Chapter 08: Where Would We Be Now?
Meanwhile in Quantico at the FBI, Behavioural Analysis Unit – Agents Aaron Hotchner, Derek Morgan, Emily Prentiss, Spencer Reid, David Rossi, and JJ Jareau were getting ready to head to their private plane at the airport. Agent Hotchner was checking with Penelope to see if her information was correct.
"Are you sure that they're both in Charming?" Aaron asked the technical analyst, as he stood in the door way.
"Yes, sir," Penelope answered looking towards him as she spoke.
"Did you tell your friend?" Aaron questioned, knowing that Penelope's friend Kali Teller lived in Charming. Although they were going to base themselves in the county sheriffs office.
"All I said was that the team was going to Charming and nothing more sir," Penelope replied, turning back to her computers to keep running Roosevelt and Hales names through her databases.
"Alright, well call when we land," Aaron told her before walking out of the office.
The following day and the BAU was in Charming, much to the surprise of Roosevelt and Mayor Jacob Hale. JJ looked at her phone as she found the number that Penelope had sent her for Kali to contact her. She had to talk to the young woman to see what she could tell them.
The members of SAMCRO and their families gathered for the wedding of Opie and Lyla, Jax stood with his mother, sister, step-father and Tara. While Neeta held on to the three infants. Jax put his arms around his sister and Tara and kissed each of them, looking towards Opie and Lyla and the kids. Kali held her phone in her hand and looked down at it as it vibrated in her hand, she looked at the number and didn't recognise it letting it go to voice mail instead. After the wedding Kali walked a little away from the group to see what the message said.
'Miss Teller, my name is Agent Jennifer Jareau, from the BAU could you please return my call at the earliest convenience I would like to talk to you.' JJ's message said as she talked to the answering machine. Kali looked up and saw Chibs walking towards her. "Chibs..." Kali trailed off looking at the older man.
"What's up Kali?" Chibs questioned looking at her as she spoke.
"I need to make a call, make sure the others don't interrupt. Please?" she smiled as she called the number back to talk to the agent.
'Hello, is this Miss Kali Teller?' JJ answered, her phone had only rang once.
"Yes, this is her. Are you Agent Jareau?" Kali questioned, looking around the garden as she spoke.
'Yes, is there somewhere that we can meet to talk face to face?' JJ replied, wondering where the young girl was going to tell her.
Kali placed her hand over the mouthpiece and spoke. "Chibs, she wants to talk face to face," the older man turned around and faced her.
"Tell her to go to Floyd's Barber Shoppe, in an hour," Chibs nodded, it was the only place that he could think of that she'd be free to talk to her.
"Could we meet at Floyd's Barber Shoppe on main street in an hour?" she queried, as she noticed Chibs put his hand up to stop the others from venturing closer. "Look I'm sorry but I'm at my brothers best friends wedding. I can't talk right now,"
'We'll meet you there,' JJ answered hanging up the phone and looking to the others who had stopped what they were doing and were now looking at her. "She said one hour at somewhere called Floyd's Barber Shoppe?"
After being told where it was JJ, Spencer and David drove into Charming to meet Kali at Floyd's. What they didn't know was that she would be there with Jax and Chibs – the two that never liked to let her out of their sight for long. Kali stood near her bike as she waiting with Jax and Chibs leaning against the tree smoking.
"You two go in, I'll keep watch out here," Chibs said motioning for them to go inside when a young blonde woman stepped out of a black SUV with an older man and a young nerdy looking man.
"Thanks Chibs," Jax nodded, looking to him as his sister walked over to JJ, Spencer and David.
"I remember you. You're Agents Jareau, Reid and Rossi," Kali motioned to each of them and then paused. "Sorry, I didn't come alone. Brought my brother with me," she motioned to Jax who was standing at the entrance of Floyd's.
"That's quite alright, and you're Kali Teller," David smiling at the young girl. "Shall we go in?" he questioned, Kali looked to Jax who shook his head.
"Only one person, and Jax decides. I'm sorry but he's the one to make decisions," Kali said taking a deep breath as she looked at him and he pointed to Spencer. "Apparently he wants Agent Reid,"
Spencer looked to David and JJ a little nervously unsure of whether to trust her or not once he saw her biker brother. Kali laughed, she was more of a danger to him than her brother at times.
"Don't be worried, we don't bite," Kali said walking towards Jax and motioning for Spencer to follow her into the building. "This is Jackson Teller, my brother. Jax this is Doctor Spencer Reid,"
"Hi," Jax nodded, not about to say anything unless Spencer talked first.
"Miss Teller, what can you tell us about Mayor Jacob Hale and Eli Roosevelt?" Spencer asked, before he noticed that everyone that had been in the shoppe had walked out.
"Oh that? SAMCRO uses Floyd's as a neutral meeting place with law enforcement. As for what I can tell you about Mayor Hale and Lieutenant Roosevelt it's not much," Kali took a deep breath before she continued. "Roosevelt doesn't want us wearing our cuts, says that they're a sign of gangs. Which they're not. They're who we are, a motorcycle club, ain't that right Jax?"
"Cuts?" Spencer was now thoroughly confused by the language that she had just used.
"She means these, our vest's. We call them cuts or colours," Jax laughed noticing the look on his face.
"They have it out for all members of the Club. All I know is that where ever Hale has been Roosevelt has been too," Kali told him, it was the truth it was all she had been able to find out about him. "One other thing, the number of deaths in Charming since they arrived over a month ago has risen,"
"That's why we're here, it's not just in Charming that the deaths have risen," Spencer told them as Jax looked to the window and saw Chibs motioning that they had company.
"Sorry, sir, but we have to go," Jax grabbed Kali's hand and they made for the door. "If you need to talk to us, call Teller-Morrow Automotives,"
The brother and sister walked out of Floyds and made for their bikes, it was a good thing that Jax had stashed his cut in the Kali's bikes storage compartment before they had left the wedding. Kali smiled at JJ as she climbed on her bike and put her helmet on. Jax and Chibs did the same thing, climbing on their bikes and putting their helmets on before the three off them road off.
Spencer walked out of Floyds and over to JJ and David who looked at him and saw just how confused they had made him. JJ raised her eyebrow at him wondering what they had been able to tell him. Spencer told them everything that Kali and Jax had told him.
Back at Teller-Automotive Kali walked straight up to Clay and gave him a hug and then told him that she had to talk to him, in private. Jax nodded, to her he wasn't sure he wanted to know what was up her sleeve.
"Do you remember when Dad died and made you promise him?" Kali asked after they had closed the doors to church.
"That I promised him that a Teller would always be at the table of the SONS," Clay nodded, looking to her as she stood before him.
"Not just that, you promised him that you would protect his little girl and that I would always be one of the Sons, and the only female ever allowed in Church," Kali told him, she was implying that some of the clubs past decisions hadn't been told to her, although she hadn't been there she knew that they had. "What happened while I was gone, should never happened. And you know as well as I do that if you had bothered to contact me concerning votes and what not then I would have come home a lot sooner," she paused looking directly at him as she spoke. "Jax wanted me home, he wanted his kid sister to save the day, that's why I came home. I could have ignore his call and not come home but I didn't,"
"If you're trying to lay a guilt trip on me young lady," Clay said looking at her, and stepping closer to her.
"Is it working?" Kali questioned, glancing away from him and looking at the door handle that was slowly twisting. "Jax, leave it that goes for the rest of you too," she laughed knowing that it was Jax that was standing there listening to their conversation.
Jax stood up, and looked to Chibs and Bobby who had cracked up laughing. Reminded them of when Jax, Opie and Kali would all try and listen to 'church' using glasses.
"Jackie boy, you've been told," Chibs chuckled, Jax rolled his eyes and flopped down on the couch near the door. "You know the temper on your sister,"
"I know, bitch has ears in the back of her head sometimes," Jax laughed, running a hand over his head and pulling out a smoke. "Toss me a light,"
"What's she talking to Clay about?" Opie questioned, looking at his best-friend as he leaned against the pool table.
"I think she's asking him if he remembers what he promised dad," Jax said looking up as the door opened and Kali walked out with a smug smile on her face. "I'm guessing you made him remember?"
"Of course, you know this shit would never have started if I'd been contacted earlier," Kali said walking over to Opie and sitting next to him on the pool table. "Op, sorry I ran out of the wedding,"
"Don't worry about it, you're protecting the club," Opie placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled. "I know how you and Jax are about this, remember we grew up in it,"
"I know," Kali smiled at him, kissing his bearded cheek before she poked her tongue out at Jax and watched as Tig walked into 'church' and closed the door behind him.
After a couple of minutes Tig could be heard swearing. Kali knew that Clay had just told him everything that Kali had just said to him. Jax raised an eyebrow at her, wondering what exactly she had said to him.
"What'd you say to him?" Jax asked sitting up and motioning for her to join him on the couch.
"I asked him if he remembered the promise he made dad. You know the one that a Teller would always be at the table of the Sons. The one that meant that I would always be the only girl allowed in church and forever a son," she paused the last part had made her laugh a little. "I told him that 'what happened while I was gone, should never happened. And you know as well as I do that if you had bothered to contact me concerning votes and what not then I would have come home a lot sooner,'"
"What did he say to that?" Jax asked pulling her close to him as she sat down and rested her head on his shoulder.
"That I was right, well technically he didn't say a damn thing but he was thinking it," Kali smiled, she was planning on sticking around longer that she had originally though. "I don't know if Jack and I'll go back to New York or not,"
"Take mom, Tara and the kids for a few days," Jax told her kissing the top of her forehead and taking both her hands. "I know you miss him, you need a holiday. I need to take care of things and I can't worry about you guys,"
"Jax, I've taken care of myself for a long time," Kali said kissing his cheek and pulling her hands away from him.
"Brother's right, take a few days," Chibs said, he'd come into the conversation late but had gotten the gist of it.
"Kali just do it," Opie said as Tig and Clay walked from 'church' and over to the bar grabbing a drink.
"Is this gang up on Kali day?" Kali asked, biting her lip as the others all came to stand around the outside of church.
"What'd you say to the fed?" Clay asked, he had found from Chibs and Jax about them going to meet.
"What I knew about Roosevelt and Hale," Kali paused as they looked to her, nobody knew exactly what it was that she had been able to find. "Where ever Roosevelt is, Hale is too. The number of deaths in Charming rose significantly while you were gone. And it's all because of them,"
"You sure?" Clay asked, putting a hand against the door-frame and leaning against.
"Positive, and it's not just that. They told me, even though they shouldn't have that they've been following them as where-ever they are people have died more," Kali said, taking a deep breath looking at Clay as she spoke. "Look I know you think I'm crazy for trusting the Feds, but they saved my kid from being sold by the Mayans,"
Clay sighed, and banged his fist against the wall. Tig sat on the couch on the opposite side of Kali and put his arm around her and pulled him close to her. Kali elbowed him in the gut and stuck her tongue out at him. Before they could do anything else Juice came into the club house and said that some kind of bus needed a tow.
"Call just came in, bus broke down just inside Charming...thing is they asked specifically for the number here," Juice said, running a hand over his head and looking directly at Kali. "Something else when they called they said there name was...damn it what was it?"
"Fuck. Don't tell me the name was Sam Langbrook?" Kali run a hand over her face and looked at Juice.
"Jax go with Opie, see what damage is done to the bus. And you young lady with me," Clay said motioning for his step-daughter to follow him back out to the main office of the business.
"Alright," Jax and Kali answered the same time moving to leave the club house as did everyone else to go and get the repairs up and running.
"When was the last time your old man saw his kid?" Clay asked as they walked towards the office, Kali stopped she couldn't remember the last time.
"A while, I send him pictures. I show the kid what his dad looks like every day it's hard not too, he's all over the television," Kali answered, looking at Clay as they stopped in the middle of the grounds. "I get it, you think my life is about bad decisions. You think Jax's is too. But it's not, we look out for the club and for each other,"
"That's what I thought you would say," Clay turned around and looked at her. "You're just as strong willed as your mother,"
Opie and Jax followed the directions that Juice had given them, figured that it wouldn't be hard to find as they were looking for a big bus. When they arrived at the destination they saw five guys and a young girl standing leaning against the bus. Jax looked to Opie and nodded, he recognised them.
"Which one of you called for a mechanic?" Opie questioned, as Jax stayed in the truck for a moment staring at the young men.
"I did," Sam raised his hand as he looked at Opie wondering who he was.
"Bus broke down, and our driver has no idea how to fix it," Peter said speaking as Jax go out of the truck and walked over to them.
"I remember you, you're Kali's brother...Jax wasn't it?" Sam queried looking at Jax as he went over to the engine to see what could be done.
"Yeah, I'm Jax," he didn't look up as he continued to check over to see what damage was done. "Ope we'll have to tow to the shop,"
"How is she?" Anna asked, she wanted to know how her best-friend was she hadn't seen him since she left.
"You'll see, when we get to the shop," Jax didn't really feel like talking to them, he wanted to get everything done.
The Space Monkey boys didn't know what to do they were a little lost as to why Jax was ignoring them. They may have only met him once, but they liked him. All Jax wanted to do was get their job over and done with. Opie sighed, he looked to Jax and went to back the truck up to the front end of the bus.
"Dude, this is going to be a treat trying to tow it back through main street," Opie said as he hooked up the bus to the truck.
"Alright, I'll call the guys and see who we can get on protection," Jax said pulling out his cell and dialling Chibs number to see who they had available. "Hey kiddo, we may need a protection detail. Who've we got available?"
'Hey Jax, I am. Only other person who Clay hasn't sent off is Happy,' Kali replied, unsure if she wanted to do it.
"I know you're worried just do it and talk it over when we get back to the shop," Jax told her, running a hand through her hair.
'Fine, be there in ten. I'll grab Happy and see who else we can get,' Kali sighed hanging up her cell and looking to Happy who had heard his named mentioned.
"We may only get two, she has to see who else they can grab," Jax said nodding to Opie who motioned with his head that he should talk to them. "Like I told her, we'll talk at the shop."
"Brother, he's your sisters partner. Talk to him," Opie said, looking to his shorter friend and then looking to the group of men.
"Not here, not now."
Back at Teller-Automotive Kali and Happy were both on the phone to see who was able to meet them on the border of Charming. Kali had managed to get Chibs to meet them there, Happy had gotten Kozik.
"I got a bad feeling about this," Kali said, as Happy handed her, her colours smiling.
"You have a bad feeling about most things," Happy watched as Kali pulled her colours on and the two of them walked to their bikes.
"That's why the Club needs me around," Kali laughed pulling her keys from the chain on her pants and climbing on her bike. "I told Jax we'd be there,"
"Don't want to talk, I see that. Well lets go," Happy told her following her lead and climbing on his bike as Kozik and Chibs stopped out the front of the garage. "When'd you start riding?"
"As soon as I was old enough, I think Jax got me started as a teen," Kali answered as they rode side by side and Chibs and Kozik behind them. "I was riding illegally for a little while before I got the licence. Unser always turned a blind eye,"
"Dare devil," Chibs yelled, laughing as they continued to ride up the road.
At the bus, Jax was leaning against the truck staring at the bus while they waited for Kali, Chibs, Kozik and Happy to arrive. Opie was still hooking the bus up to the truck so that they could tow it. But they weren't leaving until the others got there. After a couple of minutes they arrived at the bus, and the truck. Kali pulled up beside the truck, and parked hers by it as the others did the same. The Space Monkey boys looked to one another as Kali walked over to them.
"Jax, why?" Kali asked walking over to him and prodding him.
"Think about it, it's a freaking Tour bus kiddo. The Niners, Mayans, you name it they will be after them the moment they see us pulling it to the garage," Jax answered, before motioning that Kali should talk to her boy.
"You have point, I hate you sometimes," Kali told him, kissing him on the cheek before she walked over to her friends. "I'm sorry,"
"Babe, I don't think I'm ever going to understand this life you live," Sam looked at her and then pulled her into a hug. "I missed you,"
"I know, I missed you too. And it's better if you never understand the life. Trust me." Kali whispered in his ear as she kissed him, Sam pulled away from her a little and looked at her noticing that she was different.
"What happened while you've been gone?" he asked as Jax walked up to them and shook his head.
"She can't tell you that,"