Waking up in Jax's arms, she couldn't think of a better way to start her day. She kissed his chest gently, kissing her way up his chest, jaw and over to his lips. She could feel his muscles jumping at her touch, which only made her smile.
"Wake up, babe. You've got stuff to do."
"No. I wanna stay in bed with you."
"I have stuff to do too. I have to go to work."
She laughed when Jax groaned playfully and rolled over on top of her, pretending to fall back asleep, trying to push him off of her. When he didn't budge, she smirked as she reached down to squeeze his dick tightly, making him jump a bit and gasp as he rolled over onto his back, both of them laughing.
"No fair, Holly."
"Deal with it."
She jumped out of bed before he could hold her back and went to take her shower. She washed up quickly, getting dressed and going down to make coffee and breakfast for them both, turning on the news.
Holly rolled her neck, trying to crack it a bit. She'd been working nonstop since she got to work, mostly putting info into client files in the computer system. Her eyes hurt from looking at the computer screen all morning and her fingers hurt from typing for hours. She couldn't even focus on the one thing that she was excited about, otherwise she'd get distracted. But she was almost done. She finished the last file, not hearing Jax come up to her desk with Wendy until he knocked over her pencil cup. She looked up at him, ready to yell at him until she saw him, a beam crossing her face quickly.
"Is it time?"
"Yeah. You ready to go, darlin'?"
"Almost. I have something I have to drop off with Jason, file a couple things and then we can go."
"Ok. But hurry up."
She smiled and kissed him softly before picking up the pens and pencils and going to finish everything she had to do. She went over to them when she was done, letting Jax take her hand and lead her outside.
"I'll follow you there. I can't wait to bring Abel home."
"Me neither. You have the carseat in place?"
"Yeah. Made sure it was locked in this morning before I left the house."
She got in her car and followed Jax and Wendy to St. Thomas, growing more and more excited the closer they got. She was practically bouncing as they walked inside Jax's house when they finally walked through the door.
Holly stood in the kitchen, making herself a drink, needing something to do with her hands instead of using her fists to knock Tara out after she kissed Jax in front of her and Wendy. She knew that Wendy still loved Jax and that Holly was dating him, but the beer took her inhibitions. So now, Wendy was hurt and Holly was angry. Donna came over to her, putting a hand on her back.
"So Tara has some balls, huh?"
"Pretty big ones."
"Don't let that bitch bother you. She's not gonna be around for too much longer."
"It's the fact that she's around at all that bothers me. I know Jax broke up with her and she told me she was ok with it all, and yet here she is, trying to start shit."
She and Donna talked for a little while longer, having fun until Donna and Ope had to leave. She hugged them both goodbye, kissing the kids goodbye before they left, getting her turn to hold Abel finally. She looked over at Gemma when she said they were out of dish soap.
"I'll go get some, Gem."
"No, it's alright, baby."
"I don't mind. I need some air anyway."
She kissed Abel's head before kissing Jax softly. She grabbed her purse and walked outside, surprised to see Donna and Opie still there. Donna went over to her.
"I was gonna stay and help clean up after the party. Where are you going?"
"We're out of dish soap, so I'm heading up to the store. Wanna come with?"
"Yeah. You mind taking Ope's truck?"
"I don't mind. I don't feel like driving anyway."
Driving and talking to Donna proved to be cathartic for Holly. She needed to be with just a friend for a little while. Being stopped at the light, Holly bent down a bit to retie her shoes. As she sat back up, she heard a few gunshots, one of the bullets hitting her in the shoulder, screaming in fear and pain. And then she heard the horn and turned to see Donna laying on the horn, watching the light leave her eyes, tears filling her own. She looked over when she heard a car pulling up next to them. And she could've sworn she saw Tig's shocked face in the driver's seat of the SUV. but the SUV drove off before it really registered with her. She only saw one other person in the street as she called Hale.
"Holly? What's wrong?"
"Donna and I have been shot. Some asshole in an SUV pulled up behind us and shot into the back of Opie's truck."
After getting off the phone with Unser, she shakily called Jax, trying to ignore the throbbing and burning pain in her shoulder as she tried to hold back tears.
"Hey, babe. When're you coming back? Everyone's getting ready to leave."
"Jax…. Donna's dead…."
"What?"
"Donna and I were heading to the store when an SUV pulled up behind us and shot into Opie's truck. Donna got hit in the head and I got hit in the shoulder. Donna's dead…."
The tears stung her eyes, begging to be let out. She felt like she was gonna pass out as she heard the ambulance and police sirens coming closer. She could hear Jax calling for her as everything went black, falling over onto the sidewalk where she'd been sitting.
Holly woke up in the hospital, her eyes adjusting to the dim light in the room, hearing snoring coming from someone next to her, looking over to see Jax sleeping in a chair next to her bed, his hand resting on hers. She moved her hand from under his and reached so she could hit the call button before shifting, the pain that radiated from her shoulder making her cry out in pain, squeezing her eyes. She looked at him when Jax got up and rushed to her side, helping her sit the bed up, neither one of them having heard the nurse through the speaker. He pushed the hair out of her face and kissed her head as the nurse came in with some painkillers.
"How are you feeling, sweetie?"
"I feel like I got shot…."
"There wasn't an exit wound so the doctor had to remove the bullet. There weren't any complications and you should be able to leave tomorrow afternoon."
"Thank you."
"And you have a couple other visitors, if you're up to it."
She looked up at Jax, the rest of the events came back to her. Jax saw the tears in her eyes and looked at the nurse.
"I think she's still pretty tired. They're our friends. Will you please tell them that she's not up to it?"
"Yeah. Get some sleep, sweetie."
Holly broke down in Jax's arms when the nurse left, sobbing hard into Jax's chest as he held onto her, tearing up himself. He saw Donna's dead body and saw Ope's reaction to losing his wife. And now his old lady had just lost one of her best friends. What started out as a normal day turned out horribly, horribly wrong.
Holly walked into her house with Gemma and Jax, letting Jax help her upstairs and into bed, kicking off her shoes.
"I don't wanna stay in bed, Jax. I wanna go see Opie and check on the kids."
"Later. Get some rest first."
"Jax, please? I can't just sit here and pretend like nothing happened. Donna's gone and Opie's gonna need some help. I have use of my other arm. I want to help."
"Not right now, Holly. The doctor wants you to take it easy today and not move around too much. So just stay here? Please?"
"Fine. But don't treat me like a child today? I'm doing ok considering."
Jax nodded, kissing her softly before going downstairs to get his mom to make Holly something to eat and drink.
"How's she doing, baby?"
"She doesn't wanna stay in bed. She wants to go help Opie. So she's over her shock. I hate this shit."
"I know. I do too, baby. But Holly will be fine and Abel's home. Try to focus on the good for a little bit. Ok?"
He nodded, wiping his tears as he brought Holly some water so she could take her meds, sighing softly when he saw her sleeping. He put the pill bottles and the glass of water on her bedside table, covering her up with her comforter before kissing her head gently, letting her sleep. He watched her for a little bit, thinking to himself. He'd never had any doubt in his mind that she was the one for him. His love for her went beyond what he had for Tara. The thing he loved the most about her? She put her family above herself. No matter what. He had planned to ask her to get his crow when they went to bed that night. But he'd have to wait.