This is a happy ending story, just not always so happy circumstances. Happy time are a comin though! That being said, this is a bit earlier than usual but here you go! enjoy!

There's a Storm Coming~

Tara woke up to loud voices in the distance, she couldn't quite place who it was though. She turned over and was welcomed with a sleepy Jax looking at her, "You crashed out on me last night and I didn't have the cage so we just stayed here" he said as he leaned down to give her a kiss before getting off the bed and heading to the bathroom. She watched as he walked, admiring the view of his back muscles flexed with every step, being in nothing but boxers wasn't a bad view either, to her.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and lifted off the bed, walking over to his drawers she pulled out a SAMCRO t-shirt that covered to about midthigh. She walked over to the bathroom and grabbed her toothbrush, by the time she was done brushing her teeth and getting ready Jax had gotten out of the shower. "You ready for today babe?" Jax asked as he come out the bathroom to find her sitting cross legged on the bed looking at him already,"Read to get my son back? Hell yeah I am. Just a little nervous about how everything is going to play out". He was already dressed and getting his shoes on, sitting on the bed by her he grabbed her hand in his and kissed her knuckles, "I'm not going to let anything happen to you", "I know you aren't, I'm just anxious that's all. I'll be okay" She said with a reassuring smile.

She didn't want to tell him because she didn't want to worry him over nothing, but she had a feeling something was going to happen and it made her feel uneasy.

"Come on, let's go join the rest of the guys, they're ready to go but we still have some things we need to discuss and figure out before we head out to the plane", she was snapped out of her thoughts but got off the bed and walked out with him. Walking into the main room, it was a total disaster. Crow eaters were sprawled out on top of guys and tables, there was dishes everywhere and Tara was pretty sure someone was still getting a blow job in the back of the room.

Jax let go of her hand and kissed her temple, "I'll be done in a minute, we have church real quick". "Okay baby", she smiled, "Go ahead, do your thing". He walked away and closed the church doors as he entered, Tara went into the kitchen to see if Gemma was here yet. When she got there, no one was in sight so she thought she'd start on the food without her. She was in the middle of cracking the eggs when she heard someone come in, she didn't turn around, figuring it was just Gemma she said, "Hey, I got started on the breakfast, that way the guys aren't starving when we leave today". There was no response, just someone coming closer to her, she finally turned around as gasped.

Not recognizing who the man was, she started getting that uneasy feeling that she had in the room earlier, again. "Who are you?" she asked with a controlled voice, she wasn't about to show her fear. The man just laughed, it was dark and had a evil side to it, "Oh I'm no one. Just a former friends of your old man". Her instincts told her he was full of shit, but she had to play along to see what he wanted exactly. "They're in church right now, they should be done soon then you can talk to him about whatever it is you need". "I don't need anything from him, I came to see you sugar." He started walking towards her again and she backed up against the counter, dammit, she couldn't go anywhere else and she didn't want to scream because if he was harmless she was sure Jax would just make this another reason why she shouldn't go to Belfast with them. She didn't want that.

"What could I have that you need? I don't know you and Jax would be the only one informed enough to help you with what you need". Her hands were on the counter behind her, feeling around for something she would be able to use if she needed to, "He took something of mine a while back, thought it was only right for me to take something of his". She didn't believe him for a second, "What did he take, exactly? Maybe I can get it back for you?" she said innocently. The look he gave her sent a chill down her spine, it was the same look Kohn had right before he would beat the living shit out of her, before he almost raped her a short time ago. Jax had been her go to then, like old times, the one who would protect her no matter the cost but he wasn't here right now and she damn well wasn't about to be another damsel in distress.

It occurred to her that he never said his name, that gave her an idea of how to distract him just a little while longer until the guys rather got out of church or until she found something that she could use against him. "I'm sorry I didn't get your name…", he scoffed at her statement, "Not like you care for it sugar, but I'm Craig". She searched her memory trying to see if the name sounded familiar, when it hit her.

Craig had been someone she went to high school with for a few months before he moved away, he had asked her out several times but she politely said no each time. He was more of a friend than the kind of guy she could see herself with, at one point he tried feeling her up while she was walking home after school. Jax, of course, was hanging out with Opie who lived a few houses down from Tara when he saw what was happening, and stepped in. Couple months later, they started dating and Craig didn't like it, he was always telling her she would end up getting knocked up and beaten to death if she stayed with the "biker thug", sometimes he even screamed at her when he would see her. Eventually, his parents decided it would be best if they moved away and started new, she hadn't seen him after that..until now.

"What's a matter Tara? You look like you've seen a ghost", he snickered but there was nothing playful in his expression, which is what scared her even more. Her hand instinctively went to her barely swollen belly, where her unborn child was. She had to think of something quick, he had a violent tendency and she couldn't have him go into a rage, putting her child at risk. "What are you doing here Craig? You shouldn't be anywhere near here unless you have car needs". She was getting annoyed that psycho men from her past came coming back, they were in the past for a reason, why the hell couldn't they stay there?

He got closer, once again, and said "I told you, Jax took something of mine a while back, it's time I take it back". By this point he had cornered her in and she wasn't going to be able to escape unless she could think of something fast. She didn't have anything around that was hard enough to even phase him, so she would have to distract him and then give a good kick to the groin before she could make a run for it. "I was never yours Craig, I told you that fifteen years ago and it hasn't changed. We were friends, until you started being creepy and putting your hands on me. So why don't you just walk out of here before anyone else sees you, because you know damn well if Jax catches you, you're a dead man".

It was as true as it could be, Jax had been protective when they were younger before they even became a thing, after that he practically made it his life mission to keep her safe from any and all harm. Her father was the main one since he was a drunk that beat on her often. Craig was either an extreme dumbass or he has balls to come back around here, maybe even both.

The words never came out of her mouth but she was terrified, he always gave her a bad vibe and she was glad when he moved away. But here he was, standing in front of her right now, trying to her back like she was ever even his. Where the hell was Jax and the guys? she asked herself, she didn't want to scream because frankly if she did Craig's chances of walking out of here were slim to none.

Before she knew it, he was on top of her, his tongue pushing into her mouth. He tasted like bourbon and cigarettes, a taste she didn't like whatsoever. She tried with all her force to push him off of her but she couldn't, he was too heavy for her. Her legs still had room to move though so she brought up her knee and smashed it into his groin. "I told you not to come near me dammit and I fucking meant it, you have about ten sec-" she got cut off as she felt his fist connect with her jaw. The pain was excruciating, and she could taste the blood in her mouth, this fucker was seriously crazy to think he can come in here and treat her like this. This was SAMCRO and while they could be ruthless at times, they never put their hands on women, let alone let other men do it.

"Shut the fuck up you stupid bitch, I came to get what's mine. You can rather walk out of here with me and save us both some trouble or I can knock you out and drag you out, you decide".

Tara knew what she had to do, if she screamed she would be dead before the guys made it to her, if she fought there was a big chance something would happen to her baby and she couldn't risk it. So she looked up at him and just said, "Okay, lead the way". She was praying the guys would finish up and catch her before this lunatic got away with her. He held out his enormous hand and she took it, reluctantly.

He guided her out the kitchen and they headed towards the exit of the clubhouse, almost got there when the church doors swung open and the guys all walked out. They were smiling, until they saw Tara and some random dude walking hand in hand. Craig stopped mid stride and faced them all, Tara at his side, what no one saw was the knife he had pressed up against her back. Jax emerged from the back of the group, "What are you all staring at?" he asked as he gazed over at Tara and the stranger who had her hand in his. Anger coursed through him, he didn't know what was going on but he sure as hell didn't like it.

His hands coiled into fist forms at his sides as he kept looking at the pair, "What's going on Tara?", she didn't like how cold he sounded but she couldn't do anything, one wrong move and that knife was going to end up in her back. She didn't doubt it for a second with this psycho.

Craig looked at Jax and smiled, a rueful smile as if he won some kind of battle, "She called me to come get her. She deserves better than you, I can give her everything she needs and wants unlike you. Go on tell him baby". "BABY?! Who the fuck are you calling baby? She isn't yours". "Ja- Jax please, don't make this harder than it is", she felt the tears coming down her face, she didn't even want him thinking for a minute she was leaving him, but they look he gave her was the same look she saw eleven years ago.

Jax was about to say something when he caught sight of how stiff and tense Tara's body was. Things were off and he couldn't quite put his finger on it but he knew. He could rather act like an ass and see what her reaction is or he could come up with a way to figure out what was really going on. He decided he's been enough of an ass lately so he'd just come up with something.

The knife dug a little deeper into her back, which caused a wince and whimper. In turn, Jax looked closely and saw something was on her but he didn't see what, he pulled out his gun and aimed it at the man. "Alright you have about a second to tell me what's going on or I'm putting a bullet in your head". That got a chuckle from Craig who just said, "She told you what was happening, I don't know how else to explain it to you", "I saw the way my old lady tensed when she was talking to me, that only happens when she isn't comfortable in a situation and considering the fact that she's carrying my child..well I would say you're full of shit".

"You're carrying his baby? How the hell are we suppose to start over new when you have something of his growing inside of you? Dammit Tara!" And he slapped her, he actually slapped her and threw her on the ground, cursing, "You stupid Biker Whore, You're going to die if you stay with this thug and now you're carrying his child?!"

Those words registered in Jax's head, he knew who this was now and it just pissed him off even more. Craig, Craig fucking Turner. He couldn't believe it, he beat the shit out of him when they were teenagers because he got a little too clingy with Tara which led to violence against her. They weren't together yet but they were kind of friends and he was protective of her. Here he was again, violent and stupid. Did he really think he was going to get away with not only slapping but throwing down Tara who was pregnant?

Jax lunged at him and trampled him to the floor, his fists repeatedly pounding into the fuckers face. It was for the past and the present, and it went on and on and on until someone pulled him off the guy. Craig was heaving, blood spraying from his nose and coming out of his mouth. Jax spat on him when he shrugged off Happy who was the one who pulled him off before he had the chance to kill him.

"You have a second to get the fuck out of here before I let him finish the job, and you're lucky I didn't get involved or your brains would be splattered all over the place. GO" Clay's voice was ice cold and dark. Craig stuttered up to his feet and ran out of there as fast as he could, deciding Tara wasn't worth what was going to happen if he stayed any longer, he'd get her. He just had to find the right time.

Everyone was watching him leave and Jax was racing over to Tara, "Babe? Babe are you okay?" He crouched down and pulled her to him, cradling her body. She wasn't responding. That was when Jax noticed the blood, it was coming from her head and when he brought his hand from her back it was also covered in blood. "Jesus Christ no, no. Baby come on, stay with me" he started sobbing and he put his face down to hers, rocking her body back and forth.

"We need an ambulance at the clubhouse Unser, Now! Tara's seriously hurt" Bobby said before hanging up the phone no ones saw him pull out.

The guys were all doing something, whether it was making sure Jax didn't completely lose his shit or fixing some of the things that were broken or out of place. They've seen Jax at some of his lowest points, like when Abel was kidnapped, and right now was the same broken down Jax. He was still rocking Tara as he sobbed into her. It had been a while and still no ambulance, they had to do something but no one dare went near him. He was broken, pissed and plotting.

"Ja..J..Jax". Everyone turned around and looked down to the floor where they were. Jax lifted his head up and looked down at her, "Jesus, you scared the shit out of me Tara. I thought I lost you" he hugged her closer to him, and she wrapped an arm around his neck. "I'm sorry" she croaked out, "I feel like shit". He let out a slight chuckle, "An ambulance is on the way babe, you're bleeding some from your head and back. We need to make sure you and the baby are okay".

She was about to say something when the ambulance came blaring and people were jumping out and walking briskly over to where they were. Jax got up and had Tara in his arms when they entered, he set her on the stretcher and just as they were heading out they heard Gemma's voice ringing loud and clear from outside, "Oh God what happened?! Move get the hell out of my way" she said with her usual bitchy voice when she wasn't informed of situations. When she came to where they had Tara she gasped and ran over, "What the hell happened are you okay sweetie?". "She'll be okay ma' we just have to get her to the hospital she was bleeding. I need to make sure she's okay, the guys can fill you in while we're gone" and with that they were off, leaving a confused and now angry Gemma behind.

She turned and looked at the guys, "Well someone better start talking before I lose my shit". They all sat around the tables and relayed what had happened, by then end of it Gemma had a hand over her mouth, horrified that, that happened. "If I would've came earlier maybe it wouldn't have happened. Jesus, poor Tara, and my grandbaby. Oh God". Clay put his hands over her shoulders and kissed the top of her head, "You can't blame yourself Gem. You know Tara won't either, no one knew that sicko was here we couldn't do anything".

"Yeah Gem, it's okay, we're going to take care of it" came Tig's voice from the bar. Gemma eyed him and replied, "Damn right you will" before she got up and walked out of the clubhouse and walked over to the office.

Jax was pacing back in forth in the hospital room, he was a nervous wreck. It wasn't much blood but it was still there and even though she swore she was fine he made her drag her ass in that room to make sure. To hell if he was going to take her word for it, even though she is a doctor, when it came to the baby.

She honestly didn't see why he was so damn jumpy about everything, for God's sake it was a minor bump to the head and the blade didn't go more than an inch into her back. Tara did find it funny how they seemed to have switched positions, she's usually the jumpy worried one about it all and now he is. "Jax would you stop moving every second, and just sit still". He shot her a look but plopped down into the chair that was by her bed, "What the hell is taking them so long?", "They'll be back here in a little, relax. I told you I'm fine baby, really I am". She reached over and grabbed his hand, holding onto it.

Jax was about to make another comment about the damn doctors when the door opened and in walked a short chubby women, "Hello, I'm Dr. Stelt. I'll be going over the results with you". She gave a smile and walked over to push a chair near the bed before taking a seat herself, she looked over at Jax and could see the nervousness on his face so she was quick to let them know how it went. "Well, all the lab work came back normal. And the results from the ultrasound all indicate that the baby is fine. The bump is small and there is no sign of a concussion so you should be in the clear. Any questions?". Jax let out a breath and squeezed Tara's hand. "No, I think we're okay. He was just worried and adamant about me getting checked out" Tara said with a little laugh, she knew she was okay.

rose from the chair and gave them a smile and nod, "You two are free to go whenever you'd like have a nice day", with that she left the room. Jax out a breath Tara didn't realize he was holding. He knelt down beside the bed by her and laid his hand across her belly, "It would kill me if anything happened to you or this little guy. I know why you were doing what you did but next time scream your ass off. I'll always find you in the blink of an eye" he said as he bent over and kissed her stomach and then found his way up to her lips. She placed her hand over his cheek and smiled up at him, "I have no doubts about that. I love you Jax". "I love you too, come on let's get out of here. We got a plane to catch, and before that we need to go calm down Cruella Deville."

They got up as Tara laughed, Gemma was probably losing her shit wondering what happened, and if the guys told her she went even crazier. She was fine and Gemma would see that, then they could go and get back their son, hopefully, without any other obstacles.

When they arrived back to the clubhouse sure enough there was Gemma practically charging at them like a raging bull. She gave Tara a tight squeeze before pushing her at arm's length and looking over her to make sure nothing was wrong, and minus the bump on her head from where the table made contact with it, there wasn't a scratch on her. "Oh baby, I'm so sorry! The guys told me what happened, and if I was here earlier I could've stopped him. I could-"," Gemma stop it. This isn't your fault, he was a nutjob who found his way in here. He would've gotten to me one way or another. I don't blame you and you shouldn't be blaming yourself".

Gemma pulled her back into another hug and said, "I'm glad you're okay sweetie". "Thanks Gemma, it means alot. Now can we just move along and get things on the move again? I have a son I need to go get back from Irish pricks." Gemma smiled at her, in the short time she had been back in her life she managed to save her grandson, steal her son's heart back, and make a mark on her as well. They had their differences but Gemma was seeing more and more that Tara could handle this life and the shit that came with it, she would never say it out loud but she was kind of happy she came back.

She stepped back and gave her hand a squeeze before she turned around to her son and gave him a hug before saying, "No more being an ass, remember that. It'll save you from a few ass kickings". She winked and walked off to the office, still needing to get some things done so they were clear to leave for Belfast and things would be taken care of here while they were gone. Tara turned back to Jax and laughed, "It's probably a good idea to listen to her you know". He pulled her to him and nuzzled her neck, "Yeah yeah I know babe, believe me I know".

They walked back into the clubhouse to see all the guys standing around talking, which stopped the minute they caught sight of her. They looked her over from a far making sure nothing was wrong and she looked okay, before walking over to her and giving her hugs and kisses and reassuring words of getting that ass hole who did this. Tara felt safe and loved, that was one of the things she missed most. When she left to Chicago she was so stuck in books and getting over Jax she didn't get close to a lot of people, and then came Joshua. Things were going good at first but then he just got crazy and abusive. She shuddered at her thoughts and went back to thinking about how much love she was feeling right now.

Jax pulled her into him as his hands curved around her waist and he kissed her head, "You know they never stopped loving you, even after you left. You were family Tara and that won't ever change". She was happy she was facing away from him because she didn't want him to see her crying. Her sense of family completely diminished when her mother died and was found again when her and Jax had met, Gemma wasn't always the her biggest fan but the guys all took a liking to her right off the bat.

Her thoughts drifted to Abel and her heart sank, they needed to get him back for this family to be complete. She wiped her tears away and turned in Jax's arms so she was face to face with him, "We need to find him and get him back Jax" she laid her face against his chest and listened to his heart beat, it was strong and steady. Grabbing her tighter he spoke with determination, fierceness, "We will, I promise. We're heading out in a little, just waiting for Opie and Lyla to get here".

It had been a couples hours since Tara came back from the hospital and got everything situated with the clubhouse. Jax said he and the guys were going out to handle some things, the look he gave her let her know they were going to find and deal with Craig. She wasn't going to lie to herself she was happy they were, he crossed the line way too many times and now he was just plain crazy. She was in the kitchen with Gemma putting away dishes and leftovers from the night before that were left out. "Gemma is it okay the way I'm feeling right now, about getting Abel back? I'm anxious and scared, what if they did something to him? What if we can't get him back?"

Gemma stopped putting away the plates and turned to Tara, "Don't think like that, it'll drive you crazy before we even get there. We're going to get him back, no matter the cost, and those bastards will pay for it". "Damn right they are" Tara said, they would pay for breaking apart her family. She'd make sure of it, hell she'd do the dirty work herself. That is if she could talk Jax into it, he was beyond the meaning of overprotective right now.

"We going to be leaving soon? What ti-" "OH MY GOD TARA!" She looked over to where Lyla was rushing at her. Lyla practically ran her straight through the wall as she squeezed her hard as she can, "Are you okay? I heard what happened. That's insane! fucking nutjob".

"I'm okay Lyla, well not right now. You're going to squeeze the life out of me if you hug any tighter" she let out a chuckle, "I'm good I promise". Just like Jax and Gemma, Lyla held her at arms lengths and looked her over, making sure she was truly okay. "I was worried when Opie was talking to me about it, i shoved everything into a bag and told him to get his ass into the car and drive over here".

"You two are both crazy as hell, and will be the death of us".

They looked over in the doorway to find Opie and Jax looking at them with smiles. "She threatened no sex if I didn't get her here in less than a minute flat. Let's just say I broke a lot of laws getting her to you Tara" He smirked at them and laughed as his girlfriend threw him a look, "Keep talking and I'll make good on that threat". She walked over to him and shoved at his shoulder playfully. Jax on the other hand was watching Tara with intense eyes.

Everything came back fine with the tests and the baby was fine, but that didn't settle his nerves all that much. Shit just kept on coming their way and he was getting fed up with it all. He was scared that he wouldn't get Abel back and then this morning he saw Tara laying there unconscious and he thought he'd lose her and his new baby too. He didn't want to keep feeling this way, he needed them safe, not always looking over their shoulders making sure no ones there. Getting out of here was the only way that would happen and lately that's all Jax has been thinking about, getting his family and getting the hell out of Charming. He looked over at Tara again, just watching her.

"You sure you're okay babe?". Tara walked over to him and put her arms around his waist, "Yes Jax, I promise I'm okay. I just want to get out of here and go get back Abel already". They were supposed to be heading out any minute now, he was just waiting for Clay to come and tell him so. "We're leaving soon babe". She smiled at that and gave him a quick kiss, "Good. You and Ope go handle anything you have to before we leave, me and Lyla will be in here talking".

With one last kiss, the guys left the kitchen and Lyla went right in, "I'm so sorry that all that happened Tara. So much shit keeps coming, that shouldn't, we can never have a quiet day to cause our own trouble it seems". Tara actually laughed at her comment, 'We cause plenty of our own shit, and I'm sure we will have more opportunities. Right now I just want my son back and let things settle down." "Yeah, that makes two of us. I hope the guys are safe when we get to Ireland, you know they won't let us actually do anything unless we sneak off or something" she winked at Tara and added, "Which I'm sure you'll have us doing".

The girls were talking for about another hour before Jax showed up in the doorway. "You two ready? We're heading out right now". Tara jumped down off the counter she had been sitting off and ran over to him, "Yeah let's go". Lyla joined them a minute later in the main room. Clay, Bobby, Opie, Tig, Happy and Gemma were all standing there waiting, "Okay let's get this show on the road" Clay yelled. Everyone followed him out to the vans and the bikes. They all go on and left to the plane.

When they got there, there was a couple of other members waiting for them along with the pilot. They walked to the plane and all piled in, Jax and Tara were the last ones in. Before getting on they looked at each other and Jax said, "Let's go get our boy". Tara smiled and the two of them got in, nothing would stop her from getting Abel back, she wouldn't let it. As thoughts of her little boy filled her head, the plane roared and they took off for Ireland.

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