw her standing in the doorway, she dropped the spoon in her hand
"Oh my god Jude!" she exclaimed
"Where have you been? We've been worried sick!" Lena told her jumping to her feet
J.T. just stared down at her feet, not wanting to snap at her and not wanting to lead on that she was upset
"Well, what do you have to say?" Lena demanded
"I'm sorry" J.T. whispered
Destiny sighed "We're sorry too. Things were said last night that shouldn't have been said"
"It's fine" J.T. shrugged, "We all said some bad shit last night. Best to just try and move on"
Lena nodded in agreement "The stress from work's been getting to me, but still, it was wrong of me to say those things"
J.T. nodded "Well, uh, I was supposed to go see Jax, so I guess I'll be back in a bit"
"Why don't you get some rest and see Jax later?" Destiny suggested
"I'd rather just get it over with now" J.T. replied
"Well, when you get back we all need to talk," Lena told her
J.T. nodded, excusing herself to her room to change her clothes before she went to see Jax.
When she got to the garage she went over to the boxing ring where everyone had gathered around, watching Half-Sac working a few combos.
"Damn good right hook" she commented, causing them to look at her
"Where the hell you been?" questioned Tig
"Don't worry about it" she answered
"Yeah, well I was worried about you. So I'm gonna worry about it" Jax stated
"How much money gets thrown around at these bare fist things?" Clay asked, diverting their attention
"The purse is ok, but it's the betting that's crazy," Tig told him
"That's true" J.T. continued "Back in Hell's Kitchen, shit even in Georgia, I knew some guys who made six figures...each"
"Really?" Clay asked in astonishment
"The prospect can knock out any one of those lightweights, any day of the week" Chibs exclaimed
"No doubt. But the best thing is, is that if you put him in going strong, you can control how it ends" she explained
Clay was silent for a moment, thinking "What did we pull from McKeevy?"
"Hundred and twenty" Bobby answered, "You ain't thinking about betting on the prospect are you?"
"You heard the kid. Could be a huge payday" Tig shrugged
"What do you think?" Clay asked Jax
"I don't know" Jax shook his head, looking at J.T. for a moment "But I know there's no way we're raising eighty grand in the next four days. Might be our only shot"
There was a pause before everyone agreed on the plan. Clay ordered Tig to take fifty grand and to bet it on the prospect, wanting to see it triple, then told Chibs that he was training him. Jax took this time to pull J.T. aside and talk to her.
He pulled her into the office and closed the door, giving them some privacy
"So you want to tell me what happened last night?" he questioned
"Not really" she mumbled
He sighed "Do you have any idea how damn scared I was, getting a call in the middle of the night because no one can find you?"
She stared at the floor "What do you care for? No one else does"
"What do I- What the hell is wrong with you?" he shouted
"I wish I knew," she said in a low whisper
He opened his mouth to reply but was cut off by Clay opening the door
"I need you to call Unser, see if he wants in on this fight action," he told his VP
Jax shook his head "He's out on the job. Water and Power dug up bones on 44"
"Shit" Clay swore, backing out and grabbing Tig
"What?" Jax called after him. After receiving no answer, he left and followed them. Huffing, J.T. walked out of the office, shouting to the guys that she was going to crash in Jax's dorm for a bit.
That night, J.T. woke up to her phone ringing, having accidentally slept longer than she meant to. She looked at the caller ID and sighed, flipping it open
"Yeah?" she asked
"I said we had to talk, so get to the house. Now" Lena demanded
Before J.T. could reply, Lena hung up the phone, the dial tone buzzing in her ears. She stretched out with a slight groan and grabbed her keys, making her way out of the clubhouse.
"Ay, kid! Where you running off to now?" called Chibs
"Lena's. Said she wants to talk, so I'll probably be back tomorrow" she replied
He waved her off, then went back to yelling at Half-Sac.
She drove back to the house, parking on the street in case she had to leave quickly. When she walked into the house the first thing she noticed was that everyone was gathered around the table, the second was that Nick's father, Frank, was there and finally that not only Jude and Jayme were crying, but Destiny's face was wet and splotchy like she had been crying as well.
"Who died?" she inquired, walking into the kitchen
"No one died Jude. I'm just here to make sure everything goes smoothly" Frank informed her
"What are you talking about? The hell's going on?" she questioned
"Kids, please go upstairs," said Destiny, earning her a glare from Lena
One by one all of J.T.'s siblings left, leaving her alone with the adults
"Judas, we've come to a decision. Regarding your staying here" Lena stated, "We feel that-"
"Don't you dare! We don't feel that way you do" Destiny cried harshly
Lena sighed "You've made no progress or effort to become part of this family. You stopped going to therapy, you get into fights, disappearing all hours and you're causing problems for the other kids"
"What are you talking about? I've been trying to get better and make all this work" J.T. shouted
"Are you? Because it doesn't seem like it. I think it's best that you leave, I'll call social services in the morning"
J.T's head snapped to Destiny's sobbing form "No...please…"
"I'm sorry. Now, please, I packed all your belongings already, they're waiting by the door" Lena replied coldly. Frank walked around the table and put his hand on her shoulder, leading her to the door. Her two bags sat in front of the door, but her eyes were stuck on her brothers and sisters crowding the top of the stairs. She wasn't sure if it was rage or hurt that made her snap the way she did, but the next thing she knew she smacked Frank's hand off of her and lifted her bags, shouting to Lena
"Don't bother calling social services, I'm the hell outta here" she snapped "Tell 'em I ran away if you have to, I don't care." she gave one last look to her siblings "See y'all around"
She slammed the door closed behind her, tossed the bags in her trunk and sped off, driving toward the hospital.
Half in tears she arrived at the hospital and went up to Abel's room, finding Jax with Tara. After one look at the young teen, Jax went into protective mode
"Jude, what're you doing here?" he asked
She looked at Tara who rolled her eyes and left the room
"What's going on?" he asked again
"Lena kicked me out," she told him, trying not to cry since she felt that she had done that enough that week
His eyes widened "Jesus Christ. What do you mean she kicked you out?"
"She kicked me out! As in she packed my shit and told me she didn't want me around anymore. She's supposed to call social services in the morning" she explained, sitting in the chair "I don't want to get shipped to another foster home Jax"
Jax stared at her, thinking this was his chance to come clean about their relationship. But the reminder that Clay and Tig were in the morgue trying to make sure some bodies couldn't be identified stopped him.
"Go to my house tonight," he told her, giving her a key "Stay there and tomorrow we'll figure it out. I'm not going to let you bounce around more foster homes"
She took the key and put it in her pocket "Thanks, Jax. I got no idea what you're planning, but thanks for helping me out, even if it's just for tonight"
He nodded and kissed her head before leaving to see what Clay and Tig were up to, J.T. leaving soon after to head to go to Jax's house.
When she got to the house, everything was dark and quiet, she didn't bother looking back at Destiny and Lena's house. She opened the door, closing it slowly after hearing what sounded like something crashing in one of the rooms. Unsheathing the knife from her belt, she held it in a defensive position and crept down the hall.
She got to Abel's nursery, where the sound was the loudest and saw the man that was in the hospital standing, facing the wall and peeing on the floor. He finished and turned around and jumped at seeing J.T. standing with her knife raised, but her eyes caught on the badge on his belt
"You're a cop" she stated
"ATF" he replied
There was a pregnant pause, tension filling the air. He lunged at the teen, pushing her into the wall trying to get the knife away from her. She let out a scream, swinging the knife and cutting the man's arm open. He lunged again, grabbing her throat and slamming her into the dresser, knocking down shelves of diapers and wipes. She tried to get away, punching and kicking but she was overpowered. He easily lifted her up, smashing her head against the edge of the dresser until he felt her go limp, which he let her fall to the floor and stepped over her and out of the Teller home.
A/N: HOLY SHYTE! Jude gets kicked out and attacked in the same effing day! Lena is something else for that. And look at our girl JT with her streetwise knowledge. But that scene with her and Jax in the office? We will be seeing more of a vulnerable JT this time around